What is AI Readiness?

AI Readiness measures how prepared your website is to be discovered and cited by AI search engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini. It covers discoverability, content accessibility, bot access control, and structured data.

What is llms.txt and why do I need it?

llms.txt is a plain text file at your site root that provides an LLM-friendly summary. It helps AI quickly understand your site content and structure, similar to how robots.txt works for search crawlers. See llmstxt.org for the spec.

How does scoring differ by site type?

Content sites focus on llms.txt, sitemap, AI bot rules, and structured data. E-commerce emphasizes product structured data. Web apps focus on OAuth and security. API platforms emphasize MCP Server Card and OAuth discovery. Irrelevant checks are marked N/A and don't affect your score.

What is an MCP Server Card?

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an AI agent interoperability protocol by Anthropic. A Server Card is a JSON file describing your API capabilities, allowing AI agents to auto-discover and use your service. Currently most relevant for API and developer platforms.

How can I get cited by AI search engines?

Ensure: 1) robots.txt allows AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot) 2) Complete sitemap 3) Add llms.txt 4) Use Schema.org structured data 5) Clear content structure (proper H1/H2 hierarchy). These help AI understand and cite your content.

Free Tool

AI Readiness Checker

Free tool to check if your website is friendly to AI crawlers, AI search engines, and AI agents

Site Type

How to Use

1Enter your website URL
2Choose site type (Blog, E-commerce, Web App, API)
3Click "Scan" to see results
4Expand failed checks for actionable recommendations with authoritative references

Why does your site need AI Readiness?

AI search engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini) and AI agents are changing how users discover content. Traditional SEO focuses on Google; now your site also needs to be discoverable, understandable, and citable by AI. This tool checks your readiness and provides concrete steps to improve.

FAQ

For reference only. Some checks are emerging standards. Results cached 1 hour per domain.