AI Readiness & Visibility Checker

Check if AI systems can read and understand your website. Audit your robots.txt, schema markup, JavaScript rendering, and semantic HTML for AI visibility.

Your Website URL (optional reference - this is a self-check checklist)

Check each item as you verify it. Click the "How To" to see what to check.

Crawling

robots.txt allows AI crawlers

AI crawlers can access your content

How to check this →

Check yoursite.com/robots.txt. Ensure GPTBot, ClaudeBot, etc. are not blocked

Discoverability

llms.txt file present

Site structure documented for AI (emerging standard)

How to check this →

Create yoursite.com/llms.txt with site overview and key sections

XML sitemap exists

yoursite.com/sitemap.xml lists all pages

How to check this →

Create sitemap.xml and reference it in robots.txt

Clean, descriptive URLs

URLs are readable (/about-us, not /page?id=123)

How to check this →

Use /services/consulting instead of /page.php?category=2&item=5

Structured Data

Schema.org / JSON-LD markup

Content is structured with semantic markup

How to check this →

Add Organization, FAQPage, Article, or Product schema to your pages

Semantic HTML elements

Using proper HTML5 tags (article, section, nav, etc.)

How to check this →

Use <article>, <h1>-<h6>, <nav>, <section> instead of generic <div>

JavaScript

Content loads without JavaScript

Core content is accessible in the initial HTML (SSR/SSG)

How to check this →

View source (not inspect element). Your main content should be visible in raw HTML

Metadata

Descriptive meta tags

Pages have unique titles and meta descriptions

How to check this →

Every page needs <title> and <meta name="description"> tags

How It Works

Checklist methodology: This tool provides a guided checklist of technical factors that affect AI crawler access and understanding. You manually verify each item on your site. This is a guided audit, not an automated scan.

Why manual verification? Automated checks would require server access and could produce false positives. Manual verification ensures you understand each requirement and can fix issues. This tool teaches you what to look for.

Key factors explained:

Robots.txt: Ensure AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, etc.) aren't blocked
JavaScript rendering: Content must be in initial HTML (view source, not inspect element)
Schema markup: JSON-LD structured data helps AI understand your content type and context
Semantic HTML: Use proper tags (article, h1-h6, section) instead of generic divs

Frequently Asked Questions

What makes a website AI-ready?

AI-ready websites have: robots.txt that allows AI crawlers, semantic HTML and schema markup for structure, content that loads without JavaScript (SSR), descriptive metadata, and clean URLs. This helps AI systems crawl, understand, and cite your content accurately.

Why does my content need to load without JavaScript?

Many crawlers execute limited or no JavaScript. If your content is only rendered client-side (SPA without SSR), crawlers may see an empty page. Server-side rendering (SSR) or static site generation (SSG) ensures content is in the initial HTML.

What is schema markup and why do AI systems need it?

Schema.org markup (JSON-LD) provides structured data about your content - what it is, who wrote it, when it was published. AI systems can use this to better understand context and relationships when citing your content.

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