citation-tracker
Checks whether AI search engines cite your domain for a prompt. From $0.15/call via x402 or Stripe.
Should I use this
Quality & Safety
Findings (4)
- LOWTool 'citation_tracker_check_perplexity' name length outside 3-30 rangein citation_tracker_check_perplexity
- LOWTool 'citation_tracker_shortlist_gate' name length outside 3-30 rangein citation_tracker_shortlist_gate
- LOWTool 'citation_tracker_monitor_status' name length outside 3-30 rangein citation_tracker_monitor_status
- LOWTool 'citation_tracker_monitor_cancel' name length outside 3-30 rangein citation_tracker_monitor_cancel
Based on automated analysis of tool definitions and protocol compliance.
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Install
One-Click Install
Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"citation-tracker": {
"url": "https://citation-tracker.pixelcove.co/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://citation-tracker.pixelcove.co/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (8)
🟢citation_tracker_check(prompt, engines, targets)
Sends one prompt to 1 to 4 search assistants (Perplexity, OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini) and reports whether each cites your target domains: cited status, citation count, cited domains, model, and a structured error per engine. Started concurrently; a failed engine returns `cited: null` and does not block the others (PD7). Paid, $0.75/call; read-only and safe to retry.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"prompt": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 4000,
"description": "The prompt to send to the search assistant(s), verbatim. 1 to 4000 characters."
},
"engines": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"perplexity",
"openai",
"anthropic",
"gemini"
]
},
"minItems": 1,
"maxItems": 4,
"uniqueItems": true,
"description": "1 to 4 distinct engines to check, from perplexity, openai, anthropic, gemini."
},
"targets": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 253,
"pattern": "^(?:[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]{0,61}[a-z0-9])?\\.)+[a-z]{2,63}$",
"description": "A normalized domain, e.g. example.com (no scheme, no path, no whitespace, lowercase)."
},
"minItems": 1,
"maxItems": 10,
"description": "1 to 10 target domains to check for a citation."
}
},
"required": [
"prompt",
"engines",
"targets"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢citation_tracker_check_one(prompt, engines, targets)
Sends one prompt to one search assistant (Perplexity, OpenAI or Gemini) and reports whether it cites your target domains: cited status, citation count, cited domains, model, and a structured error. For Claude, or several engines in one call, use citation_tracker_check. Paid, $0.15/call; read-only and safe to retry.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"prompt": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 4000,
"description": "The prompt to send to the search assistant(s), verbatim. 1 to 4000 characters."
},
"engines": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"perplexity",
"openai",
"gemini"
]
},
"minItems": 1,
"maxItems": 1,
"description": "Exactly one engine: perplexity, openai, or gemini."
},
"targets": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 253,
"pattern": "^(?:[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]{0,61}[a-z0-9])?\\.)+[a-z]{2,63}$",
"description": "A normalized domain, e.g. example.com (no scheme, no path, no whitespace, lowercase)."
},
"minItems": 1,
"maxItems": 10,
"description": "1 to 10 target domains to check for a citation."
}
},
"required": [
"prompt",
"engines",
"targets"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢citation_tracker_check_perplexity(prompt, targets)
Sends one prompt to Perplexity (sonar) and reports whether it cites your target domains, with citation count and cited domains. Free: one call per caller and 100 calls total per UTC day; both limits fail closed. A real live evaluation before you pay for citation_tracker_check.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"prompt": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 4000,
"description": "The prompt to send to the search assistant(s), verbatim. 1 to 4000 characters."
},
"targets": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 253,
"pattern": "^(?:[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]{0,61}[a-z0-9])?\\.)+[a-z]{2,63}$",
"description": "A normalized domain, e.g. example.com (no scheme, no path, no whitespace, lowercase)."
},
"minItems": 1,
"maxItems": 10,
"description": "1 to 10 target domains to check for a citation."
}
},
"required": [
"prompt",
"targets"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢citation_tracker_shortlist_gate(prompt, brand_terms, product_terms)
Checks whether ChatGPT would search the web for one prompt and whether its first search query names any of your supplied brand or product terms (whole-word match). Use it to gate a prompt before spending on citation_tracker_check. Paid, $0.20/call; read-only and safe to retry.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"prompt": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 4000,
"description": "The prompt to send to the search assistant(s), verbatim. 1 to 4000 characters."
