# The AI Recommendation Index for marketing MCP servers

> Each month we ask five AI engines the questions buyers ask about MCP servers for SEO, Search Console, Analytics, AI visibility, Reddit, LinkedIn, social, leads and ads, and count which brands they name and which sites they cite. Here are the leaders by category, the sources behind them, and the data.

By Jesse Sibley, Founder of Manifold. Published 24 Oct 2026, updated 24 Oct 2026. Filed under [AI search](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/blog/topics/ai-search.md).

## Key takeaways

- Ahrefs, Semrush, Composio and DataForSEO were named in the most of the 165 answers. Ahrefs, DataForSEO and Semrush led SEO data on all five engines.
- Official servers lead where they exist. Google's Analytics MCP was named in 10 of 15 Google Analytics answers, and Meta's and Google's own Ads servers came first in most answers about their ads.
- Search Console, Reddit, LinkedIn and social have no clear leader. Community servers on GitHub, such as mcp-gsc and stickerdaniel/linkedin-mcp-server, sit next to Composio and Apify.
- GitHub was cited 296 times, 18% of all 1,614 citations, in 76 of the 165 answers. MCP directories such as mcpservers.org were cited in up to 19.
- Manifold was named in 5 answers, 4 of them Claude's, and cited in 12, mostly through our roundups. We were not named for Search Console, Google Analytics, LinkedIn, social, leads or ads.
- The engines disagree: Claude named 4.9 of the brands we track per answer, AI Overviews 2.1. One run is a snapshot, so we repeat it monthly with the same prompts.

This is the first AI Recommendation Index: what five AI engines say when a buyer asks them which MCP server to use for a marketing job. We asked ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI Overviews 33 questions across ten categories on 24 October 2026, and counted which brands each answer named and which sites it cited. The 165 answers, 1,614 citations and every count below are in a [public GitHub repo](https://github.com/manifoldmcp/ai-recommendation-index), so you can check our work or count differently. We run it again every month with the same questions.

![Bar chart of the marketing MCP brands named in the most AI answers, led by Ahrefs, Semrush and Composio, with Manifold last](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/blog/ai-recommendation-index/ai-recommendation-index-named-most.svg#1248x1026 "Answers that named each brand, of 165: 33 prompts on five engines, asked from the United States on 24 October 2026 with Manifold's aeo_run_ai_answers.")

Across all ten categories, [Ahrefs](https://ahrefs.com) was named in 31 of the 165 answers, [Semrush](https://www.semrush.com) in 29, [Composio](https://composio.dev) in 23 and [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com) in 20. That says more about how often SEO comes up in marketing questions than about any one category: each category below has its own leader, and in five of them no brand was named in more than half the answers.

## The index by category

Each table counts the answers in that category that named a brand ("Named in") and the answers that cited a page on its site ("Cited in"). Five engines answered every prompt, so a category with four prompts has 20 answers. Ties with the sixth row are kept, and our own row is shown even where we were not named.

### SEO data

[Ahrefs](https://ahrefs.com), [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com) and [Semrush](https://www.semrush.com) were named in 13 or 14 of the 20 answers, on all five engines. No other brand reached half. The one community server near the top is [mcp-gsc](https://github.com/AminForou/mcp-gsc), a Search Console server, named in 6.

<!-- index:seo -->
| Rank | Brand | Named in | Cited in | Engines that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Ahrefs](https://ahrefs.com) | 14 of 20 | 8 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews |
| 2 | [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com) | 13 of 20 | 7 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews |
| 2 | [Semrush](https://semrush.com) | 13 of 20 | 6 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews |
| 4 | [SE Ranking](https://seranking.com) | 7 of 20 | 3 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, AI Overviews |
| 5 | [mcp-gsc (AminForou)](https://github.com/aminforou/mcp-gsc) | 6 of 20 | 2 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity |
| 6 | [Screaming Frog](https://screamingfrog.co.uk) | 4 of 20 | 0 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, AI Overviews |
| 8 | [Manifold](https://manifoldmcp.com) | 1 of 20 | 2 | Claude |
<!-- /index -->

### Search Console

The most named Search Console server is a community project on GitHub, [AminForou/mcp-gsc](https://github.com/AminForou/mcp-gsc), named in 8 of 20 answers. Google does not publish a Search Console MCP server, as ChatGPT pointed out in two answers. Perplexity's top pick for "best Google Search Console MCP server" was a server from [Get MCP Ads](https://www.getmcpads.com).

