The AEO+ Framework
Four layers of Recommendation Authority.
AEO+ is Salienci's operating framework for the AI recommendation era. Each layer must be engineered, measured, and defended — because authority compounds layer over layer.
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AEO+ Composite
AEO+ Layer Stackcomposite 74
04
Authority78
03
Optimization64
02
Extraction72
01
Access91
Layer 01
AAccess
Layer 02
EExtraction
Layer 03
OOptimization
Layer 04+
+Authority
A
Layer 01
Access
Can AI systems reach and crawl your brand?
- AI crawler access (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot)
- robots.txt + llms.txt configuration
- Sitemap and indexability
- brand-facts.json publication
- Schema.org organization graph
E
Layer 02
Extraction
Can AI systems extract clean, structured answers?
- Answer-ready content blocks
- Entity clarity and disambiguation
- Structured headings and FAQs
- Sourceable, citable facts
- Schema alignment with content
O
Layer 03
Optimization
Is your content engineered for selection?
- Selection probability modeling
- Citation velocity engineering
- Query coverage mapping
- Content depth and breadth
- Competitor delta tracking
+
Layer 04
Authority
Does the open web verify your authority?
- Third-party citations and mentions
- Review signal density
- Expertise and E-E-A-T proof
- Category leadership signals
- Recommendation defensibility
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