
Google Says You Don't Need llms.txt. Here's the Catch.
Google says llms.txt is unnecessary. Chrome Lighthouse audits it anyway. We fact-checked five studies on what llms.txt really does for AI visibility in 2026.
Also known as: AI Bot Checker, AI Crawl Audit
Free tool to test how visible your website is to AI search engines. Checks bot access policies, structured data, llms.txt, and content quality across 14 AI bots including GPTBot, ClaudeBot, and PerplexityBot.
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/tools/ai-crawl-checker10 Free AI Visibility Tools to Test Your Site (2026)
Check how ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude see your website. 10 free tools: bot access checker, robots.txt analyzer, citation tracker, Reddit monitor, YouTube monitor, llms.txt validator, llms.txt generator, AI readiness scorer, AEO page auditor, and answer engine citation tester.
Feb 27, 2026
How We Built a Knowledge Graph That LLMs Actually Cite (With Real Data)
We built a cross-site knowledge graph connecting two domains via JSON-LD entity linking. Here is the architecture, the code patterns, and the real analytics from the first week.
Feb 25, 2026
How to Get Cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude & Gemini (2026)
We followed the Princeton GEO study and got cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude within weeks. Here are the 7 exact steps, with before/after data.
Feb 17, 2026
Your Google Traffic Dropped 33%. Here's Where It Went.
Google traffic to publishers dropped 33% in 2025 while AI search referrals grew 1200%. The data on where your traffic went, why AI visitors convert 5x better, and how to capture both channels.
Feb 17, 2026
We Optimized for AI Search. Here's What Changed.
We implemented every GEO tactic from our own playbook. Here is exactly what we built, what we changed, and what we learned about optimizing a real site for AI search citations.
Feb 17, 2026
How to Build a Brand That AI Search Engines Cite
5 branding strategies optimized for ChatGPT, Perplexity, and AI Overviews. Build a brand AI search engines actually cite and recommend.
Feb 13, 2026
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Google says llms.txt is unnecessary. Chrome Lighthouse audits it anyway. We fact-checked five studies on what llms.txt really does for AI visibility in 2026.

Reddit is the most-cited source in AI answers. The Reddit Brand Monitor finds what is said about your brand there, scores it, and flags AI-generated seeded posts.

The YouTube Brand Monitor tracks what is said about your brand on YouTube, scores it on five dimensions, and reads the actual transcripts so you see the coverage AI already hears.