Changelog

Release notes and platform updates.

May 2026

v1.5: Competitive Edge Suite

Three new competitive-intelligence tools — AI crawlability auditing, llms.txt generation, and Share of Voice tracking — plus rebalanced citability scoring with enhanced extractability weighting.

New
  • aeo_crawlability Check AI bot access: robots.txt for 11 AI bots, meta noai directives, X-Robots-Tag, llms.txt, sitemap, JS rendering (free)
  • aeo_llms_txt Generate spec-compliant llms.txt + llms-full.txt with semantic page grouping and deployment instructions (3cr)
  • aeo_share_of_voice Measure AI answer visibility: SOV %, coverage, avg position, gap keywords across 3 engines for up to 20 keywords vs 5 competitors (10cr)
  • 3 new REST endpoints: /api/v1/crawlability, /api/v1/llms-txt, /api/v1/share-of-voice
  • 3 new MCP tools for competitive intelligence
  • 25 total MCP/API tools (was 22)
Improved
  • Citability scoring rebalanced Structure 20→15, Extractability 5→10 for better real-world ranking correlation
May 2026

v1.2: Composite Workflow Tools

Four new composite workflow tools that combine multiple pipeline steps into single API/MCP calls with automatic error handling and credit tracking. Available via both REST and MCP.

New
  • aeo_workflow_audit_improve Audit a URL and conditionally generate a refresh plan if score is below threshold (5-13cr)
  • aeo_workflow_strategy Cluster keywords then research and outline top N pillar topics in one call (~44cr)
  • aeo_workflow_health Batch-audit up to 10 URLs with a sorted priority dashboard (5cr/URL)
  • aeo_workflow_quality_gate Score content against a target threshold with pass/fail and actionable fixes (free)
  • 4 new REST endpoints under /api/v1/workflow/*
  • 4 new MCP tools for composite workflows
  • 19 total MCP/API tools (was 15)
May 2026

v1.1: Post-Publish Monitoring & Intelligence Platform

Citation tracking across 3 AI answer engines, score decay detection, alert system, monitoring dashboard, and platform proof analytics.

New
  • aeo_track MCP tool to register URLs for citation monitoring
  • Multi-engine citation tracking: Brave, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity
  • Position tracking with best-position memory across engines
  • Score decay detection with automatic re-scoring of live content
  • Alert system first citation, lost citation, position changes, score decay, content stale
  • Monitoring dashboard with per-URL detail views and check history
  • Platform proof analytics citation rate by score bracket, time-to-citation averages
  • Public proof widget with animated counters for landing/pricing pages
  • Case study export with user opt-in sharing
  • Real-time platform with Supabase Realtime subscriptions
  • Feedback loop upgrade per-section scoring, entity gap detection, competitor-aware suggestions
  • Workflow UI guided audit, strategy builder, health dashboard, quality gate
  • 5 new API endpoints for monitoring, alerts, and platform stats
  • 3 cron jobs citation checks, decay checks, platform stats aggregation
Improved
  • AEO scoring now 8 dimensions (added extractability)
  • 257+ automated tests across 22 test files
  • 15 total MCP/API tools (was 14)
  • Score feedback includes fix priority ranking and specific suggestions
  • Entity graph intelligence for richer scoring context
May 2026

v1.0: Launch

The first public release of AEOForged — a 19-tool content intelligence platform for AI answer engines, available via REST API, MCP, and web app.

New
  • 19 tools covering the full content lifecycle: create, analyze, maintain, and composite workflows
  • aeo_research Live web research with standard and deep modes, geo-targeting, and recency control
  • aeo_outline Structured content outlines with snippet targets and word count planning
  • aeo_write Section-by-section drafting with verified citations and tone control
  • aeo_polish Style pass with brand voice, changelog, and idempotency
  • aeo_verify Fact verification with confidence tiers
  • aeo_score 7-dimension AEO scoring with extractability bonus (free)
  • aeo_schema JSON-LD generation for Article, FAQPage, and HowTo (free)
  • aeo_extract Featured snippet, knowledge panel, and PAA formatting with score breakdown (free)
  • aeo_audit Fetch any URL, score it, get a prioritized improvement plan with missing entities and schema opportunities
  • aeo_compare Head-to-head comparison across all 7 AEO dimensions with margin of victory
  • aeo_refresh Fresh research with targeted section-by-section update plan and confidence levels
  • aeo_cluster Keyword clustering with pillar/supporting hierarchy, content calendar, and hallucinated keyword detection
  • aeo_full_pipeline End-to-end pipeline in draft (12cr) or publish (20cr) mode
  • REST API with 14 endpoints, structured error codes, and credit-aware billing
  • MCP server for Cursor, Claude Code, and any MCP-compatible client
  • Downloadable agent skills (SKILL.md) and pre-built MCP configs
  • Prompting guide, workflow recipes, and developer documentation
  • Free tier with 3 projects and unlimited scoring, schema, and extract
  • Pro tier with unlimited projects and 200 credits/month
  • Team tier with 5 seats and 1,000 credits/month
  • Credit packs available for additional usage