Evidence GEO & AI Search

Google-Extended does not control inclusion in Google Search or AI features in Search

Google documents Google-Extended as a control token for Gemini training and grounding, not a Google Search crawler or ranking signal.

ID
SS-EV-043
Confidence
High · 95
Evidence
Strong
Updated
2026-09-20

The claim

Blocking Google-Extended does not remove a page from Google Search, AI Overviews or AI Mode; Googlebot and preview controls govern Search access and display.

What the evidence shows

Google states that Google-Extended has no effect on inclusion or ranking in Google Search. Its AI-features documentation says Googlebot is the robots.txt control for Search AI features and snippet controls govern how page content may be shown.

Source

Source
Google Crawling Infrastructure and Search Central AI features documentation
Type
Provider documentation
Year
2026
Strength
Strong

How SearchScore applies it

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