The AIEO Journal | Research, our story and build updates

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Guides & researchLive by 9 Sept 2026

WebMCP for site owners: what to expose first

WebMCP lets a page hand AI agents working tools, not text. Chrome 149's origin trial is live and Shopify turned it on for every Liquid storefront in August 2026.

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Guides & researchLive by 9 Sept 2026

What AI search actually reads on your site

AI search can use indexed pages, direct fetches and browser tools. Check what your site exposes, understand the limits, and fix useful content first.

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Our story26 May 2026

From security automation to AIEO: where it started

An agency meeting sparked an idea: adapt existing security automation to SEO and AEO. Looking back at the thinking behind AIEO and its first milestone.

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Guides & research2 Oct 2026

How to measure Google traffic to your business videos

Search Console can show how people find your social posts and videos on Google. A practical first review for UK service businesses, with clear limits.

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Guides & research25 Sept 2026

Google now reports visual search: what service sites can learn

Google Search Console now separates image-led web searches. Here is what UK service businesses can measure, what the report cannot reveal, and where to start.

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Guides & researchLive by 9 Sept 2026

AI crawlers and robots.txt: who to let in

AI training, search and user-requested retrieval use different controls. Check each provider’s rules before changing who can access your site.

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Guides & researchLive by 9 Sept 2026

llms.txt: what the evidence says about when to use it

Ahrefs found little llms.txt traffic in its May 2026 sample. The file remains optional, with specific uses for agents and documentation.

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Guides & researchLive by 9 Sept 2026

Schema in 2026: useful structure, uncertain citation gains

Ahrefs' May 2026 study found adding schema barely moves AI citations. Here's what JSON-LD actually does, and the four blocks worth keeping.

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Guides & researchLive by 9 Sept 2026

The four-group AI readiness model, explained

AIEO scores sites out of 100 across four weighted groups — 40/25/15/20 — the same way Lighthouse weights performance. Here's the arithmetic, honestly.

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Guides & researchLive by 9 Sept 2026

WebMCP for site owners: what to expose first

WebMCP lets a page hand AI agents working tools, not text. Chrome 149's origin trial is live and Shopify turned it on for every Liquid storefront in August 2026.

Read the article

Guides & researchLive by 9 Sept 2026

What AI search actually reads on your site

AI search can use indexed pages, direct fetches and browser tools. Check what your site exposes, understand the limits, and fix useful content first.

Read the article

Our story26 May 2026

From security automation to AIEO: where it started

An agency meeting sparked an idea: adapt existing security automation to SEO and AEO. Looking back at the thinking behind AIEO and its first milestone.

Read the story

Guides & research2 Oct 2026

How to measure Google traffic to your business videos

Search Console can show how people find your social posts and videos on Google. A practical first review for UK service businesses, with clear limits.

Read the article

Guides & research25 Sept 2026

Google now reports visual search: what service sites can learn

Google Search Console now separates image-led web searches. Here is what UK service businesses can measure, what the report cannot reveal, and where to start.

Read the article

Guides & researchLive by 9 Sept 2026

AI crawlers and robots.txt: who to let in

AI training, search and user-requested retrieval use different controls. Check each provider’s rules before changing who can access your site.

Read the article