Documentation
Cited Docs
Product documentation for Cited (citedintel.com), the generative engine optimization (GEO) and answer engine optimization (AEO) platform closing the loop across buyer intent and funnel stages, from first audit to verified answer movement.
How to use these docs
The loop
Measure how AI engines answer your buyers, fix the funnel stage that leaks revenue, verify the answers moved.
The time math
The weekly review that used to take days, reading answers, diffing rivals, drafting briefs, compresses into about 20 minutes of review.
The scope
Product docs only. Strategy and frameworks live in the GEO Hub; plans live on Pricing.
Getting started
2 guides12 minGetting Started with Cited
From signup to your first AI search visibility audit: create a project, review your prompts and competitors, run the audit and read the results.
Read the guideProjects, Competitors and Buyer-Intent Prompts
How projects work, how the competitor list and category benchmark differ, and how to write and maintain buyer-intent prompts that measure what matters.
Read the guideMeasurement
2 guides12 minShare of Voice, Mentions, Citations and Endorsement
What each Cited metric means, how they differ, why numbers move between audits, and how to read trends instead of single runs.
Read the guideAI Endorsement: Why Mentions Are Not Recommendations
The endorsement ladder from absent to endorsed, why mention counts flatter weak positions, and what actually moves an engine from naming you to backing you.
Read the guideRunning the loop
4 guides23 minAI Readiness Scans
What the 30+ technical checks cover, how to read the score, the most common failures, and how re-scanning verifies your fixes.
Read the guideFrom Gap to Published Fix: The Content Workflow
How Cited turns lost recommendations into diagnosed gaps, prioritized work, grounded drafts and verified outcomes, and the analyst-week it replaces.
Read the guideClosing the Loop on Buyer Intent and Funnel Stages
Why funnel stages are the unit of GEO strategy, which pages win which stage, and how to fix the stage that leaks revenue instead of chasing averages.
Read the guideCompetitive Tracking, Snapshots and Alerts
How the Watch tab, threat alerts, Competitive Snapshots and executive reports keep you ahead of category movement.
Read the guideYour buyers already asked AI. Reach them before your competitors
Win category conversations with GEO optimized Brand Visibility