AEO
Agentic Engine Optimization
Agentic Engine Optimization (AEO) is the practice of making websites readable, trustworthy, and actionable for AI agents that crawl pages, extract structured information, and complete tasks on behalf of users—not only ranking for human searchers in traditional SERPs.
How AEO relates to SEO and GEO
SEO remains the foundation: crawlable pages, quality content, and authority. GEO helps generative engines cite you. AEO makes the same site usable by agents—with schema depth, agent access rules, trust signals, and conversion paths that support automated research and recommendations.
Key practices
- Ship deep JSON-LD schema so agents can extract products, FAQs, and organization facts
- Use semantic HTML, clear headings, and extractable entities for machine readability
- Expose APIs, RSS, or other machine endpoints where agents can fetch structured updates
- Strengthen trust signals: HTTPS, contact info, privacy policy, and sameAs profiles
- Allow reputable AI crawlers in robots.txt and publish /llms.txt for agent orientation
- Keep conversion paths obvious — CTAs, forms, and next steps agents can surface to users
Related resources
- Agentic Engine Optimization (AEO): What It Is & How to Do It
- SEO & AEO Trends 2026
- Free SEO Analyzer — baseline health before AEO scoring in the workspace
- GEO glossary · Core Web Vitals glossary
FAQ
What does AEO stand for?
AEO stands for Agentic Engine Optimization — preparing your website so AI agents can access, understand, trust, and act on your content.
What are the main pillars of AEO?
BoostLogik scores AEO across six pillars: Structured Data, Machine Readability, API Readiness, Trust Signals, Agent Access, and Conversion Paths.
How is AEO different from GEO?
GEO optimizes for being cited in generative answers. AEO optimizes for agent-executable readiness — crawlers and autonomous agents that need schema, clear HTML, robots access, and conversion paths.