<!-- index:search-console -->
| Rank | Brand | Named in | Cited in | Engines that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [mcp-gsc (AminForou)](https://github.com/aminforou/mcp-gsc) | 8 of 20 | 7 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini |
| 2 | [mcp-server-gsc (ahonn)](https://github.com/ahonn/mcp-server-gsc) | 4 of 20 | 3 | Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews |
| 3 | [Composio](https://composio.dev) | 3 of 20 | 3 | Claude, Gemini, Perplexity |
| 3 | [GSC Wizard](https://gscwizard.com) | 3 of 20 | 3 | ChatGPT, Claude |
| 5 | [Search Console MCP (mcpsearchconsole.com)](https://mcpsearchconsole.com) | 2 of 20 | 5 | Claude, Gemini |
| 5 | [Porter Metrics](https://portermetrics.com) | 2 of 20 | 3 | Claude, Gemini |
| 5 | [Coupler.io](https://coupler.io) | 2 of 20 | 2 | Claude, Gemini |
| 5 | [Get MCP Ads](https://getmcpads.com) | 2 of 20 | 2 | Perplexity |
| 5 | [InsightfulPipe](https://insightfulpipe.com) | 2 of 20 | 1 | Claude, AI Overviews |
| 5 | [Windsor.ai](https://windsor.ai) | 2 of 20 | 1 | Claude, Perplexity |
| Not named | [Manifold](https://manifoldmcp.com) | 0 of 20 | 1 | None |
<!-- /index -->

### Google Analytics

Where the platform has its own server, the engines pick it. Google's [official Google Analytics MCP server](https://github.com/googleanalytics/google-analytics-mcp) was named in 10 of 15 answers, and first in 7 of them. [Windsor.ai](https://windsor.ai) was named in 7 and cited in 9, more than any other brand here, because the engines read its GA4 setup guides.

<!-- index:google-analytics -->
| Rank | Brand | Named in | Cited in | Engines that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Google Analytics MCP (official)](https://github.com/googleanalytics/google-analytics-mcp) | 10 of 15 | 7 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews |
| 2 | [Windsor.ai](https://windsor.ai) | 7 of 15 | 9 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, AI Overviews |
| 3 | [Composio](https://composio.dev) | 4 of 15 | 3 | Claude, Gemini, AI Overviews |
| 4 | [InsightfulPipe](https://insightfulpipe.com) | 3 of 15 | 1 | Claude, AI Overviews |
| 5 | [Markifact](https://markifact.com) | 2 of 15 | 2 | Claude, Gemini |
| 5 | [Porter Metrics](https://portermetrics.com) | 2 of 15 | 2 | Claude, AI Overviews |
| 5 | [Ryze AI](https://get-ryze.ai) | 2 of 15 | 1 | Claude, Perplexity |
| 5 | [Coupler.io](https://coupler.io) | 2 of 15 | 0 | ChatGPT, AI Overviews |
| 5 | [Two Minute Reports](https://twominutereports.com) | 2 of 15 | 0 | Claude, Gemini |
| Not named | [Manifold](https://manifoldmcp.com) | 0 of 15 | 0 | None |
<!-- /index -->

### AI visibility

[Peec AI](https://peec.ai), [Semrush](https://www.semrush.com), [Otterly.AI](https://otterly.ai), [Ahrefs](https://ahrefs.com) and [Profound](https://www.tryprofound.com) were each named in 7 or 8 of 20 answers, on all five engines. Two of the four prompts do not say MCP, and their answers list AI search trackers, so the leaders are the tools that sell that tracking.

