Janady13/thatstupidcomputer / private/standards/document-128.txt

1DOCUMENT 128 OF 135 2Title: Primary-source register 3Path: Research/SOURCE-REGISTER.md 4Group: baseline 5Label: REFERENCE · scope stated in document 6Review status: scope_stated_in_document 7============================================================================== 8 9# Primary-source register 10 11Research snapshot: **9 September 2026**. These 52 primary sources were consulted for the stated scopes: 50 search, analytics, web-platform and agent sources, plus two sources for the proposed CI workflow. A source supports only its stated claim, not every recommendation in the library. Operational workflows and acceptance gates are proposed agency practices, not undisclosed ranking rules. 12 13Older live documentation can lag a dated update. In particular S04/S05 supersede S03 on dedicated AI reporting; S01 supersedes S21 on FAQ eligibility. S48 is intentionally version-pinned, not represented as the latest MCP security contract. No source publication date is invented when unavailable. 14 15## S01 — Google Search documentation updates 16 17**Publisher:** Google · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** 2026-09-08 18 19FAQ retirement; 2026 policy, feature and documentation changes. Changelog dates distinguish documentation changes from feature launches. 20 21[Open primary source](https://developers.google.com/search/updates) 22 23## S02 — AI optimization guide 24 25**Publisher:** Google · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 26 27No special AI file or schema requirement for Google Search; llms.txt has no special Search role. 28 29[Open primary source](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/fundamentals/ai-optimization-guide) 30 31## S03 — AI features and your website 32 33**Publisher:** Google · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** 2025-12-10 34 35Search eligibility and snippet controls. Its older reporting paragraph is superseded by S04/S05 for dedicated AI reporting. 36 37[Open primary source](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/ai-features) 38 39## S04 — Introducing Search Generative AI performance reports 40 41**Publisher:** Google · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** 2026-06-03 42 43Announcement updated with worldwide rollout on 2026-08-31; dedicated reports coexist with overall performance data. 44 45[Open primary source](https://developers.google.com/search/blog/2026/06/gen-ai-performance-reports) 46 47## S05 — Generative AI performance report (Search) 48 49**Publisher:** Google · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 50 51AI Overviews/AI Mode impressions; page, country, device and date dimensions. Availability requires sufficient data. No dedicated clicks or prompt dimension asserted. 52 53[Open primary source](https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/16984139) 54 55## S06 — Introducing AI Performance in Bing Webmaster Tools 56 57**Publisher:** Microsoft Bing · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** 2026-02-10 58 59Public-preview AI citation reporting. 60 61[Open primary source](https://blogs.bing.com/webmaster/February-2026/Introducing-AI-Performance-in-Bing-Webmaster-Tools-Public-Preview) 62 63## S07 — New AI visibility insights: Intents, Topics, Citation Share and Compare 64 65**Publisher:** Microsoft Bing · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** 2026-06-16 66 67Citation Share is relative to all cited sites for a grounding query; topic/intent classifications and period comparisons. 68 69[Open primary source](https://blogs.bing.com/search/June-2026/New-AI-Visibility-Insights-in-Bing-Webmaster-Tools-Intents-Topics-Citation-Share-Compare) 70 71## S08 — Overview of OpenAI crawlers 72 73**Publisher:** OpenAI · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 74 75Separate OAI-SearchBot, GPTBot, ChatGPT-User and OAI-AdsBot roles; published verification feeds and user-fetch caveat. 76 77[Open primary source](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/bots) 78 79## S09 — Publishers and Developers FAQ 80 81**Publisher:** OpenAI · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 82 83ChatGPT referral UTM convention; search-access guidance. 84 85[Open primary source](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/12627856-publishers-and-developers-faq) 86 87## S10 — Does Anthropic crawl data from the web? 88 89**Publisher:** Anthropic · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** 2026-04-07 90 91ClaudeBot training, Claude-SearchBot search and Claude-User retrieval; published robots behavior and IP-information link. 92 93[Open primary source](https://support.claude.com/en/articles/8896518-does-anthropic-crawl-data-from-the-web-and-how-can-site-owners-block-the-crawler) 94 95## S11 — Perplexity crawlers 96 97**Publisher:** Perplexity · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 98 99PerplexityBot search and Perplexity-User user-directed fetch; IP feeds and robots caveat. 100 101[Open primary source](https://docs.perplexity.ai/docs/resources/perplexity-crawlers) 102 103## S12 — Google common crawlers 104 105**Publisher:** Google · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** 2026-07-14 106 107Google-Extended is a robots product token, not a separate HTTP user agent; Gemini training/grounding scope, not Google Search. 108 109[Open primary source](https://developers.google.com/crawling/docs/crawlers-fetchers/google-common-crawlers) 110 111## S13 — Verify requests from Google crawlers and fetchers 112 113**Publisher:** Google · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 114 115Published IP ranges and reverse/forward DNS verification procedures. 116 117[Open primary source](https://developers.google.com/crawling/docs/crawlers-fetchers/verify-google-requests) 118 119## S14 — JavaScript SEO basics 120 121**Publisher:** Google · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 122 123Google can render JavaScript; rendering, HTTP, canonical and initial-noindex considerations. 124 125[Open primary source](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/javascript/javascript-seo-basics) 126 127## S15 — How to specify a canonical URL 128 129**Publisher:** Google · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 130 131Canonicalization methods are signals with different strengths, not a universal mandate or a guarantee. 