What is AI search visibility and why does it matter?

AI search visibility is the degree to which an AI system; such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude or Google Gemini Overviews; can parse, trust and cite your website content in generated answers. A page that scores poorly for AI search visibility is unlikely to appear as a source or citation in AI generated responses, regardless of its traditional search ranking. AI search visibility depends on structured data quality, heading clarity, content depth, metadata completeness and machine readable formatting.

How does AiVIS.biz calculate a search visibility score?

AiVIS.biz runs a multi-stage audit pipeline: it crawls the target URL with a real browser, extracts structural signals (headings, schema, meta tags, body content, links), runs technical checks, then passes the evidence to a primary AI model for scoring. On Signal and Score Fix tiers, a second AI model peer-critiques the findings and a third validates the final result. The 0-100 CITE LEDGER score is a weighted composite across seven dimensions: Schema and Structured Data (20%), Content Depth (18%), Technical Trust (15%), Meta Tags and Open Graph (15%), AI Readability (12%), Heading Structure (10%), and Security and Trust (10%). Each finding is tied back to real page evidence.

What is the difference between AiVIS.biz and traditional query and answer engine tools?

Traditional SEO tools optimize for search engine crawlers and ranking signals like backlinks or keyword density. AiVIS.biz focuses specifically on answer engine readiness; whether AI systems can extract, trust and cite your content in generated responses. AiVIS.biz evaluates machine readability, entity clarity, schema coverage and citability rather than link authority. Every recommendation is evidence-linked, meaning it references the specific crawled signal that triggered it, not a generic checklist. The platform also tracks brand presence across citation sources and discussion platforms: Answer Engine Optimization (AEO).

What sources does brand mention tracking monitor?

Brand mention tracking scans 19 public sources: Reddit, Hacker News, Mastodon, DuckDuckGo site search, Bing site search, Google News RSS, GitHub repositories, Quora, Product Hunt, Stack Overflow, Wikipedia, Dev.to, Medium, YouTube, Lobsters, Bluesky, Twitter/X, Lemmy and GitHub Discussions. Available on the Alignment tier and above.

What plans does AiVIS.biz offer and what is included?

AiVIS.biz offers five tiers. Observer (free) includes 3 scans per month powered by open-weight AI models. Starter ($15/month) includes 15 scans per month with full recommendations, implementation code, PDF exports, and shareable links. Alignment (Core, $49/month) includes 60 scans per month with paid AI models, competitor tracking, brand mention scanning, reverse engineering tools, and WebMCP access. Signal (Pro, $149/month) includes 200 scans per month with a triple-check pipeline, citation testing, niche ranking, scheduled citation tests, team workspaces with 25 seats, full MCP/API access, and white-label reports. Score Fix (AutoFix PR, $299 one-time) uses higher capacity models and generates automated GitHub PRs with 250 credits.

Why Claude Can't Find My Website | AiVIS.biz

Claude (by Anthropic) combines training data with real-time web access via ClaudeBot. If Claude gives wrong or missing information about your site, the extraction pipeline is failing.

How Claude accesses web content

Claude uses two pathways: pre-trained knowledge (from its training corpus) and real-time web access via ClaudeBot. The training corpus captures a snapshot of the web — if your content was not well-structured at the time of training, Claude's base knowledge may be incomplete or incorrect.

ClaudeBot respects robots.txt directives. If your robots.txt blocks Anthropic's crawler (User-agent: ClaudeBot or User-agent: anthropic-ai), Claude cannot access your content for real-time responses.

Common reasons Claude misses your site

ClaudeBot blocked in robots.txt. Your site was poorly structured at training time and no fresh crawl updates have occurred. Client-side rendering delivers empty HTML to ClaudeBot. Missing entity metadata prevents Claude from attributing content to your domain.

Fixing Claude access

Allow ClaudeBot in robots.txt. Ensure server-side rendering. Add Organization and Article JSON-LD. Write clear, attributable content. Run an AiVIS.biz audit to identify the specific gaps in your extraction readiness for Claude and other models.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Claude use a different crawler than ChatGPT?: Yes. Claude uses ClaudeBot (or anthropic-ai), while ChatGPT uses GPTBot. Each requires separate robots.txt allowances.
Can I test what Claude knows about my site?: AiVIS.biz citation testing evaluates brand presence across multiple AI models including Claude. You can see whether Claude mentions your brand and how accurately.