What does the site grader actually test?

Seven dimensions that determine whether AI engines can find and cite your business: server response time, whether real content ships in the initial HTML (vs an empty JavaScript shell), schema graph quality, local-business signals, AEO-specific schema coverage, whether the site exposes an AI-readable index, and whether AI crawlers are allowed in robots.txt.

Is this an AI SEO tool?

Yes — it's a free AI SEO checker. Most free SEO tools grade Lighthouse performance, the same metrics everything else checks. This one grades AI-search readiness: whether your schema graph is coherent enough to be cited, whether real content ships in the HTML, and whether AI crawlers can reach your site. It tells you where you stand; it doesn't do the building. Getting cited comes from how the site is engineered, not from a dashboard subscription.

How is this different from PageSpeed Insights?

PageSpeed Insights tests Lighthouse performance metrics, the same ones every other free grader on the internet checks. This tool tests the AI-search readiness signals that nothing else checks: whether your schema graph is coherent enough to be cited, whether you expose an AI-readable index, and whether the major AI crawlers can actually access your site. If you want full Core Web Vitals, run PageSpeed too. They answer different questions.

Why amber for failing tests instead of red?

Because failing this test doesn't mean your site is broken. It means it wasn't built for AI search. Most sites in your category fail. The fix is a rebuild with the right engineering, not panic.

Where does the benchmark data come from?

We audited 14 service-based business websites in the DFW metro across local trades in Q2 2026. The benchmark is the average score across those sites. We refresh the audit quarterly.

Is this really free? What's the catch?

No catch. No signup, no email gate, no credit card. We log URLs we grade so we can refine the audit, but we don't share your URL or sign you up for anything — and we don't email you unless you ask us to. Run the test on our site, run it on yours, run it on a competitor's. If you decide you want yours rebuilt to pass, book a call.

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Grade your site against Google's real tests.

A free AI SEO checker that grades the signals that actually matter: server speed, head and meta basics, schema graph, AI-search readiness, and AI crawler access. The nine checks AI engines use when deciding what to cite. Under five seconds. No signup, no email.

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Here's what passing looks like.

Trailwood Labs' own marketing site, graded by the same engine you ran above. Your reference point for what 9/9 looks like in the wild.

TRAILWOOD LABS

trailwoodlabs.com [: LIVE BUILD · TESTED 2026-07-04 :]

01
Server speed

PASS

Initial server response. Under 1.5s is competitive; over that, Google and AI engines start to skip.

[TTFB] 0.42s
02
Real content in HTML

PASS

Visible words in the initial HTML response. AI crawlers can read this without executing JavaScript.

[HTML] 1,516 words
03
Head & meta basics

PASS

Title, meta description, social preview image, canonical URL, and mobile viewport. The table-stakes signals both classic Google and AI engines read before anything else.

[HEAD] 5/5
04
Schema markup

PASS

Structured data is present, but coverage and linking quality determine whether AI engines treat this as one coherent business or a collection of disconnected facts.

[STRUCT] 27 types
05
Local business signals

PASS

Fully-declared local-business identity. Sites missing any of the core local signals get partial recognition from Google AI Overview and similar local-aware engines.

[GEO] 3/3
06
AEO-specific schemas

PASS

The citation-magnet schema types AI engines disproportionately weight when choosing answer sources. Sites without them compete only on speed and copy.

[AEO] 4/4
07
AI search readiness

PASS

Machine-readable site index plus deeper indexes that AI engines now look for. Sites without these get crawled less reliably.

[AI-INDEX] PRESENT
08
Sitemap

PASS

A machine-readable page index declared where crawlers expect it. Classic crawlers and AI engines both use it to discover your pages and notice when they change.

[SITEMAP] PRESENT
09
AI crawler access

PASS

Major AI crawlers either have explicit access or are blocked by default CMS rules. Most service-business sites accidentally block them, so you have to opt in.

[ROBOTS] 4/4

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Most sites in your
category fail this test.

The floor: the average DFW service-business site. The ceiling: a real service business we built (ACT Quick Bail Bonds, currently cited by Google AI Overview across 6+ Dallas County queries). Once you grade your site above, you'll see exactly where you sit between the two.

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INDUSTRY AVG

DFW service businesses [: N=14 · Audited Q2 2026 across local trades :]

01
Server speed

FAIL

Initial server response. Under 1.5s is competitive; over that, Google and AI engines start to skip.

