Is your website ready for AI search?
Run a free AI readiness check for AI search and answer engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. WebsiteReady audits AI crawler access, robots.txt, llms.txt, and structured data, then returns an AI Readiness Score with prioritized fixes.
This checks technical AI-readiness signals only. It does not guarantee AI rankings, citations, or recommendations.
What AI readiness checks
Four technical signals AI search and answer engines rely on.
AI crawler access
See which named AI search and training bots (OpenAI, Perplexity, Anthropic, Google, Apple) are allowed, blocked, or policy-conflicted based on robots.txt, meta robots, and X-Robots-Tag.
llms.txt readiness
Check whether /llms.txt exists, has a real Markdown H1, summary, sections, and useful public links, and whether it is empty or placeholder copy.
Structured data context
Check for JSON-LD such as WebSite, Organization, SoftwareApplication, and FAQPage that helps AI systems understand what your site is and does.
AI Readiness Score
Combine the technical signals into an AI Readiness Score with a GO / CONDITIONAL GO decision and copy-paste fixes prioritized by severity.
GEO vs SEO
AI readiness complements SEO — it does not replace it.
Classic SEO optimizes for ranked links. Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) optimize for being understood and referenced inside AI-generated answers. Both share the same foundation: crawlable, well-structured, trustworthy public content. WebsiteReady checks the technical layer of that foundation — AI crawler access, an AI-readable summary, and structured data — so your existing SEO work is also visible to AI search and answer engines.
The AI readiness workflow
Check, fix, add context, then validate.
Check readiness
Paste a public URL to run the AI-focused audit and get your AI Readiness Score with prioritized issues.
Fix crawler policy
Use the AI Robots.txt Generator to allow AI search discovery or block training with copy-paste robots.txt rules.
Add public context
Use the llms.txt Generator to write an AI-readable summary of what your site does, its core pages, and product boundaries.
Validate before publish
Use the llms.txt Validator to catch thin content, missing structure, and placeholder copy before the file goes live.
AI tool suite
Fix each AI readiness signal with a focused tool.
AI Crawler Checker
Check named AI bot access, robots.txt evidence, page-level blockers, llms.txt, and schema context.
Check crawler access →Fix policyAI Robots.txt Generator
Generate copy-paste robots.txt snippets for AI search discovery, training opt-out, or conservative blocking.
Generate policy →Create contextllms.txt Generator
Draft an AI-readable public summary with core pages, policies, contact links, and product boundaries.
Create summary →Validatellms.txt Validator
Validate URL or pasted llms.txt content for structure, thin copy, links, and placeholder risk.
Validate file →FAQ
What is AI readiness (GEO / AEO)?
AI readiness is how easily AI search and answer engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews can crawl, understand, and reference your public website. It overlaps with SEO but focuses on AI crawler access, an AI-readable summary (llms.txt), and structured data. It is often called Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) or Answer Engine Optimization (AEO).
How do I check if my website is ready for AI search?
Paste a public URL above. WebsiteReady runs an AI-focused audit that checks named AI crawler access, robots.txt and page-level indexing directives, llms.txt presence and quality, and structured data, then returns an AI Readiness Score with prioritized fixes.
Does this guarantee my site will appear in ChatGPT or AI Overviews?
No. WebsiteReady checks technical readiness signals and obvious crawler-policy conflicts only. Whether an AI system cites, recommends, or ranks your site depends on external factors and cannot be guaranteed by any tool.
What is the difference between SEO and GEO/AEO?
Traditional SEO optimizes for ranked links in classic search. GEO and AEO optimize for being understood and referenced inside AI-generated answers. They share the same foundation—crawlable, well-structured, trustworthy content—so AI readiness complements your existing SEO rather than replacing it.
Is llms.txt required for AI search?
No. llms.txt is a proposed standard and an optional AI-readiness signal, not a required ranking factor. WebsiteReady treats a missing llms.txt as an improvement opportunity, not a hard launch blocker by itself.
Should I block AI crawlers?
For public indie tools and SEO-focused product sites, the usual default is to maximize AI search discovery. Blocking AI crawlers is a separate, intentional policy choice that can reduce how often your site appears in AI search and answer experiences.