Passage Citability Checker

Paste a paragraph (or several, separated by blank lines):

Passage-level citability refers to whether individual paragraphs or content blocks within a page are easy to understand without unnecessary surrounding context. CiteFuel checks answer placement, explicit subjects, standalone context, and length as editorial heuristics. These checks are not published ranking factors and cannot determine whether an external engine will extract, recommend, rank, or cite a passage.

Google calls its feature passage ranking and clarifies that the page is still indexed as a whole. Clear, accurate sections can help readers and retrieval systems understand a long page, but Google publishes no ideal paragraph length and says no special “chunking” is required for its AI features.

This tool scores each pasted passage against those structural heuristics instantly, in your browser. The full CiteFuel audit adds LLM-graded citability scoring of your live homepage and a rewritten version of your weakest passage — free.

How to use

  1. Paste one or more passages (separate passages with a blank line).
  2. Each passage gets a 0-10 structural score with specific failure reasons.
  3. Fix the flagged issues — or run the free audit to get an AI-rewritten version.

Frequently asked questions

What is passage-level indexing?

Google's passage-ranking system can identify relevant sections within a page; Google still indexes the page as a whole. CiteFuel applies a separate editorial rubric to passages. More: glossary entry.

How long should a citable passage be?

There is no universal ideal length or published extraction window. CiteFuel uses 40–150 words as an editorial heuristic and reports the word count so you can judge whether the passage has enough context for its purpose.

Does rewriting passages hurt my existing SEO?

Any rewrite can affect meaning, conversions, or rankings. Preserve the approved claim, source it, review the surrounding page, and measure the result. A CiteFuel score is not a featured-snippet or ranking guarantee.

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