Home Warranties in AI Search: The Biggest AI Visibility Problems and How We'd Fix Them

Companies covered: AFC Home Warranty, Liberty Home Guard, Cinch Home Services, American Home Shield, Choice Home Warranty, Select Home Warranty, 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty, First American Home Warranty, Old Republic Home Protection, American Residential Warranty

Answer Capsule

The November 2026 Home Warranties benchmark compares 10 companies across 649 AI answers that met its inclusion rules. American Home Shield recorded 643 mentions and 618 recommendations (95.22% of the answers). Being mentioned means appearing in an answer; being recommended means receiving an affirmative endorsement.

We examine each company, compare the available monthly results, and set out a five-step plan for improving the information AI systems can draw on. The work starts with measuring visibility and checking conflicting claims, then moves to company pages, relevant publishers and buyer questions. The cited pages need review before any correction request, and the research does not establish what caused recommendation differences or promise future gains.

Executive industry diagnosis

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• What does the Home Warranties benchmark show about mentions, recommendations and placement?

The home warranty category is led by a clear top tier. American Home Shield appears in nearly every answer and is recommended in almost all of them, while Liberty Home Guard and Cinch Home Services form a strong second group. The gap between appearing and being endorsed is small for these leaders, which suggests their names are well established in the answers buyers see.

Below that tier, the pattern changes. AFC Home Warranty and Choice Home Warranty are mentioned often but recommended far less often, and first-place placements are rare for most of the field. Being named is not the same as being chosen, so the practical opportunity for most companies lies in strengthening endorsement rather than chasing raw visibility.

A second pattern is factual inconsistency. Answers disagree about monthly prices and service fees for nearly every company, and the disagreements are mostly moderate in severity. These conflicts are worth resolving because pricing is the kind of detail buyers compare directly, and unclear figures can weaken confidence even when a company is recommended.

What changed since last month

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• What changed across the usable monthly Home Warranties snapshots?

Only months with verified results are shown. Monthly sample coverage is listed in Methodology.

The two reporting months are separate samples, so the movement shown should be read as a description of what was recorded, not a like-for-like performance comparison. Several companies saw mention counts fall while recommendation rates held steady or edged up, which is consistent with fewer answers overall rather than a change in how each company was treated.

AFC Home Warranty and 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty stand out because both mentions and recommendations rose. The remaining companies moved less sharply. Because the answer samples differ between months, these comparisons show how recorded results changed; they do not establish why.

Company-by-company findings

AFC Home Warranty

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• What measured visibility pattern and review priority does AFC Home Warranty have in Home Warranties?

AFC Home Warranty recorded 389 mentions (59.94%) and 376 recommendations (57.94%) across 649 answers included in the benchmark. Top 3 placements numbered 253; first-place recommendations numbered 16. Framing among its mentions was 377 positive, 12 neutral and 0 negative.

From October 2026 to November 2026, AFC Home Warranty's mention count rose from 362 to 389, while its recommendation count rose from 337 to 376. The recommendation rate was 48.56% and 57.94% respectively.

AI answers contained 9 conflicting claims about AFC Home Warranty: 0 critical, 0 high, 9 medium, 0 low. Of these, 0 were rated critical or high priority; the critical claims are included in that total. These ratings help prioritize fact-checking. They do not establish that a company or publisher made an error.

Both columns quote AI answers, not verified company facts. Resolve the entity, date and source before deciding whether a correction is warranted; different dates can explain an apparent conflict.

These are recorded answer observations, not search volume, verified demand, or proof of missing website content.

Selected owned-page review candidate: https://afchomeclub.com/.

Selected third-party review candidate: https://cnbc.com/select/best-home-warranties/.

AFC Home Warranty is recommended in most answers where it appears, yet first-place placements are rare. That gap suggests the company is treated as a credible option rather than a leading pick, so the useful work is understanding what separates endorsement from top position.

We would propose a conditional review of the supplied owned page and the third-party comparison page, checking current pricing and fee statements against primary sources before any edit. The medium-severity price conflicts should be resolved first, since they are the most likely to affect how buyers compare options.

