# AI Ready

> AI Ready is a website auditing tool that scans sites against 152+ AI visibility checks across 8 categories. It combines deterministic rule-based analysis with AI-powered content evaluation to produce a comprehensive AI readiness score.

AI Ready helps website owners, SEO professionals, and agencies understand how well their site is optimized for AI-powered search engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and other large language model systems.

## How It Works

1. **Enter Your URL** — Paste any website URL. The scanner crawls your homepage, key pages, sitemaps, and metadata using the Firecrawl engine.
2. **AI + Rules Engine** — 152+ checks run combining deterministic rule-based analysis with AI-powered content evaluation. Site-type detection adapts scoring weights.
3. **Get Your Score** — Receive a comprehensive breakdown across 8 categories with actionable recommendations. Download a PDF report.

## The 8 Audit Categories

### 1. Discovery & AI Agent Readiness (15 checks)
Evaluates how easily AI crawlers and agents can find and understand your site.
- llms.txt presence and correctness
- robots.txt AI crawler directives (GPTBot, ChatGPT-User, Google-Extended, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, etc.)
- XML sitemap structure and freshness
- RSS/Atom feed availability
- API documentation detection
- AI agent instruction files

### 2. Structured Data & Schema (22 checks)
Verifies machine-readable markup that helps AI systems understand your content.
- JSON-LD schema markup validation
- Organization & WebSite schema
- FAQ & HowTo structured data
- Breadcrumb navigation markup
- Product/Service schema for commerce
- Semantic HTML5 element usage

### 3. Content Structure & Quality (26 checks)
Analyzes content organization, depth, and readability for AI comprehension.
- Heading hierarchy (H1-H6) analysis
- Image alt text completeness
- Internal linking structure
- Content depth and word count
- Readability scoring
- AI-evaluated topical authority

### 4. Technical Infrastructure (22 checks)
Audits the technical foundation that affects crawlability and indexability.
- HTTPS enforcement
- Meta tag completeness
- Canonical URL configuration
- Clean URL structure
- Mobile viewport setup
- Page load performance indicators

### 5. Trust & Authority (25 checks)
Checks for signals that establish credibility with AI systems.
- About page presence and quality
- Contact information accessibility
- Privacy policy compliance
- Testimonials and social proof
- Author attribution
- Business credentials display

### 6. Social & Discoverability (20 checks)
Evaluates social sharing optimization and cross-platform visibility.
- Open Graph meta tags
- Twitter/X Card markup
- Canonical URL declarations
- Favicon and app icons
- Social profile linking
- Share-friendly URL structure

### 7. Media & Accessibility (12 checks)
Assesses media optimization and accessibility for inclusive AI indexing.
- Video transcript availability
- Image optimization (WebP/AVIF)
- Responsive image srcset
- ARIA labels and roles
- Color contrast ratios
- Keyboard navigation support

### 8. AI Content Optimization (9 checks)
Evaluates how well content is formatted for AI extraction and citation.
- Answer-ready content formatting
- Question-based content structure
- Entity and topic clarity
- Summary-friendly paragraphs
- Citation-worthy content patterns

## Scoring

- **Basic checks** are deterministic rule-based checks that run instantly. They cover technical SEO, meta tags, schema validation, and structural checks.
- **Enhanced checks** use AI-powered content evaluation, topical authority analysis, readability scoring, and deep semantic analysis. These are included in the Full Report.
- Each check can pass or fail, and scores are weighted by category.
- Site-type detection (SaaS, e-commerce, blog, local business, etc.) adapts scoring weights to be relevant for each type of site.

## Free Tools

### llms.txt Generator
Create a spec-compliant llms.txt file so AI models can discover and understand your site. Supports AI auto-fill from any URL.
URL: https://aiready.co/tools/llms-txt

### Robots.txt Generator
Build a robots.txt with fine-grained AI bot permissions. Control which crawlers (GPTBot, Google-Extended, ClaudeBot, etc.) can access your content. Import existing configurations.
URL: https://aiready.co/tools/robots-txt

### AI Crawler Visibility Checker
Instantly check which AI bots can access your website by analyzing your robots.txt. See GPTBot, Google-Extended, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, and more at a glance.
URL: https://aiready.co/tools/ai-crawler-check

### Schema / JSON-LD Generator
Generate structured data markup for Organization, Local Business, FAQ, Product, Article, HowTo, and Event schema types. AI auto-fill from any URL.
URL: https://aiready.co/tools/schema-markup

### Meta Tag Generator
Create Open Graph and Twitter Card meta tags with live social previews for Google, Facebook/LinkedIn, and Twitter/X. AI auto-fill from any URL.
URL: https://aiready.co/tools/meta-tags

### Sitemap Auditor
Analyze your sitemap for missing lastmod dates, broken URLs, entry counts, and robots.txt references.
URL: https://aiready.co/tools/sitemap-audit

## Pricing

| Plan | Price | Includes |
|------|-------|----------|
| Free Scan | $0 | Overall score, category breakdown, 4 actionable tips |
| Full Report | Free with name and email | All 152+ checks with pass/fail, detailed fix recommendations, downloadable PDF, enhanced AI analysis |
| Agency | $49/month | 50 scans/month + free monthly client rescans, client dashboard, own lead popup on shared reports, embeddable widget, white-label branding |

## For Agencies

The Agency plan provides a centralised dashboard to scan, track, and report on AI discoverability across an entire client portfolio. Features include:
- Client management with URL tracking
- Scan history per client with score trends
- Detailed checklists with pass/fail per check
- PDF report downloads for client presentations
- Embeddable scan widget for agency websites
- White-label branding (custom logo, accent colour, widget theme)
- Usage controls with monthly scan limits

URL: https://aiready.co/agencies

## Links
- Homepage: https://aiready.co
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- Free Tools: https://aiready.co/tools
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