use case

An AI search readiness checker: one score for crawler access, schema, and llms.txt

the short answer

An AI search readiness checker combines the separate signals AI answer engines rely on — crawler access in robots.txt, JSON-LD structured data, an llms.txt file, and a fresh sitemap — into one score; seo·check does this from a URL, for free, so you can see at a glance whether a page is ready for AI search.

AI search readiness isn't one thing — it's a handful of independent signals that each have to pass: the crawler has to be allowed, the page has to be parseable, the structured signals have to be present, and the sitemap has to help discovery. Checking them one at a time, across different tools and tabs, is how some of them quietly stay broken.

seo·check's readiness check pulls them into a single score. Paste a URL and you get one read on whether the page is set up for AI answer engines, with the underlying signals broken out so you know what to fix. This page covers what goes into that score.

1 scorerolling up crawler access, structured data, llms.txt, and sitemap health
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The signals behind one number

The readiness score combines four things, each a common failure on its own. Crawler access: whether GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, and Google-Extended are allowed in robots.txt. Structured data: whether the page ships JSON-LD that states what it is. llms.txt: whether a reachable file at your root points AI agents at your content. Sitemap health: whether your sitemap exists, is reachable, and looks fresh.

A single number is useful for triage, but the breakdown is where the work is. seo·check shows each signal's state so a low score points straight at the cause — a blocked crawler here, missing schema there — rather than leaving you to hunt for it.

Readiness, not a ranking promise

Readiness means a page is eligible and well-formed for AI search: nothing is blocking the crawler, and the signals engines prefer are present. It's the part you control. It is not a guarantee of being cited, because which pages an engine surfaces depends on relevance and factors no checker can see.

Treated honestly, the score is a checklist you can drive to green: clear the blockers, add the signals, re-run, repeat. seo·check stays a read-only checker throughout — it scores and explains, you make the changes on your site.

how it works

  1. 01

    paste your URL

    Enter the page you want assessed — no account, no install.

  2. 02

    run the readiness check

    seo·check evaluates crawler access, structured data, llms.txt, and sitemap health together.

  3. 03

    read the rolled-up score

    See one readiness number plus the state of each underlying signal.

  4. 04

    fix the weakest signals

    Address whichever signals are failing, then re-run to watch the score move.

frequently asked

What goes into the AI search readiness score?
Four signals: AI-crawler access in robots.txt, JSON-LD structured data, a reachable llms.txt, and sitemap health. seo·check combines them into one score and shows each one's state.
Why combine them into a single number?
For quick triage — one number tells you roughly where a page stands. The breakdown then points at the specific signal to fix, so you're not checking four tools to find the broken one.
Does a high readiness score mean I'll appear in AI answers?
No. Readiness means the page is eligible and well-formed; it removes the blockers and adds the preferred signals. Whether an engine actually cites you depends on relevance and other factors outside any checker's control.
Is the readiness check free?
Yes — it's part of the free report, with no account.

Published June 6, 2026 · Last updated June 13, 2026

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