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Microsoft

microsoft.com ↗

Latest public evidence from separate Mudpie graders. Scores describe technical observations at scan time—not rankings, citations, traffic, users, or endorsement.

AEO

86/100 B

Checks observable answer structure, extractable facts, and source signals. These are heuristics; no ChatGPT or Perplexity answer, citation, or visibility test is run.

Answerability

Entity structured datapass

WebSite

Describe the real organization, product, service, or article with source-grounded JSON-LD.

Decision-ready product factswarning

Found: pricing, security, faq, how it works

Answer concrete questions about fit, pricing, integrations, security, comparisons, and limitations where applicable.

Trust

Verifiable sources and identity linkspass

43 outbound references

Link claims, identity profiles, policies, and primary sources where they help verification.

Publisher and accountability links are findablepass

8 identity, contact, or policy links detected

Link the responsible organization, author, contact, and relevant policies.

Extraction

Facts are readable without running JavaScriptpass

6073 readable characters in HTTP 200 response

Render the core facts in the initial HTML.

Lists and tables organize factswarning

0 HTML lists, tables, or definition lists

Use semantic lists or tables when they clarify comparisons and factual details.

Answer structure

Questions have discoverable answer sectionswarning

0 question-oriented headings; structured answers absent

Use direct headings and concrete answers for questions your audience actually asks.

Concise passages can be extractedpass

15 paragraphs contain 80–500 characters

Write self-contained passages with enough context to stand alone.

Decision facts

Cost or access terms are statedpass

Cost or access language detected

Explain whether access is free, paid, restricted, or requires contacting the team.

Requirements and limitations are statedpass

Requirements or limitation language detected

State important constraints so an answer can describe both fit and limitations.

Optional discovery

A readable Markdown alternate existsnot applicable

No readable root Markdown alternate; HTML remains sufficient

Markdown can help extraction but is optional and does not establish citations.

SEO

93/100 A

Checks technical crawl and indexing foundations. It does not measure rankings, backlinks, Core Web Vitals, or actual indexing.

SEO foundation

Public page respondspass

HTTP 200 · text/html; charset=utf-8

Specific page titlepass

Microsoft – AI, Cloud, Productivity, Computing, Gaming & Apps

Use a concise, specific title of roughly 15–70 characters.

Meta descriptionpass

Explore Microsoft products and services and support for your home or business. Shop Microsoft 365, Copilot, Teams, Xbox, Windows, Azure, Surface and more.

Summarize the page in one specific sentence.

Canonical URLpass

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us

Publish one absolute canonical URL.

Indexing allowedpass

index, follow,

Remove noindex from public acquisition pages.

Readable heading structurepass

1 H1 · 0 hierarchy jumps

Use one descriptive H1 and avoid skipped heading levels.

Meaningful content in initial HTMLpass

6073 readable characters

Render the core explanation in the initial HTML.

XML sitemapfail

No valid root sitemap

Publish a valid sitemap or sitemap index at /sitemap.xml.

Crawl access

Googlebot crawl permissionpass

Googlebot is allowed at this URL

Keep public search pages crawlable through robots.txt.

HTTPS deliverypass

https:

Serve canonical pages over HTTPS.

HTML content typepass

text/html; charset=utf-8

Serve this page with an HTML content type.

Missing pages return a not-found statuspass

Sampled missing path returned HTTP 404

Return HTTP 404 or 410 for genuinely missing pages.

Page metadata

Mobile viewport declaredpass

width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no

Declare a responsive viewport and verify the rendered mobile layout.

ChatGPT vs Perplexity

75/100 C

This compares declared crawler access and public HTTP responses. It does not prove indexing, citations, training, or referrals.

Policy

Crawler policy coveragepass

4/4 search crawlers allowed by robots.txt

Allow search crawlers on public pages intentionally; use training controls separately.

Explicit, inspectable policywarning

robots.txt unavailable

Publish a stable robots.txt even when wildcard access is allowed.

Access

Live response coveragepass

4/4 received usable responses

Check CDN, bot protection, rate limits, and application challenges for blocked agents.

Parity

Content parity across agentsfail

4 distinct response bodies across 4 successful agents

Serve equivalent public facts to agents and people; investigate intentional differences.

Agent experience

77/100 C

Indexability

Public origin is reachablepass

HTTP 200 · text/html; charset=utf-8

Return a successful public HTML response from the canonical origin.

Crawler policy permits the public surfacepass

robots.txt fetched and evaluated

Publish a clear robots.txt policy for useful public pages.

Canonical sitemap is validfail

No valid root sitemap

Publish a same-origin sitemap containing canonical public URLs.

Unknown URLs return a real 404pass

Probe returned HTTP 404

Return HTTP 404 for an unknown public path.

Important destinations use crawlable linkspass

135 public links in initial HTML

Use ordinary anchors for primary facts and actions.

Response metadata is predictablepass

text/html; charset=utf-8 · 261038 bytes

Serve bounded HTML with a declared content type.

Retrievability

Initial HTML contains useful contentpass

6072 readable characters

Render primary product facts, navigation, and action context in initial HTML.

Semantic headings and landmarkspass

1 H1 · 26 headings

Use one descriptive H1 plus main and navigation landmarks.

Language and content type are declaredpass

text/html; charset=utf-8 · lang=en-US

Declare the HTML content type and document language.

Markdown representation is availablefail

Not found

Offer a same-origin Markdown alternate for content-heavy workflows.

llms.txt routes agentsfail

Not found

Publish concise llms.txt navigation to canonical facts and capabilities.

Core facts have stable URLspass

2/4 pricing/docs/security/status/support pages found

Give current product facts stable, linked URLs.

Understandability

Product identity and purpose are explicitpass

Microsoft – AI, Cloud, Productivity, Computing, Gaming & Apps · Hi there, welcome to Microsoft

State the canonical product name, audience, and job in visible text.

Structured identity matches the pagepass

WebSite

Publish valid source-grounded entity data.

Current commercial facts are visiblepass

Pricing and availability language inspected

Expose current pricing, limits, availability, and eligibility.

Canonical identifiers are stablepass

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us

Use canonical URLs and stable identifiers for public entities.

Ownership and freshness signals existpass

Checked public fact surfaces for support, status, authorship, and dates

Publish ownership, support/status routes, and updated dates for time-sensitive facts.

Operability

One low-risk first action is clearpass

Action language · 10 controls

Document one safe public action with a clear success state.

Action inputs and outcomes are explicitpass

Public contract language or OpenAPI found

Document inputs, authentication, outputs, errors, and retries.

OpenAPI contract is discoverablefail

Not found

Publish a valid OpenAPI document when a public API exists.

Authentication is machine-readablefail

Checked API catalog and OpenAPI security surface

Publish standard auth metadata, or explicitly document that the API is public and keyless.

A genuine agent capability is discoverablefail

No capability manifest

Expose a real MCP, skill, WebMCP, or equivalent capability when useful.

Setup, verification, and removal are explainedpass

Public setup language inspected

Document setup, a verification command, and removal.

Costly actions have a confirmation boundarywarning

Checkout/commitment language inspected

Require confirmation before payment, publication, deletion, or commitment.

Outcome visibility

Core actions expose completionpass

Completion language inspected

Return or display an unambiguous success state.

Completed work has durable proofwarning

Receipt and result surfaces inspected

Provide a stable receipt, result URL, status resource, or identifier.

Support and status are findablepass

Support/status language inspected

Link stable support and status surfaces.

Actions return a correlation identifierpass

Public result identifiers inspected

Return a stable request, receipt, order, or trace identifier.

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