Competitor content analysis MCP and REST API for AI-search gaps.

Give your AI competitor names or domains. Cite42 pulls the data for where they rank, what sources AI cites, and which topics have demand.

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Step 1: Create your account

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Step 2: Connect Cite42 MCP

Replace cite42_live_... with your key, then run this once.

Step 3: Ask inClaude Code

You ask your AIWhere are competitors winning AI answers for "AI visibility platform"?
MCP runs/v1/workflows/competitor-content
Runs the workflow’s live data sources.
Your AI saysProfound wins enterprise prompts, AthenaHQ appears in brand-analytics shortlists, and Peec AI is cited for dashboards. Target the API and MCP gaps...
WORKFLOW PROMPTS

Run the Competitor content workflow.

Your AI gets the workflow endpoint, source icons, and endpoint plan before it runs the endpoint calls.

  • Competitor content

    You ask your AIWhere are competitors winning AI answers for "AI visibility platform"?
    MCP runs/v1/workflows/competitor-content
    Google data
    • /v1/rankings
    • /v1/compare
    • /v1/citations
    • /v1/keywords
    Your AI saysCite42 returns a workflow plan for competitor content. It lists the endpoints to run, why they matter, and what your AI should check next...

  • Which endpoints to run

    You ask your AIWhich Cite42 data should I check for competitor content?
    MCP runs/v1/workflows/competitor-content
    Google data
    • /v1/rankings
    • /v1/compare
    • /v1/citations
    • /v1/keywords
    Your AI saysStart with /v1/rankings, /v1/compare, /v1/citations. The plan marks which sources are live, what each endpoint returns, and how to combine the evidence...
WHY THIS WORKFLOW

See where competitors win the answer.

Use this workflow when competitor content decisions need AI rankings, citations, comparison evidence, and keyword demand in one plan.

  • Compare rivals across the same prompts.
  • Find source and citation gaps.
  • Turn gaps into pages, briefs, and audits.
WHAT WE QUERY

Sources Cite42 checks.

Cite42 queries AI answers, search demand, and conversation signals, then returns normalized results your app or agent can use.

  • ChatGPT

    OpenAI · Search when needed

  • Claude

    Anthropic · Search when needed

  • Perplexity

    Perplexity Sonar · Web-grounded

  • Gemini

    Google · Google Search grounding

  • Google AI Overviews

    Google Search · Live SERP

  • Google data

    Google data

    Search demand signal

  • Reddit

    Conversation signal

  • YouTube

    Video demand signal

EXAMPLE USE CASES

Three ways to use this workflow.

A few practical ways teams use the Competitor content workflow.

  • Audit

    Audit a client category.

    Show where competitors appear, where they are cited, and which topics have demand worth acting on.
  • Gaps

    Find competitor citation gaps.

    Identify source slots competitors hold and decide which pages need updates, proof, or clearer answers.
  • Pages

    Plan comparison pages.

    Use AI answer and keyword evidence before creating competitor, alternative, or category comparison pages.
DATA PLAN

What endpoints the workflow uses.

Each card shows the primitive API endpoint, source coverage, why the workflow uses it, and the data it returns.

APIPOST/v1/rankings

AI rankings

Measures which brands appear in AI answers and where they rank.

Data returned

Mention rate, average position, per-model rankings, and answer snippets.

APIPOST/v1/compare

AI compare

Compares one brand against competitors in AI answers.

Data returned

Brand-vs-competitor rankings, co-mentions, positions, and cited sources.

APIPOST/v1/citations

AI citations

Finds which sources AI models cite and where your site is missing.

Data returned

Cited URLs, cited-by model list, citation counts, and source titles.

APIPOST/v1/keywords

SEO keywords

  • Google data

Adds search volume, CPC, competition, and related keyword ideas.

Data returned

Search volume, CPC, competition, intent, and related SEO keyword ideas.

PRICING

Pay per call for this workflow.

Top up once ($25 minimum). Credits never expire, and this workflow only charges when it runs.

Competitor content
$0.22-$0.58
Workflow plan plus 4 live primitive calls.
Sources
  • Google data
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KEEP EXPLORING

All workflows

Same MCP server, same REST API, different research job.

QUESTIONS

Questions about Competitor content.

It checks where competitors win in AI rankings, comparisons, citations, and keyword demand, and returns the results of each check in one response.
No. It measures what AI answers and cites, plus keyword demand around the category. It is about AI-visible content gaps, not a site crawl.
Yes. Include your brand so the agent can compare you against the competitor set and spot gaps that matter.
It returns structured competitor research data, including rankings, head-to-head comparison, citations, and keyword demand. Each result is labeled with the endpoint that produced it.
Yes. It is useful for client onboarding, quarterly reviews, and content gap audits where you need evidence without building the spreadsheet by hand.
READY WHEN YOU ARE

Give your AI the market data.

Install the MCP server or call the workflow endpoint directly. One call runs every primitive and the per-source results stay visible.

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