github.com ranked 5th in panel of 10, score 80/100
On 2026-10-11, github.com scored 80/100, ranking 5th in a panel of 10 sites.
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vercel.com scores 100/100, ranked 3rd in panel
On 2026-10-10, vercel.com scored 100/100, ranking 3rd in a panel averaging 77.3.
cloudflare.com ranks 9/10 in panel, score 35/100
On 2026-10-09, cloudflare.com scored 35/100, ranking 9th in a 10-site panel.
hubspot.com ranks 4th in panel with 90/100
On 2026-10-08, hubspot.com scored 90/100, ranking 4th among 10 sites.
shopify.com ranks 5th in panel with 90/100
On 2026-10-07, shopify.com scores 90/100, ranking 5th among 10 sites.
stripe.com scores 100/100, ranks 2nd in panel
On 2026-10-06, stripe.com achieved a perfect score of 100/100, ranking 2nd among 10 sites with an average of 76.3.
anthropic.com ranks 7 of 10 in panel, needs schema
On 2026-10-05, anthropic.com scored 65/100, ranking 7th in a 10-site panel.
openai.com ranked 10 of 10 in panel context
On October 4, 2026, openai.com scored 20/100, ranking last in a panel of 10.
wikipedia.org ranks 8th in panel of 10, score 65/100
On 2026-10-03, wikipedia.org scored 65/100, ranking 8th in a panel of 10.
notion.so at 63/100: where the points went
On 2026-10-02, notion.so scored 63/100, ranking 9th in its panel.
State of llms.txt — October 2026: 1 of the Tranco top-30 serve a valid file
Monthly fixed-cohort tracker: 1/30 Tranco-head domains serve a spec-valid llms.txt (3.3%). Down 1 domain vs the 2026-09-01 snapshot (2/30).
github.com ranks 5th in panel of 10, scoring 80/100
On 2026-10-01, github.com scored 80/100, ranking 5th in a panel of 10 sites.
wikipedia.org ranks 8th in panel of 10 sites
2026-09-23: wikipedia.org scored 65/100, panel average 77.3.
notion.so at 63/100: where the points went
On 2026-09-22, notion.so scored 63/100, below the panel average of 77.3.
github.com at 80/100: JSON-LD schema missing
On 2026-09-21, github.com scored 80/100, ranking 6th in a panel of 10.
vercel.com at 100/100 — ranks 3rd in panel
On 2026-09-20, vercel.com scored 100/100, ranking 3rd in a panel averaging 77.3.
cloudflare.com ranks 1st in panel with 100/100
On 2026-09-19, cloudflare.com scored 100/100, leading its panel.
hubspot.com ranks 4th in panel with 90/100 score
On 2026-09-18, hubspot.com scored 90/100, ranking 4th among 10 sites.
shopify.com ranks 5th in panel, scores 90/100
On 2026-09-17, shopify.com scored 90/100, ranking 5th in a panel averaging 77.3.
stripe.com ranks 2 of 10 in panel on 2026-09-16
On 2026-09-16, stripe.com scored 100/100, ranking 2nd in a panel of 10.
anthropic.com at 65/100 — ranks 7th in panel
On 2026-09-15, anthropic.com scored 65/100, ranking 7th among 10 sites.
openai.com ranks 10 of 10 in panel context
On 2026-09-14, openai.com scored 20/100, ranking last in a 10-site panel.
wikipedia.org ranks 8 of 10 in panel, score 65
On 2026-09-13, wikipedia.org scored 65/100, ranking 8th among 10 sites.
notion.so at 63/100: where the points went
On 2026-09-12, notion.so scored 63/100, trailing the panel average of 77.3.
github.com at 80/100: ranks 6th in panel of 10
On 2026-09-11, github.com scored 80/100, ranking 6th in a panel averaging 77.3/100.
vercel.com holds 100/100, ranked 3rd in panel
On 2026-09-10, vercel.com scored 100/100, ranking 3rd among 10 sites with an average of 77.3/100.
cloudflare.com ranks 1 of 10 in panel with 100/100
On 2026-09-09, cloudflare.com scored 100/100, leading a panel averaging 80.8.
