# How does the site audit work?

**Short answer:** The 12-point audit checks the signals that decide whether an engine can parse and trust your site, and scores them on three weighted axes: technical 0.30, content 0.35 and AEO 0.35. It is under Health.

- Last reviewed against the product: 2026-10-21
- Original page: https://nomahq.app/help/article/how-does-the-audit-report-work

## The twelve checks

- Structured data
- FAQ and Q&A schema
- llms.txt and AEO signals
- Heading hierarchy
- Author bylines
- Content freshness
- Internal link health
- Image alt text
- Word count
- Core Web Vitals
- Mobile friendliness
- HTTPS and redirects

## How the score is weighted

| Axis | Weight |
| --- | --- |
| Technical | 0.30 |
| Content | 0.35 |
| AEO | 0.35 |

The weighting reflects what actually decides citation, rather than treating every check as equal.

## What to fix first

Start with failures on the pages that matter most for your category prompts: the ones you want cited, and the ones agent analytics shows AI crawlers already fetch.