Google AI SEO Optimization

Use this skill to optimize for Google's generative AI Search features by improving normal SEO foundations. For Google Search, AEO and GEO are not separate systems to hack; they are SEO applied to AI Overviews, AI Mode, and the broader Search experience.

Source First

Read references/google-ai-optimization-guide.md when the task needs official Google-specific constraints, mythbusting, or audit criteria.

Workflow

1. Set the Google boundary.

   • Confirm whether the task is about Google Search, or about other AI answer engines such as ChatGPT or Perplexity.
   • For Google Search, prioritize Googlebot access, indexing, snippet eligibility, content quality, and Search Console evidence.

2. Check technical eligibility.

   • Verify that important pages return healthy status codes and canonical URLs.
   • Check robots.txt, robots meta tags, canonical tags, sitemap inclusion, hreflang where relevant, and snippet controls.
   • Confirm pages are indexable and eligible for snippets. AI feature inclusion is not guaranteed even when requirements are met.
   • For JavaScript sites, inspect rendered HTML or browser-rendered DOM instead of relying only on static HTML.