AI Visibility Scorecard
thoughtbot
robots.thoughtbot.com · Technology
Somewhat visible. AI bots can read thoughtbot, but it is missing the structured signals that push citation rate above competitors.
AI engines read this profile 10 times
Meta AI · Claude · ChatGPT
#34,140 of 2,705,713 in Technology for AI visibility
7
AEO Visibility
iVisible · 6.6/10
5
Muse Index Score
iAI agent readiness
Basic · 5/100
2
AI Adoption
iBasic · 2/100
About thoughtbot
from our crawl and measurement
"Articles from thoughtbot about product design, web development, mobile development, and growth." That is how thoughtbot introduces itself. To AI engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity it is partially visible, scoring 6.6 out of 10, readable in places and missing in others.
Our crawl found a sitemap and a readable heading structure. It is missing structured data describing the business and an llms.txt file.
AI crawlers have visited 3 times in our tracking, including ClaudeBot (Anthropic) and GPTBot (ChatGPT).
The 6 signals AI reads
Strong · Good · Fair · Weak
Structured Data
Weak
Organization / LocalBusiness JSON-LD that AI can read.
Content Structure
Strong
Clear headings and answer-style content.
Entity Clarity
Fair
How clearly your brand identity reads to AI.
E-E-A-T Signals
Experience, Expertise, Authority, Trust
Weak
Experience, Expertise, Authority, Trust markers.
Technical AEO
Good
robots.txt, llms.txt, and AI-bot crawl access.
AI Discoverability
Good
Sitemaps and entity links AI can follow.
Off-page authority
How the web signals your brand to AI
Backlinks
Strong
Inbound links from other sites.
Domain Authority
Good
Established authority for your domain.
Reference Presence
Weak
Not in AI knowledge graphs yet.
News & Press
Weak
No press coverage found yet.
Community
Strong
Forum and community discussion.
Social Mentions
Good
Social discussion and mentions.
What this score means
Your AEO score measures whether AI search engines - ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini - can actually read your site and cite it in answers. Roughly two-thirds of sites are invisible to them. At 6.6/10, thoughtbot has a working base to build on - fixable, and the signals above are where to start.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Source & Attribution
Scored by Engagemii on August 1, 2026. Methodology: engagemii.com/aeo/methodology
Source URL: https://engagemii.com/aeo/brands/robots-thoughtbot
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