<!-- index:ai-visibility -->
| Rank | Brand | Named in | Cited in | Engines that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Peec AI](https://peec.ai) | 8 of 20 | 2 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews |
| 1 | [Semrush](https://semrush.com) | 8 of 20 | 2 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews |
| 3 | [Otterly.AI](https://otterly.ai) | 7 of 20 | 4 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews |
| 3 | [Ahrefs](https://ahrefs.com) | 7 of 20 | 2 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews |
| 3 | [Profound](https://tryprofound.com) | 7 of 20 | 2 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews |
| 6 | [RadarKit](https://radarkit.ai) | 4 of 20 | 1 | Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews |
| 6 | [SerpApi](https://serpapi.com) | 4 of 20 | 0 | Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews |
| 16 | [Manifold](https://manifoldmcp.com) | 1 of 20 | 1 | Claude |
<!-- /index -->

### Reddit

Reddit has no leader. Three brands tie at 5 of 20: [eliasbiondo/reddit-mcp-server](https://github.com/eliasbiondo/reddit-mcp-server) and [Hawstein/mcp-server-reddit](https://github.com/Hawstein/mcp-server-reddit), both community servers on GitHub, and [Brand24](https://brand24.com), a listening tool, named in all five answers to the monitoring prompt.

<!-- index:reddit -->
| Rank | Brand | Named in | Cited in | Engines that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [eliasbiondo/reddit-mcp-server](https://github.com/eliasbiondo/reddit-mcp-server) | 5 of 20 | 6 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini |
| 1 | [Hawstein/mcp-server-reddit](https://github.com/hawstein/mcp-server-reddit) | 5 of 20 | 2 | Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews |
| 1 | [Brand24](https://brand24.com) | 5 of 20 | 1 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews |
| 4 | [Composio](https://composio.dev) | 4 of 20 | 3 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, AI Overviews |
| 4 | [jordanburke/reddit-mcp-server](https://github.com/jordanburke/reddit-mcp-server) | 4 of 20 | 3 | Claude, Gemini, AI Overviews |
| 4 | [reddit-mcp-buddy](https://github.com/karanb192/reddit-mcp-buddy) | 4 of 20 | 3 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini |
| 4 | [Syften](https://syften.com) | 4 of 20 | 0 | Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews |
| 8 | [Manifold](https://manifoldmcp.com) | 2 of 20 | 2 | ChatGPT, Claude |
<!-- /index -->

### LinkedIn

[Composio](https://composio.dev) was named in 8 of 20 answers and [stickerdaniel/linkedin-mcp-server](https://github.com/stickerdaniel/linkedin-mcp-server), a community server, in 7. For "LinkedIn MCP without login", ChatGPT and Perplexity named none of the brands we track, and the other three engines one or two each.

<!-- index:linkedin -->
| Rank | Brand | Named in | Cited in | Engines that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Composio](https://composio.dev) | 8 of 20 | 4 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, AI Overviews |
| 2 | [stickerdaniel/linkedin-mcp-server](https://github.com/stickerdaniel/linkedin-mcp-server) | 7 of 20 | 3 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, AI Overviews |
| 3 | [Apify](https://apify.com) | 6 of 20 | 2 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini |
| 4 | [Taplio](https://taplio.com) | 4 of 20 | 3 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini |
| 5 | [ContentIn](https://contentin.io) | 2 of 20 | 4 | Gemini, AI Overviews |
| 5 | [Linked API](https://linkedapi.io) | 2 of 20 | 2 | ChatGPT, AI Overviews |
| 5 | [Unipile](https://unipile.com) | 2 of 20 | 2 | Perplexity, AI Overviews |
| 5 | [Windsor.ai](https://windsor.ai) | 2 of 20 | 2 | Claude, AI Overviews |
| 5 | [Bright Data](https://brightdata.com) | 2 of 20 | 1 | ChatGPT, Claude |
| 5 | [HeyReach](https://heyreach.io) | 2 of 20 | 0 | Claude, Gemini |
| Not named | [Manifold](https://manifoldmcp.com) | 0 of 20 | 1 | None |
<!-- /index -->

### Social and video

The longest tail of the ten. No brand was named in more than 3 of 15 answers. The five answers to "best YouTube MCP server" named five different GitHub servers between them, and only Claude and Gemini agreed.

