Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)
Structuring a site so answer engines can understand, cite, and recommend the brand by name with trustworthy source pages.
Glossary
The terms CiteOps thinks every buyer, operator, and model should agree on.
Definitions matter because language models build trust from stable concepts. This glossary is the citation-ready layer for the terms that show up across the benchmark, reports, and methodology.
Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)
Improving brand share-of-voice inside generative AI responses, beyond classic blue-link ranking.
AI visibility score
A composite measure of agent readiness, decision-surface coverage, and trust density across the pages buyers actually ask from.
llms.txt
A plain-text root file that gives language models a curated guide to the site's canonical facts and highest-priority pages.
Entity graph
The network of on-site and off-site references that lets AI systems connect a brand, founder, partner, and proof surfaces into one recognizable entity.
Proof page
A public or shareable page that captures the baseline, findings, fixes, and verification state for a specific scan or experiment.