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AEOrank

Quick Start

Get your AEO score and generated files in four steps.

Prerequisites

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  • Node.js 20 or later
  • A website URL to scan

Step 1: Run your first scan

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No installation needed. Run this command in your terminal:

Terminal window
npx aeorank-cli scan https://your-site.com

AEOrank will crawl up to 50 pages, analyze your site’s structure, and generate your score.

Step 2: Review your score

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You’ll see output like this:

Scanning https://your-site.com...
✓ Fetched 12 pages in 3.2s
✓ Analyzed structure and schema
✓ Generated 8 files


AEO Score: 42/100 (D)


Dimension              Score  Status
─────────────────────────────────────
llms.txt Presence        0    ✗ fail
Schema.org Markup       65    ⚠ warn
AI Crawler Access       30    ✗ fail
Content Structure       80    ✓ pass
Answer-First Format     45    ⚠ warn
FAQ & Speakable         20    ✗ fail
E-E-A-T Signals         60    ⚠ warn
Meta Descriptions       70    ✓ pass
Sitemap Presence        90    ✓ pass
HTTPS & Redirects      100    ✓ pass
Page Freshness          50    ⚠ warn
Citation Anchors        10    ✗ fail


→ 8 files written to ./aeo-output/

Each dimension is scored 0-10 and weighted by importance. See 12 Dimensions for details on what each one measures.

Step 3: Check your generated files

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AEOrank writes 8 files to ./aeo-output/ by default:

FileWhat it does
llms.txtTells AI models what your site is about
llms-full.txtFull-text version for comprehensive AI indexing
CLAUDE.mdRepository context for AI coding assistants
schema.jsonOrganization + WebSite + FAQ structured data
robots-patch.txtDirectives for AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, etc.)
faq-blocks.htmlSpeakable FAQ schema markup
citation-anchors.htmlHeading anchors for AI citations
sitemap-ai.xmlAI-optimized sitemap

See Generated Files for detailed documentation on each file.

Step 4: Deploy the files

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Copy the generated files to your website:

  1. llms.txt and llms-full.txt → root of your site (next to robots.txt)
  2. schema.json → embed as a <script type="application/ld+json"> tag in your HTML head
  3. robots-patch.txt → append the directives to your existing robots.txt
  4. faq-blocks.html and citation-anchors.html → add to relevant pages
  5. sitemap-ai.xml → root of your site, reference in robots.txt

Run the scan again after deploying to see your score improve.

Next steps

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