Scoring Changelog
History of changes to the AI Readiness scoring algorithm.
v2.0March 2026
8-Factor Algorithm
- •Expanded from 6 to 8 scoring factors
- •New factor: Authority & Trust (10%) — E-E-A-T signals, author bylines, citations, about/contact pages
- •New factor: Crawl Health (7%) — redirect chains, broken pages, JS rendering, sitemap accuracy
- •Renamed Entity Density → Topic Clarity (10%) — broader focus on entity recognition and topical focus
- •Renamed Page Speed → Speed & Performance (5%) — includes server response time
- •Rebalanced weights: Schema 18%, Content Quality 20%, Bot Access 20%, Topic Clarity 10%, AI Protocols 10%, Speed 5%, Authority 10%, Crawl Health 7%
- •New grade scale: A+ (90-100), A (80-89), B+ (70-79), B (65-69), C+ (55-64), C (45-54), D (35-44), E (20-34), F (0-19)
- •Score floors: Authority=0 caps at 65, Crawl<20 caps at 55, bots blocked caps at 30-40, Schema=0 caps at 60, Speed<15 caps at 50
- •Score bonuses: Full Authority +3%, Protocol Trifecta +7%, Bot+Protocol Synergy +3%, Schema+Content Foundation +5%
- •Scores now store algorithmVersion, weightsUsed JSON, and scoringTrace JSON
v1.0March 2026
Initial Launch
- •6 scoring categories: Schema (25%), Bot Access (15%), Entity Density (15%), Content Quality (20%), Page Speed (10%), AI Protocols (15%)
- •Bonus system: +5 for all AI bots allowed, +5 for 100% schema coverage, +10 for all AI protocols
- •Score floors at 0 per category (no negative scores)
- •Overall score capped at 100
- •Algorithm version tracking on every scan record