citation-tracker

Checks whether AI search engines cite your target domains for a prompt.

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What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    An API key from the service settings is required

    Checks whether AI search engines cite your target domains for a prompt. $0.75/call via MCP.

    How to connect

    How to connect citation-tracker to Claude

    The server address to paste into Claude settings:

    https://citation-tracker.pixelcove.co/mcp

    1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
    2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
    3. Click Add custom connector.
    4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
    5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

    Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

    Authorization

    After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

    How to connect citation-tracker to ChatGPT

    The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

    https://citation-tracker.pixelcove.co/mcp

    1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
    2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
    3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
    4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
    5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
    6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

    OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

    Authorization

    On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

    How to connect citation-tracker to Cursor

    The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

    https://citation-tracker.pixelcove.co/mcp

    Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

    Manually:

    1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
    2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
    3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

    Authorization

    If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

    Server tool list (7)

    Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

    citation_tracker_checkSends one prompt to 1 to 4 search assistants (Perplexity, OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini) and reports whether each cites your target domains: cited status, citation count, cited domains, model, and a structured error per engine. Started concurrently; a failed engine returns `cited: null` and does not block the others (PD7). Paid, $0.75/call; read-only and safe to retry.
    citation_tracker_check_perplexitySends one prompt to Perplexity (sonar) and reports whether it cites your target domains, with citation count and cited domains. Free: one call per caller and 100 calls total per UTC day; both limits fail closed. A real live evaluation before you pay for citation_tracker_check.
    citation_tracker_shortlist_gateChecks whether ChatGPT would search the web for one prompt and whether its first search query names any of your supplied brand or product terms (whole-word match). Use it to gate a prompt before spending on citation_tracker_check. Paid, $0.20/call; read-only and safe to retry.
    citation_tracker_monitor_7Buys a monitor: 7 recurring runs of citation_tracker_check for one prompt and 1 to 10 target domains, daily or weekly. The first run happens now and is returned. Later runs are read with citation_tracker_monitor_status using the returned monitor_id (the only credential; it is not recoverable). Each run flags which target domains changed since the last run. Paid once, $4.2 for the term ($0.6/check); no refund of unused runs; cancel any time with citation_tracker_monitor_cancel. Retains the prompt, domains and results until 30 days after the last run or until cancelled.
    citation_tracker_monitor_30Buys a monitor: 30 recurring runs of citation_tracker_check for one prompt and 1 to 10 target domains, daily or weekly. The first run happens now and is returned. Later runs are read with citation_tracker_monitor_status using the returned monitor_id (the only credential; it is not recoverable). Each run flags which target domains changed since the last run. Paid once, $18 for the term ($0.6/check); no refund of unused runs; cancel any time with citation_tracker_monitor_cancel. Retains the prompt, domains and results until 30 days after the last run or until cancelled.
    citation_tracker_monitor_statusReads a monitor: remaining runs, next run time, and every run so far (most recent first) with the same per-engine rows as citation_tracker_check plus changed_since_last per target domain. Free. Needs the monitor_id.
    citation_tracker_monitor_cancelStops a monitor and deletes its prompt, domains and results. Unused runs are not refunded. Free. Needs the monitor_id.