What exactly is AiVIS Cite Ledger?

AiVIS Cite Ledger is an evidence-backed AI citation audit and remediation system. It measures how AI models, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google AI, interpret, trust, and cite your web content. The result is a 0–100 CITE LEDGER score across seven weighted dimensions, with BRAG evidence-linked findings and prioritized fixes.

How is this different from Semrush, Ahrefs, or Clearscope?

Traditional SEO tools optimize for keyword ranking in traditional search results. AiVIS Cite Ledger audits citation readiness, the specific signals that determine whether AI answer engines retrieve and cite your content. A page can rank #1 on Google and be completely invisible to AI answer synthesis.

What is BRAG and how does it make findings trustworthy?

BRAG stands for Based-Retrieval-Auditable-Grading. It ties every audit finding to a real, traceable element on your page, a specific heading, schema block, meta tag, or content section, each carrying a unique evidence ID. You can open the element, verify the finding, and recheck it after a fix. No black boxes.

Is the free tier genuinely useful, or just a teaser?

The Observer (free) plan gives you a full composite CITE LEDGER score and all seven dimension letter grades, so you can see exactly where you stand and which categories are hurting you. BRAG evidence IDs and prioritized fix packs require a paid plan. Three audits per month, no credit card.

Broken Internal Links Hurt AI Crawling | AiVIS Cite Ledger

AI crawlers navigate your site by following links. Every broken link is a dead end that prevents discovery of the content behind it.

How Broken Links Affect AI

AI crawlers follow internal links to discover pages beyond your homepage and sitemap. Broken links (404, 500 errors) stop this discovery process dead.

A chain of broken links can make entire sections of your site unreachable to AI crawlers, even if those pages are perfectly healthy.

Finding Broken Links

Run an AiVIS Cite Ledger audit to identify pages that return errors when AI crawlers follow internal links.

Check for links to deleted pages, renamed URLs without redirects, and hardcoded URLs that changed during site updates.

Fixing the Problem

Implement 301 redirects for any page that moved to a new URL. Never delete a page without redirecting its old URL.

Audit internal links regularly, especially after CMS updates, URL restructuring, or content migrations.

Use relative links where possible to avoid domain-change breakage.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do broken links affect AI visibility?: Yes, broken links prevent AI crawlers from reaching content, reducing the total number of pages available for citation.
How do I find all broken links on my site?: Run an AiVIS Cite Ledger audit which checks link health, or use a dedicated crawler tool to scan your entire site for 404 and 500 response codes.
Should I use 301 or 302 redirects?: Use 301 (permanent) redirects for moved content. 302 (temporary) redirects are for truly temporary moves, AI crawlers may not follow them consistently.