# Google guide to optimizing for generative AI features

Reviewed UTC: 2026-06-27T00:55:00Z

Source URL: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/fundamentals/ai-optimization-guide

## Public-safe summary

Summary of Google Search guidance: SEO fundamentals remain relevant for generative AI search; special AI-only files are not required for Google Search; content must be eligible for indexing and snippets.

## Site interpretation

Cognivirus.com uses this source to strengthen target-site crawlability, answer accuracy, generative retrieval, structured data parity, and publication integrity without overclaiming search ranking, certification, or runtime agent authority.