TL;DR
Citation readiness measures how ready a piece of content is to be safely cited by AI answer engines. AUTHON scores it on an A–F scale by checking crawlability, answer-unit separation, per-claim evidence labeling, entity identification, and the presence of machine-readable surfaces.
Key facts
- Citation readiness is a measure of how ready content is to be safely cited by AI answer engines. (owned-source, 2026-07-01)
- AUTHON checks crawlability, answer-unit separation, evidence labeling, entity identification, and machine-readable surfaces. (owned-source, 2026-07-01)
- The result is scored on an A–F grade. (owned-source, 2026-07-01)
- Citation readiness evaluates citation safety, not search ranking. (owned-source, 2026-07-01)
- AUTHON identifies weak axes and suggests how to reinforce them. (owned-source, 2026-07-01)
Key relationships
- Citation readiness evaluates AI citation safety
- AUTHON scores on an A–F grade
- citation readiness differs from search ranking (SEO)
What citation readiness is
Citation readiness is how ready content is to be safely cited by AI answer engines.
What it checks
- Crawlability (humans = AI, identical disclosure)
- Answer-unit separation (definition, key claims, FAQ)
- Per-claim evidence (source/confidence/last_verified)
- Entity identification (e.g., sameAs)
- Machine-readable surfaces (llm.md, answer.json, facts.json, schema.jsonld)
AUTHON combines these into an A–F grade and points to the weak axes to reinforce.