diff --git a/agents/geo-analyzer.md b/agents/geo-analyzer.md index b3034db..38a0cab 100644 --- a/agents/geo-analyzer.md +++ b/agents/geo-analyzer.md @@ -431,6 +431,47 @@ Record what exists. For each: - Does `sameAs` on the site point to it? - If yes, does the target resolve and match? +### sameAs resolution `[FULL only]` + +`entity-seo.md:148` says "validate each URL resolves" and nothing did. +A `sameAs` pointing at a dead profile is worse than a missing one: it +asserts an identity link that fails on follow, in the exact graph AI +engines walk to confirm who you are. + +```bash +grep -rhoE '"sameAs"[^]]*\]' \ + --include="*.html" --include="*.astro" --include="*.tsx" --include="*.jsx" \ + --include="*.vue" --include="*.svelte" --include="*.php" --include="*.json" \ + . 2>/dev/null \ + | grep -oE 'https?://[^"]+' | sort -u | while read -r U; do + printf '%s %s\n' \ + "$(curl -sIL -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' --max-time 10 "$U" 2>/dev/null || echo 000)" \ + "$U" + done +``` + +**Read the codes honestly — a block is not a death.** Some platforms refuse +non-browser clients: LinkedIn answers `999` (verified 2026-07-16 against a +live company page). A naive check calls that dead and the bundle deletes a +live link — the most valuable node in the graph, since LinkedIn is the +identity anchor for most B2B entities. + +Do NOT assume which platforms block: the same 2026-07-16 check found +`x.com` returning `200`, contradicting the "Twitter always 403" folklore. +Test the code you actually got; classify by code, never by platform +reputation. + +| Code | Verdict | Action | +|---|---|---| +| 2xx / 3xx | alive | none | +| **404 / 410** | **genuinely dead** | finding WITH direction — fix or remove | +| 401 / 403 / 429 / 999 | bot-blocked | **inconclusive — no finding.** Report as unverified, never as dead | +| 000 (DNS/timeout) / 5xx | inconclusive | retry once, then unverified | + +No G2/G6 item may remove a `sameAs` on anything but 404/410. Same rule as +the NAP direction rule: an unreliable signal read confidently is worse than +no signal. Unverified entries → §14, naming the platform and the code. + ### Google Knowledge Panel `[FULL only]` ```