Free AI Readiness Checker - Is Your Website Ready for AI?
AI-powered search is changing how people find information. Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT browsing, and Perplexity now answer billions of queries using web content. Check if your website is visible, accessible, and properly optimized for AI systems.
Why AI Readiness Matters in 2026
AI is no longer just chatbots - it is how people search. If AI cannot access or understand your content, you are missing a rapidly growing traffic channel.
of Google searches now include AI Overviews that cite web content directly
weekly active ChatGPT users who browse the web for answers to their questions
visibility if AI crawlers are blocked or your content lacks structure for AI systems
What Our AI Readiness Checker Analyzes
We check the signals AI systems look for when deciding whether to crawl, index, and cite your content. Here is exactly what we analyze and why it matters.
AI Crawler Policy
We analyze your robots.txt for directives targeting AI crawlers like GPTBot (OpenAI/ChatGPT), Claude-Web (Anthropic), Google-Extended (Gemini), CCBot (Common Crawl), and Bytespider (ByteDance). These crawlers power AI-generated search results and chatbot answers. Without explicit rules, AI systems may freely index your content - or you might be blocking them without realizing it.
llms.txt Detection
llms.txt is an emerging standard that helps AI systems understand your site structure and content. Think of it as robots.txt for AI - it tells language models what your site is about, how to cite you, and which pages are most important. We check if your site has adopted this forward-looking standard.
Structured Data for AI
JSON-LD structured data helps both search engines and AI systems understand your content semantically. We parse your structured data to identify schema types like Organization, WebSite, Article, Product, FAQ, and HowTo. AI systems use this structured information to generate more accurate and properly attributed answers.
Content Attribution
When AI systems cite your content, proper attribution metadata ensures you get credit. We check for author meta tags, creator tags, author links, and author fields in your structured data. Clear attribution helps AI chatbots and search features properly reference the original source of information.
AI Meta Directives
HTML meta tags like "noai" and "noimageai" give you page-level control over AI usage of your content. We detect these opt-out directives so you know exactly what signals your pages are sending to AI systems. This is separate from robots.txt and provides more granular control.
AI Readiness FAQ
Common questions about AI readiness and AI-powered search
Why does AI readiness matter for my website?
AI-generated search results are becoming a major traffic source. Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT browsing, and Perplexity now answer billions of queries using web content. If AI systems cannot access or understand your content, you are invisible in these AI-powered experiences. Being AI-ready means your content appears in AI answers, gets properly cited, and drives traffic back to your site.
What is GPTBot and should I block or allow it?
GPTBot is OpenAI's web crawler that collects content for ChatGPT and related products. Allowing GPTBot means your content may appear in ChatGPT responses, potentially driving traffic to your site. Blocking it means your content will not be used by OpenAI's products. The right choice depends on your business - publishers may want attribution controls, while businesses seeking visibility typically benefit from allowing AI crawlers.
What is llms.txt and do I need one?
llms.txt is an emerging web standard (similar to robots.txt) that provides AI systems with structured information about your site. It tells language models what your site is about, your preferred citation format, and which pages are most relevant. While still new, early adoption signals to AI systems that you are AI-friendly and helps them represent your content accurately. Learn more at llmstxt.org.
How does structured data help with AI search?
JSON-LD structured data gives AI systems machine-readable context about your content - who wrote it, what it is about, when it was published, and how entities relate to each other. AI systems like Google's Search Generative Experience use structured data to generate richer, more accurate answers. Without it, AI has to guess, which often means your content gets overlooked or misattributed.
Can I control which AI systems use my content without blocking all of them?
Yes. You can set granular policies in robots.txt for each AI crawler independently. For example, you might allow GPTBot and Claude-Web while blocking others. Additionally, HTML meta directives like noai and noimageai provide page-level control. Our AI readiness checker shows you exactly which AI crawlers have access and which are blocked, so you can fine-tune your policy.
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