# Citation Intelligence

Tracks which links AI search engines cite in their answers. It checks visibility across Perplexity, Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini directly from your editor.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 9
- Author: AutomateLab-tech
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/AutomateLab-tech/citation-intelligence
- Updated: 2026-10-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/citation-intelligence

## What it does

The server groups its tools into namespaces like `citations_*`, `domain_*`, `report_*`, and `audit_*`. Rather than relying on a single engine, tools like `citations_provenance` query multiple models at once to reveal cross-engine consensus. That prevents skewed metrics from a single provider.

Execution happens locally on your machine via `npx` without external accounts. Because the package has no hosted backend, you must provide your own API keys for the AI search engines you want to query. It also includes diagnostic tools to confirm whether bots like GPTBot and ClaudeBot can crawl your pages.

## Requirements
- Needs: Node.js (commands run via npx)

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI**
```bash
claude mcp add citation-intelligence -- npx -y @automatelab/citation-intelligence
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI**
```bash
codex mcp add citation-intelligence -- npx -y @automatelab/citation-intelligence
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "citation-intelligence": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@automatelab/citation-intelligence"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "citation-intelligence": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@automatelab/citation-intelligence"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini mcp add citation-intelligence npx -y @automatelab/citation-intelligence
```

## When to use it
- discover which URLs AI search engines cite for a target query
- check if your domain appears in Perplexity or ChatGPT answers
- verify crawler access for GPTBot and ClaudeBot
- build competitive comparison reports across multiple search models

## Example prompts
- Run citations_provenance to find which sources LLMs cite for cloud database providers
- Check whether our domain is mentioned across AI engines using domain_am_i_cited
- Verify crawler permissions for our site with audit_crawler_access

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