},
"brand_terms": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 100
},
"minItems": 1,
"maxItems": 20,
"description": "1 to 20 brand terms to look for in the first search query."
},
"product_terms": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 100
},
"minItems": 0,
"maxItems": 50,
"default": [],
"description": "0 to 50 product terms to look for in the first search query."
}
},
"required": [
"prompt",
"brand_terms"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}🔴citation_tracker_monitor_7(prompt, targets, engines, cadence)
Buys a monitor: 7 recurring runs of citation_tracker_check for one prompt and 1 to 10 target domains, daily or weekly. The first run happens now and is returned. Later runs are read with citation_tracker_monitor_status using the returned monitor_id (the only credential; it is not recoverable). Each run flags which target domains changed since the last run. Paid once, $4.2 for the term ($0.6/check); no refund of unused runs; cancel any time with citation_tracker_monitor_cancel. Retains the prompt, domains and results until 30 days after the last run or until cancelled.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"prompt": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 4000,
"description": "The prompt to send to the search assistant(s), verbatim. 1 to 4000 characters."
},
"targets": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 253,
"pattern": "^(?:[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]{0,61}[a-z0-9])?\\.)+[a-z]{2,63}$",
"description": "A normalized domain, e.g. example.com (no scheme, no path, no whitespace, lowercase)."
},
"minItems": 1,
"maxItems": 10,
"description": "1 to 10 target domains to check for a citation."
},
"engines": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"perplexity",
"openai",
"anthropic",
"gemini"
]
},
"minItems": 1,
"maxItems": 4,
"uniqueItems": true,
"description": "1 to 4 search assistants to run on every check."
},
"cadence": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"daily",
"weekly"
],
"description": "How often to re-run the check."
}
},
"required": [
"prompt",
"targets",
"engines",
"cadence"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}🔴citation_tracker_monitor_30(prompt, targets, engines, cadence)
Buys a monitor: 30 recurring runs of citation_tracker_check for one prompt and 1 to 10 target domains, daily or weekly. The first run happens now and is returned. Later runs are read with citation_tracker_monitor_status using the returned monitor_id (the only credential; it is not recoverable). Each run flags which target domains changed since the last run. Paid once, $18 for the term ($0.6/check); no refund of unused runs; cancel any time with citation_tracker_monitor_cancel. Retains the prompt, domains and results until 30 days after the last run or until cancelled.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"prompt": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 4000,
"description": "The prompt to send to the search assistant(s), verbatim. 1 to 4000 characters."
},
"targets": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 253,
"pattern": "^(?:[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]{0,61}[a-z0-9])?\\.)+[a-z]{2,63}$",
"description": "A normalized domain, e.g. example.com (no scheme, no path, no whitespace, lowercase)."
},
"minItems": 1,
"maxItems": 10,
"description": "1 to 10 target domains to check for a citation."
},
"engines": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"perplexity",
"openai",
"anthropic",
"gemini"
]
},
"minItems": 1,
"maxItems": 4,
"uniqueItems": true,
"description": "1 to 4 search assistants to run on every check."
},
"cadence": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"daily",
"weekly"
],
"description": "How often to re-run the check."
}
},
"required": [
"prompt",
"targets",
"engines",
"cadence"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢citation_tracker_monitor_status(monitor_id)
Reads a monitor: remaining runs, next run time, and every run so far (most recent first) with the same per-engine rows as citation_tracker_check plus changed_since_last per target domain. Free. Needs the monitor_id.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"monitor_id": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 8,
"maxLength": 64,
"pattern": "^ctm_[A-Za-z0-9_-]+$",
"description": "The monitor id returned by citation_tracker_monitor_7 or _30. It is the only credential; keep it."
}
},
"required": [
"monitor_id"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}🔴citation_tracker_monitor_cancel(monitor_id)
Stops a monitor and deletes its prompt, domains and results. Unused runs are not refunded. Free. Needs the monitor_id.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"monitor_id": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 8,
"maxLength": 64,
"pattern": "^ctm_[A-Za-z0-9_-]+$",
"description": "The monitor id returned by citation_tracker_monitor_7 or _30. It is the only credential; keep it."
}
},
"required": [
"monitor_id"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}Community
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