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Peter Jackman

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Agentic Search: When AI Doesn't Just Cite You — It Books You (2026)

For two years, the game was getting AI to cite you. That game just grew a second half: AI that acts . OpenAI folded its Operator browsing agent into ChatGPT, Google wired Project Mariner into AI Mode, Anthropic put Claude inside Chrome, and Perplexity shipped a whole browser with hands. The next "visitor" who fills your contact form may not be a person at all — it may be software booking on a real buyer's behalf.

What this covers

  • What is agentic search?
  • Answer engine vs action engine
  • What's actually shipping (August 2026) — and what's still coming
  • The early numbers are retail — but they point one way
  • The agent-readiness checklist: how to be bookable-by-agent
  • What about llms.txt?

This is a technical summary. The full guide — with the data, tables and worked examples — is on our site: *Agentic Search: When AI Doesn't Just Cite You — It Books You (2026)*.

LeadsNow AI builds pay-per-result AI lead generation and answer-engine-optimisation systems in Australia.

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