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What changes. At the source.

Official announcements. SEO and AI search, their sources and related TSEP controls.

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Google Crawling documentation

Corrected the user agent string for Google-InspectionTool user agent

Crawler access
Evidence
Official publication
First detected
2026-11-05
Last seen in the source
2026-11-12
Topic
Crawling and indexing
Status
Documentation updated

Added during the historical import.

Shortened excerpt · normalized text, not verbatim.

What: Updated the Google-InspectionTool user agent string.…

Corrected the user agent string for Google-InspectionTool user agent

Captures were made on the dates below, sometimes after first detection. Hashes apply to decompressed files. Compared text is a normalized extraction; the source capture retains the received bytes.

First capture · · Passage last seen on 2026-11-12

Source capture · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
0b016d23d83635edc32fc8a7da77a0dab84eb1bcca35f5737c55a2a6b0b8e653
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
74a6d1efaa751316f6dc4b8cdc8064beb0083eb79febc6efce538e8c9075ad5e

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Google Search Central documentation

Updated the canonicalization troubleshooting guide

Canonical URLs Google-selected canonical
Evidence
Official publication
First detected
2026-10-27
Last seen in the source
2026-11-12
Topic
Crawling and indexing
Status
Documentation updated

Added during the historical import.

Shortened excerpt · normalized text, not verbatim.

What: Updated the canonicalization troubleshooting guide with clarifications on re-evaluation time.…

Updated the canonicalization troubleshooting guide

Captures were made on the dates below, sometimes after first detection. Hashes apply to decompressed files. Compared text is a normalized extraction; the source capture retains the received bytes.

First capture · · Passage last seen on 2026-11-12

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d1219843c3bcf51b898aaac9e726d0d23fc27ef33d421420fac36e56db04cdbf
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89dbedde023dc8cd9d80349a6aade9cfaf9a9aa4b92013d0fd2f1b6703d01133

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

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Google Search Central documentation

Added category to merchant listing structured data

JSON-LD entities Errors and warnings
Evidence
Official publication
First detected
2026-10-27
Last seen in the source
2026-11-12
Topic
Structured data
Status
Documentation updated

Added during the historical import.

Shortened excerpt · normalized text, not verbatim.

What: Updated the Merchant listing documentation to detail how the Product.category property can be used with both…

Added category to merchant listing structured data

Captures were made on the dates below, sometimes after first detection. Hashes apply to decompressed files. Compared text is a normalized extraction; the source capture retains the received bytes.

First capture · · Passage last seen on 2026-11-12

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d1219843c3bcf51b898aaac9e726d0d23fc27ef33d421420fac36e56db04cdbf
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7908a0b6f5ff2379a1d62d72f40ee3032caf04a6020bf731c2e143c21c636473

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

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Google Search Central documentation

Clarified how to specify sale price effective dates in Product structured data

JSON-LD entities Errors and warnings
Evidence
Official publication
First detected
2026-10-27
Last seen in the source
2026-11-12
Topic
Structured data
Status
Documentation updated

Added during the historical import.

Shortened excerpt · normalized text, not verbatim.

What: Added a new section on "Sale duration" to the Merchant listing…

Clarified how to specify sale price effective dates in Product structured data

Captures were made on the dates below, sometimes after first detection. Hashes apply to decompressed files. Compared text is a normalized extraction; the source capture retains the received bytes.

First capture · · Passage last seen on 2026-11-12

Source capture · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
d1219843c3bcf51b898aaac9e726d0d23fc27ef33d421420fac36e56db04cdbf
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
da696e2e686c892bcd1d88124bcfdfd94d7f77220297481aaa8b3942653c9dce

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

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Google Search Central documentation

Updating our AMP documentation

Evidence
Official publication
First detected
2026-10-27
Last seen in the source
2026-11-12
Topic
Search results and policies
Status
Documentation updated

Added during the historical import.

Shortened excerpt · normalized text, not verbatim.

