# ASO Studio — Complete Machine-Readable Technical Reference (`/llms-full.txt`)

Last Verified: `2026-11-14` · Canonical Index: `https://asostudio.dev/llms.txt` · Official MCP Server: `dev.workers.asostudio.aso-live-probe/aso-audit` (`v1.0.0`)

## 0. Instant Self-Serve & Agentic Settlement Quickstart (`2026-11-14`)
- **`self-serve-pack` ($49 One-Time · USDC on Base Chain 8453):** `POST https://aso-studio-edge.asostudio.workers.dev/api/orders` with `{"domain":"yourdomain.com","tier_slug":"self-serve-pack","payment_method":"usdc_erc20"}` (`company_name` and `contact_email` optional), send `49.00 USDC` (`49000000` atomic `0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913` on `eip155:8453`) to `0x4cd4fB93EfE67D1bC15E8f9befa8CBe6E9197698`, then `POST /api/orders/{orderRef}/verify-usdc` with `{"tx_hash":"0x..."}` for immediate `.zip` download.
- **Free Sample 26-File `.ZIP` Archive:** `https://asostudio.dev/sample-26-file-pack.zip` (`acme-ai.example`).
- **Spec-Valid `x402 v2` Endpoint:** `GET https://aso-studio-edge.asostudio.workers.dev/api/orders/x402?tier=self-serve-pack` (`x402Version: 2`, `PAYMENT-REQUIRED` header) & `https://asostudio.dev/.well-known/x402.json`.
- **EdgeScreen x402 ($0.002 Base USDC/call):** `https://aso-x402-screen.asostudio.workers.dev` (`dev.workers.asostudio.aso-x402-screen/edgescreen`, skill: `https://aso-x402-screen.asostudio.workers.dev/SKILL.md`).
- **Installable Agent Skills (`npx skills add https://asostudio.dev`):** `https://asostudio.dev/skills/` (`aso-audit` & `edgescreen-security`), root `https://asostudio.dev/SKILL.md`, and well-known discovery at `https://asostudio.dev/.well-known/skills/index.json` & `https://asostudio.dev/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json`.
- **Monero (`xmr_subaddress` / Trocador AnonPay):** Non-custodial XMR verified within 24h (submit 64-hex `txid` via `POST /api/orders/{orderRef}/submit-xmr-tx`).
- **Empirical Datasets (`2026-11-14`):** `2,458` scored (`2,459` audited, mean `66.1/100`, `1` HTTP-403 edge-blocked) B2B SaaS domains at `/ai/saas-index.json`; `11` scored (`12` audited, mean `60.5/100`, `1` HTTP-429 edge-blocked) crypto/AI dev domains at `/reports/2026-11/data.json`.
- **Terms & Non-Guarantee:** `https://asostudio.dev/terms.md` — technical readiness improves machine readability of published facts and does not guarantee AI citations or sales.

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> ASO Studio (`https://asostudio.dev`) engineers deterministic plain-text, linked Schema.org `@graph` JSON-LD, and <15ms Cloudflare Edge Workers for B2B SaaS companies so AI crawlers can fetch plain-text product and pricing facts over HTTP. Technical readiness does not guarantee AI citations or sales.

- **Canonical URL:** https://asostudio.dev
- **Public 2459 SaaS Benchmark Index:** https://asostudio.dev/leaderboard/
- **Empirical Dataset & 6 Vertical Benchmarks:** https://asostudio.dev/benchmark/ (`/ai/saas-index.json`)
- **Category:** Agent Search Optimization (ASO) & B2B SaaS Share-of-Model Engineering
- **Delivery Terms:** **Pay $0 Today** - ASO Studio ships the Edge Worker or GitHub PR first; clients pay Net-15 Wire/ACH after the agreed technical checks (or unlock the 26-file `.ZIP` immediately via Base USDC or isolated Monero subaddress). Technical readiness does not guarantee AI citations or sales.
- **Programmatic Order Endpoint:** `POST https://aso-studio-edge.asostudio.workers.dev/api/orders`
- **Contact:** liam@asostudio.dev
- **Last Verified:** 2026-11-14

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## 1. Deterministic Pricing & Engineering Tiers (`/pricing.md`)