hubspot.com ranks 4th in panel with 90/100 score
On 2026-09-08, hubspot.com scored 90/100, ranking 4th in a 10-site panel.
shopify.com holds 90/100, rank 5 of 10 in panel
On 2026-09-07, shopify.com scored 90/100, ranking 5th in a panel averaging 72.8.
stripe.com scores 100/100, ranked 2nd in panel
On 2026-09-06, stripe.com achieved a perfect score, ranking second among ten sites.
anthropic.com at 65/100: ranked 7th in panel
On 2026-09-05, anthropic.com scored 65/100, ranking 7th among 10 sites.
openai.com ranked 10 of 10 in panel on 2026-09-04
On 2026-09-04, openai.com scored 20/100, ranking last in a panel of 10.
wikipedia.org at 65/100: ranks 8th in panel of 10
On 2026-09-03, wikipedia.org scored 65/100, below the panel average of 77.3.
notion.so at 63/100: where the points went
On 2026-09-02, notion.so scored 63/100, below the panel average of 77.3.
State of llms.txt — September 2026: 2 of the Tranco top-30 serve a valid file
Monthly fixed-cohort tracker: 2/30 Tranco-head domains serve a spec-valid llms.txt (6.7%). Unchanged from the 2026-08-01 snapshot (2/30).
github.com at 80/100: 20-80 range across 20 probes
On 2026-09-01, github.com scored 80/100, showing strong visibility.
vercel.com ranks 3rd in panel with 100/100
On 2026-08-31, vercel.com scored 100/100, ranking 3rd among 10 sites.
cloudflare.com leads panel at 100/100, rank 1 of 10
On 2026-08-30, cloudflare.com scored 100/100, topping a panel average of 77.3.
hubspot.com ranks 4 of 10 with 90/100 score
On 2026-08-29, hubspot.com scored 90/100, ranking 4th in a 10-site panel.
shopify.com scores 90/100, ranks 5th in panel
On 2026-08-28, shopify.com scored 90/100, ranking 5th among 10 sites.
stripe.com ranks 2 of 10 with 100/100 score
On 2026-08-27, stripe.com scored 100/100, ranking 2nd in a panel averaging 77.3.
anthropic.com holds 65/100: rank 7 in panel
On 2026-08-26, anthropic.com scored 65/100, ranking 7th in a panel averaging 77.3.
openai.com swung 20 to 55 across 26 probes
On 2026-08-25, openai.com scored 20/100, ranking last in a panel of 10.
wikipedia.org ranks 7 of 10 in panel visibility
On 2026-08-24, wikipedia.org scored 65/100, below the panel average of 71.3.
notion.so at 63/100: where the points went
On 2026-08-23, notion.so scored 63/100, trailing the panel average of 80.8.
github.com ranks 6 of 10 in panel on 2026-08-22
On 2026-08-22, github.com scored 80/100, ranking 6th in a panel of 10 sites.
vercel.com holds 93/100 — one signal short
On 2026-08-21, vercel.com scored 93/100, ranking 3rd in a panel of 10.
cloudflare.com leads panel at 100/100 — perfect probe
On 2026-08-20, cloudflare.com scored 100/100, topping a panel averaging 76.6.
hubspot.com ranks 4th at 90/100 in panel
On 2026-08-19, hubspot.com scored 90/100, ranking 4th among 10 sites.
shopify.com holds 80/100, rank 6 of 10 in panel
On 2026-08-18, shopify.com scored 80/100, ranking 6th in a panel of 10 sites.
stripe.com ranks 2 of 10 in panel with 100/100
On 2026-08-17, stripe.com scored 100/100, ranking 2nd in a 10-site panel.
anthropic.com ranks 7th in panel at 65/100
On 2026-08-16, anthropic.com scored 65/100, ranking 7th in a panel of 10.
openai.com ranks 10 of 10 in panel, score 20/100
On 2026-08-15, openai.com scored 20/100, ranking last in the panel.
wikipedia.org ranks 8th in panel with 65/100
On 2026-08-14, wikipedia.org scored 65/100, ranking 8th in a 10-site panel.
notion.so at 63/100: where the points went
On 2026-08-13, notion.so scored 63/100, ranking 9th in the panel.
