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RankRoot: AI visibility audit

by zachhhhh · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v0.1.1 · published by GitHub user zachhhhh

Audit a site's visibility to ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and AI agents. Generates llms.txt.

Changes · 3
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6 tools: 3 change things and 3 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

1 check matched something in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http rankroot https://getrankroot.com/api/mcp

Findings

Matches of fixed checks, with the text they matched.

1 warn
  • Warngenerate_ai_visibility_files

    The server marks "generate_ai_visibility_files" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "write".

    Matched text

    annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true,"openWorldHint":true}; The name "generate_ai_visibility_files" says "generate": a word for a change.

    What this check looks for

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

6 tools

Changes things 3Claude Code: ask
  • audit_ai_visibilityScore how discoverable a website is by AI answer engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Google AI Overviews) and AI agents.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Score how discoverable a website is by AI answer engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Google AI Overviews) and AI agents. Returns a 0-100 score, per-category scores and a prioritized fix list.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true
  • check_ai_crawler_accessCheck which AI crawlers (OAI-SearchBot, ChatGPT-User, GPTBot, ClaudeBot, Claude-SearchBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended and more) a site's robots.txt and firewall/CDN let in.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Check which AI crawlers (OAI-SearchBot, ChatGPT-User, GPTBot, ClaudeBot, Claude-SearchBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended and more) a site's robots.txt and firewall/CDN let in. Flags blocked AI search bots, which cost citations.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true
  • generate_ai_visibility_filesGenerate ready-to-publish llms.txt, an AI-bot-friendly robots.txt and schema.org JSON-LD for a website, based on its current homepage.1 finding

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "generate_ai_visibility_files" says "generate": a word for a change.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

    Findings

    • Warn

      The server marks "generate_ai_visibility_files" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "write".

      Matched text

      annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true,"openWorldHint":true}; The name "generate_ai_visibility_files" says "generate": a word for a change.

      What this check looks for
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Generate ready-to-publish llms.txt, an AI-bot-friendly robots.txt and schema.org JSON-LD for a website, based on its current homepage.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true
Only reads 3Claude Code: allow
  • get_pricingList RankRoot plans (free scan, Fix Pack one-time, done-for-you AI Visibility Employee monthly) with prices, limits, checkout links and which plan fits which user.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_pricing" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    List RankRoot plans (free scan, Fix Pack one-time, done-for-you AI Visibility Employee monthly) with prices, limits, checkout links and which plan fits which user. Agents cannot pay: give the user the checkout link.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • validate_llms_txtFetch a site's llms.txt (pass the site URL, or a URL ending in /llms.txt or /llms-full.txt for a subpath file) and check it against the llmstxt.org format: H1, summary, H2 link lis…No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "validate_llms_txt" says "validate": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Fetch a site's llms.txt (pass the site URL, or a URL ending in /llms.txt or /llms-full.txt for a subpath file) and check it against the llmstxt.org format: H1, summary, H2 link lists, Optional section.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 0.1.1. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http rankroot https://getrankroot.com/api/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__rankroot__validate_llms_txt",
      "mcp__rankroot__get_pricing",
      "mcp__rankroot__get_checkout_link"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__rankroot__audit_ai_visibility",
      "mcp__rankroot__generate_ai_visibility_files",
      "mcp__rankroot__check_ai_crawler_access"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as rankroot. Review it before you use it.