Liberty Home Guard

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• What measured visibility pattern and review priority does Liberty Home Guard have in Home Warranties?

Liberty Home Guard recorded 534 mentions (82.28%) and 507 recommendations (78.12%) across 649 answers included in the benchmark. Top 3 placements numbered 329; first-place recommendations numbered 113. Framing among its mentions was 507 positive, 27 neutral and 0 negative.

From October 2026 to November 2026, Liberty Home Guard's mention count fell from 583 to 534, while its recommendation count fell from 533 to 507. The recommendation rate was 76.80% and 78.12% respectively.

AI answers contained 31 conflicting claims about Liberty Home Guard: 0 critical, 2 high, 24 medium, 5 low. Of these, 2 were rated critical or high priority; the critical claims are included in that total. These ratings help prioritize fact-checking. They do not establish that a company or publisher made an error.

Both columns quote AI answers, not verified company facts. Resolve the entity, date and source before deciding whether a correction is warranted; different dates can explain an apparent conflict.

These are recorded answer observations, not search volume, verified demand, or proof of missing website content.

Selected owned-page review candidate: https://libertyhomeguard.com/.

Selected third-party review candidate: https://cnbc.com/select/best-home-warranties/.

Liberty Home Guard combines broad reach with strong endorsement and a meaningful share of first-place placements, placing it among the category leaders. The month-to-month movement should be read with the sample difference in mind rather than as a performance signal.

The more actionable issue is factual: answers disagree about monthly pricing, and a small number of conflicts were rated high priority. We would propose a scoped fact-check of the supplied owned page and the third-party comparison page, confirming current figures with primary sources before recommending any correction.

Cinch Home Services

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• What measured visibility pattern and review priority does Cinch Home Services have in Home Warranties?

Cinch Home Services recorded 427 mentions (65.79%) and 413 recommendations (63.64%) across 649 answers included in the benchmark. Top 3 placements numbered 249; first-place recommendations numbered 45. Framing among its mentions was 414 positive, 13 neutral and 0 negative.

From October 2026 to November 2026, Cinch Home Services' mention count fell from 460 to 427, while its recommendation count fell from 425 to 413. The recommendation rate was 61.24% and 63.64% respectively.

AI answers contained 27 conflicting claims about Cinch Home Services: 0 critical, 0 high, 14 medium, 13 low. Of these, 0 were rated critical or high priority; the critical claims are included in that total. These ratings help prioritize fact-checking. They do not establish that a company or publisher made an error.

Both columns quote AI answers, not verified company facts. Resolve the entity, date and source before deciding whether a correction is warranted; different dates can explain an apparent conflict.

These are recorded answer observations, not search volume, verified demand, or proof of missing website content.

Selected owned-page review candidate: https://cinchhomeservices.com/.

Selected third-party review candidate: https://cnbc.com/select/best-home-warranties/.

Cinch Home Services appears in roughly two-thirds of answers and is recommended in most of those, with a moderate share of first-place placements. Its position is solid but sits behind the two leaders, so the practical question is what would move it closer to the top.

Answers disagree about monthly pricing across several ranges. We would propose a conditional review of the supplied owned page and the third-party comparison page, verifying current price and fee statements before any change is suggested.

American Home Shield

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• What measured visibility pattern and review priority does American Home Shield have in Home Warranties?

American Home Shield recorded 643 mentions (99.08%) and 618 recommendations (95.22%) across 649 answers included in the benchmark. Top 3 placements numbered 602; first-place recommendations numbered 408. Framing among its mentions was 618 positive, 25 neutral and 0 negative.

From October 2026 to November 2026, American Home Shield's mention count fell from 686 to 643, while its recommendation count fell from 635 to 618. The recommendation rate was 91.50% and 95.22% respectively.