github.com ranks 5th in panel at 80/100
On 2026-08-12, github.com scored 80/100, ranking 5th in a 10-site panel.
vercel.com holds 93/100 — one signal short
On 2026-08-11, vercel.com scored 93/100, ranking 3rd in a 10-site panel.
cloudflare.com tops panel with 100/100 score
On 2026-08-10, cloudflare.com leads a panel averaging 75.6/100.
hubspot.com scores 90/100 — strong visibility with a caveat
Hubspot.com achieves strong visibility with AI engines, yet needs concise answers under headings.
shopify.com at 80/100: visibility with room to grow
Shopify.com scores 80/100, showing strong visibility but needs improvements in schema and content structure.
stripe.com scores 100/100 — AI-ready and visible
stripe.com achieves full AI visibility with a perfect 100/100 score, ensuring its content is easily accessible to AI engines.
anthropic.com at 65/100: visibility challenges ahead
anthropic.com scores 65/100 with partial visibility, needing key fixes to improve AI-driven reach.
openai.com scores 20/100 — largely invisible
openai.com is largely invisible to AI crawlers, with key access issues and missing content maps.
wikipedia.org at 65/100: visibility issues to address
wikipedia.org scores 65/100 in AI visibility, hindered by missing llms.txt and JSON-LD schema.
notion.so at 73/100: visibility hindered by schema issues
notion.so scores 73/100 with partial visibility due to schema and llms.txt issues.
github.com at 80/100: AI-ready but schema-lacking
GitHub scores 80/100, showing strong AI visibility but lacking JSON-LD schema.
State of llms.txt — August 2026: 2 of the Tranco top-30 serve a valid file
Monthly fixed-cohort tracker: 2/30 Tranco-head domains serve a spec-valid llms.txt (6.7%). Down 373 domains vs the 2026-07-11 snapshot (375/5000).
vercel.com holds 93/100 — one signal short
vercel.com scores 93/100 with strong AI visibility but has a malformed llms.txt file.
cloudflare.com scores 100/100 — AI-ready visibility
Cloudflare.com achieves perfect AI visibility with strong signals across all core areas.
hubspot.com at 90/100: strong visibility with room to refine
hubspot.com scores 90/100 with strong AI visibility, needing concise answer capsules under headings.
shopify.com at 80/100: visibility strong but schema thin
Shopify.com scores 80/100 with strong AI visibility but needs richer schema for better content recognition.
stripe.com scores 100/100 — strong visibility confirmed
stripe.com achieves a perfect score, ensuring strong visibility in AI-generated answers.
anthropic.com scores 65/100: visibility gaps identified
anthropic.com scores 65/100 due to missing llms.txt and JSON-LD schema, affecting AI engine visibility.
openai.com scores 20/100 — largely invisible
openai.com is largely invisible due to server blocks and missing key files, impacting AI crawler access.
wikipedia.org at 65/100: AI visibility hurdles
wikipedia.org scores 65/100 on AI visibility, hindered by missing llms.txt and JSON-LD schema.
notion.so at 73/100: visibility hurdles
notion.so scores 73/100 due to malformed llms.txt and missing JSON-LD schema, impacting AI visibility.
github.com at 80/100: AI-ready but missing schema
GitHub achieves strong visibility with AI engines, but lacks JSON-LD schema on its homepage.
vercel.com holds 93/100 — one signal short
vercel.com scores 93/100 with strong AI visibility but a malformed llms.txt file.
cloudflare.com holds 100/100 — strong visibility confirmed
cloudflare.com scores a perfect 100/100 for strong AI visibility, meeting all core signal requirements.
hubspot.com scores 90/100 — strong visibility with minor tweaks needed
hubspot.com scores 90/100, showing strong AI visibility with room for improvement in content structure.
shopify.com at 80/100: AI-ready but needs schema work
shopify.com scores 80/100, showing strong AI visibility but lacking detailed schema and concise answer structures.
stripe.com at 100/100: strong visibility confirmed
stripe.com scores a perfect 100/100 in our GEO Pulse probe, demonstrating strong visibility and AI readiness.
anthropic.com at 65/100: visibility gaps to address
anthropic.com scores 65/100 with partial visibility; key improvements needed in structured data and content mapping.
openai.com at 20/100: largely invisible
openai.com scored 20/100, largely invisible due to access issues and lack of structured guidance for AI crawlers.
wikipedia.org at 65/100: partial visibility issues
wikipedia.org scores 65/100, with AI visibility hindered by missing llms.txt and JSON-LD schema.
notion.so at 73/100: partial visibility issues
notion.so scores 73/100 with partial visibility due to malformed llms.txt and missing JSON-LD schema.
