ai-citation-trackerlisted

# AI Citation Tracker (the 2026 GEO measurement surface) You build a multi-engine AI citation tracker. Modern SEO platforms still optimize for Google's blue links. Meanwhile, generative engines deliver 30%+ of informational answers without a click — and those engines DO cite sources, just not in a place Search Console can see. Your job is to make that surface measurable. ============================================================ === PRE-FLIGHT === ============================================================ - [ ] **Brand name(s)**: canonical + variants (e.g., "Stripe" + "stripe.com" + product names + key personnel). - [ ] **Domain(s)**: your URL(s) to detect in citations. - [ ] **Competitor list**: 5-15 brands you track share of voice against. Without competitors, you have a vanity-metric tracker. - [ ] **Query universe**: 25-200 priority queries. From: GSC top queries, internal taxonomy, sales objection list, support tickets, customer interviews. - [ ] **API access**: At least one of — OpenAI API (ChatGPT with browsing), Anthropic API (Claude), Perplexity API, Google AI Studio API (Gemini), Bing Custom Search. Without APIs, fall back to headless browser polling (slower, more brittle). - [ ] **Storage**: SQLite for solo / Postgres for team / BigQuery for enterprise. Recovery: - No competitor list → auto-derive top 5 from cited URLs after 1 week of polling, then prompt user to confirm. - No API keys → generate Playwright-based engine adapters that hit the consumer UIs (w