AI Citation Readiness Checklist: Score Your Site in 2 Minutes

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Access Our robots.txt allows the search crawlers of the AI engines we care about (for example OAI-SearchBot and PerplexityBot). Our key pages load without a login and the main text is in the HTML, not only added by script. Our XML sitemap lists the canonical pages and has no redirected or blocked URLs. Pages return the right status codes and each page has one clear canonical URL.

Entity The business name, address, phone and description match across our site and our main profiles. We have an About page that says who runs the business, with real names and credentials. We have Organization or LocalBusiness structured data that matches the visible page. Our Google Business Profile or Bing Places listing is claimed and up to date.

Content Our key pages start with a direct answer to the buyer question in the first 100 words. Our headings are written as real questions or tasks people type or say. We have FAQs on service pages that answer objections, price and process in plain words. Each page has a named author or owner and a visible last updated date.

Evidence We publish original facts: our own data, process detail, prices or examples a competitor cannot copy. Other sites mention us: directories, press, partners, communities or review sites. We have tested real buyer prompts in AI engines in the last 90 days and kept the results. We know which pages AI engines cite today and which competitors they name.

0 of 16Tick the boxes to see your readiness and where to start.

The four groups

What each group means

Access

Can engines fetch and read your pages? Covers robots rules, rendering, sitemaps and canonicals. See technical GEO.

Entity

Do engines know who you are? Covers consistent facts, About page, schema and profiles. See authority building.

Content

Do your pages answer real questions first? Covers answer blocks, headings, FAQs and ownership. See content strategy.

Evidence

Do facts and outside sources support you? Covers original data, mentions and prompt tests. See the LLM visibility audit.

FAQ

Checker questions

Is my score saved?

No. The checker runs in your browser and stores nothing.

What score should I aim for?

There is no pass mark. Use the score to find your weakest group and fix that first. A site with 16 ticks can still lose to a competitor with stronger outside mentions.

Can you check this for real?

Yes. The free report tests your pages and five AI engines by hand. The GEO Pilot then does the fixes for $999.

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AI citation readiness checker

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What each group means

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