Topic Demand · MCP & API

Check whether a topic's demand is growing before you write about it

Topic Demand checks a topic’s search volume, trend direction and current AI answers in one call, so you know if demand is growing. Via MCP or API.

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Step 2: Connect Cite42 MCP

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Step 3: Ask inClaude Code

You ask your AIShould Acme CRM build content around “AI-powered CRM” this quarter?
MCP runsTopic Demand
Runs the workflow’s live data sources.
Your AI saysDemand is moving up around AI-powered CRM, especially setup, automation, and reporting. AI answers are thin, so practical comparison pages can win citations early...
HOW TOPIC DEMAND WORKS

Check demand before choosing a topic.

Cite42 checks search demand, trend movement, AI coverage, and audience signals together.

EXAMPLE WORKFLOW PROMPTS

Ask for Topic Demand data.

Cite42 runs the workflow and returns its plan alongside the data each tool checked.

  • Topic Demand

    You ask your AIShould Acme CRM build content around “AI-powered CRM” this quarter?
    MCP runsTopic Demand
    Google data
    • Keyword Research
    • Google Trends
    • AI Search
    • Reddit Trends
    Your AI saysCite42 returns a Topic Demand workflow plan. It lists the tools to run, why they matter, and what your AI should check next...

  • Which tools to run

    You ask your AIWhich Cite42 data should I check for the Topic Demand workflow?
    MCP runsTopic Demand
    Google data
    • Keyword Research
    • Google Trends
    • AI Search
    • Reddit Trends
    Your AI saysStart with Keyword Research, Google Trends, AI Search. The plan marks which sources are live, what each tool returns, and how to combine the evidence...
DATA PLAN

What tools the workflow uses.

Each card shows the Cite42 tool, its source coverage, why the workflow uses it, and the data it returns.

Keyword Research

  • Google data

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

Data returned

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

Google Trends

  • Google data

Shows whether demand is rising, flat, or fading.

Data returned

Interest over time, trend direction, rising queries, and top related queries.

AI Search

Shows what AI models already say about the topic.

Data returned

Per-model answers, cited URLs, source titles, and latency.

Reddit Trends

Adds what people discuss on Reddit about the topic.

Data returned

Relevant threads with short summaries, source links, and coverage warnings.

WAYS TO USE CITE42

Use Cite42 wherever you already work.

MCP

You ask your AI

Where does Acme CRM rank for “best startup CRM”?

MCP

Cite42 returns

Rankings, citations, and a tracker draft when you need one.

Connect Cite42 to Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Claude, or ChatGPT. Ask in plain English to run every tool and workflow, create trackers, and retrieve saved reports.

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REST API

curl https://www.cite42.dev/api/v1/rankings \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer cite42_live_…" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query":"best startup CRM",
      "terms":["Acme CRM"]}
# structured JSON response

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Dashboard

Account overview

Dashboard
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Trackers

Reports

Request logs

Usage

Billing

Balance

Create API keys, review tracker reports, inspect usage, and manage your balance from one place in the browser.

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WHAT WE QUERY

Sources Cite42 checks.

AI perspectives

One query across five answer engines

  • ChatGPTOpenAI API
  • ClaudeAnthropic API
  • PerplexityPerplexity API
  • GeminiGoogle Gemini API
  • Google AI OverviewsLive Google results

Search & audience data

Keywords, trends, discussions, and video signals

  • Google dataGoogle Ads
  • Google dataGoogle Trends
  • Reddit
  • YouTube

We use official AI APIs with web search and live Google results for AI Overviews, not scraped chat apps (how we measure).

PRICING

Pay per call for this workflow.

Top up once ($25 minimum). Your balance never expires, and this workflow only charges when it runs. Its Keyword Research step includes related ideas at $0.12 per run.

Topic Demand
$0.38 to $0.50
Workflow plan plus 4 live tool calls.
Sources
  • Google data
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KEEP EXPLORING

All workflows

Questions about Topic Demand.

Topic Demand checks whether a topic is worth your time: its search volume, whether interest is rising or falling, what AI answers already say, and what people discuss on Reddit, all in one call.
Google Trends is one of its inputs. Topic Demand adds keyword volume, current AI answers and Reddit discussions, so the decision does not rest on one chart.
Run it once per topic and compare the results. One topic per run keeps each result clear and easy to check.
No. Topic Demand uses Keyword Research, Google Trends, AI Search and Reddit Trends. Add a YouTube Trends call when video demand matters.
Up to $0.57 per run. You pay only for the tools that succeed and the AI models you select, so a run often costs less.
READY WHEN YOU ARE

Give your AI live search and content data.

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