> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.tryhikoo.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Source intelligence

> Find the third-party sources AI assistants pull from and see where your brand is absent

Source intelligence finds the third-party sources that AI assistants read when they answer, then shows you where your brand is present and where it is missing. It answers a single practical question. Where do I need to be listed or mentioned to earn AI citations?

The sources it tracks include review platforms, media, blogs, directories, forums, and social. When an AI assistant leans on one of these to build an answer, Source intelligence records it and tells you whether you were part of that source or not.

<Info>
  Source intelligence is available on some plans, and the number of sources you can see depends on your plan.
</Info>

## Two ways to look at sources

You can switch between two views:

* **By domain** groups everything by the site it lives on.
* **By article** breaks it down to the individual page or post.

At the top, hero KPIs give you the headline picture: your **visibility share**, your **engine coverage**, and your **top publishers**. A set of cards adds context: **total sources**, **gaps detected**, **average GEO score**, and whether **you are present**.

## Families and relation

Every source is sorted into a family and a relation, so you can scan the landscape quickly.

**Buckets (source families):**

| Family     | What it covers                      |
| ---------- | ----------------------------------- |
| Affiliate  | Pages that earn from referrals.     |
| Comparison | Head to head and versus pages.      |
| Review     | Review platforms and rating sites.  |
| Media      | News outlets and publications.      |
| Community  | Forums and discussion sites.        |
| Video      | Video platforms.                    |
| Reference  | Encyclopedic and reference sources. |

**Relation to you:**

| Relation    | Meaning                            |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------- |
| Present     | You already appear on this source. |
| Lost ground | You were present and slipped.      |
| Contested   | You and competitors both appear.   |
| Owned       | You control this source.           |
| Open        | Nobody has claimed it yet.         |

## Filtering

Narrow the list until it shows only what matters right now:

* **Search** by keyword.
* **Engine or platform** to focus on one AI assistant.
* **Family** and **bucket** to focus on a source type.
* **Presence** to show sources where you are present or absent.
* **Relation** to focus on contested, owned, open, and more.

A **gaps-only** toggle hides everything except the sources where you are missing. You can also filter to the sources fueling a specific competitor, so you can see exactly what is feeding their citations.

## Opportunities, matrix, and the full list

Three sections help you move from insight to action:

* **Top opportunities** surfaces the highest-value sources to pursue.
* A **competitor matrix** compares who appears where.
* An **All sources** table lists everything in one place.

The All sources table carries these columns:

| Column        | Description                            |
| ------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| **Source**    | The page or publication.               |
| **Domain**    | The site it lives on.                  |
| **Type**      | The source family.                     |
| **Used by**   | Which brands this source cites.        |
| **Frequency** | How often AI assistants use it.        |
| **Lift**      | The projected gain from being present. |

## Source dossier

Open any source to see its dossier, a full brief on why it matters and what to do.

* A **GEO score** out of 100.
* A projected **lift** if you get listed.
* **Who to reach out to** to earn a mention.
* **Why you are absent** today.
* **Citations by platform** for this source.
* The **discovery origins**, the queries that surfaced the source in the first place.
* **Citation history** over time.
* **Get listed** and **Visit site** actions.
* An **I'm on it** tracker so you can mark a source as in progress.

You can also **dismiss** a source you do not want to pursue, and **restore** it later if you change your mind.

## Presence detection

Presence detection tells you whether you are already mentioned on a source. When Hikoo thinks you may already be there, you can **verify** the mention, then **confirm** it or **dismiss** it. This keeps your gap list honest, so you only chase sources where you are truly absent.

<Note>
  Non-actionable domains are skipped. Sources such as Wikipedia, `schema.org`, and large marketplaces are excluded because you cannot simply get yourself listed on them.
</Note>

## Running a fresh scan

Sources refresh automatically over time. When you want an update sooner, run one yourself.

<Steps>
  ### Open the dialog

  Click **New analysis**.

  ### Choose your scope

  Pick the **platforms**, **keywords**, and **competitors** to include in the scan.

  ### Run it

  Start the scan. New sources appear as Hikoo discovers them.
</Steps>

## Where to go next

<Columns cols={3}>
  <Card title="Competitors" icon="users" href="/guides/competitors">
    See how source presence maps to your competitive standing.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Elevate" icon="chart-line" href="/guides/elevate">
    Pair source gaps with the content gaps you can fill.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Citations" icon="quote" href="/guides/citations">
    Trace a source back to the answers it appears in.
  </Card>
</Columns>