<!-- index:social -->
| Rank | Brand | Named in | Cited in | Engines that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Sociality.io](https://sociality.io) | 3 of 15 | 3 | ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity |
| 1 | [Metricool](https://metricool.com) | 3 of 15 | 1 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini |
| 3 | [coyaSONG/youtube-mcp-server](https://github.com/coyasong/youtube-mcp-server) | 2 of 15 | 2 | ChatGPT, Perplexity |
| 3 | [Postiz](https://postiz.com) | 2 of 15 | 1 | ChatGPT, Gemini |
| 3 | [ZubeidHendricks/youtube-mcp-server](https://github.com/zubeidhendricks/youtube-mcp-server) | 2 of 15 | 1 | Claude, Gemini |
| 3 | [Apify](https://apify.com) | 2 of 15 | 0 | Claude, AI Overviews |
| 3 | [InsightfulPipe](https://insightfulpipe.com) | 2 of 15 | 0 | AI Overviews |
| 3 | [jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript](https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript) | 2 of 15 | 0 | Claude, Gemini |
| 3 | [kimtaeyoon83/mcp-server-youtube-transcript](https://github.com/kimtaeyoon83/mcp-server-youtube-transcript) | 2 of 15 | 0 | Claude, Gemini |
| Not named | [Manifold](https://manifoldmcp.com) | 0 of 15 | 1 | None |
<!-- /index -->

### Leads

[Clay](https://www.clay.com) was named in 8 of 15 answers, then [ZoomInfo](https://www.zoominfo.com), [Apollo.io](https://www.apollo.io) and [HubSpot](https://www.hubspot.com) in 7. We did not count Apollo in the answers to "Apollo MCP alternatives", because the prompt names it. Claude and Gemini also read that prompt as Apollo GraphQL's MCP server, a different product.

<!-- index:leads -->
| Rank | Brand | Named in | Cited in | Engines that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Clay](https://clay.com) | 8 of 15 | 3 | ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, AI Overviews |
| 2 | [ZoomInfo](https://zoominfo.com) | 7 of 15 | 4 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity |
| 2 | [Apollo.io](https://apollo.io) | 7 of 15 | 2 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity |
| 2 | [HubSpot](https://hubspot.com) | 7 of 15 | 2 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews |
| 5 | [Hunter](https://hunter.io) | 5 of 15 | 3 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity |
| 6 | [Salesforge](https://salesforge.ai) | 3 of 15 | 3 | Claude, Perplexity |
| 6 | [Lusha](https://lusha.com) | 3 of 15 | 0 | Claude, Gemini |
| Not named | [Manifold](https://manifoldmcp.com) | 0 of 15 | 0 | None |
<!-- /index -->

### Paid ads

[Pipeboard](https://pipeboard.co) was named in 6 of 10 answers: all five Meta Ads answers and Claude's Google Ads answer. But the platforms' own servers came first where they were named. Four of the five Meta Ads answers put [Meta's own Ads MCP server](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/ads-commerce/ads-ai-connectors/ads-mcp-server/ads-mcp-server-overview) first, and three of the five Google Ads answers put [Google's official server](https://github.com/googleads/google-ads-mcp) first.