GEO for AI Startups: Getting Named When Buyers Ask AI for a Tool
GEO for an AI startup means your product shows up by name when a developer, ops lead, or founder asks ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, or Google's AI Overview…
GEO for Cybersecurity: Making the Shortlist a CISO's Team Asks AI For
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GEO for HR Tech: Getting Named Before the HR Leader Books a Demo
GEO for HR tech means your HRIS, payroll, ATS or people platform gets named when an HR director, founder or CFO asks ChatGPT, Perplexity or Google's AI…
GEO for Martech: Making the AI Shortlist When Marketers Switch Tools
GEO for martech means your product gets named when a marketer asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google's AI Overview which tool to switch to. Software…
GEO for Healthtech: Getting on the AI Shortlist Before the RFP
GEO for healthtech means your platform gets named when someone on a health system's buying committee asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google's AI Overview…
GEO for Developer Tools: When Devs and Coding Agents Pick the Stack
GEO for a developer tool means your product is the one named when an engineer asks ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity or an IDE assistant what to use for auth…
GEO for Fintech: How Founders and CFOs Shortlist Providers in AI
GEO for fintech is making sure your product is the one named when a founder, finance lead, or developer asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google's AI Overview…
GEO for Membership Sites: How Buyers Vet a Paid Community in AI
GEO for membership sites means being the community an assistant names when someone asks whether a paid group, course library, or association is worth…
GEO for Online Coaches: How Would-Be Clients Vet a Coach in AI
GEO for online coaches means being the name an assistant offers when someone asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google's AI Overview which coach to hire, and…
GEO for Authors: How Readers Ask AI for Books Like the One They Loved
GEO for authors means making sure your title shows up when a reader asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google's AI Overview for "something like" a book they…
GEO for Newsletters: Getting Named When Readers Ask AI What to Read
GEO for newsletters means your publication gets named when a reader asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google's AI Overview which newsletter to subscribe to on…
GEO for Course Creators: Getting Named When Learners Ask AI
GEO for course creators means your course shows up by name when a would-be student asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google's AI Overview which course to take.…
GEO for CBD Brands: How Lab-Report Readers Build Their AI Shortlist
GEO for a CBD brand means being one of the names an assistant gives when a wary shopper asks which company to trust. In this category the engines lean on…
GEO for Mattress Brands: How Sleepers Shortlist a Bed Through AI
GEO for a mattress brand means being one of the beds an assistant names when someone describes their body, their sleep position and their aches, then asks…
GEO for Jewelry Brands: How Ring and Gift Shoppers Pick a Label in AI
GEO for jewelry brands means getting your label named when someone asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google's AI where to buy an engagement ring, a chain that…
GEO for Fashion Brands: When Shoppers Ask AI What Fits and What Lasts
GEO for a clothing label means being one of the names ChatGPT, Perplexity or Google's AI gives when a shopper asks which jeans fit a long torso, which…
GEO for Pet Brands: Getting Named When Owners Ask AI What to Feed
GEO for pet brands means your food, treat, or gear gets named when an owner asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google's AI Overview what to buy for a specific…
GEO for Coffee Roasters: Getting Named When the Bag Runs Empty
GEO for a coffee brand means your roastery is one of the names ChatGPT, Perplexity or Google's AI Overview gives when someone describes their brewer and…
GEO for Skincare Brands: How Shoppers Build a Routine Through AI
GEO for a skincare brand means your serum, cleanser or SPF gets named when someone asks ChatGPT, Perplexity or Google's AI Overview what to put on their…
GEO for Supplement Brands: How Label-Checking Shoppers Pick in AI
GEO for a supplement or vitamin brand is the work of getting your bottle named when a shopper asks an assistant which magnesium, D3 or protein to buy and…
GEO for Auto Repair: Get Named When the Check-Engine Light Comes On