132 133[Open primary source](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/consolidate-duplicate-urls) 134 135## S16 — Robots meta tag, data-nosnippet and X-Robots-Tag 136 137**Publisher:** Google · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 138 139Page-level indexing and snippet controls; crawl access is needed to read directives. 140 141[Open primary source](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/robots-meta-tag) 142 143## S17 — How Google interprets robots.txt 144 145**Publisher:** Google · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 146 147Robots group matching and crawl directives; robots is not authentication. 148 149[Open primary source](https://developers.google.com/crawling/docs/robots-txt/robots-txt-spec) 150 151## S18 — Spam policies for Google web search 152 153**Publisher:** Google · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 154 155Doorway, scaled-content, hidden-content and reputation abuse; policies also cover manipulation of generative Search responses. 156 157[Open primary source](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/essentials/spam-policies) 158 159## S19 — Creating helpful, reliable, people-first content 160 161**Publisher:** Google · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 162 163People-first evaluation and quality questions, not an engine-exposed numeric E-E-A-T score. 164 165[Open primary source](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/fundamentals/creating-helpful-content) 166 167## S20 — General structured data guidelines 168 169**Publisher:** Google · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 170 171Visible-content accuracy, feature eligibility, validation and no guaranteed rich result. 172 173[Open primary source](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/sd-policies) 174 175## S21 — Changes to HowTo and FAQ rich results 176 177**Publisher:** Google · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** 2023-08-08 178 179Updated 2023-09-14: HowTo retirement effective 2023-09-13. Old FAQ eligibility is superseded by 2026 retirement in S01. 180 181[Open primary source](https://developers.google.com/search/blog/2023/08/howto-faq-changes) 182 183## S22 — Review snippet structured data 184 185**Publisher:** Google · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 186 187Authentic visible reviews; no fake or undisclosed incentivized reviews; self-serving LocalBusiness/Organization review-star restriction. 188 189[Open primary source](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/review-snippet) 190 191## S23 — Merchant listing structured data 192 193**Publisher:** Google · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 194 195Product/Offer eligibility, sale-duration fields and truthful commercial data. Not a promise of AI citations. 196 197[Open primary source](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/merchant-listing) 198 199## S24 — Creating a React app 200 201**Publisher:** React · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 202 203Frameworks can support client rendering, prerendering and server rendering according to route needs. 204 205[Open primary source](https://react.dev/learn/creating-a-react-app) 206 207## S25 — generateMetadata 208 209**Publisher:** Next.js / Vercel · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** 2026-08-25 210 211Metadata API, streaming behavior and framework-version-specific usage. 212 213[Open primary source](https://nextjs.org/docs/app/api-reference/functions/generate-metadata) 214 215## S26 — Metadata and OG images 216 217**Publisher:** Next.js / Vercel · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** 2026-08-25 218 219App Router metadata and social image implementation. 220 221[Open primary source](https://nextjs.org/docs/app/getting-started/metadata-and-og-images) 222 223## S27 — htmlLimitedBots configuration 224 225**Publisher:** Next.js / Vercel · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** 2025-10-03 226 227Option introduced in 15.2; custom regex replaces default list; all-bot blocking changes streaming behavior. 228 229[Open primary source](https://nextjs.org/docs/app/api-reference/config/next-config-js/htmlLimitedBots) 230 231## S28 — Web Vitals 232 233**Publisher:** Google web.dev · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** 2024-10-31 234 235Current LCP, INP, CLS thresholds and 75th-percentile field methodology; lab is not field evidence. 236 237[Open primary source](https://web.dev/articles/vitals) 238 239## S29 — GEO: Generative Engine Optimization 240 241**Publisher:** Aggarwal et al. / arXiv · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 242 243Benchmark and deployed-engine experiments; findings depend on setup, domain, metric and model. Not a 2026 Google production ranking specification. 244 245[Open primary source](https://arxiv.org/html/2311.09735v3) 246 247## S30 — IndexNow documentation 248 249**Publisher:** IndexNow · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 250 251Changed-URL submission, ownership verification, batches up to 10000; success acknowledges receipt, not indexing. 252 253[Open primary source](https://www.indexnow.org/documentation) 254 255## S31 — Indexing API quickstart 256 257**Publisher:** Google · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 258 259Restricted to JobPosting or BroadcastEvent embedded in VideoObject, not a universal website indexing endpoint. 260 261[Open primary source](https://developers.google.com/search/apis/indexing-api/v3/quickstart) 262 263## S32 — Guidelines for representing your business on Google 264 265**Publisher:** Google Business Profile · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 266 267Real business representation, address/service-area eligibility and location restrictions. 268 269[Open primary source](https://support.google.com/business/answer/3038177?hl=en) 270 271## S33 — Manage service areas for service-area and hybrid businesses 272 273**Publisher:** Google Business Profile · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 274 275Service areas versus customer-facing addresses; avoid invented storefronts. 276 277[Open primary source](https://support.google.com/business/answer/9157481?hl=en) 278 279## S34 — Influencing title links 280 281**Publisher:** Google · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 282 283Descriptive titles, automated selection and display truncation; no fixed character-count requirement. 