Am I cited?
What are citation match levels?
Seeklyn classifies every AI-engine citation check at 3 match levels: exact (same normalized URL), domain (same registrable domain, different page), and none (no presence). A 4th signal — Mentioned — fires when your brand name appears in the answer text without a formal citation link.
Match level is shown for every engine in the "Am I Cited?" panel — run a check free at /dashboard/cited.
How does Seeklyn determine an exact match?
An exact match requires the same normalized host AND path as your target URL. Seeklyn applies 6 normalization steps: strip 3 mirror prefixes (www, m, amp), drop ports, remove query strings and URL fragments, and remove trailing slashes and index.html / index.php suffixes. A target of "https://www.example.com/blog/" matches a cited reference "http://amp.example.com/blog" as an exact match because both normalize to the same (example.com, /blog) pair.
Exact is the strongest signal. An exact match confirms the AI engine cited the specific page you want to rank — not just a page on your domain.
When is a domain match useful information?
A domain match fires when the cited reference shares your registrable domain but points to a different page. The check is subdomain-tolerant: "blog.example.com" and "example.com/post" are the same property — a domain match, not an exact match.
2 actionable situations arise from a domain match. First: another page on your site is cited — study that page's structure and apply its patterns to your target page. Second: the engine prefers your brand but not your content — a signal to improve citability on that specific page.
A domain match is never counted as a miss. Seeklyn reports it as a positive signal, but weaker than exact.
| Match level | Condition | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|
| exact | Same normalized host AND path | Your specific page was cited — the strongest outcome |
| domain | Same registrable domain, different page | Your site was cited — study the cited page's structure |
| none | Neither host nor domain matched | Your brand has no presence in this engine's answer |
What is the Mentioned signal and how does it differ from a citation?
Mentioned is a 4th signal. Seeklyn fires Mentioned when your brand name appears in the engine's answer prose — full domain or bare label, case-insensitive. The brand is not listed in formal citations. Brand mentions carry no backlink or source slot, but they are still brand visibility.
Frequently asked questions
Can the same check return both "exact" and "domain"?
No — the levels are mutually exclusive. Seeklyn reports the best match level for each engine: if your exact page was cited, the result is "exact" regardless of whether other pages on your domain also appeared. "Domain" only fires when no exact match was found but your domain was cited via a different page.
Does Seeklyn normalize www and amp URLs before matching?
Yes. Mirror prefixes (www, m, amp) are stripped from both the target and the reference before comparison. "www.example.com/page" and "amp.example.com/page" are treated as the same URL. This prevents false negatives when engines return AMP or mobile variants of a page.
What should I do with a domain match instead of an exact match?
Identify which page on your site is being cited for the query. Read that page to understand what structural patterns (answer-first opening, concrete figures, named entities) it uses, then apply them to your target page. A domain match is a success for the brand but a gap for the specific page — close the gap by improving that page's citability signals.
Is a "none" result evidence that the engine never cites my domain?
No — "none" is scoped to 1 (query, check) pair. It means your domain did not appear in this engine's sources for this specific query at the time of the check. Other queries, other engines, or a future check may return a different result. Use "none" as a signal to audit your content and retrieval coverage for this specific query, not as a global verdict about your domain.