AI answers contained 52 conflicting claims about American Home Shield: 0 critical, 6 high, 41 medium, 5 low. Of these, 6 were rated critical or high priority; the critical claims are included in that total. These ratings help prioritize fact-checking. They do not establish that a company or publisher made an error.

Both columns quote AI answers, not verified company facts. Resolve the entity, date and source before deciding whether a correction is warranted; different dates can explain an apparent conflict.

These are recorded answer observations, not search volume, verified demand, or proof of missing website content.

Selected owned-page review candidate: https://ahs.com/.

Selected third-party review candidate: https://cnbc.com/select/best-home-warranties/.

American Home Shield is the category's clearest leader, appearing in nearly every answer and recommended in almost all of them, with first-place placements far ahead of the field. Its challenge is not visibility but keeping the facts answers repeat accurate at that scale.

Answers contain the largest number of conflicting claims in the set, including several rated high priority, mostly around pricing and service call fees. We would propose a prioritized fact-check of the supplied owned page and the third-party comparison page, resolving the high-priority items first and confirming every figure against current primary sources before any correction is proposed.

Choice Home Warranty

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• What measured visibility pattern and review priority does Choice Home Warranty have in Home Warranties?

Choice Home Warranty recorded 296 mentions (45.61%) and 261 recommendations (40.22%) across 649 answers included in the benchmark. Top 3 placements numbered 106; first-place recommendations numbered 2. Framing among its mentions was 261 positive, 27 neutral and 8 negative.

From October 2026 to November 2026, Choice Home Warranty's mention count fell from 367 to 296, while its recommendation count fell from 289 to 261. The recommendation rate was 41.64% and 40.22% respectively.

AI answers contained 12 conflicting claims about Choice Home Warranty: 0 critical, 0 high, 11 medium, 1 low. Of these, 0 were rated critical or high priority; the critical claims are included in that total. These ratings help prioritize fact-checking. They do not establish that a company or publisher made an error.

Both columns quote AI answers, not verified company facts. Resolve the entity, date and source before deciding whether a correction is warranted; different dates can explain an apparent conflict.

These are recorded answer observations, not search volume, verified demand, or proof of missing website content.

Selected owned-page review candidate: https://choicehomewarranty.com/.

Selected third-party review candidate: https://consumeraffairs.com/homeowners/cheapest-home-warranties.html.

Choice Home Warranty is mentioned in a substantial share of answers and recommended in most of those, but first-place placements are almost absent. The company is treated as a reasonable option rather than a leading one, and the useful work is narrowing that gap.

Answers also disagree about monthly pricing and service fees. We would propose a conditional review of the supplied owned page and the third-party comparison page, verifying current figures before any edit, and a short brief on how the company is framed in comparison content.

Select Home Warranty

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• What measured visibility pattern and review priority does Select Home Warranty have in Home Warranties?

Select Home Warranty recorded 224 mentions (34.51%) and 209 recommendations (32.20%) across 649 answers included in the benchmark. Top 3 placements numbered 90; first-place recommendations numbered 3. Framing among its mentions was 209 positive, 12 neutral and 3 negative.

From October 2026 to November 2026, Select Home Warranty's mention count fell from 236 to 224, while its recommendation count fell from 210 to 209. The recommendation rate was 30.26% and 32.20% respectively.

AI answers contained 1 conflicting claim about Select Home Warranty: 0 critical, 0 high, 1 medium, 0 low. Of these, 0 were rated critical or high priority; the critical claims are included in that total. These ratings help prioritize fact-checking. They do not establish that a company or publisher made an error.

Both columns quote AI answers, not verified company facts. Resolve the entity, date and source before deciding whether a correction is warranted; different dates can explain an apparent conflict.

These are recorded answer observations, not search volume, verified demand, or proof of missing website content.

Selected owned-page review candidate: https://selecthomewarranty.com/.

Selected third-party review candidate: https://cnbc.com/select/best-home-warranties/.

Select Home Warranty appears in about a third of answers and is recommended in most of those, with very few first-place placements. Reach and endorsement are reasonably aligned, so the constraint is position rather than presence.

