How does the technical audit check sitemap completeness?

The audit compares URLs in your sitemap.xml against pages discovered by crawling. It checks for missing URLs, stale lastmod timestamps that don't reflect actual changes, incorrect priority values, and orphaned entries pointing to deleted pages. A complete, accurate sitemap ensures AI crawlers discover every page you want indexed.

What are the 48 AEO criteria?

The 48 criteria are organized into 5 pillars with fixed target shares: Answer Readiness 40%, Content Structure 25%, Trust & Authority 15%, Technical Foundation 10%, and AI Discovery 10%. Inside those pillars, criteria cover topic coherence, original data, depth, fact density, direct answers, Q&A structure, entity authority, freshness, visible dates, schema, semantic HTML, extraction friction, llms.txt, robots.txt, licensing, canonicals, sitemap coverage, and RSS. Each criterion is scored 0–10, converted into an effective weight after confidence and overlap controls, then rolled into the final score.

What are audit versions and how do they work?

Each time we re-audit a domain, a new version is created. You can view any previous version and compare two side by side to see exactly which criteria changed. This is how you measure the impact of your AEO work over time.

Can I compare my AEO Site Rank over time?

Yes. Every audit is versioned. You can see exactly how your score changed between audits — which criteria improved, which declined, and the overall trajectory. This is how you measure the impact of your AEO work.

Can I track my AI visibility over time?

Yes. Each visibility analysis is versioned. You can track how citation rates, competitor positions, and query coverage shift over time. Regular monitoring catches visibility drops early, measures the impact of AEO improvements, and keeps you ahead of competitors who are also optimizing.

congruity360.com - AEO Audit Report | 61/100

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Moderate AI visibility with 30 of 48 criteria passing. Biggest gap: sitemap completeness.

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Scoring Methodology

How Your AEO Site Rank Is Calculated

A weighted average of 48 deterministic criteria. Each scored 0-10, each with a specific weight. No AI judgment calls - every point is traceable.

Moderate visibilityOut of 100 possible points

The Formula

Score = sum(criterion_score / 10 * weight * 100) / sum(weights)

Each criterion is scored 0-10 by deterministic checks, multiplied by its weight, and summed to produce a 0-100 overall score.

Your Score Breakdown

Content9 criteria

Q&A Content Format15%8/10+12.0

FAQ Sections10%4/10+4.0

Original Data10%10/10+10.0

Content Freshness7%7/10+4.9

Direct Answer Paragraphs7%7/10+4.9

Fact & Data Density5%10/10+5.0

Definition Patterns4%5/10+2.0

Query-Answer Alignment8%7/10+5.6

Content Cannibalization5%7/10+3.5

Subtotal71%+51.9

Structure5 criteria

Schema.org JSON-LD15%10/10+15.0

Clean, Crawlable HTML10%9/10+9.0

Semantic HTML55%7/10+3.5

Table & List Extractability7%9/10+6.3

Schema Coverage3%10/10+3.0

Subtotal40%+36.8

Discovery5 criteria

llms.txt10%10/10+10.0

robots.txt for AI5%5/10+2.5

Internal Linking10%9/10+9.0

Sitemap Completeness5%0/10+0.0

RSS/Atom Feed3%10/10+3.0

Subtotal33%+24.5

Trust Signals6 criteria

Entity Authority10%8/10+8.0

Content Licensing4%2/10+0.8

Author & Expert Schema4%9/10+3.6

Canonical URL4%10/10+4.0

Content Velocity3%0/10+0.0

Visible Date Signals4%10/10+4.0

Subtotal29%+20.4

Overall Score100%61/100

Score Ranges

86-100AI-first content architecture

71-85Strong AI visibility

56-70Moderate visibility

41-55Weak visibility

26-40Minimal visibility

0-25Not on the radar

Key Points

Topic Coherence carries the highest weight at 14%, followed by Original Data at 10%, across 48 total criteria.

No HTTPS means Clean HTML is capped at 3/10, costing approximately 3-4 overall points.

Every criterion uses deterministic checks. Same site, same audit, same score - every time.

