One engine, six ways to run it
CrawlPod checks whether AI answer engines — ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews — can read, parse, and cite your site, then tells you exactly what to fix. The same audit engine ships as a free web scanner, two open-source packages, a WordPress plugin, a Chrome extension, and a Shopify app in development.
Start with the scanner
You don't have to install anything to find out where you stand. The scanner runs the same 30 checks as every other surface below — it just runs them on our servers instead of yours.
The full product line
Every product below runs the same scoring engine against the same public crawler registry. Pick by where your site lives, not by which one is more capable.
Free AI visibility scan
LivePaste a URL, get a 0–100 AI readiness score and the specific fixes behind it.
Free — no account
What it does
- 30 named checks across six weighted categories
- Per-crawler robots.txt access breakdown
- Shareable report link, emailed copy optional
Best for: Anyone who wants an answer right now, without installing anything.
ai-visibility for Node.js
LiveThe audit engine as an npm package and CLI — the same one this site runs on itself.
Free — MIT licensed
What it does
- npx ai-visibility audit — no install required
- Bot detection against a 23-crawler registry
- Programmatic scoring API for CI pipelines
Best for: Developers on Next.js, Nuxt, Express, or any Node runtime.
ai-visibility for Python
LiveThe same registry and scoring, packaged for Python web stacks.
Free — MIT licensed
What it does
- Middleware for Django, Flask, and FastAPI
- Identical scoring output to the Node package
- CLI with the same command surface
Best for: Django, Flask, and FastAPI teams.
WordPress & WooCommerce plugin
LiveCrawler control, llms.txt, and the full audit inside wp-admin.
Free, paid tiers from $39/year
What it does
- Per-crawler allow/block without editing robots.txt
- llms.txt generated and kept in sync
- Site-wide audit with diffing between scans
Best for: Site owners and agencies running WordPress or WooCommerce.
Chrome extension
LiveScore any page's AI visibility from the toolbar while you browse.
Free (10 scans/day)
What it does
- One-click score for the current tab
- Works on any site, including ones you don't control
- No signup to use the free tier
Best for: Anyone auditing sites they don't own — competitors, clients, prospects.
Shopify app
In DevelopmentCheck and fix whether AI shopping assistants can find and quote your store.
Pricing not set yet
What it does
- Product and collection structured-data audit
- Crawler access checks for storefront routes
- Waitlist now, real pricing at launch
Best for: Shopify merchants who want to show up in AI product answers.
Which one do I need?
If more than one row describes you, they compose — the packages, the plugin, and the extension are designed to be used together.
| If you… | Use | Costs |
|---|---|---|
| just want to know your score right now | Free scanner | Free |
| run a WordPress or WooCommerce site | WordPress plugin | Free + paid tiers |
| ship a Node.js app and want this in CI | npm package | Free |
| ship a Django, Flask, or FastAPI app | Python package | Free |
| audit sites you don't own | Chrome extension | Free tier |
| sell on Shopify | Shopify app (waitlist) | Not priced yet |
What every product shares
One published scoring method
Six weighted categories, 30 named checks, the weights written down in public. Every surface returns the same number for the same page.
One crawler registry
23 known AI crawlers across 13 vendors, versioned in the open-source package. When a vendor ships a new bot, every product learns about it at once.
No fabricated results
Scores come from a live fetch of the page you name. Nothing is estimated, and the crawler panel on the homepage shows this site's own real traffic.
Not sure which to pick?
Scan your site first. The result tells you which surface is worth installing.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need more than one CrawlPod product?
Usually not to start. Run the free scanner first — it tells you whether you have a problem at all. From there, pick the surface that matches where your site lives: the WordPress plugin if you're on WordPress, one of the packages if you deploy your own app. They're designed to compose, but nothing requires you to use more than one.
Do all the products give the same score?
Yes, for the same page. Every product runs the same ai-visibility engine against the same crawler registry, so the number doesn't change depending on where you ran it. The difference is what each surface can do about the result — the WordPress plugin can fix robots.txt and generate llms.txt for you; the scanner can only tell you.
Which products are free?
The scanner is free with no account. Both ai-visibility packages are MIT-licensed and free, permanently, on npm and PyPI. The WordPress plugin has a permanently free tier on WordPress.org, and the Chrome extension has a free tier with a daily scan limit. Paid tiers exist only for WordPress today.
When does the Shopify app ship?
It's still in development, and there's no date to promise yet. The waitlist gets a single email when it's live, with real pricing at that point rather than a number invented in advance.
Is the audit engine open source?
The ai-visibility package is MIT-licensed with source on GitHub for both the Node.js and Python versions. The hosted scanner, the WordPress plugin's paid features, and the Chrome extension are built on top of it and aren't open source.