GEO for an auto repair shop means being named when a driver asks an AI assistant where to take a car that's making a bad noise. Most of it is won off your…
GEO for Dermatologists: From a Changing Mole to an AI Shortlist
GEO for dermatologists means your practice is the one named when a patient asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google's AI Overview who can look at a changing…
GEO for Consultants: How Clients Shortlist Advisors Before the RFP
GEO for consultants means being one of the names an AI assistant gives when an executive asks who can fix a specific problem: a stalled go-to-market, a…
GEO for Business Coaches: How Founders and HR Shortlist a Coach in AI
GEO for business and executive coaches means being one of the names an assistant offers when a founder, a newly promoted VP, or an HR lead asks ChatGPT…
GEO for Wedding Photographers: How Engaged Couples Shortlist in AI
GEO for wedding photographers means being one of the names an assistant gives when a newly engaged couple asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google's AI…
GEO for Salons: How Clients Find a New Stylist Through AI
GEO for salons means your salon, and your stylists by name, come up when someone asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google's AI Overview who can do their…
GEO for Gyms: How Would-Be Members Shortlist a Gym by Asking AI
GEO for gyms is making sure your club or studio gets named when someone asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google's AI Overview where to train. The facts that…
GEO for Veterinarians: How Pet Owners Pick a Clinic Through AI
GEO for veterinarians means making your practice the one an AI assistant names when a worried owner asks where to take a limping dog or a cat that stopped…
GEO for Landscapers: How Homeowners Pick a Yard Crew in AI
GEO for landscapers means making sure your company is the one ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google's AI Overview names when a homeowner asks who should mow…
GEO for Accountants: How Tax-Season Clients Shortlist a CPA in AI
GEO for accountants means your practice gets named when a business owner or a stressed filer asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google's AI Overview which CPA…
GEO for Med Spas: How Patients Vet an Injector Before They Book
GEO for a med spa means being the clinic an AI assistant names when someone asks who nearby does Botox, filler or laser work, and who is qualified. What…
GEO for Restaurants: Winning the "Where Should We Eat?" AI Answer
GEO for restaurants means your place gets named when someone asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google's AI Overview where to eat tonight, where to take a…
GEO for Mortgage Brokers: Getting Named Before the Pre-Approval Call
GEO for mortgage brokers means your name comes up when a borrower asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google's AI Overview who can get them approved. In this…
GEO for Solar Installers: Winning the AI Quote-Comparison Shortlist
GEO for solar installers means being one of the names an AI assistant offers when a homeowner asks which local company should design, permit and install…
GEO for Electricians: Win the AI Shortlist for Panels and EV Chargers
GEO for electricians means getting your shop named when someone asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google's AI Overview who can swap a panel, wire a Level 2…
GEO for Pest Control: Getting Named When a Homeowner Finds Termites
GEO for pest control is the work of getting your company named when someone finds droppings in the pantry or mud tubes on the foundation and asks an AI…
GEO for HVAC Companies: Getting Named When the Furnace Quits
GEO for HVAC companies means being one of the names an AI assistant gives when a homeowner with no heat or no cooling asks who to call. The lever that…
GEO for Financial Advisors: Winning the AI Shortlist at Life Events
GEO for financial advisors is making sure your practice is named when someone facing retirement, an inheritance, a divorce, or a business sale asks an…
GEO for Medical Practices: When Patients Ask AI Who Takes Their Plan
GEO for a medical practice means your physicians get named when a patient asks ChatGPT, Perplexity or Google's AI Mode for a doctor who is in-network…
GEO for Personal Injury Lawyers: Getting Named After the Crash
GEO for personal injury lawyers means your firm, and the attorneys in it, get named when someone who was just hurt asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google's…
GEO for Podcasters: The Query Nobody Owns Yet
GEO for podcasters: get your show named when listeners, guests, and sponsors ask AI. The real SERP, a 5-signal mini-audit, and the 3 fixes in order.
