Source Ecosystem

Map the trust graph AI systems rely on

AI engines don't cite randomly — they have a trust hierarchy of domains and URLs. Source Ecosystem maps exactly which sources power AI-generated answers in your category and shows where you need to build authority.

52+domains mapped
Per-enginetrust breakdown
URL-levelcitation intelligence

Understand which sources AI trusts in your category

Citation Graph Visualisation

See a network map of the domains most frequently cited by AI engines when answering prompts in your tracked category — and where your own domain sits within that graph.

URL-Level Citation Data

Go beyond domain-level data. Identify the specific URLs — competitor blog posts, review pages, industry databases — that AI systems cite most often.

Authority Gap Analysis

Compare your domain's citation authority against the top-cited sources in your category. Surface the exact gaps in domain trust you need to close to enter the AI citation loop.

Third-Party Source Opportunities

Identify high-authority third-party domains that consistently get cited and where your brand isn't yet mentioned. These are your PR, partnership, and link-building priorities.

Publisher Intelligence

Understand which media outlets, review platforms, and industry publications carry the most weight with each AI engine — so you can target coverage that actually moves your citation index.

Trend Analysis Over Time

Track how the source ecosystem evolves. See which new domains are gaining AI trust, which are losing it, and how your own citation frequency is trending within the ecosystem.

How Source Ecosystem mapping works

01

AI responses are parsed for citations

Every AI response generated across your tracked prompt corpus is parsed for cited URLs and domains. AIEO Checkup stores each citation with engine, prompt, and date metadata.

02

Sources are ranked and clustered

Cited domains are scored by citation frequency, the breadth of AI engines citing them, and the relevance of the prompts that triggered the citation. A trust hierarchy emerges.

03

Your authority gaps are surfaced

AIEO Checkup compares your domain's position in the ecosystem against the top-cited sources and recommends the third-party coverage, backlink, and content plays most likely to close the gap.

The sites that AI systems trust most didn't get there by accident.

Map the source ecosystem in your category today and build the authority footprint that makes AI engines choose to cite you — not your competitors.