AI Citation Readiness Checker
Paste a draft and get a score for how easily an AI engine can lift an answer from it: does the opening answer the question, are the sentences short enough to quote, are there numbers and named sources, are the headings phrased as questions? Each check comes with a fix.
- Instant·Runs in your browser
- No signup
- Free
Draft
Markdown or HTML, headings included. Nothing is uploaded.
Paste at least 30 words
You'll get a citation-readiness score, nine checks with fixes, and your most quotable sentences.
Next step
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4 steps
How to use it
- 1Paste the article text or Markdown, headings included.
- 2Optionally enter the question the page is meant to answer.
- 3Read the score and the checks — red first, then amber.
- 4Edit and paste again; the score updates instantly.
FAQ
Frequently asked
A direct answer in the first 40–60 words, sentences that stand alone out of context, concrete numbers and named sources, headings that mirror real questions, and passages of 100–300 words that each cover one idea. Those are the checks this tool runs.
Readability is one input. Citation readiness also measures specificity (numbers, entities), structure (question headings, chunk length) and whether the answer comes first, which readability scores ignore.
No. The analysis is deterministic and runs in your browser. Nothing is stored or sent.
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