Optimize your content for Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Bing Copilot. Generative Engine Optimization analysis including AI crawler accessibility, llms.txt compliance, passage-level citability scoring, and platform-specific optimization. AI Overviews now reach 1.5 billion users per month across 200+ countries.
When you run /seo geo, Claude SEO analyzes your content across 5 weighted dimensions that determine how likely AI search platforms are to cite your pages. The analysis produces a GEO Readiness Score with platform-specific breakdowns for Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Bing Copilot.
AI-referred sessions grew 527% between January and May 2025 (SparkToro). ChatGPT now has 900 million weekly active users, and Perplexity handles 500+ million monthly queries. Optimizing for these platforms is no longer optional.
What gets analyzed
The GEO analysis evaluates 5 dimensions that determine AI citability. Brand mentions now correlate 3x more strongly with AI visibility than backlinks, according to an Ahrefs December 2025 study of 75,000 brands. Only 11% of domains are cited by both ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews for the same query, so platform-specific optimization is essential.
25%
CITABILITY SCORE
Identifies 134-167 word self-contained answer blocks with specific facts and statistics. Checks for direct answers in the first 40-60 words, quotable sentences, and claims attributed with sources.
20%
STRUCTURAL READABILITY
Heading hierarchy analysis, question-based headings, short paragraphs (2-4 sentences), tables for comparative data, FAQ sections. 92% of AI Overview citations come from top-10 ranking pages.
15%
MULTI-MODAL CONTENT
Content with multi-modal elements sees 156% higher selection rates. Checks for text paired with images, video, infographics, charts, and interactive elements like calculators or tools.
20%
AUTHORITY AND BRAND SIGNALS
Author bylines with credentials, publication dates, citations to primary sources, entity presence on Wikipedia, Reddit, YouTube, LinkedIn. YouTube mentions show the strongest correlation (~0.737) with AI citations.
20%
TECHNICAL ACCESSIBILITY
AI crawlers do not execute JavaScript. Checks server-side rendering, AI crawler access in robots.txt (9 crawlers), llms.txt file presence, and RSL 1.0 licensing terms compliance.
The GEO Readiness Score measures how well your content is optimized for AI-powered search platforms. Each dimension reflects real-world citation patterns observed across Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Bing Copilot.
CITABILITY
25%
READABILITY
20%
AUTHORITY
20%
TECHNICAL
20%
MULTI-MODAL
15%
Output file
The analysis produces a single comprehensive file:
GEO-ANALYSIS.md - GEO Readiness Score, platform breakdown (Google AIO, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Bing Copilot), AI crawler access status, llms.txt status, brand mention analysis, passage-level citability findings, SSR check, and top 5 highest-impact changes
The analysis checks AI crawler access, evaluates citability of your content passages, audits your llms.txt file, and scores your readiness across all major AI search platforms.
Quick wins the analysis identifies
Add "What is [topic]?" definitions in the first 60 words of each section
Create 134-167 word self-contained answer blocks for key topics
Add question-based H2/H3 headings that match query patterns
Include specific statistics with sources for citability
Allow key AI crawlers in robots.txt (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot)
Create a /llms.txt file with structured content guidance
Implement Person schema for authors with sameAs links to external profiles
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QUESTIONS ABOUT GEO ANALYSIS
GEO is the discipline of optimizing content specifically for AI-generated answers. It focuses on making your content citable by AI search platforms like Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Bing Copilot. Key GEO signals include quotability, attribution, structural readability, and brand mention presence across platforms.
Claude SEO scans your robots.txt for 9 known AI crawlers: GPTBot, OAI-SearchBot, ChatGPT-User (OpenAI), ClaudeBot, anthropic-ai (Anthropic), PerplexityBot (Perplexity), CCBot (Common Crawl), Bytespider (ByteDance), and cohere-ai (Cohere). It reports which crawlers are allowed and which are blocked, with specific recommendations for AI search visibility.
The optimal passage length for AI citation is 134-167 words. These self-contained answer blocks should include specific facts or statistics, be extractable without additional context, and provide a direct answer within the first 40-60 words of the section.
Yes. According to an Ahrefs December 2025 study of 75,000 brands, brand mentions correlate 3x more strongly with AI visibility than backlinks. YouTube mentions show the strongest correlation at approximately 0.737, while Domain Rating (backlinks) shows only a 0.266 correlation. Only 11% of domains are cited by both ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews for the same query.
llms.txt is an emerging standard that provides AI crawlers with structured content guidance about your site. Placed at the root of your domain (/llms.txt), it includes your site title, description, main sections with page URLs, and key facts. It helps AI systems understand and cite your content more accurately.
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