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Free AI search tool

AI Search Readiness Checker

Find out whether AI search engines can reach, read and cite your website, and what to change if they can't.

What this tool checks

  • robots.txt rules for AI search, user and training crawlers: OAI-SearchBot, ChatGPT-User, GPTBot, Claude-SearchBot, Claude-User, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, Applebot-Extended, CCBot, Bytespider and more
  • llms.txt and XML sitemap
  • Whether the main content is in the server HTML or only appears after JavaScript runs
  • Organisation and page-type structured data, heading structure, and author and date signals

Good to know

This checks the technical foundations: whether AI systems can reach and parse the page. It can't tell you whether an AI engine will cite you, which also depends on your content, reputation and the question asked. Some crawlers ignore robots.txt; firewall or CDN bot rules are not visible from outside.

No email wall: run as many checks as you like. The server-based tools only read public pages, the same way a browser or search engine does.

Frequently asked questions

What are AEO and GEO?

Answer Engine Optimisation and Generative Engine Optimisation: making your content easy for AI-driven search (ChatGPT search, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Copilot) to find, understand and cite. Most of it is solid technical SEO plus clear, well-structured, attributable content.

Should I block AI crawlers like GPTBot?

That's a business decision. Training crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, CCBot, Google-Extended) collect content for model training; blocking them doesn't remove you from AI search. Search and user-triggered crawlers (OAI-SearchBot, ChatGPT-User, PerplexityBot, Claude-SearchBot) are what let AI tools cite you, so most businesses that want visibility allow those.

Do I need an llms.txt file?

It's optional. llms.txt is a proposed standard for giving AI tools a curated Markdown guide to your site. No major AI search engine has confirmed using it, so it's worth adding only because it's cheap; your HTML content, structure and crawlability matter far more.

Why does server-rendered content matter for AI search?

Many AI crawlers fetch the raw HTML and don't run JavaScript. If your text only appears after scripts run, as with some single-page apps and builders, those crawlers see an empty page and have nothing to quote.