Blocked Without Knowing
A single rule can shut out GPTBot, ClaudeBot, or PerplexityBot while Google still indexes you.
PerplexityBotCan AI Search Engines Read Your Website?
Run a free Answer Engine Optimisation audit. See your AEO score, what ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini can crawl, and exactly how to fix robots.txt, schema markup, and llms.txt issues.
- Instant AEO score
- 12 AI readiness checks
- Prioritized fix list
Visibility gaps
Strong SEO Doesn't Mean AI Systems Can See You
Read, but Not Understood
Missing llms.txt and thin schema leave answer engines without structure to cite you.
Citation structureNo Signal from AI Traffic
You can’t tell when crawlers visit, which pages they hit, or whether a fix moved anything.
AI sessionsBots AEOlab Watches
Crawler access and answer referrals from the systems that decide if you get cited.
GPTBot
ClaudeBot
PerplexityBot
Google-ExtendedSEO Tools Weren't Built for This
Rank trackers measure Google — not whether ChatGPT or Perplexity can access and recommend you.
Answer enginesHow AEOlab works
AuditTrackMonitorAct
A repeatable loop from raw AI signals to the next fix worth shipping — not a one-off PDF.
Score the Site
12 checks on robots.txt, schema, llms.txt, and structure.
AEO scoreWatch the Bots
One snippet logs GPTBot, ClaudeBot, and Perplexity crawls.
Crawl logAttribute Traffic
Separate AI referral sessions and catch regressions early.
TrendsShip the Fix
Prioritized list by visibility impact — then re-check.
Next steps
Inside the product
One Workspace for Crawlers, Citations, Traffic, and Fixes
Switch stages to see how AEOlab connects access checks, answer visibility, AI referrals, and prioritized actions — the same loop you run on a live site.
robots.txt · crawler matrix3/5 open
- GPTBotAllowed
Allow: / - ClaudeBotAllowed
Allow: / - PerplexityBotBlocked
Disallow: / - Google-ExtendedAllowed
Allow: / - CCBotBlocked
Disallow: /
InsightPerplexityBot is blocked — referral traffic from Perplexity stays dark.
Vs. the SEO stack
Purpose-Built for AI Visibility
SEO tools cover rankings and crawl budget. They weren't designed for answer engines, llms.txt, or traffic that arrives from a citation — not a blue link.
- SignalSEO tools AEOlab
- AI crawler access checksNot focusedPurpose-built
- llms.txt & schema validationPartialPurpose-built
- AI referral traffic insightsLimitedIncluded
- AEO score & issue detectionNot focusedPurpose-built
- Prioritized fix workflowPartialIncluded
- Continuous monitoringLimitedIncluded
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FAQ
Questions About AEO
AEO is making sure ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Gemini can reach your pages, understand their structure, and cite them. SEO optimizes ranked links; AEO optimizes the moment a model decides if you’re a trustworthy source. AEOlab measures the 12 technical signals those systems rely on.
Rank trackers don’t test GPTBot/ClaudeBot access, llms.txt, or AI-answer referrals. A site can look perfect in SEO tools and still be invisible to answer engines — AEOlab is built for that gap.
Yes. Run the full 12-point audit on any URL — no signup, no card. Paid plans add monitoring, traffic insights, history, and a dashboard. The audit stays free.
The share of 12 AI-readiness checks you pass: crawler access, llms.txt, schema, meta, headings, and structure. Failed checks include a fix and impact rank — a to-do list, not just a number.
A plain-text file at your domain root that tells AI systems what your site covers. Answer engines increasingly read it with robots.txt. The audit flags gaps; the built-in generator creates a valid file in seconds.
After robots.txt, schema, or major content changes. Monthly is a solid baseline. Pro monitoring watches continuously and alerts on regressions.
See how AI reads your site — in about 15 seconds
- Instant AEO score
- 12 AI readiness checks
- Prioritized fix list