TalyNext · Free checklist
How open is your site to AI search?
Check in 25 items whether your site is open to AI search and AI search features. The list does not guarantee any outcome; your answers show you which areas to check.
Crawling and access
0 / 4- 01
Your important pages are not blocked by robots.txt.
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Your hosting, CDN and firewall do not block search bots.
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You have an XML sitemap and it is declared in robots.txt.
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Your important pages do not carry "noindex".
Search and training bots
0 / 3OpenAI separates its bots by purpose, and each bot's setting is independent. Allowing the search bot while blocking the training bot, or the reverse, is your decision; not allowing the training bot is not an error. What matters is that the decision is made on purpose. Note: ChatGPT-User may visit your pages when a user asks a question in ChatGPT. Because it is user-initiated, robots.txt rules may not apply to this bot.
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You have made a deliberate decision about OpenAI's search bot (OAI-SearchBot).
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You have made a deliberate decision about the bot that can be used for model training (GPTBot).
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You have decided on Google-Extended, which covers use of your content for Google's AI training and other Google systems.
Content
0 / 5AI-powered search features draw on the text of your pages. Readable text that answers the question a customer asks is the strongest foundation.
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You answer your customers' top 5 questions as text on your site.
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Important details (size, material, compatibility, scope) are written as text, not only inside images.
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Your key services and categories are explained so visitors can easily understand them.
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Your important pages are easy to reach through links on your site.
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Dates and author details on your pages reflect the truth.
Structured data
0 / 3Google wants structured data to match the visible text on the page. Marking up information that is not visible does not help.
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Structured data (schema) matches the text visible on the page.
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Your organization details (name, logo, social profiles) are consistent in structured data.
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If you use FAQ markup, you know that the questions and answers must be visible on the page.
Identity and consistency
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Your brand name and one-sentence description are the same on your site, LinkedIn, Instagram and other profiles.
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Your site is verified in Google Search Console and you monitor it regularly.
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Your contact and identity details (company name, address or email, contact form) are visible on the site.
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The author of your content is shown with a name and a verifiable profile.
Language and page experience
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If you publish in more than one language, language pages are linked to each other with reciprocal hreflang and each page uses its own address as canonical.
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Your site loads fast on mobile and is comfortable to read.
E-commerce pages
0 / 4This section is only for sites that sell products. If you do not sell products or do not use Merchant Center, choose Not applicable for the relevant items; this is not counted as missing.
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Product titles clearly say what the product is.
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Compatibility, size and usage details are written on the product page.
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Price and stock information is the same on the page, in the product feed and in Merchant Center.
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A shipping and returns summary is visible on the product page.
Summary of your answers
Your summary appears here as you answer the items.
This summary is based on the answers you gave; your site has not been analyzed automatically. Visibility in AI answers or any particular result is not guaranteed.
Your own mini measurement
AI answers can change even for the same question. Do not rely on a single attempt; run a small but regular measurement.
- Start with three questions. Write three questions your customer would ask and use the same ones every month.
- Separate branded and unbranded questions. Branded: "What kind of company is [Brand]?" Unbranded: "What are the best options for [product type]?" Evaluate the two separately.
- Record the conditions of each attempt. Date, language, region, the platform used, and whether web search was on.
- Ask each question at least twice, in new sessions. Answers can vary.
- Save the raw answers and sources. Report the result as "observed in this sample". Example: "our name appeared in 2 of 6 attempts" (example data, not your result).
If you would rather not assess the items on your own, TalyNext's AI Visibility Report reviews how your business appears in AI answers and delivers an actionable roadmap.
Sources
talynext.com · AI Visibility Pre-Check Checklist