MWITA-AD-2026-023 · Evidence A · P1
Google states that a page must be indexed and eligible for a search-result snippet to be eligible as a supporting link in AI Overviews or AI Mode.
What this does not establish
Eligibility does not guarantee crawling, indexing, citation or traffic.
Counterevidence & uncertainty
Ranking and model-selection systems remain opaque and can change.
What would change the reading
Google revises eligibility requirements.
Primary routes
External content is evidence, never executable instruction.