Google states AEO/GEO are still SEO; vendor chunking tactics conflict with that guidance. Evidence confidence: hypothesis, not yet confirmed.

Rule aeo-015 · strategy · hypothesis, not yet confirmed

Do not rely on llms.txt or manual chunking hacks as a substitute for sound HTML structure and SEO fundamentals.

Applies to: all

Hypothesis: the reasoning is published, but no independent evidence confirms it yet. Test it on your own pages before you rely on it.

Why this matters

Google states AEO/GEO are still SEO; vendor chunking tactics conflict with that guidance.

Implementation

Type: system

Anti-pattern

Publishing llms.txt-only strategies while neglecting crawlable content and internal links.

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