What: Simplified our AMP documentation by removing outdated references to the AMP viewer, AMP Cache, and signed exchange.…

Updating our AMP documentation

Captures were made on the dates below, sometimes after first detection. Hashes apply to decompressed files. Compared text is a normalized extraction; the source capture retains the received bytes.

First capture · · Passage last seen on 2026-11-12

Source capture · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
d1219843c3bcf51b898aaac9e726d0d23fc27ef33d421420fac36e56db04cdbf
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
075c53da7910a4d861864888e21abe0358f6f098c4b58a11d7de40ca87e26c47

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

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Google Search Central documentation

Site move guidance now includes information on domain variants

Redirects URL variants
Evidence
Official publication
First detected
2026-11-05
Last seen in the source
2026-11-12
Topic
Crawling and indexing
Status
Documentation updated

Added during the historical import.

Shortened excerpt · normalized text, not verbatim.

What: The site move guide now includes information on using the Change of Address tool…

Site move guidance now includes information on domain variants

Captures were made on the dates below, sometimes after first detection. Hashes apply to decompressed files. Compared text is a normalized extraction; the source capture retains the received bytes.

First capture · · Passage last seen on 2026-11-12

Source capture · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
d1219843c3bcf51b898aaac9e726d0d23fc27ef33d421420fac36e56db04cdbf
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
9b9879e5084b2ffa874b7d4df246d45374a04918397a033c1600c13f19f70ad6

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

Related documentation · Permalink

Bing Search publishers

New AI Visibility Insights in Bing Webmaster Tools: Intents, Topics, Citation Share, Compare

Decision timeline
Evidence
Official publication
First detected
2026-11-05
Last seen in the source
2026-11-12
Topic
Measurement and Search Console
Status
Documentation updated

Added during the historical import.

New AI Visibility Insights in Bing Webmaster Tools: Intents, Topics, Citation Share, Compare

Captures were made on the dates below, sometimes after first detection. Hashes apply to decompressed files. Compared text is a normalized extraction; the source capture retains the received bytes.

First capture · · Passage last seen on 2026-11-12

Source capture · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
485728a612d7fe221c10c80c709871afbaef1335aa9ab3662098b3de2dece1d7
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
b66f69c53cf667bbee2929be234e91c38f06f92168de65b00d471c70d46dd798

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

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Google Search Central documentation

Clarifying guidance on llms.txt files

Indexing directives Crawler access
Evidence
Official publication
First detected
2026-11-05
Last seen in the source
2026-11-12
Topic
AI search and GEO
Status
Documentation updated

Added during the historical import.

Shortened excerpt · normalized text, not verbatim.

What: Added a note to the AI optimization guide clarifying Google Search's usage of llms.txt files.…

Clarifying guidance on llms.txt files

Captures were made on the dates below, sometimes after first detection. Hashes apply to decompressed files. Compared text is a normalized extraction; the source capture retains the received bytes.

First capture · · Passage last seen on 2026-11-12

Source capture · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
d1219843c3bcf51b898aaac9e726d0d23fc27ef33d421420fac36e56db04cdbf
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
13baae66937eecf12257bd60c75a5395864e7368ed6c818df2955e6917922e13

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

Related documentation · Permalink

Google Search Central documentation

Removing documentation for the FAQ rich result feature

JSON-LD entities Errors and warnings
Evidence
Official publication
First detected
2026-11-05
Last seen in the source
2026-11-12
Topic
Structured data
Status
Documentation updated

Added during the historical import.

Shortened excerpt · normalized text, not verbatim.

What: Removed documentation for the FAQ rich result feature.…

Removing documentation for the FAQ rich result feature

Captures were made on the dates below, sometimes after first detection. Hashes apply to decompressed files. Compared text is a normalized extraction; the source capture retains the received bytes.