Only one pricing conflict was recorded, which makes this a comparatively light fact-check. We would propose a conditional review of the supplied owned page and the third-party comparison page, confirming current pricing before any change, and a brief on how the company is described in comparison contexts.

2-10 Home Buyers Warranty

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• What measured visibility pattern and review priority does 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty have in Home Warranties?

2-10 Home Buyers Warranty recorded 222 mentions (34.21%) and 206 recommendations (31.74%) across 649 answers included in the benchmark. Top 3 placements numbered 43; first-place recommendations numbered 4. Framing among its mentions was 207 positive, 15 neutral and 0 negative.

From October 2026 to November 2026, 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty's mention count rose from 190 to 222, while its recommendation count rose from 157 to 206. The recommendation rate was 22.62% and 31.74% respectively.

AI answers contained 4 conflicting claims about 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty: 0 critical, 0 high, 1 medium, 3 low. Of these, 0 were rated critical or high priority; the critical claims are included in that total. These ratings help prioritize fact-checking. They do not establish that a company or publisher made an error.

Both columns quote AI answers, not verified company facts. Resolve the entity, date and source before deciding whether a correction is warranted; different dates can explain an apparent conflict.

These are recorded answer observations, not search volume, verified demand, or proof of missing website content.

Selected owned-page review candidate: https://2-10.com/.

Selected third-party review candidate: https://nerdwallet.com/home-ownership/home-warranty/best/home-warranties.

2-10 Home Buyers Warranty saw both mentions and recommendations rise between the two samples, and it is recommended in most answers where it appears. First-place placements remain limited, so the company is a frequent supporting option rather than a leading pick.

The recorded pricing conflicts are low severity and narrow in scope. We would propose a light-touch fact-check of the supplied owned page and the third-party comparison page, confirming current starting prices before any edit is considered.

First American Home Warranty

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• What measured visibility pattern and review priority does First American Home Warranty have in Home Warranties?

First American Home Warranty recorded 260 mentions (40.06%) and 245 recommendations (37.75%) across 649 answers included in the benchmark. Top 3 placements numbered 120; first-place recommendations numbered 9. Framing among its mentions was 245 positive, 15 neutral and 0 negative.

From October 2026 to November 2026, First American Home Warranty's mention count fell from 311 to 260, while its recommendation count fell from 251 to 245. The recommendation rate was 36.17% and 37.75% respectively.

AI answers contained 12 conflicting claims about First American Home Warranty: 0 critical, 0 high, 11 medium, 1 low. Of these, 0 were rated critical or high priority; the critical claims are included in that total. These ratings help prioritize fact-checking. They do not establish that a company or publisher made an error.

Both columns quote AI answers, not verified company facts. Resolve the entity, date and source before deciding whether a correction is warranted; different dates can explain an apparent conflict.

These are recorded answer observations, not search volume, verified demand, or proof of missing website content.

Selected third-party review candidate: https://cnbc.com/select/best-home-warranties/.

First American Home Warranty appears in a meaningful share of answers and is recommended in most of those, with a modest number of first-place placements. Its reach is narrower than the leaders, so the priority is protecting accuracy where it does appear.

Answers disagree about monthly pricing across several ranges. We would propose a conditional review of the third-party comparison page and the company's own pricing statements, verifying current figures with primary sources before any correction is suggested.

Old Republic Home Protection

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• What measured visibility pattern and review priority does Old Republic Home Protection have in Home Warranties?

Old Republic Home Protection recorded 120 mentions (18.49%) and 115 recommendations (17.72%) across 649 answers included in the benchmark. Top 3 placements numbered 51; first-place recommendations numbered 17. Framing among its mentions was 116 positive, 4 neutral and 0 negative.

From October 2026 to November 2026, Old Republic Home Protection's mention count fell from 144 to 120, while its recommendation count fell from 122 to 115. The recommendation rate was 17.58% and 17.72% respectively.

