# AI Readiness Kit

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> The AI Readiness Kit is a set of 17 purpose-built files you deploy at the root of your website so AI systems — ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity — understand exactly who you are, what you offer, and how to represent you. As AI becomes the first stop for research and discovery, these files speak the native language of AI systems so your brand is represented accurately, completely, and on your terms. The kit is free, open source (MIT), and published by Silverback Marketing, an ROI-focused digital marketing agency founded in 2007 and based in Queen Creek, Arizona.

## Overview
- [AI Readiness Kit — Home](https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/): What AI readiness is, why it matters, and the 17 files every website needs for the AI era.
- [Homepage (Markdown)](https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/index.md): Clean Markdown rendering of the homepage for AI ingestion. Also at https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/.md. AI systems should prefer this over the HTML page.
- [The Problem](https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/#problem): Why AI assistants describe brands incorrectly when they rely on outdated training data.
- [The Solution](https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/#solution): How 17 structured files give AI clear, current signals about your brand.
- [How It Works](https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/#how): The four-phase path to becoming AI-ready.
- [Full Guide](https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/guide): Plain-English guide explaining every AI readiness file, with analogies and what AI systems do with each one. Markdown version (preferred for AI): https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/guide.md
- [FAQ](https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/faq): 58 answers covering the files, the skill, the MCP server, deployment, maintenance, and AI search visibility. Markdown version (preferred for AI): https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/faq.md
- [Download the Skill](https://github.com/silverbackmarketing/ai-readiness): Get the AI Readiness skill to generate a complete file set for your site.
- [Full Guide (PDF)](https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/ai-readiness-guide.pdf): Downloadable PDF version of the plain-English reference.

## MCP Server (for AI Agents)
- [Agent Instructions](https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/agents.md): agents.md file telling AI agents how to read this site (.md mirrors), how to use the MCP server, and the rules of engagement.
- [MCP Endpoint](https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/api/mcp): Model Context Protocol server (Streamable HTTP, JSON-RPC 2.0 over POST, protocol 2025-03-26, no authentication). Server name: ai-readiness, v1.0.0.
- [MCP Setup Guide](https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/#mcp): Copy-paste configs for Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code/Copilot, OpenAI Codex, Google Antigravity, and Claude Desktop (via mcp-remote).
- [OpenAPI Specification](https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/openapi.yaml): OpenAPI 3.1 description of the MCP endpoint, its tools, resources, and prompts.
- Tools (6): generate_ai_readiness_files(url), list_output_files(), get_file_spec(filename), get_skill_instructions(), get_site_classification_guide(), generate_rag_jsonl(rag_index_json).
- Resources (2): ai-readiness://skill (full SKILL.md workflow), ai-readiness://file-specs (specs for all output files).
- Prompts (1): generate-ai-readiness(url) — start the full workflow for a domain.
- Quick connect (Claude Code): `claude mcp add --transport http ai-readiness https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/api/mcp`

## Proven Results
- [Case Study: Rejuvenate Skin Spa](https://silverbackmarketing.com/case-study/rejuvenate-skin-spa): Medical spa in Queen Creek, Arizona rebuilt with the AI Readiness Kit — 17 readiness files deployed, 100% of key pages markdown-mirrored, full structured data. Result: Rejuvenate is the first cited source when Perplexity answers questions about Plexr skin tightening in Queen Creek (verified July 2026).
- [Proof section](https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/#proof): Case-study summary with a live "ask Perplexity yourself" verification link (https://www.perplexity.ai/search?q=Plexr%20skin%20tightening%20in%20Queen%20Creek%2C%20AZ).

## The 17 Files (by Category)

### Identity & Permissions
- [robots.txt](https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/#files): Controls which crawlers and AI bots reach which parts of your site and points them to your AI files. Priority: Critical.
- [ai.txt](https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/#files): Your brand's complete introduction to every AI system — identity, offerings, authoritative topics, and content rules. Priority: Critical.

