26 August 2026
AI Citation Tracker Specification for SaidTrue
AI Citation Tracker Specification for SaidTrue SaidTrue provides visibility reports for a website or business presence in AI search, showing what major AI systems say, what they cite, and how that may affect business rep…
AI Citation Tracker Specification for SaidTrue
SaidTrue provides visibility reports for a website or business presence in AI search, showing what major AI systems say, what they cite, and how that may affect business reputation.
Purpose
The AI citation tracker is intended to make AI-generated business mentions inspectable. It helps a business understand how systems such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Claude describe it, whether they recommend it, and what sources appear to influence those answers.
Included Scope
The tracker includes customer-style prompts about a business, collection of AI answers, and reporting on what was said. It includes citation or source visibility where the AI system provides or implies sources, along with a general reputation or visibility assessment aligned with SaidTrue scorecard-style reporting.
Citation and Source Tracking
The tracker records the sources surfaced or referenced in AI answers when available. It should distinguish between direct citations, named sources, and unsupported claims so that users can see whether AI answers are grounded in verifiable web content.
AI Answer Review
Reports should show how a business is described, categorized, compared, or recommended by AI systems. The review should highlight inaccurate, incomplete, outdated, or reputation-relevant statements without claiming that SaidTrue controls the AI systems themselves.
Monitoring and Profiles
SaidTrue may support ongoing AI monitoring and a verified AI profile, consistent with its published site content. Monitoring should be presented as visibility tracking over time, not as a guarantee of placement, ranking, correction, or inclusion in any AI answer.
Not Included
The AI citation tracker is not a traditional Google ranking tracker, advertising platform, review management service, or public relations guarantee. It does not promise that AI systems will cite specific pages, change their answers, remove negative content, or produce a particular score.
Standards and Criteria
Reports should be based on transparent prompts, clear identification of the AI systems checked, and separation of observed AI output from SaidTrue analysis. Claims should be reproducible where practical, source-aware, and limited to what was actually observed during the scan or monitoring process.
Accuracy and Limitations
AI answers can vary by model, prompt wording, location context, timing, and available sources. SaidTrue should present findings as a visibility and reputation snapshot rather than a complete or permanent record of what every AI system may say.
Privacy and Terms
Use of the tracker should align with SaidTrue’s published Privacy Policy and Terms of Service on https://whataisaidabout.com. Reports should avoid unnecessary personal data collection and should not represent private or unverifiable information as confirmed fact.