# Evidence-First AEO Prompt Library

- Version: 1.0
- Updated: September 15, 2026
- Author: Bob Bodily
- License: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
- Source: https://bobbodily.com/prompts/
- Limit: Model output is not a fact source. Protect private data and check page status, text, sources, math, and dates yourself.

## Review proof of bot access

```text
Review the HTTP proof I provide for one public URL.
Use only the redirects, headers, robots.txt, sitemap records, and HTML I give you.
Report the page status, redirects, main URL, robots rules, H1, and main content.
Also report whether the content works without JavaScript, which schema types appear,
and where facts conflict.
For each finding, point to the exact proof I supplied.
Separate what you saw from the likely effect. Do not guess about live behavior.
End with the tests still needed.
```

## Check a case study

```text
Act as a strict research editor.
Review the case study draft and proof table I provide.
Create four columns: exact claim, proof, safest wording, and risk.
Flag date ranges that overlap, totals with no base, picked groups, and cause claims.
Also flag owner conflicts, private proof, and claims the study cannot support.
Do not improve the sales copy until each claim matches the proof.
```

## Check direct sources

```text
Find the cited source for each fact in the draft I provide.
Label each source as official, reviewed research, direct result, news, expert view,
or unsupported.
Say whether it supports the exact words. Offer a narrower claim when support is weak.
Do not invent links. Do not use general knowledge to fill missing proof.
```

## Check names and facts

```text
Compare the public pages I provide for one person or group.
List names, current roles, start dates, places, company ties, profile links,
degrees, contact details, and service claims.
Make a conflict table with the source URL and exact text.
Suggest one main fact record. Do not treat schema as outside proof.
```

## Put the answer first

```text
Find the main reader question in this draft and the choice it should help them make.
Write a direct answer in two to four sentences. Include the most important limit.
Then suggest headings that support the answer with the proof I supplied.
Include examples, limits, method, and next step.
Keep uncertainty. Do not add facts or sources.
```

## Safe use checklist

- Remove private data unless the tool and account are approved for it.
- Give the model the real proof. Do not ask it to recall a live audit.
- Check page status, text, sources, math, and dates on your own.
- Save the prompt, inputs, model, mode, date, output, reviewer, and fixes.
- Treat the result as a helper's review, not a fact source.