Rubric signal meta-descriptionTrust, 7 of 7
Meta description
<meta name=description> with 80–160 chars of summary text.
- Class
- Trust
- Source
- Google docs + SGE evaluation guide
Why it matters for AI citation
AI engines use meta description as a primary summary candidate when generating cites.
How to fix it
Write a 130-char meta description for every page. Include the primary query.
About the Trust class
Crawl-time + share-time trust signals: HTTPS, canonical, viewport, AI-bot access via robots/llms.txt, Twitter card, meta description.
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