# BeaverCheck Audit Report — https://www.raycast.com
**Date:** April 7, 2026
**URL:** https://www.raycast.com
**Overall Grade:** C (75/100)
**Report:** https://beavercheck.com/results/b978ec54-36a7-83a5-f5a1-abd6e8096067
## Top Findings
1. **[CRITICAL]** Page weighs 6.9 MB (4.3 MB transferred) — Performance > Page Weight Budget
2. **[CRITICAL]** 18 image-only link(s) without alt text — Accessibility > Link & Button Quality
3. **[CRITICAL]** 2 control(s) without accessible label — Accessibility > Form Accessibility
4. **[CRITICAL]** 2 link(s) with no accessible text — Accessibility > Link & Button Quality
5. **[CRITICAL]** 3 button(s) with no accessible text — Accessibility > Link & Button Quality
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## Lighthouse Scores
| Category | Score |
|----------|-------|
| Performance | 33 |
| Accessibility | 85 |
| Best Practices | 100 |
| SEO | 85 |
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## Security
### Security Headers (B — 75/100)
*6 of 10 headers properly configured*
- **[PASS]** Strict-Transport-Security is properly configured
- **[PASS]** X-Content-Type-Options is properly configured
- **[WARNING]** X-Frame-Options header is missing — This header prevents clickjacking by controlling who can embed your page in a frame. Set it to DENY or SAMEORIGIN.
- **[PASS]** Referrer-Policy is properly configured
- **[PASS]** Permissions-Policy is set
- **[PASS]** Content-Security-Policy is present
- **[INFO]** Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy is set but not 'same-origin'
- **[WARNING]** Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing — COEP prevents loading cross-origin resources without explicit permission. Required for SharedArrayBuffer and high-resolution timers.
- **[WARNING]** X-Powered-By header reveals technology stack — This header discloses server technology (e.g. Express, PHP), helping attackers target known vulnerabilities. Remove it.
- **[PASS]** Server header is present without version info
### Content Security Policy (B — 70/100)
*2 of 10 CSP checks passed*
- **[INFO]** Raw CSP policy
- **[WARNING]** default-src directive is missing — default-src provides a fallback for other directives. Set it to restrict default resource loading.
- **[INFO]** No script-src or default-src to check for 'unsafe-inline'
- **[INFO]** No script-src or default-src to check for 'unsafe-eval'
- **[INFO]** No script-src or default-src to check for wildcard
- **[PASS]** object-src falls back to default-src
- **[WARNING]** base-uri directive is missing — Without base-uri, attackers can inject a tag to hijack relative URLs. Set it to 'self' or 'none'.
- **[PASS]** frame-ancestors directive is set
- **[WARNING]** form-action directive is missing — form-action restricts where forms can submit data, preventing form hijacking.
- **[INFO]** upgrade-insecure-requests is not set — This directive upgrades HTTP resources to HTTPS automatically, preventing mixed content.
### TLS & Certificates (A+ — 100/100)
*TLS 1.3, 7 checks passed*
- **[PASS]** TLS 1.3 is used
- **[PASS]** Strong cipher suite is used
- **[INFO]** HTTP/2 is not negotiated — HTTP/2 provides multiplexing and header compression for better performance.
- **[PASS]** Certificate is valid (expires in 68 days)
- **[PASS]** Certificate chain has 2 certificates
- **[PASS]** Certificate uses modern signature algorithm
- **[PASS]** Certificate covers 1 domain(s)
- **[PASS]** Certificate is issued by a trusted CA
### Cookie Security (A+ — 100/100)
*No cookies set — no cookie security risks*
- **[PASS]** No cookies set — no cookie security risks
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## Advanced Security
### Subresource Integrity (F — 20/100)
*0 of 1 external resources have SRI*
- **[WARNING]** External script from e.raycast.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
### JS Library Vulnerabilities (A+ — 100/100)
*No known vulnerabilities*
- **[PASS]** No known JavaScript library vulnerabilities detected
### Information Leakage (A+ — 100/100)
*No exposures*
- **[INFO]** No security.txt found — Consider adding a security.txt at /.well-known/security.txt.