GEO for Chiropractors: Who AI Names When a Patient's Back Goes Out
GEO for chiropractors means your practice gets named when someone with a locked neck or a flare of sciatica asks ChatGPT, Perplexity or Google's AI…
GEO for Therapists: Getting Your Practice Named When Clients Ask AI
GEO for therapists: the real July 2026 SERP (nobody owns it yet), a 5-signal AI-visibility mini-audit, and the 3 fixes that get a practice named by AI.
GEO for Insurance Agents: Be the Name AI Gives at Renewal Time
GEO for insurance agents means your agency gets named when someone holding a non-renewal notice, a lender's closing checklist, or an ugly renewal bill…
GEO for Contractors: Getting Named When Homeowners Ask AI Who to Hire
GEO for contractors: get your firm named when homeowners ask AI who to hire. The SERP nobody owns, a 5-signal mini-audit, and the 3 fixes in order.
GEO for Plastic Surgeons: The Query Nobody Owns Yet
GEO for plastic surgeons: 27 of 39 results for the query are Georgia-name noise — nobody owns it. A 5-signal AI-visibility audit and 3 fixes in order.
GEO for Car Dealers: How Shoppers Pick a Store Before the Test Drive
GEO for car dealers means getting your rooftop named when a shopper asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google's AI Overview where to buy, lease, or trade in.…
GEO for Squarespace Sites: One Toggle Decides If AI Can See You
GEO for Squarespace sites: who really ranks for the query, a 5-signal mini-audit, the one crawler toggle to check first, and the 3 fixes in order.
GEO for WordPress: No Plugin Gets You Cited by AI
GEO for WordPress: who really ranks for the query, why GEO plugins are oversold, a 5-signal mini-audit for the WP stack, and the 3 fixes in order.
GEO for Shopify Stores: What Gets Your Products Named in AI Answers
GEO for Shopify stores: the real July 2026 SERP, a 5-signal AI-visibility mini-audit, 8 shopper prompts to sample, and the 3 fixes in order.
GEO for Plumbers: Nobody Owns This Query Yet
GEO for plumbing companies: who ranks today (a third are plumbers literally named Geo), the 5-signal AI-visibility audit, and the 3 fixes in order.
GEO for Roofers: How Storm-Season Homeowners Pick a Roofer in AI
GEO for roofers means getting your company named when a homeowner with a leak, hail dents, or a failing shingle roof asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google's…
GEO for YouTube Creators: How Channels Get Named in AI Answers
GEO for YouTube creators: get your channel named when viewers ask AI what to watch. The real SERP, a 5-signal mini-audit, and the 3 fixes in order.
GEO for Small Businesses: How AI Decides Which Local Business to Recommend
GEO for small businesses: get named when customers ask AI who to hire. The real July 2026 SERP, a 5-signal mini-audit, and the 3 fixes in order.
GEO for Bloggers: How Content Sites Get Cited, Not Just Scraped
GEO for bloggers: the real July 2026 SERP, a 5-signal mini-audit, and the 3 fixes that get a content site cited by ChatGPT and AI Overviews.
github.com scores 80/100 — visibility strong but schema missing
GitHub maintains strong visibility with AI engines but lacks JSON-LD schema, affecting entity recognition.
Our own checker gave us 10/100 tonight. The bug class is probably on your site too.
geoplaybooks.com scored 10/100 on its own AI-visibility checker: HTTP 522 on reachability, "no robots.txt found". The root cause — a worker cannot fetch its own zone — and why reachability failures ar
We tried to review Scrunch AI. Its onboarding blocked us at the last step.
Our hands-on Scrunch AI test ended at step 6 of 6: "This brand name violates our company brand policy." What we saw of the onboarding before the door closed — limits, auto-scraping, UX details — and t
Profound pricing teardown (2026): $99/month buys 50 prompts and one engine
We ran Profound's full onboarding to the paywall. Starter is $99/month for 50 prompts, ChatGPT only, one seat, no trial; Growth is $399/month for 100 prompts and 3 engines with a 7-day trial. There is
Otterly.AI review (2026): eight minutes from signup to a real brand report
Hands-on Otterly.AI review: 8 minutes from signup to a populated AI-visibility report, 6 engines tracked, sentiment and share-of-voice metrics, and the best PDF export of the four tools we tested — wh
LLMrefs review (2026): one €79 plan, unlimited domains, and a free scan before the paywall
Hands-on LLMrefs review: one All-in-One plan at €79/month with 500 tracked prompts, weekly runs, unlimited projects and seats, CSV + API — and a live free preview scan before you pay. What we saw, wha
We ran our audit on 5 AI-visibility vendors. One passed.
