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Certified AI-Ready (CAIRS v2)
The CitePulse AI-Readiness Standard (CAIRS v2) is a deterministic, public certification of the technical signals that let AI assistants read a site. Validate any domain below: a score of 90 or above earns Certified AI-Ready status, a public certification page and an embeddable seal.
The CAIRS v2 standard
CAIRS v2 scores 100 points across controllable, on-site signals only, so certification is fully actionable by the site owner:
- ✓ Schema.org structured data (JSON-LD) — 25 pts
- ✓ Content readable without JavaScript — 20 pts
- ✓ robots.txt allows AI retrieval crawlers (OAI-SearchBot, PerplexityBot, ChatGPT-User, Perplexity-User, ClaudeBot) — 5 pts each
- ✓ sitemap.xml present — 10 pts
- ✓ Title and meta description present — 10 pts
- ✓ Served over HTTPS — 10 pts
llms.txt is reported as detected / not, but is not scored — it is an emerging convention, not a citation factor.
Threshold for certification: 90 / 100. The validator endpoint GET /api/certify/:domain returns the full breakdown as JSON.
What changed in v2 (2026-06-26): llms.txt removed from scoring (10 → 0 pts). robots.txt scoring switched from training crawlers (GPTBot, Google-Extended) to retrieval / answer-time crawlers (OAI-SearchBot, PerplexityBot, ChatGPT-User, Perplexity-User, ClaudeBot): blocking a retrieval bot removes you from that engine’s live answers; a training bot does not.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Certified AI-Ready standard?
CAIRS v2 (the CitePulse AI-Readiness Standard, version 2) is a deterministic certification: a domain is Certified AI-Ready when it scores 90 or above out of 100 on controllable, on-site technical signals — schema.org, JavaScript-free content, AI retrieval-crawler access in robots.txt (OAI-SearchBot, PerplexityBot, ChatGPT-User, Perplexity-User, ClaudeBot), sitemap, meta tags and HTTPS. llms.txt is reported but not scored. No AI model is queried.
How do I display the seal?
Once a domain validates at 90+, embed the SVG seal with 
. There is also a public certification page at https://citepulse.ai/certified/yourdomain.com that shows the score and breakdown.
Does certification guarantee AI assistants will cite me?
No. CAIRS v2 certifies the technical readiness layer — that AI assistants can read your site. It is a deterministic technical standard and does not guarantee that any assistant will cite or recommend your business.