AI Readiness Audit
The AI Readiness audit checks the technical foundation that decides whether AI engines can reach, read, and cite your site. Rankry runs 36 checks across six categories, scores each category, assigns an overall grade, and lists the specific issues to fix. You find it in the AI Readiness view.
What this page covers
Section titled “What this page covers”- What the audit checks
- The six categories
- How to read the result
- Best practices and limitations
The six categories
Section titled “The six categories”| Category | What it checks |
|---|---|
| Crawl Accessibility | robots.txt, AI bot access, training-bot control, content signals |
| Rendering and Delivery | server-rendered content, compression, performance signals |
| Structured Identity | Organization and LocalBusiness schema |
| Content Architecture | titles, meta descriptions, header hierarchy, semantic HTML |
| Citation Readiness | definitions and sourced claims, analyzed with NLP |
| Authority and Freshness | update dates, author attribution, content authenticity |
Each check returns pass, partial, or fail. The overall grade runs from A to F based on the score and the mix of results.
How to read the result
Section titled “How to read the result”Start with the category scores and the top issues. Failing checks in Crawl Accessibility and Rendering are the most decisive, because content cannot help if AI engines cannot read it.
Best practices
Section titled “Best practices”- Fix crawl and rendering issues first, then identity and architecture, then citation and authority signals.
- Serve critical content as server-rendered HTML so AI crawlers can read it.
- Keep update dates and author attribution machine-readable on content pages.
- Re-run the audit after each fix to confirm the check now passes.
Limitations
Section titled “Limitations”The audit assesses technical readiness, not content quality. A page can pass every check and still need better content to earn recommendations. Audit runs are limited per plan.
Frequently asked questions
Section titled “Frequently asked questions”How many checks does the audit run?
Section titled “How many checks does the audit run?”36 checks across six categories.
Why fix readiness before content?
Section titled “Why fix readiness before content?”If AI crawlers cannot read a page, no content on it can help. Readiness is the foundation visibility is built on.
Does it tell me how to fix issues?
Section titled “Does it tell me how to fix issues?”Yes. Each finding includes what is wrong and the recommended fix. Code-level fix suggestions are available on Pro.