Quickstart

What You'll Need

• A live website URL (any public page)
• An AIA Matrix account (sign up free — no credit card required)

That's it. No installation, no code, no server access required to get your first score.

Step 1 — Run Your First Scan

1. Log in to your AIA Matrix dashboard
2. Paste the URL of the page you want to analyze — most people start with their homepage
3. Click Scan Page

AIA Matrix will fetch the page, analyze its structure, and calculate the AIA Score from three weighted inputs:

Human readability is reported separately and is not weighted in the AIA Score.

Scan time depends on page availability and the size of the scan.

Step 2 — Read Your AIA Score

Once the scan completes, you'll see your composite AIA Score — a numeric score out of 100.

Your AIA Score: 62/100

Evidence & Trust (E): 30/100 (40% weight)
Content Structure (S): 75/100 (40% weight)
AI Access (A): 100/100 (20% weight)
Human readability: 78/100 (reported separately; not weighted)

Below the score, you'll see your top recommendations — the highest-impact changes you can make first. On the Free plan, you'll see your top 3 recommendations. On Professional, you'll see the complete, prioritized list.

There are no grade bands; see AIA Score Explained.

Step 3 — Download Your AI-Readable File Package

Every scan generates a starter package of AI-readable files based on the page you scanned:

semantic/index.json    ← structured data for AI agents
markdown/index.md      ← natural language summary for LLMs

Click Download Package to get these as a ZIP file.

With Professional or an Audit Pack, this package expands to include llms.txt, llms-full.txt, your full /semantic/ and /markdown/ directories, and an AI-ready robots.txt — generated from up to 50 priority pages per full scan.

Step 4 — Upload to Your Server

To actually make your content AI-readable, the generated files need to live on your website's server, not just in your downloads folder.

• If you're comfortable with FTP/SFTP or your hosting control panel, see Installation
• If you're on WordPress, see the dedicated WordPress Setup guide
• Files generally belong at your site's root (/llms.txt, /robots.txt) or in their own folders (/semantic/, /markdown/)

Step 5 — Verify It's Working

After uploading, confirm your files are live and accessible:

1. Visit https://yourdomain.com/llms.txt directly in your browser — you should see the plain text file, not a 404
2. Visit https://yourdomain.com/semantic/index.json — should display raw JSON
3. Check that the files match your current website content and that your crawler access rules allow the intended user agents.

For a deeper walkthrough of validation and common issues, see Validation and Troubleshooting.

What's Next

• Scan your whole site — choose Professional or an Audit Pack to analyze up to 50 priority pages per full scan
• Understand the file types — read about llms.txt, the Semantic Knowledge Graph, and the Markdown Knowledge Base
• Track your progress — rescan after making changes to compare your results over time