Documentation
How VistaCite works.
Every guide here is written from the actual product. Short, specific, and actionable — the same philosophy as the .fix_it_plan.md file itself.
Concepts
- Guide
What is Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)?
AEO is about whether ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini can actually find your page. Here's what it measures and why it matters more than SEO now.
- Guide
What is Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)?
GEO is about getting your page quoted by generative models. Adapted from Princeton's 2024 research on what content LLMs actually cite.
- Guide
What is the Crystal Ball feature?
Every audit asks Claude, verbatim, what it knows about your domain. If the answer is "nothing," that's the entire diagnosis in one sentence.
FAQ
Getting started
How-tos
- How-to
How to use your .fix_it_plan.md file
Every audit exports a markdown file. Here's the fastest way to turn it into shipped fixes — open it in Cursor, paste sections into Claude, or work through it by hand.
- How-to
How to share a public audit link
Toggle Make Public on any audit to get a /s/[id] URL with a custom OG image. Works in tweets, Slack messages, and DMs without the viewer needing to sign up.
- How-to
How to improve your AI search visibility
A prioritized playbook for moving SEO, AEO, and GEO scores. Start with the 10 highest-leverage fixes, then compound from there.
- How-to
How to check if you're cited in Google AI Overviews
Pro-tier feature that queries Google's AI Overview for your top keywords and tells you whether your domain is cited. Powered by DataForSEO.