AI answers contained 4 conflicting claims about Old Republic Home Protection: 0 critical, 0 high, 4 medium, 0 low. Of these, 0 were rated critical or high priority; the critical claims are included in that total. These ratings help prioritize fact-checking. They do not establish that a company or publisher made an error.

Both columns quote AI answers, not verified company facts. Resolve the entity, date and source before deciding whether a correction is warranted; different dates can explain an apparent conflict.

These are recorded answer observations, not search volume, verified demand, or proof of missing website content.

Selected owned-page review candidate: https://orhp.com/.

Selected third-party review candidate: https://nerdwallet.com/home-ownership/home-warranty/best/home-warranties.

Old Republic Home Protection has the narrowest reach among the established companies but a comparatively strong share of first-place placements relative to its mentions. That pattern suggests it is treated as a specialist choice rather than a default one.

Answers disagree about customer ratings and monthly pricing. We would propose a scoped fact-check of the supplied owned page and the third-party comparison page, confirming current figures and any rating claims against primary sources before any change is proposed.

American Residential Warranty

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• What measured visibility pattern and review priority does American Residential Warranty have in Home Warranties?

American Residential Warranty recorded 34 mentions (5.24%) and 25 recommendations (3.85%) across 649 answers included in the benchmark. Top 3 placements numbered 10; first-place recommendations numbered 1. Framing among its mentions was 25 positive, 9 neutral and 0 negative.

From October 2026 to November 2026, American Residential Warranty's mention count stayed at 34, while its recommendation count fell from 34 to 25. The recommendation rate was 4.90% and 3.85% respectively.

AI answers contained 0 conflicting claims about American Residential Warranty: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium, 0 low. Of these, 0 were rated critical or high priority; the critical claims are included in that total. These ratings help prioritize fact-checking. They do not establish that a company or publisher made an error.

No results are available for this part of the analysis.

Both columns quote AI answers, not verified company facts. Resolve the entity, date and source before deciding whether a correction is warranted; different dates can explain an apparent conflict.

These are recorded answer observations, not search volume, verified demand, or proof of missing website content.

Selected owned-page review candidate: https://arwhome.com/.

Selected third-party review candidate: https://nerdwallet.com/home-ownership/home-warranty/best/home-warranties.

American Residential Warranty has limited presence in the answers and few recommendations, with almost no first-place placements. The company is on the edge of the conversation rather than inside it, so the first question is whether broader inclusion is realistic.

No conflicting claims were recorded, which means there is little factual cleanup to do. We would propose a conditional review of the supplied owned page and the third-party comparison page to confirm current facts, and hold any outreach until the company's presence in answers is better established.

The CiteWorks five-step improvement plan

Step 1. Establish the baseline

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• What should the agency deliver when it works to establish the baseline for Home Warranties?

We would build a scorecard that records each company's mentions, recommendations and placements exactly as measured, with the reporting month and sample size attached. Every entry gets an owner and a note on what would make the next month comparable, so future movement can be read without guessing.

The scorecard is a working record, not a performance verdict. It gives the fact-check and page reviews a shared reference point.

Step 2. Verify disputed facts

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• What should the agency deliver when it works to verify disputed facts for Home Warranties?

AI answers contained 152 conflicting claims across 9 companies. Another 0 possible conflicts were excluded because their company matches were uncertain. The conflicting claims need fact-checking before any corrections are proposed.

The recorded conflicts need checking before anyone proposes a correction. We would sort them by severity and topic, starting with the high-priority items, then confirm each disputed figure against current primary sources such as the company's own published pricing.

Where a conflict turns out to reflect different dates or plan tiers, it is documented as resolved rather than corrected. Ambiguous company matches stay outside the queue.

Step 3. Review owned pages

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• What should the agency deliver when it works to review owned pages for Home Warranties?

For each supplied owned page, we would prepare a brief that lists the facts to verify, the questions the page should answer and the evidence required before any edit. The brief is written first; changes follow only after verification.

Pages are reviewed against current primary sources, not against what an AI answer said. Where the page already matches the verified facts, the outcome is a no-change decision recorded in the register.

