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AI Agent Readiness Checker

See whether AI agents can read your site, whether ChatGPT is likely to cite you, and what to fix first.

  • 12 technical access checks
  • 15 ChatGPT citation prompts
  • Semrush authority context
You have 3 / 3 free checks left for today.

Check If AI Crawlers Can Read Your Site

Pages AI crawlers can’t reach rarely get cited. The checker reviews robots.txt, HTTPS, noindex tags, and raw HTML so you can spot crawl blockers fast.

  • Check robots.txt, HTTPS, and noindex tags
  • Check access for GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, and other AI crawlers
  • Check whether visible content appears in raw HTML
  • See your Agent Access score
Main score card showing Agent Access and AI Citation Score

Test Your Visibility in ChatGPT Answers

The report runs 15 brand, discovery, and comparison prompts, then shows when ChatGPT mentions, cites, or skips your site.

  • Review brand, discovery, and comparison prompts
  • See when your brand is cited or mentioned
  • Spot answers that mention competitors instead
  • Review the ChatGPT summary and surfaced sites
Prompt results table with citation status labels

Check the Technical Signals AI Systems Use

Page copy is only one signal. This report checks llms.txt, schema, XML sitemap references, sameAs links, and freshness dates.

  • Check for llms.txt and XML sitemap references
  • Confirm JSON-LD schema and sameAs links
  • Check for a freshness date in structured data
  • Find setup gaps before rewriting your content
Technical readiness checklist with pass, warning, and failed rows

Turn Your Score Into Next Steps

The report splits your score into Agent Access and AI Citation. Use the split to find crawl access issues, citation issues, or both.

  • See your overall AI Agent Readiness Score
  • Compare technical access and citation performance
  • Review pass, warning, and failed checks
  • Follow tips linked to each technical issue
Score breakdown with technical checks and recommended fixes

Add Semrush Context to Your AI Report

The report pulls Semrush Authority Score and category data so you can compare access, citation, and authority signals side by side.

  • Pull Semrush Authority Score for your domain
  • Identify your market category automatically
  • See when competitors appear instead of your site
  • Use Authority Score as context for prioritizing fixes
Authority and competitor context card

Go Deeper With Semrush One

This free checker tests one domain and 15 ChatGPT prompts. Semrush One combines the SEO Toolkit and AI Visibility Toolkit to track Google rankings, AI visibility, and competitor gaps in one workflow.

  • Track AI mentions and citations over time
  • Monitor AI answers across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews
  • Audit technical and on-page SEO issues across your site
  • Research keywords and AI prompts from the same dashboard
Semrush One

AI Agent Readiness FAQ

Yes. You can run free checks without creating an account or entering a credit card.

It checks AI crawler access and shows when ChatGPT mentions or cites your site in tested prompts. The report includes technical access checks, ChatGPT prompt results, and next steps to review.

AI agent readiness measures how easy it is for AI systems to access your pages and use them in AI answers. A ready site gives crawlers access, uses structured data, keeps pages indexable, and keeps core content easy for AI to access.

The score combines Agent Access and AI Citation. Agent Access looks at robots.txt, indexability, raw HTML, schema, and related crawl signals. AI Citation checks when ChatGPT mentions or cites your site in the tested prompts.

Agent Access shows if AI crawlers can reach your site and read the signals around your content. It checks robots.txt, HTTPS, indexability, raw HTML content, XML sitemaps, llms.txt, and schema markup.

AI Citation Score shows how often your site appears in ChatGPT responses. A higher score means your site appeared in more tested prompts.

No. AI systems choose sources based on relevance, authority, content quality, and access. This tool shows if your current setup is helping or getting in the way.

Not always. But an llms.txt file can give AI systems a structured summary of your most important URLs and topics. The checker flags if one exists at your site root.

This free checker gives you a readiness report for one domain. Semrush One combines the SEO Toolkit and AI Visibility Toolkit for search rankings, AI visibility, prompt tracking, and competitor research.

Start with blockers that prevent access, like robots.txt restrictions, noindex tags, missing HTTPS, or important content missing from raw HTML. Then work on structured data, freshness, and pages that answer common research or buying questions.

Run the checker after major site updates, template changes, robots.txt edits, schema updates, or content refreshes. You can also use it monthly to catch crawl or citation issues early.