- **[PASS]** No sensitive files exposed
### Email Security (F — 30/100)
*No DMARC*
- **[WARNING]** No DMARC record found — Without DMARC, email receivers have no policy for handling authentication failures.
### Permissions-Policy (B — 75/100)
*3 directives, 2 missing*
- **[PASS]** camera=() — blocked for all origins
- **[PASS]** microphone=() — blocked for all origins
- **[PASS]** geolocation=() — blocked for all origins
- **[INFO]** payment not restricted — Consider adding payment=() to block payment access from embedded content.
- **[INFO]** usb not restricted — Consider adding usb=() to block usb access from embedded content.
### CORS Configuration (B — 80/100)
*No CORS headers*
- **[PASS]** No CORS headers present — secure default
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## Performance
### Page Weight Budget (F — 0/100)
*4.3 MB transferred, 141 requests*
- **[CRITICAL]** Page weighs 6.9 MB (4.3 MB transferred)
- **[WARNING]** Images are 3.0 MB — compress or use modern formats — Convert images to WebP/AVIF and resize to display dimensions to reduce transfer size.
- **[WARNING]** JavaScript is 945 KB — consider code splitting or lazy loading — Large JavaScript bundles delay interactivity. Split code by route or defer non-critical scripts.
- **[INFO]** Fonts are 228 KB — consider subsetting or using system fonts — Subset fonts to include only used characters, or switch to system font stacks.
- **[WARNING]** 141 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing — Each request adds latency. Bundle small files, use sprites, or eliminate unnecessary requests.
- **[INFO]** Estimated 0.90 g CO2 per page load
### Third-Party Impact (A+ — 100/100)
*7% third-party, 0 ms blocking*
- **[INFO]** Third-party code accounts for 7% of page weight (286.6 KiB of 4.3 MiB)
- **[PASS]** Third-party blocking time is low (0 ms)
### Text Compression (A+ — 100/100)
*All text resources are compressed*
- **[PASS]** All text resources are compressed
### Image Optimization (B — 75/100)
*56 images, 0 KB saveable*
- **[PASS]** All images are well-optimized
### JS Execution Cost (F — 20/100)
*180648ms total JS execution*
- **[WARNING]** https://www.raycast.com/_next/static/chunks/1457-1...: 177474ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** https://www.raycast.com/: 1499ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** Unattributable: 828ms CPU time
- **[INFO]** https://www.raycast.com/_next/static/chunks/a3cd4a...: 192ms CPU time
- **[INFO]** https://www.raycast.com/_next/static/chunks/483.d9...: 158ms CPU time
- **[INFO]** Third-party scripts: 828ms (0% of total)
### Font Loading (A+ — 100/100)
*4 fonts (228 KB)*
- **[INFO]** 4 font(s) use font-display: swap (FOUT risk but functional)
### JS Bundles (C — 60/100)
*52 scripts, 235 KB unused*
- **[WARNING]** https://www.raycast.com/_next/static/chunks/b536a0...: 89 KB unused (52%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.raycast.com/_next/static/chunks/8404-5...: 62 KB unused (74%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.raycast.com/_next/static/chunks/1457-1...: 57 KB unused (49%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.raycast.com/_next/static/chunks/9da6db...: 27 KB unused (49%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[INFO]** Total unused JavaScript: 235 KB
### Resource Caching (A+ — 100/100)
*All resources properly cached*
- **[PASS]** No caching issues found
### Critical Rendering Path (A+ — 100/100)
*No render-blocking resources*
- **[PASS]** No render-blocking resources detected
### Resource Hints (A+ — 100/100)
*23 hints, 0 missing preconnects*
- **[PASS]** Page uses 23 resource hint(s)
### Render-Blocking Resources (A+ — 100/100)
*No render-blocking resources detected*
- **[PASS]** No render-blocking resources detected in
### Third-Party Resources (A+ — 100/100)
*No third-party resources detected*
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## Content Quality
### Links (A — 95/100)
*200 links checked, 199 healthy, 1 broken*
- **[WARNING]** 199 of 200 links are healthy
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.raycast.com/KevinBatdorf/obsidian — Found in . Returns HTTP 404.
