> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.nobori.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Foundation

> Baseline checks and fix tasks to help AI systems crawl, understand, and cite your site.

Foundation is your baseline to get cited. It runs a lightweight audit of your website and generates actionable tasks when something blocks AI systems from finding, understanding, or confidently citing your content.

## What Foundation checks

At the top of the page you’ll see three technical checks:

* **Robots.txt** — verifies crawlers aren’t unintentionally blocked from important pages.
* **Sitemap** — verifies a sitemap is present and usable for discovery.
* **Crawlability** — verifies key pages can be fetched and navigated reliably.

Each check shows a status:

* **Good** (green): looks fine.
* If a check fails: Foundation will create tasks to help you fix what’s blocking discovery/citation.

<Note>
  Foundation refreshes on a schedule (you’ll see the next run time at the top). Results update automatically after each run.
</Note>

## Tasks and the Kanban board

Below the checks is a board that turns findings into work you can track.

### Board columns

* **To do** — new tasks that need attention.
* **In progress** — tasks you’re actively working on.
* **Completed** — finished tasks.
* **Dismissed** — tasks you intentionally won’t do (for now).

### Filters

Use the filters at the top to focus your view:

* **Type**
* **Priority**
* **Effort**
* **Date range**

You can also use **Search** to find tasks quickly.

## The two Foundation task types

When Foundation generates tasks, it focuses on two high-impact areas:

### 1) Facts-rich company description

A consistent, specific description across your website and public profiles helps AI systems understand:

* what you do
* who you serve
* how to describe you accurately

This improves the odds that AI answers mention your brand correctly and confidently.

### 2) Commercial pages for buyer evaluation

AI systems often cite pages that look like “decision pages” — clear pages that help a buyer evaluate:

* what you offer
* use cases / solutions
* pricing or packaging signals (even without exact numbers)
* comparisons and alternatives (when relevant)
* proof and outcomes (case studies, examples)

This task typically includes a suggested set of pages to build or upgrade, plus why each page matters.

<Note>
  Foundation tasks are designed to be practical. They focus on clear improvements that make your site easier to retrieve, easier to interpret, and easier to cite.
</Note>

## Task details

Open any task card to see:

* **Status** — move the task across To do → In progress → Completed (or Dismissed).
* **Priority** — High / Medium / Low.
* **Effort** — Low / Medium / High.
* **Description** — the rationale and what to change.
* **Impact** — what improving this is expected to unlock (visibility, citations, conversion).
* **Subtasks** — a checklist of concrete deliverables (often with suggested pages).

### Subtasks

Subtasks are meant to be execution-ready:

* check them off as you complete them
* use them to delegate work across content, SEO, and engineering

## Recommended workflow

1. Start with any **failed check** (Robots/Sitemap/Crawlability) — unblock discovery first.
2. Then complete the **company description** task — align messaging across key pages.
3. Then work through the **commercial pages** task — add/upgrade decision pages.
4. Keep tasks updated as you work so the board stays reliable.

<CardGroup>
  <Card title="Citations" href="/citations">
    See which pages and domains AI platforms cite most.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Cluster Actions" href="/cluster-actions">
    Turn citation gaps into prioritized action plans.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>