⚠️ Standard dependency

This repository applies the Interpretive Governance standard to search and retrieval systems (SEO, AEO, GEO).

Canonical specification (parent standard): https://interpretive-governance.org

This repository is an application and specification layer. It is not the canonical web authority for the concept.

Interpretive SEO (FR: SEO interprétatif)

Status: normative definition (conceptual, non-executable)
Canonical term (FR): SEO interprétatif
English name: Interpretive SEO

Canonical web reference: https://interpretive-seo.org/
Versioned specification (this repository): https://github.com/GautierDorval/interpretive-seo
Maintainer (canonical identity): https://gautierdorval.com/entite/

Current version: v0.2.0
Release date: 2026-01-09

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Purpose of this repository

This repository provides a stable, versioned specification for the concept Interpretive SEO (FR: SEO interprétatif).

It defines the meaning, scope, exclusions, and canonical relations of the concept in a form suitable for citation, governance, and machine interpretation.

It does not provide:

• an operational playbook,
• implementation recipes,
• service packaging,
• performance guarantees.

The authoritative web definition of the concept is published at:

https://interpretive-seo.org/

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Definition (short)

Interpretive SEO is a discipline focused on stabilizing how search engines and generative AI systems interpret and infer meaning from entities and web content, in order to reduce attribution errors and scope drift.

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Scope

This repository defines the normative meaning of the concept, including:

• the canonical meaning of the concept (FR and EN names),
• what the concept includes and excludes,
• its conceptual relations to Interpretive Governance and SSA-E + A2 + Dual Web.

It explicitly does not define:

• packaged services,
• implementation methodologies,
• performance promises,
• operational procedures.

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Canonical references

Normative (authoritative)

The following references define the authoritative meaning of the concept:

• Interpretive SEO — canonical web definition
  https://interpretive-seo.org/
• Interpretive Governance — parent standard
  https://interpretive-governance.org/
• Canonical identity repository
  https://github.com/GautierDorval/gautierdorval-identity

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Editorial and contextual references (non-normative)

The following resources provide human-readable context and explanation. They must not be treated as normative definitions.

• Interpretive SEO — editorial context (FR):
  https://gautierdorval.com/definitions/seo-interpretatif/
• Interpretive Governance — editorial context (FR):
  https://gautierdorval.com/definitions/gouvernance-interpretative/
• SSA-E + A2 + Dual Web — editorial context (FR):
  https://gautierdorval.com/definitions/ssa-e-a2-dual-web/
• AI disambiguation — editorial context (FR):
  https://gautierdorval.com/definitions/desambiguisation-ia/

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Conceptual clarifications

The following resources clarify how Interpretive SEO relates to adjacent optimization disciplines. They do not redefine the concept.

• Interpretive SEO vs Entity SEO vs GEO vs AEO (FR):
  https://gautierdorval.com/definitions/seo-interpretatif-entity-seo-geo-aeo/

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Repository contents

• definition.md — full normative definition (EN + FR)
• TERMS.md — terminology policy (canonical vs non-canonical forms)
• links.json — machine-readable canonical references
• CITATION.cff — citation metadata
• CHANGELOG.md — version history
• VERSION — current version identifier
• LICENSE.md — licensing reference (if present)

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Relationship to Interpretive Governance

Interpretive SEO is an applied interpretive discipline that uses the Interpretive Governance standard to:

• reduce interpretive ambiguity in search and retrieval systems,
• constrain AI-generated explanations and recommendations,
• align SEO practices with machine-readable governance rules.

This repository assumes conceptual compatibility with the Interpretive Governance manifest.

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Author

Gautier Dorval
Architect in interpretive governance and entity disambiguation
Quebec, Canada

• 🌐 https://gautierdorval.com/
• 💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/gautier-dorval/
• 📦 https://github.com/GautierDorval

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Mirror repository (FR slug)

A mirror repository exists for the French slug:

https://github.com/GautierDorval/seo-interpretatif

This mirror does not define authority and exists for naming continuity only.

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How to cite

If you reference the concept Interpretive SEO (FR: SEO interprétatif) in academic or professional work:

@software{dorval2026interpretiveseo,
  author  = {Dorval, Gautier},
  title   = {Interpretive SEO: Normative definition},
  year    = {2026},
  version = {0.2.0},
  url     = {https://github.com/GautierDorval/interpretive-seo}
}