Scribe Discovery foundation / AI readiness owner tier names

2026-09-15 17:25:33 +00:00
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@@ -91,7 +91,13 @@ Keep to **three top-line outcomes**, each with plain “why not yet” underneat

 **Agreed essence so far:** scorecard is owner-plain (exist / know what you do / would recommend), not a long SEO audit. How we *measure* “would recommend” (heuristics vs live assistant checks, free vs paid depth) is still open discussion — do not treat packaging ideas as POR until Ty says they stick.

-### 2017 good-enough foundation (working direction — essence)
+### Discovery foundation + AI readiness (working direction — essence)
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+**Two tiers, one product story** (owner language):
+1. **Discovery foundation** — Core listings + NAP/hours/category/contact consistency (internal: “2017”)
+2. **AI readiness** — known-for queries, exist / know what you do / would recommend, structured presence when ready (internal: “2027”)
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+Measure both early; *fix* foundation first when broken.

 Owner vocab (use these terms going forward):
 - **Core listings** — main places customers (and AI) look the business up
@@ -164,6 +170,7 @@ If something here conflicts with `CANONICAL_STRATEGY.md`, resolve on purpose in
 | 2026-09-15 | Process note: scribe essence of agreed direction only — exploratory packaging stays out of POR until it sticks |
 | 2026-09-15 | Essence: validation gate before tool use (prove you represent the business); plan tier numbers still open |
 | 2026-09-15 | Essence: owner vocab Core listings / Core 3; 2017 foundation six-point bar checked on Core 3 + site |
+| 2026-09-15 | Essence: two tiers — Discovery foundation → AI readiness (owner names); measure both early, fix foundation first when broken |

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