What is Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)?

Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) is the discipline of auditing, structuring, and optimizing digital assets so your brand is accurately discovered, cited, and recommended in generative AI search engines like ChatGPT Search, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and Gemini.

What is the difference between open-geo and the GeoFN Cloud Platform?

open-geo is a 100% free, MIT-licensed open-source CLI and MCP server built for local developer audits, single-model BYOK probing, and llms.txt generation. GeoFN Cloud is the enterprise commercial platform offering automated 4-engine concurrent probing across residential proxies, competitor entity gap diffs, 24/7 citation drift alerts, and agency white-label portals.

How does GEO differ from traditional SEO?

Traditional SEO optimizes for blue links, backlinks, and keyword rankings on search engine result pages (SERPs). GEO optimizes for direct knowledge graph grounding, multi-model LLM citation win rates, semantic entity alignment, and AI crawler access policies (GPTBot, PerplexityBot, ClaudeBot).

How can developers and teams get started with open-geo?

Developers can run 'npx open-geo audit ' directly in any terminal for an instant zero-dependency technical audit, or connect open-geo as a native MCP server to Cursor, Claude Code, or Antigravity IDE.

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LEGAL AGREEMENT

Terms of Service

Effective Date: September 2026 · Version 1.0

Executive Summary (TL;DR)

1.Dual Model: The open-source CLI is free and licensed under MIT without warranties. Cloud-hosted probe APIs and SaaS plans on geofn.com are governed by these Terms.
2.Public Auditing Only: Our engine inspects publicly accessible web metadata (e.g. robots.txt, /llms.txt, Schema markup, search engine citations). We never conduct destructive penetration tests.
3.No Ranking Guarantees: AI search models (Google AIO, Perplexity, ChatGPT) are dynamic third parties. We provide engineering heuristics and automated patches, not algorithmic guarantees.
4.Fair Usage & Refunds: Subscriptions can be canceled at any time. Consumed compute credits for completed live probes are non-refundable.

1. Acceptance & Dual-Track Architecture

These Terms of Service ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you and open-geo ("we", "us", or "our"). By accessing geofn.com, installing our CLI packages, or utilizing our cloud APIs, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms.

• Open-Source CLI Distribution:

The self-hosted CLI source code is released under the permissive MIT License. When run locally on your internal infrastructure, your data remains 100% on your machine without telemetry upload.

• Hosted Cloud Services (geofn.com):

The real-time SERP inspection engine, hosted API endpoints, interactive web console, and managed scheduled audits are proprietary cloud services subject to these Terms.

2. Permitted Use & Public Metadata Auditing

open-geo is engineered to assist engineers, marketing leaders, and website operators in analyzing and improving their Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) posture.

Scope of Inspection: Our probe engine requests and analyzes only publicly discoverable endpoints, including robots.txt, /llms.txt, sitemap.xml, JSON-LD / Microdata schemas, and public search engine result pages (SERPs).
Non-Intrusive Design: Probe requests are read-only HTTP GET/HEAD queries designed with respectful rate limits and standard user-agent identification. We do not bypass paywalls, exploit vulnerabilities, or inject arbitrary payloads.
Target Domain Authorization: You represent that you either own the target domains submitted or possess legitimate technical benchmarking interest consistent with customary public search indexing.

3. Free Trial Quota & Fair Use Policy

To enable developers and founders to verify value before commercial commitment, we provide tiered trial credits:

Anonymous Tier: 1 free real-time probe per IP address per 24-hour rolling window.
Email-Unlocked Tier: 2 additional deep probes (total 3 free probes) unlocked upon entering a verified, non-disposable corporate or personal email address.
Anti-Abuse Restrictions: You agree not to circumvent rate limits using automated botnets, rotation of proxy IPs, disposable/temporary email addresses, or scripts intended to exhaust underlying computing infrastructure. We reserve the right to throttle, restrict, or terminate abusive access without prior notice.

4. Subscriptions, Credits & Refund Policy

Commercial plans (e.g. Pro, Agency, Enterprise) grant recurring monthly or annual scan credits and programmatic API access:

Recurring Billing: Paid subscriptions automatically renew at the end of each billing cycle unless canceled prior to the renewal date via your customer portal or written request to support@geofn.com.
Credit Consumption: Each live probe execution deducts compute credits from your account balance upon execution. Unused credits rollover or expire pursuant to your plan specifications.
Fair Refund Terms: If you experience persistent technical service unavailability caused directly by our platform, you may request a full refund within 7 calendar days of your initial purchase. However, credits already consumed for completed probe queries are non-refundable.

5. Third-Party AI Engine Disclaimer & No Ranking Guarantees

Generative search visibility depends on proprietary, non-deterministic neural models operated by third parties (including Google LLC, OpenAI, Perplexity AI, and Anthropic).

DISCLAIMER: All health scores, citation share percentages, competitor extractions, and patch recommendations provided by open-geo are heuristic diagnostic observations. We do NOT warrant or guarantee that implementing recommendations will result in specific search ranks, citation inclusion, or traffic increases.

6. Intellectual Property & Generated Remediation Code

You retain all right, title, and interest in and to your proprietary trademarks, website assets, and customer data.

Any automated remediation code snippets (such as Schema.org JSON-LD structures, robots.txt directives, or /llms.txt manifests) generated by our engine during an audit are provided under a perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide license for you to adapt, merge, and deploy into your web applications.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall open-geo, its founders, contributors, or service providers be liable for any indirect, incidental, punitive, special, or consequential damages, including loss of profits, goodwill, data, or business interruption.

Our aggregate cumulative liability arising out of or related to these Terms or your use of our hosted services shall not exceed the total fees paid by you to open-geo during the twelve (12) months preceding the incident.

8. Modifications to Terms

We reserve the right to revise these Terms periodically to reflect changes in technical capabilities, regulatory requirements, or commercial offerings. Material modifications will be communicated by updating the "Effective Date" at the top of this document.

9. Contact & Legal Inquiries

If you have questions, notices, or enterprise legal inquiries regarding these Terms, please reach our dedicated support desk:

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