### Mixed Content (A+ — 100/100)
*No mixed content detected — all resources use HTTPS.*
- **[PASS]** No mixed content detected — all resources use HTTPS
### Open Graph (B — 80/100)
*Open Graph tags are partially configured — some improvements recommended.*
- **[CRITICAL]** og:image is not reachable — The og:image URL could not be fetched. Social platforms won't be able to display it.
- **[INFO]** Missing og:url — The og:url tag specifies the canonical URL for the shared content.
- **[INFO]** Missing og:site_name — The og:site_name tag displays the website name in social previews.
### Structured Data (C — 40/100)
*No structured data (JSON-LD) found.*
- **[INFO]** No structured data (JSON-LD) found — Adding structured data helps search engines understand your content and can enable rich results.
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## Infrastructure
### DNS Records (A — 85/100)
*2 A records, 26 ms lookup*
- **[PASS]** Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
- **[INFO]** No IPv6 (AAAA) records
- **[WARNING]** CNAME record at zone apex — A CNAME at the zone apex can break MX and NS records. Use ALIAS/ANAME or A records instead.
- **[PASS]** 4 nameserver(s) configured
- **[INFO]** No MX records — email not configured via DNS
- **[INFO]** CAA records not checked — CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.
- **[INFO]** No SPF record found in TXT records — SPF helps prevent email spoofing. Add a TXT record starting with 'v=spf1'.
- **[PASS]** DNS resolution time: 26 ms
### Redirect Chain (A+ — 100/100)
*No redirects — direct access*
- **[PASS]** No redirects — direct access
### IPv6 Readiness (C — 60/100)
*No IPv6 support*
- **[INFO]** No IPv6 (AAAA) records found — IPv6 support is increasingly important for global accessibility. About 40% of internet users have IPv6 connectivity.
### Crawlability (A+ — 100/100)
*robots.txt present, sitemap with 92 URLs*
- **[PASS]** robots.txt is present
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is present
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is valid XML
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml contains 92 entries
- **[PASS]** robots.txt references sitemap
### URL Variants (A — 90/100)
*www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS*
- **[WARNING]** HTTP→HTTPS redirect uses 302 instead of 301
### Domain Intelligence (A+ — 100/100)
*raycast.com — via NameCheap, Inc., 26 years, 7 months old, hosted on AWS*
- **[PASS]** Domain registered until Jan 4, 2028 (1 years, 9 months remaining)
- **[INFO]** DNSSEC is not enabled — DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it.
- **[PASS]** Registrar: NameCheap, Inc.
- **[PASS]** Hosting: AWS
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## Compliance
### WCAG Compliance (A+ — 100/100)
*No testable criteria*
### Cookie Consent & Privacy (B — 80/100)
*No consent signals detected*
- **[WARNING]** No privacy policy link detected — A privacy policy page is recommended for transparency and may be legally required.
- **[INFO]** No terms of service link detected
- **[INFO]** No cookie consent banner detected
- **[INFO]** This is an automated check, not legal advice — BeaverCheck detects technical indicators of consent management. This does not constitute a legal compliance assessment. Consult a privacy professional for GDPR/CCPA compliance.
### Language & i18n (A — 90/100)
*Lang attribute present*
- **[PASS]** attribute is present
- **[PASS]** value is valid
- **[INFO]** No Content-Language HTTP header
- **[INFO]** Language signals are inconsistent — The attribute and Content-Language header should agree.
### Readability & Typography (A+ — 100/100)
*Font sizes and tap targets checked*
### Viewport Configuration (A+ — 100/100)
*Viewport properly configured*
- **[PASS]** Viewport meta tag is present
- **[PASS]** width=device-width is set
- **[PASS]** User zooming is allowed
### Third-Party Trackers (C — 55/100)
*1 trackers detected*
- **[INFO]** 1 third-party trackers detected — Found 1 analytics, 0 advertising, 0 marketing, 0 tag manager trackers.
