Yes. You can create a trust signal for AI by publishing a v=AEO1 record, a DNS TXT entry that points answer engines to your verified facts. This open standard lets any domain publish a self-declared catalog of accurate information that AI systems can check and cite with confidence. The record includes a signature and timestamp so AI can verify who published the facts and when.
When AI assistants answer questions about your business, they pull information from many sources across the web. Without a direct signal from you, they cannot be sure what you have officially verified. They may cite outdated information, competitor claims, or third party sources instead of your own authoritative data.
A trust signal solves this by letting you publish a catalog of facts directly. AI systems can then check your domain's DNS record, confirm the signature matches your identity, and cite your information as verified rather than inferred.
A v=AEO1 record is a DNS TXT entry you add at _aeo.<domain>. It contains four core elements: an id that identifies your organization, a URL pointing to your full fact catalog, a tier indicating your verification level, and a signature that proves you published it.
When an AI answer engine encounters a question about your business, it can look up your v=AEO1 record in DNS. The signature lets it verify that you (not someone else) published the facts. The timestamp shows when the record was last updated. This combination gives AI enough confidence to cite your information as authoritative.
The aeo-record npm package makes it easy to create and validate v=AEO1 records. You can use it to generate a properly formatted record with a signature, then add that record to your domain's DNS settings as a TXT entry at _aeo.<domain>.
The standard is open and free. Any domain can publish a self-declared record without permission or cost. The open source tooling ships as the aeo-record npm package at npmjs.com/package/aeo-record, and the npm package is published as aeo-record for validation and testing.
Yes. You can publish a v=AEO1 DNS record at _aeo.<domain> that acts as a trust signal for AI answer engines. This record contains a signature and timestamp that allow AI systems to verify you published the facts and when. The aeo-record npm package makes it easy to create and validate this record for your domain.