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What constitutes a proper citation in generative AI answers, and how can my small e-commerce business ensure our domain is credited as the primary source?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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What constitutes a proper citation in generative AI answers, and how can my small e-commerce business ensure our domain is credited as the primary source?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
official guidance generative AI search citations website content structured data Google AI Overviews Search Central 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
OpenAI search crawler OAI-SearchBot publishers citations website owners documentationGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Microsoft Bing Webmaster generative search citations source attribution website guidanceGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
official guidance generative AI search citations website content structured data Google AI Overviews Search Central 2026 Google ↗
OpenAI search crawler OAI-SearchBot publishers citations website owners documentation Google ↗
Microsoft Bing Webmaster generative search citations source attribution website guidance Google ↗
- Source: ABC Store product specifications · example.com
- Overview of OpenAI Crawlers · developers.openai.com
- Publishers and Developers - FAQ · help.openai.com
- AI Performance · bing.com
- Introducing AI Performance in Bing Webmaster Tools Public Preview · blogs.bing.com
- Google's Guide to Optimizing for Generative AI Features on Google Search | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers · developers.google.com
- Google Search's Guidance on Generative AI Content on Your Website | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers · developers.google.com
- Open Bing Webmaster Tools · bing.com
- Open Google Search Console · search.google.com
- Open ChatGPT · chatgpt.com
- Google Search's Guidance on Generative AI Content on Your Website | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers · developers.google.com
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
official guidance generative AI search citations website content structured data Google AI Overviews Search Central 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
OpenAI search crawler OAI-SearchBot publishers citations website owners documentation OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Microsoft Bing Webmaster generative search citations source attribution website guidance OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 |