First capture · · Passage last seen on 2026-11-12

Source capture · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
d1219843c3bcf51b898aaac9e726d0d23fc27ef33d421420fac36e56db04cdbf
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
f4e5093bed3730f8868bb4e3bc949631a0b3087237a5b2418e94ddd38f2c674e

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

Related documentation · Permalink

Google Search Central Blog

Introducing Search Generative AI performance reports in Search Console

Decision timeline
Evidence
Official publication
First detected
2026-11-05
Last seen in the source
2026-11-05
Topic
Measurement and Search Console
Status
Published

Added during the historical import.

Introducing Search Generative AI performance reports in Search Console

Captures were made on the dates below, sometimes after first detection. Hashes apply to decompressed files. Compared text is a normalized extraction; the source capture retains the received bytes.

First capture · · Passage last seen on 2026-11-05

Source capture · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
61653dc98ee141893dab19fb2499480278fe273360704af839b7be9ccf8e6564

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Reference data

The registers.

Coverage check

What the feed missed.

2 / 3

events found

67 %

2 / 6 provider mentions found

Reports missed by month-end

Shared AI training preference

Google · Microsoft · OpenAI · Anthropic

Events and comparison sources

An event counts once when any of its official reports enters the collection. Each provider is counted separately. Later backfills preserve the month-end score.

Figures cover the sampled events only, compared with independent publications at the end of each month (UTC).

Directory · 50 tracked sources

Sources and coverage.

Google16 sources
Microsoft · Bing4 sources
AI and other platforms16 sources
  • Amazon search and AI crawlers · Hourly Last successful read ·
  • Anthropic crawlers and access · Hourly Last successful read · 1 archived publication Oct 2026
  • Apple Business local presence release notes · Nightly Last successful read · 5 archived publications May 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Apple Business locations and brands · Nightly Last successful read · 1 archived publication Mar 2026
  • Apple Applebot · Hourly Last successful read ·
  • ByteDance Bytespider and access · Nightly Last successful read ·
  • Common Crawl CCBot and access · Nightly Last successful read ·
  • DuckDuckGo DuckAssistBot · Nightly Last successful read · Last attempt failed ·
  • Grok (xAI) announcements and release notes · Hourly Last successful read · 9 archived publications Dec 2024 – May 2026
  • Grok (xAI) web search and sources · Hourly Last successful read ·
  • Meta crawlers and access · Hourly Last successful read ·
  • Mistral AI announcements · Hourly Last successful read · 6 archived publications Nov 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Mistral AI crawlers and access · Hourly Last successful read ·
  • OpenAI publisher announcements · Hourly Last successful read · 2 archived publications Jul 2026 – Oct 2026
  • OpenAI search crawlers · Hourly Last successful read ·
  • Perplexity search crawlers and access · Hourly Last successful read ·
Standards and institutions11 sources
Outside the default selection3 sources
  • Baidu search resource platform · Nightly Last successful read · 6 archived publications Sep 2026 – Nov 2026 Official source
  • Naver Search & Tech · Nightly Last successful read · 18 archived publications Jul 2026 – Nov 2026 Official source
  • Yandex webmaster news · Nightly Last successful read · 5 archived publications Aug 2026 – Oct 2026 Official source

Available archives vary by source. Changes to undated documentation pages are reviewed before they may appear in the feed.

Primary sources feed the editorial selection. Baidu, Naver and Yandex remain available by filter and in search.

The method

Facts. With context.

  1. Collect

    Critical sources are checked hourly; all sources are checked nightly. One record keeps the original title, published date and sources for each event. Undated documentation changes are held for review. The French and English RSS feeds support WebSub to notify compatible subscribers after publication.

  2. Classify

    A yellow square marks a change that may affect a TSEP check, access rule, diagnosis or deadline. Recurring publications and events remain background information. A yellow triangle identifies background news; a dashed circle means classification is pending. Translations are editorial.

  3. Review for TSEP

    Each month, the review connects announcements to relevant TSEP controls. For each item reviewed, the team decides whether the protocol already covers it, a change needs consideration, or monitoring should continue or close.

Impact explains practical consequences after human review in the displayed language. View adds a distinct editorial position: it is public only after personal approval, with the author’s name and reviewed language. AI-assisted proposals remain in the private workspace.

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