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What Google, OpenAI, and the rest of agent search just changed — and what to do about it.

Google's Site Reputation Tightens; Platform Properties Now Track Social-First Discovery

August 31, 2026

Google just made two moves that reshape how we think about agent-readiness and content distribution. The site reputation policy got stricter https://developers.google.com/search/blog/2026/08/update-si...

Google's Site Reputation Crackdown Hits Agent-Ready Content Farms Hard

August 30, 2026

When Google updated its site reputation policy https://developers.google.com/search/blog/2026/08/update-site-reputation-policy last month, the language was clinical: "stop a practice where third-party...

Dynamic Agent-Readiness Scoring: Why Static Checklists Fail

April 18, 2026

We rebuilt our scoring engine around a BusinessContextProfile that detects your business, platform, maturity, and audience.

AI SEO Tools Compared: What Actually Works for AI Visibility in 2026

March 15, 2026

Traditional SEO tools like Ahrefs and SEMrush were built for Google. AI visibility requires different capabilities.

How to Track AI Citations: A Practical Guide for Businesses

March 15, 2026

Step-by-step guide to monitoring when ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity mention your business.

What is AI Visibility Monitoring? The Complete Guide

March 15, 2026

AI visibility monitoring tracks how your business appears and is recommended by AI systems.

MSP-1: The New Semantic Metadata Standard That Tells AI Who You Are

March 11, 2026

MSP-1 metadata at /.well-known/msp.json declares your identity, intent, and trust signals.

How ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity Decide Who to Recommend

March 10, 2026

AI models use structured files, factual density, and trust signals — not PageRank — to decide who to cite.

The Complete Guide to AI Discovery Files: Every File Your Website Needs

March 8, 2026

The definitive reference to 11 AI discovery files that make your website discoverable by AI agents.

How AI Coding Agents Are Changing SEO Implementation

March 8, 2026

AI coding agents like Cursor, Claude Code, and Replit can implement SEO fixes in minutes instead of weeks.

New: llms-full.txt, ai.txt, AI Citation Check, and Enhanced Scoring

March 5, 2026

Two new discovery files, a premium AI Citation Check, 7-category scoring, and more.

Your Competitors Are Already Visible to AI -- Are You?

March 2, 2026

While you focus on Google rankings, your competitors are making themselves discoverable to AI agents.

AGENTS.md Explained: Making Your Business Readable by AI Agents

February 26, 2026

AGENTS.md is a Markdown file that gives AI agents detailed instructions for representing your business.

AI-First SEO: The New Rules for Being Discovered Online

February 22, 2026

From structured data to factual density, the new playbook for AI models, agents, and search.

How AI Agents Are Replacing Traditional Search for Local Businesses

February 18, 2026

Autonomous agents discover, evaluate, and recommend services — here is what that means for your business.

What is llms.txt and Why Every Business Needs One

February 14, 2026

llms.txt is a standard that tells AI models about your business. Learn what it is and how it works.