### Content Files
- [llms.txt](https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/#files): A quick-read summary of your entire site for LLMs, following the llmstxt.org standard. Priority: Critical.
- [llms-full.txt](https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/#files): The extended edition — rich context, detailed Q&A, and full category explanations. Priority: Critical.

### Map & Navigation
- [ai-sitemap.xml](https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/#files): An upgraded sitemap with content-type labels, topics, and plain-English page summaries. Priority: High.
- [sitemap.md](https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/#files): A markdown overview of your site structure that humans and AI can read easily. Priority: Medium.

### Intelligence Files
- [ai-entities.json](https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/#files): A structured catalog of products, categories, services, and concepts that powers AI knowledge graphs. Priority: High.
- [ai-intent.json](https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/#files): A lookup table mapping real user questions to the single best page on your site. Priority: High.
- [ai-schema.json](https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/#files): Schema.org JSON-LD describing your organization with zero ambiguity. Priority: High.
- [.well-known/ai-plugin.json](https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/.well-known/ai-plugin.json): Plugin discovery manifest registering your site as an AI resource and pointing to the MCP server and OpenAPI spec. Priority: Medium.

### Research Files
- [rag-index.json](https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/#files): A pre-built RAG index (URL, title, topics) ready for LlamaIndex, LangChain, Pinecone, and Weaviate. Priority: High.
- [rag-index.jsonl](https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/#files): The same content in newline-delimited JSON Lines for large-scale ML and streaming ingestion. Priority: High.

### Policy Files
- [ai-disclosure.txt](https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/#files): Your public statement on how your organization uses AI. Priority: Medium.
- [training-data-policy.txt](https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/#files): Your formal position on whether AI companies may train on your content. Priority: Medium.

### Operations Files
- [structured-data-guide.md](https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/#files): A developer guide with ready-to-use JSON-LD for every major page type. Priority: Low.
- [manifest.json](https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/#files): The single source of truth listing every deployed file, its purpose, and update frequency. Priority: Medium.
- [deployment-checklist.md](https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/#files): The phased playbook for deploying and verifying every file. Priority: Internal.

## Resources
- [Full AI Readiness Guide (PDF)](https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/ai-readiness-guide.pdf): Plain-English reference for every file.
- [Content License (RSL 1.0)](https://ai.silverbackmarketing.com/license.xml): Machine-readable license — search and AI retrieval free with attribution; commercial AI training requires a license.
- [llmstxt.org Standard](https://llmstxt.org/): The open standard llms.txt follows.
- [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/): The open protocol the MCP server implements.
- [RSL Standard](https://rslstandard.org/): The licensing standard license.xml follows.

## Company
- [Silverback Marketing](https://silverbackmarketing.com): ROI-focused digital marketing agency and publisher of the AI Readiness Kit.
- [Contact Silverback Marketing](https://silverbackmarketing.com/contact/): Get in touch about the kit or digital marketing services.

## Key Questions This Site Answers
- What are AI readiness files?
- What is the AI Readiness Kit and who makes it?
- Why does AI readiness matter now?
- How many files are in the AI Readiness Kit?
- Where do I start with AI readiness?
- What is ai.txt and how is it different from robots.txt?
- What is llms.txt and how does it differ from llms-full.txt?
- What does robots.txt do for AI crawlers like GPTBot and ClaudeBot?
- Why do I need an ai-sitemap.xml?
- What is ai-intent.json?
- What are ai-entities.json and ai-schema.json for?
- What are the RAG index files (rag-index.json / rag-index.jsonl)?
- What is a training data policy?
- What is ai-disclosure.txt?
- How often should I update my AI readiness files?
- How do I make my website understandable to AI?
- How do I get my brand cited accurately by ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity?
- Where do I deploy these files on my website?
- How do I download the AI Readiness skill?
- How do I connect to the AI Readiness MCP server?
- What tools does the AI Readiness MCP server expose?
- Do I need an API key for the MCP server?
- Is there proof the AI Readiness Kit works?