# AI Ready Check

> Free checker that shows whether AI assistants can read a website. It tests llms.txt, AI crawler access in robots.txt, JSON-LD schema, sitemap, meta description, and text readable without JavaScript.

## Pages
- [Checker](https://checkaiready.com/)
- [AI readiness leaderboard](https://checkaiready.com/leaderboard/): real scores for SaaS and trades software sites, data at https://checkaiready.com/leaderboard.json
- [State of AI readiness](https://checkaiready.com/state-of-ai-readiness)
- [llms.txt checker](https://checkaiready.com/llms-txt-checker)
- [llms.txt validator](https://checkaiready.com/llms-txt-validator)
- [AI crawler robots.txt checker](https://checkaiready.com/ai-crawler-robots-txt-checker)
- [Free AI readiness badge](https://checkaiready.com/badge)
- [Deep report and AI visibility monitor (paid)](https://checkaiready.com/pro)
- [Pricing](https://checkaiready.com/pricing)
- [Agency plans](https://checkaiready.com/agencies)
- [llms.txt generator](https://checkaiready.com/llms-txt-generator)
- [AI crawler user agents](https://checkaiready.com/ai-crawlers/)
- [llms.txt for WordPress](https://checkaiready.com/llms-txt-wordpress)
- [llms.txt for Shopify](https://checkaiready.com/llms-txt-shopify)
- [llms.txt for Next.js](https://checkaiready.com/llms-txt-nextjs)
- [llms.txt for static sites](https://checkaiready.com/llms-txt-static-site)

## Data
- [State of AI readiness JSON](https://checkaiready.com/state-of-ai-readiness.json)
- API: https://checkaiready.com/api/check?domain=example.com (rate limited, returns JSON)

## For AI agents
- MCP server (Streamable HTTP, read-only, no auth): https://tradeswithai.com/mcp
- Tools: search_trade_tools, get_trade_tool, compare_trade_tools, search_saas_vendors, get_vendor_pricing, recent_price_changes
- OpenAPI (GPT Actions): https://tradeswithai.com/openapi.json
- Server card: https://tradeswithai.com/mcp/server-card
- Discovery: /.well-known/ai-catalog.json
- Docs: https://tradeswithai.com/agents/

