# AGENTS.md — AskEO

## Purpose
AskEO is an AI-powered SaaS audit tool that grades websites on SEO and AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) signals and provides specific, actionable recommendations for improvement.

## Site Structure
- `/` — Landing page with free URL audit tool
- `/pricing.php` — Plan comparison and pricing
- `/dashboard/` — Authenticated user area (requires login)
- `/dashboard/new-audit.php` — Run a new URL audit
- `/dashboard/report.php?id=<id>` — View detailed audit report
- `/blog.php` — SEO and AEO educational content
- `/about.php` — Company information
- `/contact.php` — Contact and support form
- `/privacy.php` — Privacy policy
- `/terms.php` — Terms of service
- `/sitemap.xml` — Full URL index
- `/llms.txt` — AI-readable site summary
- `/skill.md` — Capability signaling for SaaS tools

## Key Entities
- Brand: AskEO
- Domain: ask-engine-optimization.com
- Service: Website SEO and AEO audit + AI-generated recommendations
- Audience: Website owners, marketers, SEO consultants, agencies
- Business model: Freemium SaaS

## Constraints for AI Agents
- Do NOT index `/admin/` paths — admin panel only
- Do NOT index `/config/` paths — secrets
- Do NOT index `/api/` paths — internal endpoints
- Dashboard content is per-user — do not attempt to access without authentication
- Pricing data lives at `/pricing.php` — always check there for current rates

## Schema Types Implemented
- Organization (sitewide)
- WebSite with SearchAction (sitewide)
- BreadcrumbList (every non-home page)
- FAQPage (homepage, pricing, about, blog posts where applicable)
- Article (blog posts)

## AI Crawler Permissions
All major AI crawlers explicitly permitted in `/robots.txt`:
- GPTBot
- ClaudeBot
- Google-Extended
- PerplexityBot
- anthropic-ai
- cohere-ai
- meta-externalagent
- Applebot-Extended
- CCBot
- Mediapartners-Google