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293 explainers on identity, verification, and what answer engines need. Start with why this exists. Then pick a topic.
The registry holds the company files. This library explains the ideas those files sit in — so a person and a model are not using two different dictionaries.
We do not invent Wikipedia pages for small firms. We point at real concepts that already exist, and we keep the writing short enough to quote.
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Breadcrumb Schema for Registry Paths
Breadcrumb Schema for Registry Paths — selective business identity and AI visibility guidance from AI Verified. Evidence-based records, not paid "best of" li…
Citation JSON-LD on Passports
Citation JSON-LD on Passports — selective business identity and AI visibility guidance from AI Verified. Evidence-based records, not paid "best of" lists.
Do I Need a Wikidata Entry for My Business?
Most SMEs do not need — and cannot sustain — a Wikidata entry. Prioritise verification and consistent web identity over forcing encyclopaedia inclusion.
Entity disambiguation for AI systems
Disambiguation is picking the right firm when several share a name. Resolution is joining the records after you pick.
Entity Resolution for Businesses
Entity resolution is how systems decide whether multiple mentions refer to the same real-world organisation — foundational for knowledge graphs, search, and …
GEO — Generative Engine Optimization
GEO is accurate representability in generative answers — clarity over spam.
How Do I Get My Business into Google's Knowledge Graph?
Influence inputs; there is no guaranteed SME submit button.
How Do I Know If My Structured Data Is Working?
How Do I Know If My Structured Data Is Working? — selective business identity and AI visibility guidance from AI Verified. Evidence-based records, not paid '…
How Not to Invent Wikidata Items
Do not mint non-notable company items; use real associations and passports.
How to Add Organisation Schema
How to Add Organisation Schema — selective business identity and AI visibility guidance from AI Verified. Evidence-based records, not paid "best of" lists.
How to Add sameAs References to Your Business Schema
How to Add sameAs References to Your Business Schema — selective business identity and AI visibility guidance from AI Verified. Evidence-based records, not p…
How to Create an llms.txt File Manually
How to Create an llms.txt File Manually — selective business identity and AI visibility guidance from AI Verified. Evidence-based records, not paid "best of"…
ItemList Schema for Category Hubs
ItemList Schema for Category Hubs — selective business identity and AI visibility guidance from AI Verified. Evidence-based records, not paid "best of" lists.
LinkedIn Company Page as sameAs
LinkedIn Company Page as sameAs — selective business identity and AI visibility guidance from AI Verified. Evidence-based records, not paid "best of" lists.
llms.txt and business verification
A hint file says what to read on your site. A verification file says who attested the facts. You want both. They are not the same document.
llms.txt at the Site Root
llms.txt at the Site Root — selective business identity and AI visibility guidance from AI Verified. Evidence-based records, not paid "best of" lists.
llms.txt for Businesses
llms.txt for Businesses — selective business identity and AI visibility guidance from AI Verified. Evidence-based records, not paid "best of" lists.
Organisation Schema Best Practices
Organisation Schema Best Practices — selective business identity and AI visibility guidance from AI Verified. Evidence-based records, not paid "best of" lists.
sameAs Priority Order
sameAs Priority Order — selective business identity and AI visibility guidance from AI Verified. Evidence-based records, not paid "best of" lists.
Schema Subtype Mapping
Schema Subtype Mapping — selective business identity and AI visibility guidance from AI Verified. Evidence-based records, not paid "best of" lists.
Structured Data for Business Identity
Structured data for business identity means publishing organisation attributes in explicit machine-readable form — on-site schema and selective third-party r…
Structured Data for Business Identity
Structured Data for Business Identity — selective business identity and AI visibility guidance from AI Verified. Evidence-based records, not paid "best of" l…
The Knowledge Graph Exclusion Problem for SMEs
Most SMEs are excluded from encyclopaedic knowledge graphs by notability design.
The SME Notability Gap — Why Wikipedia Isn’t the Identity Layer for Small Business
Wikimedia optimizes for encyclopaedic notability. Commerce needs resolvable SME identity. AI Verified fills the commercial cell with selective passports and …
What Is a Forensic Hash?
A forensic hash on AI Verified is a SHA-256 digest used as the stable public identifier for a selective identity passport URL.
What is a knowledge graph?
A knowledge graph is a map of entities and the links between them. A page of marketing prose is not a graph.
What Is a Verification URL?
What Is a Verification URL? — a plain-English explainer on AI Verified. Not a ranking package. Not a directory slot.
What is entity resolution?
Entity resolution is deciding whether two mentions are the same real company. It is how models avoid inventing a twin.
What is Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)?
GEO is making a company usable inside generated answers. It is not a new ranking toolbar and not a purchased mention.
What Is GEO in Practice?
GEO is the practice of making organisation and topic facts easier for generative answer engines to retrieve, resolve, and describe accurately — without fake …
What is JSON-LD?
JSON-LD is a way to write structured facts inside a page so software can read them without guessing from the layout.
What is llms.txt?
llms.txt is a hint file on your own domain. It is first-party. It is not a third-party verification record.
What is named entity recognition and resolution?
Recognition finds the name in the text. Resolution decides which real company that name is.
What is schema markup?
Schema markup is a shared vocabulary for facts on the web. JSON-LD is the usual way to write it. The vocabulary is not a ranking coupon.
What Is the AJP AI Agent Schema Standard?
What Is the AJP AI Agent Schema Standard? — selective business identity and AI visibility guidance from AI Verified. Evidence-based records, not paid "best o…
What Is the Difference Between Structured Data and Schema?
What Is the Difference Between Structured Data and Schema? — selective business identity and AI visibility guidance from AI Verified. Evidence-based records,…
What is Wikidata?
Wikidata is a free knowledge base anyone can edit, with notability and sourcing rules. It is not a business directory.
Why AI Verified exists
AI Verified exists because answer engines send owners to Wikidata and Wikipedia, most small firms cannot meet notability, and the items get deleted. The regi…
Wikipedia and Wikidata inclusion standards and business records
Encyclopedia projects need independent coverage. A public business file is a different object with a different bar.
Wikipedia Notability for SMEs
Wikipedia and Wikidata require encyclopaedic notability most SMEs will never meet. This pillar explains the notability wall, why “get on Wikidata” fails for …