Am I cited?
How do you check if AI cites you?
Seeklyn checks AI citations by reading the actual AI answers and the sources they cite, tracked in real time across ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity and more. Every result says whether your page was cited and how closely it matched: exact match (same page), domain match (same site, different page), or none. Forecasts, such as a citation likelihood, are always labeled inferred and kept apart from observed answers.
The "Am I Cited?" panel appears in every Seeklyn content report — run a check free at /dashboard/cited.
What does "Am I Cited?" check?
Seeklyn's "Am I Cited?" feature checks whether your URL or domain appears in the sources cited by AI answer engines for a given query. It reads the actual answer each engine gave and the actual list of sources attached to it, so the result is what the engine said, not an estimate.
Every result is labeled by the kind of signal it is. An observed result comes from a real AI answer and its citations (labeled `ai_answer` in Seeklyn's API). An inferred result is a forecast built from content and retrieval signals (labeled `inferred`). The two are never mixed: an inference dressed up as an observation would be misinformation.
Which AI engines does Seeklyn track?
Seeklyn tracks AI answers and citations in real time across ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity and more, including Gemini and Claude. Each engine is reported on its own row, so you can see where you are cited, where you are only mentioned, and where a competitor is cited instead.
Results are scoped to a single engine, query and check. The same page can be cited by one engine and missing from another for the same query, which is why Seeklyn never collapses engines into one blended score.
| Engine | What Seeklyn reads | What you see |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | The generated answer and its cited sources | Cited, mentioned, match level, source position |
| Google AI Overviews | The AI Overview and its source links | Cited, mentioned, match level, source position |
| Perplexity | The generated answer and its numbered citations | Cited, mentioned, match level, source position |
| Gemini, Claude and more | The generated answer and its cited sources | Cited, mentioned, match level, source position |
What does "match" mean — exact vs domain?
Seeklyn distinguishes 3 match levels for every cited reference: exact (same normalized host AND path — your specific page was cited), domain (same registrable domain, different page — your site was cited, not your page), and none (neither your page nor your domain appeared). Match precision is URL-level, not just domain-level, because the 2 outcomes require different responses.
"Your domain was cited" and "your page was cited" are different outcomes for content strategy. An exact match on a competitor's page covering the same query is a signal to redirect effort. An exact match on your own page is a win. The `Mentioned` flag adds 1 more layer: whether your brand name appears in the answer text itself (full domain or bare label, case-insensitive), useful even when your page is not in the cited source list.
| Match level | Condition | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| exact | Same normalized host AND path | Your specific page was cited |
| domain | Same registrable domain, different page | Your site was cited — not this page |
| none | Neither host nor domain matched | Not cited in this engine's answer |
What is the difference between observed and inferred?
Observed means Seeklyn read a real AI answer and checked its citations for your page. Inferred means Seeklyn forecast how likely a citation is from your content and retrieval signals, before or between checks. Inferred results are labeled `inferred` and reported as a likelihood band, never as a citation that happened.
Frequently asked questions
Does "cited" mean the same as "ranked"?
No. Ranked means your URL appeared in organic search results (a list of links). Cited means an AI answer engine specifically named your page as a source in its synthesized answer. A page can rank without being cited, and — less commonly — a page can be cited without being in the top organic results.
What is the difference between an observed and an inferred result?
An observed result (labeled ai_answer) comes from an actual AI answer: Seeklyn read what ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity or another engine said and checked whether your URL is in its citations. An inferred result is a likelihood forecast from your content and retrieval signals. Both are labeled honestly so you always know which kind of signal you are looking at.
Is a domain match as good as an exact match?
A domain match means your site was cited — a real positive signal — but not your target page. Whether that is good enough depends on the query: if a different page on your site is being cited for the same query you care about, it may be worth redirecting that coverage to the page you want ranked. Seeklyn shows both levels so you can tell the difference.
Can Seeklyn guarantee a citation after I improve my content?
No. Seeklyn measures the signals that correlate with being cited and labels inferred likelihoods honestly as inferences. Nobody can guarantee a citation placement in an AI engine's answer — the system is probabilistic and the engines control their own ranking. What Seeklyn can do is tell you precisely which signals are weak and what to fix.