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Inspect sampled AI answers, citation sources, and observations from your existing account inside ChatGPT.

Website analytics measure setup and installation-link clicks as interest only, not verified installations or completed checks. No account IDs, prompts, or evidence are included in this click event.

1. Connect a deployed preview

You need ChatGPT developer access and an HTTPS Rank.ai preview endpoint supplied by the deployment owner. Account linking also requires configured OAuth.

  1. Get the verified MCP endpoint and enabled capabilities from your deployment owner. The intended production route is https://api.rank.ai/plugins/rank/mcp; this guide does not establish that it is deployed.
  2. Use the current OpenAI server guide to connect a remote MCP server in ChatGPT developer mode. Use your verified preview endpoint.
  3. Confirm the connection and advertised visibility tools, then enable Rank.ai in a new conversation. Sidebar or panel availability depends on the client; inline results are the fallback.
  4. Run a public check before testing private account access. For connection failures, ask the deployment owner to verify HTTPS reachability, transport, and authentication discovery.

Use OAuth for account linking. Never paste API keys, passwords, or access tokens into chat. The broader Rank.ai MCP integration has a separate setup and tool surface.

2. Ask one buyer question

Replace the example domain with your own:

Example prompt
Does AI recommend folk.app for the best CRM for a small agency? Show who each engine names and the pages it cites.

The public check requires no Rank.ai account, email, or purchase. It may reuse an eligible cached observation. Availability and operating limits apply; some providers may finish while others are pending or fail.

Inspect mentions, linked citations, exact model version, search method, observation time, and cache status. Open the source page before treating an excerpt as support for a recommendation.

Public results are temporary, with a current one-hour cache lifetime. Follow-up requests use the same check while its result is available.

3. Connect your existing questions

Ask to connect your Rank.ai account and follow OAuth authorization. Select an authorized site. Available reads depend on your account’s enabled capabilities.

  • “How are my questions doing in AI answers over the last 14 days?”
  • “Where are competitors getting cited while my site is missing?”

The plugin reads your saved answers to summarize mention and citation rates and identify competitor citation gaps. Sample counts and failures are shown with each summary. Ask ChatGPT to use the cited sources to help plan your next article.

What a check measures

Rank.ai makes model API calls through OpenRouter with Rank.ai search tools. These are sampled API answers, not recordings of consumer ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini sessions. Consumer answers can differ with context, personalization, time, and product behavior.

  • Mention: the sampled answer names the brand or domain.
  • Citation: the sampled answer links a source. A mention and citation are different observations.
  • Context: inspect the exact model version, search method, prompt, observation time, and cache status.
  • Coverage: inspect successful and attempted sample counts. Failed checks are disclosed and excluded from the success denominator. Missing data is unknown, not zero.
  • Comparison: use like-for-like observations. Changes to the model or search method can break comparability.

A single question cannot measure overall visibility. An absent citation does not establish its cause. Recommendations are hypotheses grounded in available evidence, with no guarantee of citations, ranking, traffic, or consumer-answer accuracy.

When something is missing

  • Connection failed: confirm developer access and your deployment’s verified endpoint.
  • A provider failed: inspect other results and the failure label; failure is not brand absence.
  • Result expired: request a new check. Admission and budget limits still apply.
  • Site missing: confirm the connected account and authorized sites.
  • No trend: check for enough comparable historical samples.

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Technical references: MCP server guide, account linking, and submission and publication.

Check your AI visibility

Run a question for your business and inspect the answer’s sources.