MeshScore is a 0–100 measure of how ready your site is to be found, trusted, and cited by AI answer engines. It is the single top-line score on your EntityMesh diagnostic, and it is calculated only from signals measured directly on your live site.
The three components
MeshScore combines three components that sum to 100:
- Retrievability (max 33) — Can AI engines reach and read your content? Measured from crawl reliability, render quality (content in HTML rather than hidden behind JavaScript), and support-hub completeness.
- Accuracy (max 33) — Is your content structured correctly to be quoted safely? Measured from structured-data/schema coverage and support-hub completeness.
- Citation Authority (max 34) — Do you have the signals that make AI engines choose to cite you? Measured from question-style heading structure, internal-linking breadth, and the presence of an
/llms.txtfile.
The bands
- 0–29 Critical
- 30–49 Limited
- 50–69 Developing
- 70–84 Strong
- 85–100 Excellent (labelled "EntityMesh Certified" only when the full rubric is measured)
What proves the number
MeshScore is deterministic — the same scan always produces the same number — and every input is measured on your live site, never invented. Each result carries a confidence label:
- Directional means a strong, evidence-grounded estimate where some inputs are still proxies and the score has not yet been validated against real AI citations.
- Proof-grade means the full rubric was measured.
MeshScore positions your content to be cited. It is not a ranking guarantee, and EntityMesh never claims proprietary access to how AI engines rank.
Related scores
Your diagnostic also shows SEO Foundation, AEO Readiness, and AI Readiness. These appear beside the related MeshScore component as related signals — they are not added into the composite, because doing so would double-count the same underlying measurements. Items the scan did not attempt are excluded entirely; they never count against you.