https://nessgate.com/blog Data-driven writing on AI discovery: standards, adoption numbers, and honest analysis. en https://nessgate.com/blog/state-of-ai-discovery-september-2026 https://nessgate.com/blog/state-of-ai-discovery-september-2026 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Adam Dean llms.txt adoption vs. real crawler behavior, A2A conformance rates, MCP's scale, and the ARD / DNS-AID / ANS standards war — with sources and the honest conclusions. https://nessgate.com/blog/what-is-ard-ai-catalog-json https://nessgate.com/blog/what-is-ard-ai-catalog-json Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:30:00 GMT Adam Dean A plain-English guide to the Google/Microsoft/AWS-backed ARD discovery standard, with a working ard.json example, honest caveats, and a five-minute setup path.