Content contains direct, quotable answers

Generative engines cite by extracting 2-4 sentence paragraphs that stand alone as complete answers to user questions. A site built entirely from headings, bullet lists, and marketing phrases gives the model nothing extractable — even if every claim is true, none of it can be quoted. The result is a site that ranks for search but never appears in AI-generated summaries, briefings, or answer boxes.

Replace raw bullet lists on key pages with 2-4 sentence explanatory paragraphs that stand alone when quoted. Each paragraph should answer a specific question a user might ask about the product or its domain. Add these to src/app/page.tsx, documentation pages, and marketing routes.

<p>AuditBuffet analyzes your codebase using adversarially-tested audit prompts. Each audit runs 20-40 checks and produces a scored report with severity-ranked findings.</p>

• ID: geo-readiness.content-citability.direct-answer-paragraphs

• Severity: critical

• What to look for: Scan at least 5 public content pages (homepage, key marketing pages, docs, blog) — up to 10 if available. For each page, count self-contained paragraphs of 2-4 sentences that directly answer a question someone might ask about the product or its domain. These paragraphs should make sense if extracted and quoted without surrounding context. Examples of direct-answer patterns: definitional statements ("X is a Y that does Z"), process explanations ("When you run an audit, it analyzes your codebase and produces..."), factual claims ("The scoring system uses severity weights of 10, 3, and 1 for critical, warning, and info checks"). Report: "X quotable paragraphs found across Y pages scanned."

• Pass criteria: Count all self-contained, quotable paragraphs across all scanned pages. At least 3 distinct public pages must each contain at least 1 quotable paragraph (minimum 3 paragraphs across 3 pages). Documentation pages, "how it works" sections, and detailed blog posts typically contain these. Each quotable paragraph must be at least 2 sentences and no more than 5 sentences to qualify as extractable by AI systems.

• Fail criteria: Fewer than 3 public pages contain quotable paragraphs. All content is conversational, narrative, or marketing-speak with no self-contained explanatory statements. Feature bullet points without explanatory context don't count. Pages that are primarily UI (dashboards, forms) without explanatory content don't count. Report: "Only X of Y pages scanned contain quotable paragraphs".

• Skip (N/A) when: Project is API-only with no content pages (project type detected as api).

• Detail on fail: "Reviewed 6 public pages — only 1 of 6 contains a self-contained explanatory paragraph. Content is primarily short marketing phrases and feature bullets. AI systems have nothing substantive to quote." or "Homepage and pricing page contain only headings and bullet points — 0 quotable paragraphs found across 2 pages"

• Remediation: AI systems cite content by extracting paragraphs that directly answer questions. Add explanatory paragraphs to your key pages:

  Instead of just:

  - Automated security audits
  - Real-time monitoring
  - Team dashboards
  

  Add context:

  AuditBuffet analyzes your codebase using adversarially-tested audit prompts.
  Each audit runs 20-40 checks against your code and produces a scored report
  with severity-ranked findings. The telemetry contains only pass/fail results
  — no source code leaves your machine.