Google Says You Don't Need llms.txt. Here's the Catch.
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Jun 12, 2026•19 min read
AI Readiness Score
Also known as: AI Readiness Checker, AI Readiness Audit
Free tool that combines crawl access, structured data, llms.txt quality, content accessibility, and cross-signal readiness into a single unified 0-100 AI readiness score.
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Why is not ChatGPT citing my B2B SaaS?
ChatGPT cites sites it treats as authoritative for a query. Most B2B SaaS sites lack three specific signals: structured data declaring entity identity, an llms.txt file, and citations from domains ChatGPT already trusts.
Why is my AI Readiness score low?
AI Readiness scores under 60 usually indicate a critical gap in one of five categories: bot discoverability, structured data, LLM communication (llms.txt), content accessibility, or cross-signal readiness. The category breakdown in your Radar audit identifies which one is dragging the unified score down.
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