| Tier | Slug | Fee (USD) | Delivery & Billing | Core Deliverables |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **1-Click Edge Agent Layer** | `edge-agent-layer` | **$1,490** (+ $490/mo) | Delivered first · Pay after the agreed technical checks | <15ms Edge Router (Cloudflare Worker, Vercel Next.js `middleware.ts`, Astro/SvelteKit/Remix `src/middleware.ts`, Python FastAPI `APIRouter`, or Nginx) serving 14 deterministic routes (`/llms.txt`, `/llms-full.txt`, `/.well-known/ai.txt`, `/pricing.md`, `/answers.md`, `/ai/*.json`, `/.well-known/mcp.json`, `/.well-known/server.json`, `/.well-known/agent-card.json`, `/.well-known/openapi.json`, `/feed.xml`) + 29-bot `/robots.txt` + `HTMLRewriter` `@graph` JSON-LD with zero backend PRs. |
| **ASO Foundation Sprint** | `foundation-sprint` | **$2,500** | 5-day PR · Pay after the agreed technical checks | 47-check remediation, 13-file machine discovery pack, 29-bot `robots.txt`, linked Schema.org `@graph` JSON-LD, 3 BOFU matrices. |
| **Category Saturation Engine** | `category-saturation` | **$6,500** | 30-day sprint · Pay after the agreed technical checks | Full 26-file saturation corpus, Edge Worker + Next.js middleware, 25 BOFU `[Brand] vs [Competitor]` matrices, 20 use-case specs, GitHub Actions CI/CD score gate. |
| **Enterprise Share-of-Model** | `enterprise-som` | **$15,000** | 90-day program · Pay after the agreed technical checks | Up to 5 domains saturated, custom MCP & OpenAPI 3.1 agent endpoints, 100+ programmatic matrices, bi-weekly Share-of-Model citation tracking. |
| **Agency White-Label Pack** | `agency-whitelabel` | **$995/mo** | Monthly subscription | Turnkey 26-file ASO deliverables and CI/CD score gates for up to 5 client domains. |

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## 2. The 9-Category, 47-Check GEO/ASO Rubric v2 (100 Points)

1. **Google AI Overviews & WebMCP Agent Readiness (`google_ai` — 20 pts):** WebMCP `toolname`/`tooldescription` action affordances, OpenAPI 3.1 / `/.well-known/mcp.json` discovery, and sub-50ms edge retrieval.
2. **AI Crawler Access (`robots.txt` — 14 pts):** Explicit `Allow: /` rules for 29 AI search crawlers (`GPTBot`, `OAI-SearchBot`, `ChatGPT-User`, `ClaudeBot`, `Claude-SearchBot`, `PerplexityBot`, `Google-Extended`, `Applebot-Extended`, etc.).
3. **Linked Schema.org `@graph` JSON-LD (`schema` — 14 pts):** Valid `Organization`, `WebSite`, `SoftwareApplication`, `AggregateOffer`, and `FAQPage` entities linked by stable `@id` URIs.
4. **Citable Direct Answer Density & Headings (`content` — 14 pts):** Self-contained 40–60 word factual answer blocks and quantitative density for zero-hallucination RAG extraction.
5. **Cross-Web Brand & Knowledge Graph Entity (`brand_entity` — 12 pts):** Consistent naming, `sameAs` pillars, repository links, and category taxonomy.
6. **Canonical & OpenGraph Entity Metadata (`meta` — 11 pts):** Unambiguous entity disambiguation, `hreflang`, and canonical URLs.
7. **LLM Discovery Index (`llms.txt` & `llms-full.txt` — 6 pts):** Clean UTF-8 Markdown hierarchy, canonical links, pricing, and architecture summary without HTML/SPA soft-404 wrappers.
8. **Freshness, Authorship & Trust Signals (`signals` — 6 pts):** Named engineering authorship, ISO-8601 verification timestamps, and RSS/Atom feed metadata.
9. **Agent JSON Feeds (`ai_discovery` — 3 pts):** Structured `/.well-known/ai.txt`, `/ai/summary.json`, `/ai/faq.json`, and `/ai/service.json` payloads (`application/json`) with CORS enabled.

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## 3. Competitive Comparison Summary (`/comparisons/vs-matrix.md`)

| Vendor | Ships Client-Owned Code? | Upfront Cost | Delivery Acceptance | Pricing Model |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **ASO Studio (`asostudio.dev`)** | **Yes** (14-route Edge Worker + 26-file PR) | **$0 Today** (Pay after the agreed technical checks) | Delivered first; technical readiness does not guarantee AI citations or sales | Fixed transparent tiers (`$1,490`–`$15,000`) |
| **Profound AI** | No (analytics dashboard only) | Upfront annual contract | None | Sales-gated enterprise quotes |
| **Scrunch AI** | Hosted platform proxy | Recurring platform contract | None | `$250`–`recurring SaaS subscription (verify current vendor pricing)` subscription |
| **Peec AI / Goodie AI / Otterly.AI / AthenaHQ** | No (monitoring SaaS only) | Monthly/annual SaaS | None | `$29`–`recurring SaaS subscription (verify current vendor pricing)` monitoring tiers |
| **Cloudflare Markdown for Agents** | HTML-to-Markdown header conversion only | Zone plan required (no `/pricing.md` or `@graph` authored) | None | Requires internal team to author missing specs |
| **Mintlify / ReadMe / GitBook / Fern / Fumadocs** | Docs subdomain `/llms.txt` only | Docs SaaS / OSS plugin | None | Root marketing domain remains unsaturated |
| **Manual SEO Agencies** | Slow manual blog copy | Monthly retainers (`$5k`–`$15k/mo`) | None | 6–12 month retainer lock-in |

