The latest articles on DEV Community by Raechal AI (@raechal_ai). https://dev.to/raechal_ai https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4159847%2F5f96c580-8f86-47b9-a9dc-a167be538fb0.png https://dev.to/raechal_ai en Raechal AI Sat, 03 Oct 2026 13:42:17 +0000 https://dev.to/raechal_ai/a-developers-checklist-for-generative-engine-optimization-geo-2dkk https://dev.to/raechal_ai/a-developers-checklist-for-generative-engine-optimization-geo-2dkk <p>More of your traffic now starts in ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews instead of a list of blue links. Getting your product named in those answers is called Generative Engine Optimization (GEO). Most of it is plain engineering work.</p> <h2> 1. Let AI crawlers in </h2> <p>Check <code>robots.txt</code>. Many sites block <code>GPTBot</code>, <code>PerplexityBot</code>, <code>ClaudeBot</code> or <code>Google-Extended</code> by accident through a broad disallow rule. If they cannot crawl you, they cannot cite you.</p> <h2> 2. Ship content in the HTML </h2> <p>Client-only rendering is still risky. Make sure the main content, headings and links exist in the server response.</p> <h2> 3. Add structured data </h2> <p><code>Organization</code>, <code>SoftwareApplication</code>, <code>FAQPage</code> and <code>Article</code> JSON-LD give engines clean facts about who you are and what you offer.</p> <h2> 4. Write answer-first pages </h2> <p>Put a direct answer to one clear question at the top of each page, then go deeper. Short definitions, steps and comparisons get quoted the most.</p> <h2> 5. Add an llms.txt </h2> <p>A small <code>/llms.txt</code> file that lists your key pages helps AI agents find the right content fast.</p> <h2> 6. Measure it </h2> <p>Pick 20 to 50 prompts your users actually ask and track which engines mention you over time.</p> <h2> Automating the loop </h2> <p>I'm building <a href="https://raechal.ai" rel="noopener noreferrer">Raechal AI</a> to do this end to end: it audits a site, fixes technical issues, writes missing content, publishes to the CMS and tracks citations across Google, AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Claude. There is a free plan if you want to try it on your own site.</p> <p>The full checklist is open source on GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/Sanvideep/geo-checklist" rel="noopener noreferrer">geo-checklist</a>.</p> seo ai webdev