Step 4. Review third-party sources

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• What should the agency deliver when it works to review third-party sources for Home Warranties?

Third-party pages are candidates for review, not confirmed errors. We would check what each page currently says, whether the company is covered and whether any statement is actually inaccurate before preparing a request.

Requests go out only with evidence attached, and responses are logged separately from confirmed edits. A citation in an answer does not by itself show that the page influenced the answer.

Step 5. Address buyer questions and measure again

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• What should the agency deliver when it works to address buyer questions and measure again for Home Warranties?

The observed buyer questions give us a starting list for content briefs. We would group them by theme, such as provider comparisons and regional queries, and draft briefs that answer the question directly with verified facts.

After work is delivered, we measure again and record completed work separately from answer outcomes. Any change in the answers is reported as an observation, not as proof that the work caused it.

Third-party authority and citation opportunities

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• Which cited publisher pages support targeted source review in Home Warranties?

These pages are candidates for review, not confirmed errors. Citation appearances are counted across the captured answers and are not added again for each company.

The publisher pages selected for review differ widely in how often they appear across captured answers and in how many companies they cover. The broad comparison pages reach the most companies, while a few pages are relevant to a single company. That makes the broad pages efficient for shared fact-checking and the narrow ones useful for company-specific verification.

We would review each page's current contents before any request, confirm which companies it actually covers and identify any statement that is demonstrably inaccurate. Citation appearances are counted across captured answers and are not evidence that a page shaped an answer. Requests are prepared only where verified evidence supports a change.

What we'd prioritize first

The first priority is the factual layer. American Home Shield and Liberty Home Guard carry the highest-priority conflicts, and pricing disagreements run across nearly the whole field, so a scoped fact-review register with clear owners and evidence requirements comes before any outreach.

The second priority is the endorsement gap. AFC Home Warranty and Choice Home Warranty are mentioned often but rarely placed first, which makes them the clearest candidates for page briefs and buyer-question content aimed at comparison contexts.

The third priority is measurement discipline. A fresh scorecard at the end of the cycle should record completed work separately from answer outcomes, with the sample difference noted so no one reads movement as cause and effect.

Methodology and conclusion

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• What do the Home Warranties sample and source-review limits allow us to conclude?

This report covers 2026-11. The exact dates when the original AI answers were collected have not been verified. The visibility rates use 649 answers that met the benchmark's inclusion rules. A company is recommended only when the answer both endorses it and uses positive wording. Top 3 and first-place counts are part of those recommendations, not extra recommendations.

An answer can mention or recommend several companies, so company counts cannot be added to find the number of distinct answers. The net sentiment score is positive minus negative mentions, divided by all company mentions; it describes answer wording, not customer satisfaction.

The wider citation analysis covers 800 captured answers and 4875 appearances of cited URLs. Citation appearances across all captured answers differ from the number of benchmark answers citing a page and the number that also recommend a company. The current contents of cited pages and disputed company claims still need independent verification.

Monthly sample coverage:

July 2026 measured a different set of companies, so it is excluded from this comparison. August 2026 measured a different set of companies, so it is excluded from this comparison. September 2026 measured a different set of companies, so it is excluded from this comparison.

The answer samples differ between months. These comparisons show how the recorded results changed; they do not establish why they changed.

This report describes what the captured answers said in the reporting month. The visibility figures rest on the answers that met the benchmark's inclusion rules, and the exact collection dates have not been verified. Recommendations require both an endorsement and positive wording, and placements sit inside recommendations rather than alongside them.

Company counts cannot be added to find distinct answers, because one answer can cover several companies. The sentiment measure describes answer wording, not customer satisfaction. The citation analysis covers a wider set of captured answers, and citation appearances differ from the number of answers that cite a page.

The two reporting months are separate samples, so the comparisons show how recorded results changed, not why. The proposed next steps are a baseline scorecard, a scoped fact-review register, page and source briefs, buyer-question content and a fresh measurement, with completed work tracked separately from answer outcomes.