284 285[Open primary source](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/title-link) 286 287## S35 — Control snippets in search results 288 289**Publisher:** Google · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 290 291Meta-description selection and truncation; no fixed character-count requirement. 292 293[Open primary source](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/snippet) 294 295## S36 — Default channel group 296 297**Publisher:** Google Analytics · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 298 299Current AI Assistant channel; Google AI Overviews/AI Mode remain Organic Search; event/session/first-user scopes differ. 300 301[Open primary source](https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/9756891?hl=en) 302 303## S37 — Avoid sending personally identifiable information 304 305**Publisher:** Google Analytics · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 306 307PII exclusion from URLs, titles, user inputs and campaign/event fields. Legacy UA code on this page is not adopted. 308 309[Open primary source](https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6366371?hl=en) 310 311## S38 — Site moves and migrations 312 313**Publisher:** Google · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 314 315URL mapping, redirects, monitoring and move sequencing. 316 317[Open primary source](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/site-move-with-url-changes) 318 319## S39 — Managing faceted navigation crawling 320 321**Publisher:** Google · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 322 323Control unnecessary filter URL crawling; decide which facets need search visibility. 324 325[Open primary source](https://developers.google.com/crawling/docs/faceted-navigation) 326 327## S40 — Tell Google about localized versions 328 329**Publisher:** Google · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 330 331Hreflang implementation alternatives and reciprocal alternate relationships. 332 333[Open primary source](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/specialty/international/localized-versions) 334 335## S41 — Regional differences in Google Search 336 337**Publisher:** Google · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 338 339Region-, query- and feature-specific eligibility; documented on 2026-09-08. 340 341[Open primary source](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/aggregator-features) 342 343## S42 — Update to the site reputation abuse policy 344 345**Publisher:** Google · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** 2026-08-28 346 347Changes beginning 2026-08-30 distinguish EEA treatment; not permission to pursue abuse. 348 349[Open primary source](https://developers.google.com/search/blog/2026/08/update-site-reputation-policy) 350 351## S43 — Search Console platform properties and social/video guide 352 353**Publisher:** Google · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** 2026-07-29 354 355Global platform properties for supported social/video platforms; Search visibility differs from native-platform analytics. 356 357[Open primary source](https://developers.google.com/search/blog/2026/07/platform-properties-social-video-guide) 358 359## S44 — Analyze social and video content performance 360 361**Publisher:** Google · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 362 363Connected/verified platform property workflows and Search performance interpretation. 364 365[Open primary source](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/monitor-debug/analyze-social-video-content) 366 367## S45 — Preferred Sources guide for web publishers 368 369**Publisher:** Google · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 370 371User-driven publisher preferences and button implementation; not a universal ranking guarantee. 372 373[Open primary source](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/preferred-sources) 374 375## S46 — Googlebot crawling size clarification 376 377**Publisher:** Google · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** 2026-03-31 378 379Googlebot fetch-size guidance: 2 MB for supported files except PDF, with headers included; separate resources fetched separately. 380 381[Open primary source](https://developers.google.com/search/blog/2026/03/crawler-blog-post) 382 383## S47 — Model Context Protocol specification 2026-07-28 384 385**Publisher:** Model Context Protocol · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** 2026-07-28 386 387Versioned agent integration protocol; implementation must negotiate supported version and enforce security. 388 389[Open primary source](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2026-07-28) 390 391## S48 — MCP security best practices, 2025-11-25 392 393**Publisher:** Model Context Protocol · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** 2025-11-25 394 395Version-pinned threat guidance: authorization, untrusted servers, SSRF and token/session risks; not the latest protocol contract. 396 397[Open primary source](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/docs/2025-11-25/tutorials/security/security_best_practices) 398 399## S49 — MCP tools, 2026-07-28 400 401**Publisher:** Model Context Protocol · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** 2026-07-28 402 403Tool interface metadata and human control; older examples can need migration. 404 405[Open primary source](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2026-07-28/server/tools) 406 407## S50 — Video SEO best practices 408 409**Publisher:** Google · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 410 411Watch-page eligibility, stable media resources and differences between video and ordinary web indexing. 412 413[Open primary source](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/video) 414 415## S51 — actions/checkout official README 416 417**Publisher:** GitHub Actions · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 418 419Current checkout@v7 example and read-only repository permissions; proposed workflow only, not executed on GitHub. 420 421[Open primary source](https://github.com/actions/checkout) 422 423## S52 — actions/setup-python official README 424 425**Publisher:** GitHub Actions · **Observed:** 2026-09-09 · **Document/announcement date:** not assigned 426 427Current setup-python@v7 usage and Python version selection; proposed workflow only, not executed on GitHub. 428 429[Open primary source](https://github.com/actions/setup-python) 430 431============================================================================== 432