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Citation Avg

Answer Readiness

~40% weight

7/10

Content Structure

~25% weight

7/10

Trust & Authority

~15% weight

7/10

Technical Foundation

~10% weight

6/10

AI Discovery

~10% weight

5/10

Verdict

Moderate AEO readiness at 61/100 with significant gaps to address. Key strengths include llms.txt File, Schema.org Structured Data, and Original Data & Expert Analysis. Priority gaps: Sitemap Completeness, Content Publishing Velocity, and Speakable Schema.

Top priorities

Sitemap CompletenessDiscovery+10 pts

Content Publishing VelocityDiscovery+10 pts

Speakable SchemaTechnical+10 pts

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How to Improve

Current

61/100

Projected

84/100

35Total Fixes

8Quick Wins

~64hEst. Effort

Quick Wins

Configure robots.txt for AI crawlersBuild FAQ sections with schemaAdd definition-style contentAdd ai.txt and content licensingImprove citation-ready writing qualityPackage evidence for AI enginesClarify entity boundariesReduce extraction friction

Fix

Impact

Effort

Create complete sitemap.xml

Generate a comprehensive sitemap with lastmod dates for all important pages.

critical

medium

Create complete sitemap.xml

critical|medium

Reduce render-blocking resources

Minimize blocking scripts and stylesheets in <head> to improve content availability for AI crawlers.

critical

medium

Reduce render-blocking resources

critical|medium

Configure robots.txt for AI crawlers

Update robots.txt to explicitly allow AI crawlers and include sitemap directive.

high

trivial

Configure robots.txt for AI crawlers

high|trivial

Add internationalization signals

Implement hreflang tags and lang attributes so AI engines serve the correct language version when answering queries.

critical

medium

Add internationalization signals

critical|medium

Reduce document weight

Trim oversized HTML, excessive DOM nodes, and large inline payloads that slow AI crawlers.

medium

low

Reduce document weight

medium|low

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Score Breakdown

Criteria

Status

Potential

Score

Sitemap Completeness

critical+10 pts0/10

Content Publishing Velocity

critical+10 pts0/10

Speakable Schema

critical+10 pts0/10

Methodology Transparency

critical+9 pts1/10

Image Context for AI

critical+9 pts1/10

Page Speed: Load Blockers

critical+9 pts1/10

Content Licensing & AI Permissions

critical+8 pts2/10

Creator Transparency

critical+8 pts2/10

First-Hand Experience Signals

critical+7 pts3/10

Answer-First Placement

critical+7 pts3/10

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URLCitationSiteIn-linksCategoryIssuesWords

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F30

content

2,679

www.congruity360.com/company/work-with-usF30

Work with Us | Congruity360

www.congruity360.com/blog/your-guide-to-building-a-data-r...Your Guide to Building a Data Retention Policy - Congruity 360

F36

content

2,305

www.congruity360.com/blog/your-guide-to-building-a-data-r...F36

Your Guide to Building a Data Retention Policy - Congruity 360

www.congruity360.com/companyIdentify and Classify ROT Data as Your Data Grows | Congruity360

F35

content

1,791

www.congruity360.com/companyF35

Identify and Classify ROT Data as Your Data Grows | Congruity360

www.congruity360.com/smart-data-challengeSmart Data Insights | Congruity360

D48

content

1,632

www.congruity360.com/smart-data-challengeD48

Smart Data Insights | Congruity360

www.congruity360.com/smart-data-challengeSmart Data Insights | Congruity360

D48

content

1,632

www.congruity360.com/smart-data-challengeD48

Smart Data Insights | Congruity360

www.congruity360.com/our-platform-solutions/comply360Comply360 | Congruity360

D42

content

1,616

www.congruity360.com/our-platform-solutions/comply360D42

Comply360 | Congruity360

www.congruity360.com/our-platform-solutions/features/fismaData Management for FISMA Compliance

F36

content

1,514

www.congruity360.com/our-platform-solutions/features/fismaF36

Data Management for FISMA Compliance

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Criterion

Delta

Evidence Packaging

5/10

4/10

-1

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Criteria1/10

Methodology Transparency: Show Your Work So AI Trusts Your Claims

AI engines distrust content that makes claims without explaining how those claims were derived. "Our product is rated #1" means nothing without methodology. "We tested 12 platforms over 6 weeks using 4 criteria" means everything. Methodology Transparency measures whether your content shows the process behind its conclusions.

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