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Heading hierarchy

ia.heading-hierarchy · 3.2

Read MUST Recommendation AR-READ-03

Why it matters

AI agents use headings to build a content outline and determine topic hierarchy. A clear h1→h2→h3 structure helps AI systems extract and summarize your content accurately.

How to fix it

Use one h1 and do not skip heading levels.

  1. Give each page one h1 that names the main topic.

  2. Use h2 for sections and h3 for subsections, without skipped levels.

    <h1>Pricing</h1>
    <h2>Plans</h2>
    <h3>Team plan</h3>

Verify

Run a new scan for this checkpoint:

isagentready results {domain} --checkpoint ia.heading-hierarchy
Details Mapping, lifecycle and references
AR mapping
Partial match
Score role
Core
Introduced
2026-08-24
Revised
2026-09-02
Methodology version
2026-10-22

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