--- title: "Docs Benchmark Report: Novu" description: "Novu benchmark report with category scores and check-level detail." canonical: "https://docsalot.dev/benchmarks/docs/novu" human_url: "https://docsalot.dev/benchmarks/docs/novu" markdown_url: "https://docsalot.dev/benchmarks/docs/novu.md" index_url: "https://docsalot.dev/benchmarks/docs" index_markdown_url: "https://docsalot.dev/benchmarks/docs.md" updated: "2026-05-04" --- [Back to docs benchmark index](https://docsalot.dev/benchmarks/docs.md) # Docs Benchmark Report: Novu > Copy this markdown report into a developer ticket or coding agent prompt when you want concrete docs fixes tied to benchmark checks. ## Report Links - Human report: https://docsalot.dev/benchmarks/docs/novu - Markdown report: https://docsalot.dev/benchmarks/docs/novu.md - Benchmark index: https://docsalot.dev/benchmarks/docs - Benchmark index markdown: https://docsalot.dev/benchmarks/docs.md - Public docs URL: https://docs.novu.co/ ## Score Summary - Report for: Novu - Display URL: docs.novu.co - Report type: Public benchmark report - Score: 95 - Grade: A - Summary: Novu scored 95/100 on Fern's public Agent Score report across 22 published checks. - Checked at: May 4, 2026 at 9:03 PM UTC - Category: Other - Source: Fern Agent Score - Checks passed: 16/22 - Warnings: 1 - Failed checks: 1 - Skipped checks: 4 ## What Already Works - Page Size and Truncation Risk is relatively strong at 100/100. - URL Stability and Redirects is relatively strong at 100/100. - Authentication and Access is relatively strong at 100/100. ## What To Improve Next - Cache Header Hygiene in Observability and Content Health. - LLMS TXT Size in Content Discoverability. ## Full Score Breakdown ### Page Size and Truncation Risk - 100/100 - Question: Can an agent read the page without losing important context? - Category focus: Checks for oversized pages, noisy navigation, and chunking risks. - Category note: This area is already one of the stronger parts of the report. - Passed: 4 - Warnings: 0 - Failed: 0 - Skipped: 0 Checks: - PASS - Rendering Strategy: All 10 sampled pages contain server-rendered content - PASS - Page Size Markdown: All 10 pages under 50K chars (median 3K, max 6K) - PASS - Page Size Html: All 10 sampled pages convert under 50K chars (median 3K, 0% boilerplate) - PASS - Content Start Position: Content starts within first 10% on all 10 sampled pages (median 0%) ### Observability and Content Health - 78/100 - Question: Can an agent tell whether the docs are fresh and trustworthy? - Category focus: Checks for freshness signals, content health, and crawl confidence. - Category note: 1 failed check still shape this area. - Passed: 2 - Warnings: 0 - Failed: 1 - Skipped: 0 Checks: - PASS - LLMS TXT Freshness: llms.txt covers 100% of 380 sitemap doc pages - PASS - Markdown Content Parity: All 10 pages have equivalent markdown and HTML content (avg 0% missing) - FAIL - Cache Header Hygiene: 11 of 11 endpoints have aggressive caching or missing cache headers ### URL Stability and Redirects - 100/100 - Question: Can an agent trust that URLs will stay predictable? - Category focus: Checks for stable docs URLs and minimal redirect churn on core paths. - Category note: This area is already one of the stronger parts of the report. - Passed: 2 - Warnings: 0 - Failed: 0 - Skipped: 0 Checks: - PASS - Http Status Codes: All 10 sampled pages return proper error codes for bad URLs - PASS - Redirect Behavior: No redirects detected across 10 sampled pages ### Authentication and Access - 100/100 - Question: Can an agent access the docs without getting blocked? - Category focus: Checks whether public docs stay accessible and auth-gated content is handled clearly. - Category note: 1 check were skipped in this report. - Passed: 1 - Warnings: 0 - Failed: 0 - Skipped: 1 Checks: - PASS - Auth Gate Detection: All 10 sampled pages are publicly accessible - SKIP - Auth Alternative Access: All docs pages are publicly accessible; no alternative access paths needed ### Content Structure - 100/100 - Question: Can an agent understand how the page is organized? - Category focus: Checks for headings, code block formatting, and readable section hierarchy. - Category note: 1 check were skipped in this report. - Passed: 2 - Warnings: 0 - Failed: 0 - Skipped: 1 Checks: - PASS - Tabbed Content Serialization: 2 tab group(s) across 2 of 10 sampled pages; all serialize under 50K chars - SKIP - Section Header Quality: 2 page(s) with tabs found, but no section headers inside tab panels to evaluate - PASS - Markdown Code Fence Validity: All 9 code fences properly closed across 11 pages ### Markdown Availability - 100/100 - Question: Can an agent fetch a clean text version of the docs? - Category focus: Checks for markdown routes and clean text delivery without UI-heavy wrappers. - Category note: This area is already one of the stronger parts of the report. - Passed: 2 - Warnings: 0 - Failed: 0 - Skipped: 0 Checks: - PASS - Markdown Url Support: 10/10 sampled pages support .md URLs (100%) - PASS - Content Negotiation: 10/10 sampled pages support content negotiation (100%) ### Content Discoverability - 87/100 - Question: Can an agent find the right starting point? - Category focus: Checks for llms.txt, sitemaps, and a clear public docs entry point. - Category note: 1 warning still need cleanup here. - Passed: 3 - Warnings: 1 - Failed: 0 - Skipped: 2 Checks: - PASS - LLMS TXT Exists: llms.txt found at 1 location(s) - PASS - LLMS TXT Valid: llms.txt follows the proposed structure (H1, blockquote, heading-delimited link sections) - WARN - LLMS TXT Size: llms.txt is 66,433 characters (between 50,000 and 100,000; consider splitting) - SKIP - LLMS TXT Links Resolve: No HTTP(S) links found in llms.txt - SKIP - LLMS TXT Links Markdown: No HTTP(S) links found in llms.txt - PASS - LLMS TXT Directive (HTML): llms.txt directive found in all 10 sampled pages ## Suggested Handoff Ask the developer or coding agent to work through the failed checks and next-step items first, then rerun the benchmark on https://docs.novu.co/ to confirm the score moves in the right direction.