V1.0

Roadmap

Research · Version updated 2026-09-25 · Page first published 2026-09-19

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1.0 — Foundation

  • Core definition and seven pillars
  • SEO/GEO relationship
  • Metric vocabulary
  • Visibility integrity & poisoning defense
  • Governance and contribution model

1.1 — Measurement specification

  • Sampling protocol for queries/prompts
  • Cross-model/cross-engine normalization
  • Confidence intervals and repeatability guidance
  • Source/citation classification
  • Public evaluation protocol draft (EVALUATION-PROTOCOL.md); first live pilot not yet completed

1.2 — Entity & provenance specification

  • Canonical entity record
  • Evidence/provenance schema
  • Change and freshness model

1.3 — Integrity specification

  • Threat taxonomy
  • Anomaly severity model
  • Recovery-state model
  • Incident reporting template

2.0 — Multi-surface VGO

  • Agents and autonomous discovery
  • Multimodal discovery
  • Commerce/vertical assistants
  • Machine-to-machine discovery