## Guides (published)
- [AI crawlers in robots.txt: GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot rules (2026)](https://checkaiready.com/guides/ai-crawlers-robots-txt/): Which AI bots read robots.txt, what blocking each one costs you, and copy-paste rules to allow search but block training. Sourced from vendor docs.
- [AI search monitoring tools: what they track and what they cost (2026)](https://checkaiready.com/guides/ai-search-monitoring-tools/): AI search monitoring tools fall into two groups: prompt trackers that log citations, and site monitors that check if AI crawlers can read you. What each does and when you need it.
- [AI SEO audit checklist: 12 checks for AI search (2026)](https://checkaiready.com/guides/ai-seo-audit-checklist/): A 12 point AI SEO audit checklist: AI crawler rules, llms.txt, schema, sitemap, page text, and citations. Run the free check, followed by the $19 deep report.
- [AI visibility audit: how to check if ChatGPT can see your site (2026)](https://checkaiready.com/guides/ai-visibility-audit-checklist/): An AI visibility audit in 5 tests: crawler access, raw HTML, sitemap, llms.txt and schema, plus the buyer questions. Free check, $19 deep report, $29 a month monitor.
- [AI visibility for dentists: get your practice named when patients ask ChatGPT (2026)](https://checkaiready.com/guides/ai-visibility-for-dentists/): How ChatGPT picks a dentist near me, the Dentist schema a practice site needs, and what we found when we scanned 18 dental practice websites.
- [AI visibility for gyms and fitness studios: get named when people ask ChatGPT (2026)](https://checkaiready.com/guides/ai-visibility-for-gyms-and-fitness-studios/): How ChatGPT picks a gym or studio, the ExerciseGym schema a site needs, which crawlers to allow, and what we found when we scanned 15 gym websites.
- [AI visibility for hair salons and barbers: get named when clients ask ChatGPT (2026)](https://checkaiready.com/guides/ai-visibility-for-hair-salons-and-barbers/): How ChatGPT picks a salon or barbershop, the HairSalon schema a site needs, and what we found when we scanned 17 salon and barbershop websites.
- [AI visibility for HVAC companies: how to show up when people ask ChatGPT for AC repair (2026)](https://checkaiready.com/guides/ai-visibility-for-hvac-companies/): How ChatGPT answers 'AC repair near me', the service area schema HVAC sites need, and what we found when we scanned 21 local HVAC websites.
- [AI visibility for landscapers and lawn care companies: get named when people ask ChatGPT (2026)](https://checkaiready.com/guides/ai-visibility-for-landscapers/): How ChatGPT answers 'lawn care near me', the schema a lawn care site needs when schema.org has no landscaper type, and what we found on 22 local lawn care websites.
- [AI visibility for law firms: get your firm named when clients ask ChatGPT (2026)](https://checkaiready.com/guides/ai-visibility-for-law-firms/): How ChatGPT finds a lawyer near me, the LegalService schema a law firm site needs, the ethics rule that covers it, and what we found on 21 small law firm websites.
- [AI visibility for restaurants and cafés: get named when people ask ChatGPT where to eat (2026)](https://checkaiready.com/guides/ai-visibility-for-restaurants-and-cafes/): How ChatGPT picks a restaurant or coffee shop, the Restaurant schema with menu and hours, and what we found when we scanned 19 restaurant and café websites.
- [AI visibility for roofing contractors: storm season, reviews, and the sources ChatGPT cites (2026)](https://checkaiready.com/guides/ai-visibility-for-roofing-contractors/): How ChatGPT answers 'storm damage roofer near me', how to handle reviews and schema, and what we found when we scanned 17 local roofing websites.
- [Does ChatGPT recommend my plumbing business? How to check and fix it (2026)](https://checkaiready.com/guides/does-chatgpt-recommend-my-plumbing-business/): How ChatGPT finds local plumbers, the 3 checks that decide if it can read your site, and what we found when we scanned 25 local trades websites.
- [How to get cited by Claude: the 3 Anthropic bots and what to allow (2026)](https://checkaiready.com/guides/how-to-get-cited-by-claude/): Anthropic says blocking Claude-SearchBot or Claude-User may reduce your visibility in Claude's search results. What to allow, what to skip, and what 467 software sites do.
- [How to rank in AI Overviews: what Google says, in 6 checks (2026)](https://checkaiready.com/guides/how-to-rank-in-ai-overviews/): Google says there are no extra requirements to appear in AI Overviews. The 6 checks that decide it, the settings that remove you, and what 467 software sites miss.
- [How to rank in Gemini: get your site used in Google Gemini answers (2026)](https://checkaiready.com/guides/how-to-rank-in-gemini/): Google says some Gemini answers are grounded on Google Search results, and Google-Extended controls that use. The 5 checks, the robots.txt rule, and how to see Gemini's sources.
- [How to rank in Perplexity: what its crawler docs say, in 6 checks (2026)](https://checkaiready.com/guides/how-to-rank-in-perplexity/): Perplexity says to allow PerplexityBot and its IP ranges if you want your site in its answers. The 6 checks, the firewall rules, and what 467 software sites do.
- [How to see which Springfield, MO businesses ChatGPT recommends (2026)](https://checkaiready.com/guides/how-to-see-which-springfield-mo-businesses-chatgpt-recommends/): A 15-minute weekly method to check which Springfield, MO plumbers, HVAC, roofing, and lawn care companies ChatGPT names, plus what we found on 14 local websites.
- [How to show up in ChatGPT search results: 7 steps (2026)](https://checkaiready.com/guides/how-to-show-up-in-chatgpt-search/): What OpenAI says decides if ChatGPT search can show your site, the robots.txt and firewall settings to check, and what 467 software sites get wrong.
- [llms.txt example and format: how to write one that passes (2026)](https://checkaiready.com/guides/llms-txt-example/): The llms.txt format, a copy-ready example, and the 5 mistakes we see most. Based on the llmstxt.org spec and checks of 49 SaaS sites.
- [Schema markup for AI search: what to add and what to skip (2026)](https://checkaiready.com/guides/schema-markup-for-ai-search/): Which schema types help AI search and AI Overviews read your pages, copy-ready JSON-LD for 4 page types, and the mistakes to avoid.

## More for AI agents
- [Full text for LLMs](https://checkaiready.com/llms-full.txt): main text of every indexable page