[TTFB] 2.1s
02
Real content in HTML

PASS

Visible words in the initial HTML response. AI crawlers can read this without executing JavaScript.

[HTML] 620 words
03
Head & meta basics

PASS

Title, meta description, social preview image, canonical URL, and mobile viewport. The table-stakes signals both classic Google and AI engines read before anything else.

[HEAD] 4/5
04
Schema markup

FAIL

Structured data is present, but coverage and linking quality determine whether AI engines treat this as one coherent business or a collection of disconnected facts.

[STRUCT] 1 type
05
Local business signals

FAIL

Fully-declared local-business identity. Sites missing any of the core local signals get partial recognition from Google AI Overview and similar local-aware engines.

[GEO] 1/3
06
AEO-specific schemas

FAIL

The citation-magnet schema types AI engines disproportionately weight when choosing answer sources. Sites without them compete only on speed and copy.

[AEO] 0/4
07
AI search readiness

FAIL

Machine-readable site index plus deeper indexes that AI engines now look for. Sites without these get crawled less reliably.

[AI-INDEX] MISSING
08
Sitemap

PASS

A machine-readable page index declared where crawlers expect it. Classic crawlers and AI engines both use it to discover your pages and notice when they change.

[SITEMAP] PRESENT
09
AI crawler access

FAIL

Major AI crawlers either have explicit access or are blocked by default CMS rules. Most service-business sites accidentally block them, so you have to opt in.

[ROBOTS] 0/4

OUR BUILD

actquickbailbonds.com [: LIVE · TESTED 2026-07-04 :]

01
Server speed

PASS

Initial server response. Under 1.5s is competitive; over that, Google and AI engines start to skip.

[TTFB] 0.51s
02
Real content in HTML

PASS

Visible words in the initial HTML response. AI crawlers can read this without executing JavaScript.

[HTML] 2,071 words
03
Head & meta basics

PASS

Title, meta description, social preview image, canonical URL, and mobile viewport. The table-stakes signals both classic Google and AI engines read before anything else.

[HEAD] 5/5
04
Schema markup

PASS

Structured data is present, but coverage and linking quality determine whether AI engines treat this as one coherent business or a collection of disconnected facts.

[STRUCT] 37 types
05
Local business signals

PASS

Fully-declared local-business identity. Sites missing any of the core local signals get partial recognition from Google AI Overview and similar local-aware engines.

[GEO] 3/3
06
AEO-specific schemas

PASS

The citation-magnet schema types AI engines disproportionately weight when choosing answer sources. Sites without them compete only on speed and copy.

[AEO] 3/4
07
AI search readiness

PASS

Machine-readable site index plus deeper indexes that AI engines now look for. Sites without these get crawled less reliably.

[AI-INDEX] PRESENT
08
Sitemap

PASS

A machine-readable page index declared where crawlers expect it. Classic crawlers and AI engines both use it to discover your pages and notice when they change.

[SITEMAP] PRESENT
09
AI crawler access

PASS

Major AI crawlers either have explicit access or are blocked by default CMS rules. Most service-business sites accidentally block them, so you have to opt in.

[ROBOTS] 4/4

Most service business sites fail this test. The ones we build don't.

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What we
actually test.

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HTTP_PROBE

Direct HTTP probe

We fetch your site directly, measure response time, and parse the initial HTML, exactly what an AI crawler sees.

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JSON_LD_PARSE

Schema graph parse

Extracts and validates every JSON-LD entity on the page, including linking integrity and AEO-specific schemas.

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ROBOTS_AUDIT

AI crawler audit

Checks robots.txt for explicit access rules for GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, and OAI-SearchBot.

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[v2]

Live AI citation tracking

Coming soon: live ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity citation detection per query.

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Here's what passing looks like.

Server speed

Real content in HTML

Head & meta basics

Schema markup

Local business signals

AEO-specific schemas

AI search readiness

Sitemap

AI crawler access

Most sites in your category fail this test.

Server speed

Real content in HTML

Head & meta basics

Schema markup

Local business signals

AEO-specific schemas

AI search readiness

Sitemap

AI crawler access

Server speed

Real content in HTML

Head & meta basics

Schema markup

Local business signals

AEO-specific schemas

AI search readiness

Sitemap

AI crawler access

What we actually test.

Direct HTTP probe

Schema graph parse

AI crawler audit

Live AI citation tracking

Ready to make your site the one that passes?

Most sites in your
category fail this test.

What we
actually test.

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the one that passes?