Restructures articles for answer-engine citation with question headings, concise answer capsules, evidence, and trust signals.
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name: aeo-optimizer
description: "Optimize an article for Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) — restructuring content so AI engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude can extract, quote, and cite it. Rewrites headings as questions, drops 50-80 word answer capsules, audits paragraph length, and flags trust signals. Use when asked to AEO-optimize, make content AI-readable, improve AI citation chances, or adapt an article for answer engines."
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# AEO Optimizer Skill
AEO — 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.
Most 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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## The AEO Problem
Here is what AI engines are scanning for, and what most articles fail to provide:
| What AI engines want | What most articles deliver |
|---|---|
| H2 = a direct question ("What is X?") | H2 = a vague topic label ("About X" or "Understanding X") |
| 50-80 word answer capsule immediately under the heading | Long intro paragraphs before the actual answer |
| No links inside the answer block | Inline links that break extractability |
| ≤3 sentences per paragraph | Dense 6-8 sentence paragraphs |
| Named frameworks, original data, first-person experience | Generic statements with no attribution or specificity |
| Consistent question-answer-expand structure throughout | Inconsistent structure that varies section by section |… load the full skill through Skill Me