We pointed our 5-signal GEO checker at five companies that sell AI-visibility tracking. Scores: 100, 70, 55, 55, 40. Four fail their own medicine — and the failures are the same ones we see everywhere
llms.txt adoption: the top 100 domains run 1.5x ahead of everyone else
From our July 2026 crawl of the Tranco top 5,000: 11% of the top 100 serve a spec-valid llms.txt vs 7.4% for ranks 101–5,000. Adoption concentrates at the very top of the web.
Checker Finds #1: robots.txt is never the problem. Schema is.
Across the 13 domains our probes have logged so far, 13/13 pass robots.txt for AI bots — while 7 of 13 fail or half-fail JSON-LD schema and 6 of 13 stumble on llms.txt. The gap, in numbers.
Vercel.com Achieves Strong AI Visibility with 93/100 Score
Vercel.com is AI-ready with strong visibility, passing 4 of 5 core signals for AI-generated answers.
We shipped an MCP server: the lab's tools, inside your AI agent
GEO/AEO Playbooks now runs an MCP server: live 5-signal site audits, llms.txt linting, knowledge-base search and the Pulse benchmark — callable natively from Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client.
openai.com scores 20/100 on AI visibility. Here's the wall it hit.
Our hourly GEO Pulse probe scored openai.com 20/100 on July 12, 2026: robots.txt allows every AI crawler, but the homepage answers HTTP 403. The robots-vs-WAF gap, explained.
GEO for Hotels: Get Cited by AI Travel Search (I Checked Who Ranks)
GEO for hotels means getting your hotel cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI. A 5-point hotel GEO audit, plus the July 2026 finding: 12 of the top 13 results are vendors, not auditors.
GEO for Real Estate: How Agents Get Recommended by AI (I Checked the SERP)
GEO for real estate gets ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI to recommend your brokerage. The 5 signals to fix — and why no GEO specialist owns this term yet.
GEO for Healthcare: How Clinics Get Cited in AI Answers (I Read the SERP)
GEO for healthcare gets your clinic named when patients ask ChatGPT or Google's AI Overviews for a provider. No independent GEO practice ranks for the term — vertical agencies and name-clash sites hol
GEO for SaaS: How Buyers Build a Software Shortlist Inside ChatGPT
GEO for SaaS means your product gets named when a buyer asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude or Google's AI Mode for "the best tool for" their job…
GEO for Ecommerce: What Actually Gets Your Products Cited by AI
A GEO playbook for online stores — the 5-signal store audit, the fixes in order, and the real July 2026 SERP finding on who AI actually cites for ecommerce.
GEO for Dentists: Get Your Practice Recommended by AI (A Real Audit)
For "geo for dentists" (Google US, July 2026), all 20 top results are dental agencies. Zero are GEO specialists. Here is the 5-check audit that decides if ChatGPT names your practice.
GEO for Law Firms: Who AI Actually Cites (and the Fixes That Move It)
On the "geo for law firms" page (July 9, 2026), all 7 sources Google's AI Overview cited were legal-marketing vendors or trade press. Zero GEO specialists. The 5-signal audit and the fixes that get a
GEO vs SEO: What Actually Transfers (and Where Your Traffic Went)
SEO earns rankings and clicks. GEO earns citations inside AI answers. 61 of 98 results explain the difference — here's the transfer data, checked.
Generative Engine Optimization: What Actually Earns AI Citations
GEO earns citations inside AI answers, not rankings. Only 3 of the 16 sources its own AI Overview cites rank in the top 10. Mechanics, evidence, workflow.
How to Get Cited by ChatGPT: What the Citation Data Actually Says
Crawl access, retrieval, and an extractable answer capsule — 72.4% of LLM-cited posts carry one. The citation data, a $0 test protocol, and six steps.
Answer Engine Optimization (AEO): What It Actually Takes to Be the Answer
Answer engine optimization (AEO) structures content so featured snippets, People Also Ask, and AI answers can extract and cite it. Checked against 49 live SERPs, July 2026.
