aeo-optimizer

1# AEO Optimizer Skill
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3AEO — Answer Engine Optimization — is the discipline of structuring content so that AI engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini) can extract clean, quotable answers and confidently cite your content as a source.
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5Most articles are written for humans who scroll, skim, and click. AI engines don't scroll — they scan for extractable answer units. They look for short, self-contained answer blocks sitting directly beneath a clear question heading. If they can't find those, they either skip the content or paraphrase it poorly. This skill fixes that.
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9## The AEO Problem
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11Here is what AI engines are scanning for, and what most articles fail to provide:
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13| What AI engines want | What most articles deliver |
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15| H2 = a direct question ("What is X?") | H2 = a vague topic label ("About X" or "Understanding X") |
16| 50-80 word answer capsule immediately under the heading | Long intro paragraphs before the actual answer |
17| No links inside the answer block | Inline links that break extractability |
18| ≤3 sentences per paragraph | Dense 6-8 sentence paragraphs |
19| Named frameworks, original data, first-person experience | Generic statements with no attribution or specificity |
20| Consistent question-answer-expand structure throughout | Inconsistent structure that varies section by section |
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