Skip to main content

Platform

AEO Website Research-grade Content Content Factory About Audits Rankings Pricing

Resources

Knowledge Base Research FAQ
Audit
OverviewHow to ImproveScore BreakdownSite PagesGuides
depot.dev
WINTER 2023

depot.dev

Moderate AI visibility with 34 of 48 criteria passing. Biggest gap: content licensing & ai permissions.

Developer Tools & InfrastructureDeveloper Platforms
64/100
1 since v1
D
Citation Avg
Answer Readiness
~40% weight
7/10
Content Structure
~25% weight
8/10
Trust & Authority
~15% weight
7/10
Technical Foundation
~10% weight
5/10
AI Discovery
~10% weight
6/10

Verdict

Moderate AEO readiness at 64/100 with significant gaps to address. Key strengths include llms.txt File, Table & List Extractability, and Direct Answer Paragraphs. Priority gaps: Content Licensing & AI Permissions, Canonical URL Strategy, and Speakable Schema.

How to Improve

Current
64/100
Projected
85/100
36Total Fixes
7Quick Wins
~61hEst. Effort
Quick Wins
Configure robots.txt for AI crawlersAdd ai.txt and content licensingFix canonical URL strategyMake content creators clearly visibleClarify entity boundariesImprove server response efficiencyReduce document weight
Reduce document weight
high|low
Configure robots.txt for AI crawlers
high|trivial
Fix canonical URL strategy
critical|low
Fix HTML structure and meta tags
low|low
Add internationalization signals
critical|medium
Improve server response efficiency
high|low
Reduce render-blocking resources
low|low
Create complete sitemap.xml
low|low

Top Opportunities10

Ensure blog content consistently covers your core expertise areas rather than scattering across unrelated topics. AI engines build authority models - a site about "Medicare coverage" that also publishes about humidifiers and groceries dilutes its topical authority.

Add specific numbers, percentages, statistics, and data points throughout your content. Fact-dense content gives AI engines concrete data to cite rather than vague claims.

Create a dedicated FAQ page with FAQPage schema markup. Cover common questions about your products, services, and industry to become a direct answer source for AI engines.

Write 20-25 word self-contained answer sentences immediately after each H2 heading. 72.4% of AI-cited posts use this pattern - it gives engines a ready-made snippet to quote.

Add question-based headings (H2/H3) throughout your content. Use "What is...", "How does...", "Why should..." patterns that match how users query AI assistants.

Shorten sentences to under 25 words, use active voice in lead paragraphs, define jargon inline, and avoid hiding content behind accordions or display:none.

Include dateModified schema, visible last-updated dates, and time elements on content pages. Fresh content signals help AI engines prioritize your pages over stale alternatives.

Write self-contained definition sentences and single-claim statements that AI engines can quote directly. Avoid pronouns like "this" or "that" at the start of answer paragraphs.

Show direct use, testing, implementation, or lived experience with concrete observations, examples, screenshots, and lessons learned.

Add inline citations to external sources, "According to [Source]..." attribution phrases, and a Sources section at the end of key articles.

Fix It With AI39

Your competitors are already optimizing for AI

Every day without action is traffic your site loses to AI-ready competitors. We fix that.

Fix My Score

Site Pages

depot.dev/blogD41
Depot | Blog
depot.dev/products/container-buildsF35
Remote Docker build service | Depot
depot.dev/benchmark/mastodonF36
Depot benchmark for mastodon/mastodon
depot.dev/benchmark/posthogF34
Depot benchmark for PostHog/posthog
Changes since v1Last audited 76 days ago
63
64
+1
View full comparison →
Focus Content on Core TopicsIncrease Fact & Data DensityBuild Comprehensive FAQ SectionAdd Answer Capsule PatternsRestructure Content as Q&AReduce Extraction FrictionAdd Content Freshness SignalsImprove Citation-Ready WritingAdd First-Hand Experience SignalsPackage Evidence for AI

Improve Your Score

Guides for the criteria with the most room for improvement

Related Questions

Browse all FAQs →

Want us to improve your score?

We build citation-ready content that AI engines choose as the answer.

Let's Talk