AI Visibility: What It Is and How to Actually Measure It
The three AI visibility formulas. A $0 prompt-sampling protocol to run them. How often to re-check. The vendor-neutral answer to the AI search black box.
AEO vs SEO: What Actually Changes in the Work (Effort-Scored)
AEO earns extraction — snippets, PAA, AI answers. SEO earns rankings and clicks. Nine practices scored by effort and impact on a July 2026 SERP snapshot.
AEO vs GEO: What's Actually Different (I Checked the SERPs)
AEO targets extractable answers. GEO targets citations in AI-generated responses. Zero top-10 URL overlap between the two SERPs in July 2026 — the evidence, checked.
Query Fan-Out: Definition and How AI Engines Split One Prompt
Query fan out is when an AI engine splits one prompt into 5 to 15 sub-queries. It cites sources by how often they appear across the set. Here is how it works.
Prompt volume: why it is estimated, not counted
Prompt volume is the estimated rate a prompt is asked of AI engines. It is the GEO analog of search volume. No platform counts it, so vendors guess it.
llms.txt: What It Is, Who Actually Reads It, and What the Logs Say
llms.txt gives AI systems a curated Markdown map of your site. Publishing is real. Crawler pickup is near zero. The dated evidence from both camps, refereed.
llms.txt Examples: 12 Real Files, Fetched and Torn Down
12 real llms.txt examples, fetched and annotated. See what Cloudflare, GitHub and Pydantic get right. See what Anthropic gets wrong. Plus copy-paste templates for four site types.
LLMO (Large Language Model Optimization): Definition
LLMO means large language model optimization. It gets AI models to cite your brand. It is GEO under another name.
GSVO: What Generative Search Visibility Optimization Means
GSVO is Otterly.ai's label for GEO. See what it means. See where it came from. Then map it to GEO, AEO, and LLMO.
How to Choose a GEO Agency: The Hiring Guide (I Read the Whole SERP)
A GEO agency gets you cited in AI answers, not ranked in blue links. 74 of the top 88 results for "geo agency" sell one. Evaluate deliverables, pricing, and red flags before you sign.
ClaudeBot: What It Is, How to Verify It, What Blocking It Costs
ClaudeBot is Anthropic's web crawler. Its robots.txt token is ClaudeBot. Verify it by IP, not the user-agent string. Block it and you leave Claude's answer pool.
GEO / AEO Glossary: Definitions for Generative Engine Optimization
A glossary of GEO and AEO terms. Query fan-out, answer capsule, LLMO, GSVO, AI share of voice, agentic commerce, prompt volume. Each one defined and sourced.
ChatGPT SEO: How to Actually Rank in ChatGPT (and Get Recommended)
"Rank in ChatGPT" is three games: get mentioned, cited, recommended. The mechanism (Bing index, OAI-SearchBot), a dated first-person test, and what moves it.
Are Answer Engine Optimization Services Actually Worth It?
AEO services are worth it for off-site work you cannot do in-house. They are a waste when they are rebranded SEO. Of 98 ranked pages, 60 sell the service and 1 asks if it is worth it.
How to Get Your Business on ChatGPT (and Actually Get Recommended)
94 of 96 guides say "rank"; zero say "business". Get your business recommended by ChatGPT: a 5-minute test, six free fixes, one agent check.
Answer Capsule: Definition, Anatomy, and How AI Engines Extract It
An answer capsule is a short, self-contained 40–60-word answer under a heading. AI engines lift it into ChatGPT, Perplexity, and AI Overviews.
AI Share of Voice: The Formula and Why It Matters
AI share of voice is the share of AI answers that name your brand. You measure it against tracked rivals. The formula is your mentions over all tracked mentions, times 100. It is the core GEO metric.
Agentic Commerce: Definition and Why It Decides AI Visibility
Agentic commerce is when an AI agent buys for a person. What is real vs announced in 2026, and why it decides who AI recommends.
AI Crawler List: Every Bot That Reads Your Site (2026)
Ten AI crawlers fetch your pages in 2026. This is the live table of their operators, robots.txt tokens, and how to verify each one. Plus when blocking is the right call.