AI search check prompt for agencies
Use this agency prompt to keep an AI search report honest: name the evidence source for each claim, separate robots permission from indexing and citations, and list a verification action for every recommendation.
Updated 7 October 2026. Use the prompt with evidence you have actually checked.
Copyable prompt
Prepare an AI search access memo for the client. For each claim, label the evidence as robots.txt, server response, Search Console, observed search result, client-provided fact, or unknown. Separate crawler permission, server access, indexing, search impressions and citations. State what the evidence cannot prove. Recommend only checks that follow from the evidence, and include the exact URL, user-agent or date needed to verify the result.How to use it
Use the client's exact scope
Name the domains, regional hosts and important paths. A global policy can hide a problem on a localized directory. Record whether the client wants search access, training control, or a measurement plan, because those are different decisions.
Do not sell a robots result as visibility
A permission check is a useful technical deliverable, but it is not an AI visibility score. Keep the report's headings precise so a client can tell whether a line is observed, inferred or still unknown.
Pair the prompt with tools
Use the crawler checker for matching robots rules, the Website Audit for returned page signals and Search Console for the indexing and impression evidence your account can access. Keep each output dated.
Make the handoff actionable
Finish with a small change list, an owner and a repeat test. Clients should know what to change, how to verify it and what outcome remains outside the guarantee.
Questions
Can an agency promise AI citations after this review?
No. The prompt is designed to prevent that claim unless separate evidence supports it.
What should the client receive?
A dated evidence table, clear limitations, prioritised checks and a repeatable verification plan.