Checks a website's visibility and citation readiness for Perplexity by auditing crawler access for PerplexityBot and analyzing content for AI search optimization.
CPS® Lite — AI Citation Readiness Checker
Free AI visibility score for any website. Powered by Cited By AI's CPS® framework.
What it does
Checks any website's AI citation readiness across 5 dimensions:
Structured Data — JSON-LD schema markup (25 pts)
Meta Tags — title, description, OpenGraph (20 pts)
Content Quality — headings, word count, FAQ, citable sentences (22 pts)
Technical Config — robots.txt, llms.txt, sitemap, speed (18 pts)
AI Signals — speakable schema, statistics, direct-answer format (15 pts)
Returns a grade (A–F) and score (0–100) in under a second. No auth required.
Live endpoint
https://citedbyai-mcp-server.citedbyai-gmail.workers.dev/mcpTools
get_aeo_score(url)
Quick CPS® Lite grade + top 3 issues blocking AI citation.
analyze_aeo(url)
Full breakdown across all 5 dimensions with complete issues list and prioritised recommendations.
check_ai_readiness(url)
Checks whether AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, OAI-SearchBot) are blocked, whether /llms.txt exists, and other crawler access signals.
Use with Claude Desktop
Add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"citedbyai": {
"url": "https://citedbyai-mcp-server.citedbyai-gmail.workers.dev/mcp",
"type": "streamable-http"
}
}
}REST endpoint
GET /audit?url=example.comReturns full JSON result — useful for embedding in your own tools or homepage widgets.
Full CPS® Audit
This tool runs a CPS® Lite scan — instant, free, 5 dimensions.
The full CPS® audit covers all 5 AI platforms (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot) with:
Per-prompt Share of Voice measurement
E-E-A-T structured scoring
Citation source tracking
Brand mention scanning across 7 platforms
30-section audit report
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Cited By AI — ASEO (AI Search Engine Optimisation) specialists.
CPS® (Citation Probability Score) is a registered trademark of Cited By AI.
License
MIT — free to use, fork, and build on.