AI visibility

Track AI visibility from the source side

Most AI-visibility tools report how often you appear in answers and stop there. CueScout also records which threads and pages the answers cite in your category, because that list is the thing you can act on. In our own July 2026 audit, 10 of the 22 URLs Perplexity cited for our category were Reddit threads.

Outcome

A visibility baseline you can defend, the cited sources behind it, and a dated plan for changing the number.

Why teams need it

  • AI engines can recommend competitors for your category before you know the answer exists.
  • Share-of-voice dashboards report a percentage without telling you which pages would move it.
  • The sources AI answers cite are mostly third-party threads, invisible to on-page SEO audits.

How CueScout handles it

  1. 1

    Baseline the answers

    CueScout asks the engines the questions buyers ask in your category and records every mention and citation, including a zero.

  2. 2

    Trace the citations

    It collects and clusters the URLs behind those answers, so you can see which communities and pages carry the recommendation today.

  3. 3

    Mine the questions

    Scans of Reddit, Hacker News, and Quora surface the repeating buyer questions inside and around those cited conversations.

  4. 4

    Publish and re-check

    The recurring questions become a dated writing plan on your own domain, and scheduled re-checks show whether the engines start naming you.

What makes the workflow measurable

  • Citation tracking shows which threads and pages AI answers cite in your category, not just whether you appeared.
  • Every saved lead includes the source, query, match reason, and intent context.
  • Read-only by design: CueScout never touches your Reddit account, because it does not need one.
  • Tracked links connect the pages you publish to clicks, signups, and revenue events.
  • Lead feedback shows which keywords, competitors, sources, and queries produce good or bad matches.

Free tool

Run one free check, no signup: see whether Perplexity names your product for a buyer question in your category, and who it cites instead.

Free AI Visibility Checker

Frequently asked questions

Does CueScout post anything on my behalf for ai visibility?

No. CueScout is read-only. It reads public threads the way a logged-out visitor does, and there is no Reddit account to connect. What it hands you is a page to write on your own site, with the threads that prompted it attached as evidence.

Which sources does CueScout monitor?

CueScout monitors Reddit, Hacker News, and Quora today. Those sources cover many of the public conversations that buyers and AI answer engines use to evaluate products.

How do I know which conversations are worth acting on?

Each lead includes an intent score, source context, match query, and plain-language reason. You can mark leads good or not relevant so future scans and reports get sharper.

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Run this workflow on your product

Set up your product, scan Reddit, Hacker News, and Quora, then review the conversations CueScout thinks are worth your time.