Source file
AI search sources used by Axonis.
Axonis does not treat AI visibility as a magic channel. The audit method is anchored to public guidance from Google and OpenAI, then applied to law firm pages, prompts, competitor evidence, and enquiry paths.
Direct answer
What sources should an AI visibility audit use?
A serious AI visibility audit should start with official search and crawler guidance, then inspect what public evidence is visible on the law firm website. Axonis uses these sources to keep the work honest: crawl access, indexed pages, visible text, structured data that matches the page, no ranking guarantees, and evidence before claims.
Reference list
Public guidance checked before recommendations are made.
Google Search Central
AI features and your website
Used for the boundary that AI Overviews and AI Mode rely on normal search fundamentals, indexed pages, crawl access, helpful content, and visible textual content.
Google Search Central
General structured data guidelines
Used for the rule that schema should reflect content visible to readers, not hidden or inflated proof claims.
OpenAI Help Center
ChatGPT Search
Used for the boundary that ChatGPT Search may cite sources, that top placement cannot be guaranteed, and that OAI-SearchBot access matters.
OpenAI Help Center
Publishers and Developers FAQ
Used for publisher guidance on OAI-SearchBot, noindex controls, referral tracking, and accessible page structure.
OpenAI
OAI-SearchBot IP ranges
Used when diagnosing whether hosting, CDN, or firewall rules may block OpenAI search crawling.
Use the sources
The scan checks what systems can actually see.
The first useful question is simple: can Google, AI search systems, and a prospective client read the same public evidence from the page?