# AI Search Readiness Checker

*Will Google's AI find you?*

Google's AI Overviews and AI Mode run on the same Search index as everything else — so visibility comes down to fundamentals, not "AEO hacks." Most tools sell tactics Google explicitly says don't work.

Enter any URL and this tool runs real checks — indexability, robots.txt, metadata, structured data, sitemap, content depth, page experience — then the AI prioritizes what to fix and flags the myths you can safely ignore. Takes about 30 seconds.

[Run the checker →](https://riggd.ai/tools/ai-search-readiness)

## What it checks

Deterministic, fetched live from your URL:

- **Indexable** — no `noindex` meta / `X-Robots-Tag`, not blocked in robots.txt
- **Title tag** — present, reasonable length
- **Meta description** — present, reasonable length
- **Canonical link**
- **H1 heading** — exactly one primary heading
- **robots.txt** — present and allows crawling
- **XML sitemap** — discoverable
- **Structured data (JSON-LD)** — for rich-result eligibility
- **Mobile viewport** and **HTTPS** — page-experience baselines
- **Social share image** (`og:image`)
- **Content depth** — visible word count
- **llms.txt** — flagged (helps non-Google AI crawlers; Google says it isn't needed)

An AI then reads those facts and returns a prioritized fix list plus myth warnings. It never overrides the checks.

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## FAQ

### How do I get my site into Google AI Overviews?
There's no separate "AI SEO." Google's AI features pull from the normal Search index using retrieval and query fan-out, so a page must be indexed and snippet-eligible first. The levers are foundational: crawlable and indexable pages, helpful and unique content, good page experience, and structured data for rich-result eligibility.

### Do I need an llms.txt file for AI search?
Not for Google. Google states you don't need to create llms.txt, AI text files, markup, or Markdown for its AI features. An llms.txt can still help other AI crawlers like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude — so it's not harmful, just don't expect it to move Google's AI Overviews.

### Is structured data required for AI Overviews?
No. Google says structured data is not required to appear in its generative AI features. It's still worth adding for rich results in regular Search and to help Google understand entities like products and businesses.

### What actually moves the needle for AI search visibility?
Helpful, people-first content with a unique point of view, on pages that are indexable, fast, mobile-friendly, and crawlable. Chasing mentions, chunking content, or rewriting it into special AI formats are not effective uses of time.

### How is the readiness score calculated?
The tool fetches your page, robots.txt, and sitemap, runs weighted deterministic checks (passing = full weight, warning = half), then an AI prioritizes the fixes from those facts.

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