- **[WARNING]** Trackers detected but no cookie policy found — This page loads 1 trackers but no cookie policy was detected. GDPR requires disclosure when using tracking cookies.
- **[WARNING]** Trackers detected but no privacy policy found — Most data protection regulations require a privacy policy when collecting user data via trackers.
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## Legal
### Legal Page Ecosystem (C — 60/100)
*3 of 7 expected legal pages detected*
- **[PASS]** Privacy Policy detected — Found at /privacy.
- **[PASS]** Terms of Service detected — Found at /terms-of-service.
- **[INFO]** Cookie Policy not detected — No link matching common Cookie Policy URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Cookie Policy, especially those collecting user data.
- **[INFO]** Accessibility Statement not detected — No link matching common Accessibility Statement URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Accessibility Statement, especially those collecting user data.
- **[INFO]** DMCA / Copyright Notice not detected — No link matching common DMCA / Copyright Notice URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a DMCA / Copyright Notice, especially those collecting user data.
- **[INFO]** Refund / Returns Policy not detected — No link matching common Refund / Returns Policy URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Refund / Returns Policy, especially those collecting user data.
- **[PASS]** Acceptable Use Policy detected — Found at /aup.
### Copyright Notice (C — 55/100)
*No copyright notice detected*
- **[INFO]** No copyright notice detected — No copyright notice detected in the page content. While not legally required in most jurisdictions (copyright exists automatically), a notice is standard practice and signals site ownership.
### Regulatory Indicators
*1 regulatory indicator(s) detected*
- **[INFO]** This is a technical scan, not a legal assessment — BeaverCheck detects technical indicators that may suggest regulatory relevance. This is not a compliance audit and should not be relied upon for legal decisions. Consult qualified legal counsel for compliance assessments.
- **[INFO]** GDPR indicators detected (moderate confidence) — Indicators suggesting GDPR may be relevant: Privacy policy page found. EU General Data Protection Regulation — governs collection and processing of personal data of EU residents.
### Third-Party Data Sharing
*0 third-party service(s) detected*
- **[INFO]** Data inventory for transparency purposes — This inventory identifies third-party services that receive data from your site visitors. Under regulations like GDPR (Article 30), maintaining records of data processing activities is commonly considered a best practice. This automated scan provides a starting point — it may not capture all data flows.
- **[INFO]** No recognized third-party data-sharing services detected — This page does not appear to load external tracking, analytics, or advertising scripts.
### Compliance Badges (B — 70/100)
*1 compliance badge(s) detected*
- **[PASS]** Better Business Bureau badge detected — Found via body text: 'bbb'. Note: the presence of a badge does not verify the certification is current or valid.
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## Availability
### CDN & Delivery (A+ — 100/100)
*Vercel (HIT)*
- **[PASS]** Site is served via Vercel CDN
- **[PASS]** CDN cache status: HIT
### HTTP Caching (B — 75/100)
*public, max-age=0, must-revalidate*
- **[PASS]** Cache-Control header is set
- **[PASS]** ETag present — enables conditional (304) responses
### Transport Security (A — 90/100)
*HTTP/3, HSTS, and TLS version analysis*
- **[INFO]** HTTP/3 (QUIC) not advertised — HTTP/3 eliminates head-of-line blocking. If your CDN supports it, consider enabling it.
- **[PASS]** HSTS enabled (includeSubDomains, preload)
- **[PASS]** HSTS preload enabled
- **[PASS]** TLS 1.3 in use (fastest handshake, 1-RTT)
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## Accessibility
### Landmark Structure (D — 40/100)
*No landmarks*
- **[CRITICAL]** No landmark found — Screen reader users cannot quickly navigate to the primary content. Wrap your main content in .
- **[WARNING]** No