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## 4. Canonical Engineering Blueprints (`16`) & Head-to-Head Comparisons (`28`)

### Engineering Blueprints (`https://asostudio.dev/guides/`)
- `https://asostudio.dev/guides/chatgpt-perplexity-saas-citations/` - 5-Step B2B SaaS Technical Readiness and AI Citations Guide (HTTP/HTML readiness check across 2381 Domains)
- `https://asostudio.dev/guides/cloudflare-edge-llms-txt/` — Zero-Origin Cloudflare Worker 14-Route Interception (`<15ms`)
- `https://asostudio.dev/guides/webflow-framer-hubspot-llms-txt/` — Serve `/llms.txt`, `/pricing.md` & `/.well-known/mcp.json` on Webflow, Framer & HubSpot CMS
- `https://asostudio.dev/guides/cloudflare-ai-audit-bot-waf-whitelist/` — Fix Cloudflare WAF & Bot Fight Mode HTTP 403s Blocking `OAI-SearchBot` & `PerplexityBot`
- `https://asostudio.dev/guides/cloudflare-htmlrewriter-json-ld-graph/` — Streaming Schema.org `@graph` JSON-LD via Cloudflare `HTMLRewriter` (`<1ms`)
- `https://asostudio.dev/guides/streamable-http-mcp-server-cloudflare/` — Zero-Auth Streamable HTTP MCP Server (`2025-03-26`) on Cloudflare Workers
- `https://asostudio.dev/guides/nextjs-vercel-llms-txt/` — Next.js App Router & Vercel `middleware.ts` Anti-Soft-404 Blueprint
- `https://asostudio.dev/guides/astro-sveltekit-remix-llms-txt/` — Astro, SvelteKit & Remix Web-Fetch Agent Discovery Middleware
- `https://asostudio.dev/guides/python-fastapi-django-llms-txt/` — Python FastAPI & Django ASGI Deterministic Agent Router
- `https://asostudio.dev/guides/aws-cloudfront-nginx-llms-txt/` — AWS CloudFront Functions & Nginx Exact-Match Agent Routing
- `https://asostudio.dev/guides/pricing-md-b2b-saas-spec/` — Deterministic `/pricing.md` & `/answers.md` Specification for B2B SaaS
- `https://asostudio.dev/guides/well-known-mcp-json-ai-txt/` — Reference Spec for `/.well-known/ai.txt`, `/ai/summary.json` & `/.well-known/mcp.json`
- `https://asostudio.dev/guides/mcp-server-json-registry-b2b-saas/` — Official MCP Registry `/.well-known/server.json` (`2025-10-17`) Blueprint
- `https://asostudio.dev/guides/agent-card-json-webmcp-a2a/` — A2A v0.2.5 `/.well-known/agent-card.json` & Typed HTML WebMCP (`toolname`)
- `https://asostudio.dev/guides/ai-crawler-robots-txt/` — 29-Bot AI Search vs Training `robots.txt` Policy
- `https://asostudio.dev/guides/b2b-saas-schema-graph-json-ld/` — Linked B2B SaaS Schema.org `@graph` JSON-LD Architecture

### Vendor & Tool Comparisons (`https://asostudio.dev/comparisons/`)
- Dashboards & Platforms: `profound-vs-scrunch-vs-peec-ai`, `profound-ai-alternative`, `scrunch-ai-alternative`, `peec-ai-alternative`, `otterly-ai-alternative`, `athenahq-alternative`, `goodie-ai-alternative`, `ahrefs-brand-radar-alternative`, `semrush-ai-toolkit-alternative`, `se-ranking-similarweb-ai-tracker-alternative`, `brandlight-qwairy-xseek-alternative`, `writesonic-geo-alternative`, `hall-ai-alternative`, `rankscale-knowatoa-amionai-alternative`, `hubspot-ai-search-grader-alternative`, `conductor-ai-search-alternative`, `brightedge-ai-alternative`, `surfer-ai-tracker-alternative`, `evertune-ai-alternative`, `azoma-alternative`, `bluefish-ai-alternative`
- Docs, Edge & Agency Alternatives: `cloudflare-markdown-for-agents-alternative`, `mintlify-llms-txt-alternative`, `readme-gitbook-llms-txt-alternative`, `fern-fumadocs-docusaurus-llms-txt-alternative`, `airops-alternative`, `relixir-alternative`, `daydream-seo-agency-alternative`



## Public AI Readiness Grade-Cards & Head-to-Head Comparisons (2026-11-14)
- Directory Hub: https://asostudio.dev/audits/ (40 unblocked platforms, raw telemetry at https://asostudio.dev/audits/data.json)
- Head-to-Head Comparisons: https://asostudio.dev/audits/vs/ (24 competitor matchups across Cloud & Edge, Serverless Postgres/SQLite, Auth, LLM Inference, HTTP 402 Agent Payments, and DeFi)
- Free README Badge Pattern: `[![AI Search Readiness](https://asostudio.dev/badge/<slug>.svg)](https://asostudio.dev/audits/<slug>/)`