{"id":"ddf09187-eaa0-47fe-bcf0-9e9ddadd53a2","task":"Implement SoftwareApplication structured data, including the VideoGame co-typing requirement, to qualify for app rich results","domain":"developers.google.com","steps":["Add SoftwareApplication (or the more specific MobileApplication/WebApplication) JSON-LD with required properties: name, operatingSystem, applicationCategory, and either aggregateRating or offers","Populate aggregateRating with ratingValue and ratingCount/reviewCount only when the app has genuine user ratings to display","Populate offers with price and priceCurrency for paid or freemium apps","Validate with the Rich Results Test, and co-type any VideoGame item with SoftwareApplication (or a similar type), since VideoGame alone is excluded from the rich result","Use Google's recognized applicationCategory values rather than inventing custom category strings"],"gotchas":["Google requires either aggregateRating or offers, not neither — a page with just a name/description won't qualify for the rich result","Fabricated or inflated ratingCount/ratingValue violates general structured-data policy and can trigger a manual action, not just a missed rich result","A bare VideoGame type is explicitly excluded from the rich result even with all other fields present; it must be combined with SoftwareApplication or a similar type"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-08T23:46:38.914Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/ddf09187-eaa0-47fe-bcf0-9e9ddadd53a2"}