<!-- index:ads -->
| Rank | Brand | Named in | Cited in | Engines that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Pipeboard](https://pipeboard.co) | 6 of 10 | 1 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews |
| 2 | [GoMarble](https://gomarble.ai) | 5 of 10 | 0 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, AI Overviews |
| 3 | [Markifact](https://markifact.com) | 4 of 10 | 3 | Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews |
| 3 | [Meta (official server)](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/ads-commerce/ads-ai-connectors) | 4 of 10 | 2 | ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, AI Overviews |
| 5 | [Get MCP Ads](https://getmcpads.com) | 3 of 10 | 4 | ChatGPT, Perplexity |
| 5 | [AdKit](https://adkit.so) | 3 of 10 | 3 | Claude, AI Overviews |
| 5 | [Google Ads MCP (official)](https://github.com/googleads/google-ads-mcp) | 3 of 10 | 3 | ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews |
| Not named | [Manifold](https://manifoldmcp.com) | 0 of 10 | 0 | None |
<!-- /index -->

### Marketing in general

The two broad prompts drew the suites: [Ahrefs](https://ahrefs.com) in 8 of 10 answers, [Semrush](https://www.semrush.com) in 7, [HubSpot](https://www.hubspot.com) and [Zapier](https://zapier.com) in 6.

<!-- index:marketing -->
| Rank | Brand | Named in | Cited in | Engines that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Ahrefs](https://ahrefs.com) | 8 of 10 | 3 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews |
| 2 | [Semrush](https://semrush.com) | 7 of 10 | 2 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews |
| 3 | [HubSpot](https://hubspot.com) | 6 of 10 | 2 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews |
| 3 | [Zapier](https://zapier.com) | 6 of 10 | 1 | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews |
| 5 | [Apify](https://apify.com) | 4 of 10 | 1 | Claude, Perplexity, AI Overviews |
| 5 | [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com) | 4 of 10 | 1 | Claude, Perplexity |
| 5 | [Klaviyo](https://klaviyo.com) | 4 of 10 | 0 | ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, AI Overviews |
| 11 | [Manifold](https://manifoldmcp.com) | 1 of 10 | 4 | Claude |
<!-- /index -->

## The engines disagree

The same brand can lead on one engine and be missing on another. Claude named the most brands from our list per answer, 4.9 on average; AI Overviews named the fewest, 2.1. [mcp-gsc](https://github.com/AminForou/mcp-gsc) was named in 5 Gemini answers and no AI Overview.

![Matrix of how many answers on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and AI Overviews named each of the most named brands](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/blog/ai-recommendation-index/ai-recommendation-index-by-engine.svg#1248x812 "Answers on each engine that named the brand, of 33, asked on 24 October 2026.")

## GitHub is the most cited site

GitHub was cited 296 times, 18% of the 1,614 citations, and in 76 of the 165 answers. Perplexity cited it in 26 of its 33 answers and ChatGPT in 21; Claude in 8. The next most cited sites were OpenAI's help centre (52, all in answers to prompts that name ChatGPT), Reddit (50) and YouTube (34). Directories of MCP servers come next: [mcpservers.org](https://mcpservers.org) was cited in 19 answers, [glama.ai](https://glama.ai) in 12 and [mcpmarket.com](https://mcpmarket.com) in 10.

![Bar chart of the sites cited most in 165 AI answers about marketing MCP servers, led by GitHub with 296 citations](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/blog/ai-recommendation-index/ai-recommendation-index-cited-domains.svg#1248x870 "Citations by site, of 1,614 in 165 answers, 24 October 2026. A site cited twice in one answer counts twice.")

For an MCP server, that makes a GitHub README and a directory listing worth as much as a landing page. [How to get cited by ChatGPT](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/blog/how-to-get-cited-by-chatgpt) covers what the engines cite for buyer questions in general.

## Where Manifold stands

We make an MCP server in most of these categories, so here is our row. Manifold was named in 5 of the 165 answers, 4 of them Claude's and one ChatGPT's (for Reddit), and in none for Search Console, Google Analytics, LinkedIn, social, leads or ads. Pages on manifoldmcp.com were cited in 12 answers, more than we were named: the engines read our roundups, such as the [best SEO MCP servers](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/blog/best-seo-mcp-servers), and then recommend the servers in them. In a separate check earlier the same day, ChatGPT named Manifold third for "what is the best MCP server for SEO data"; in this run it did not name us at all, which is why one run is a snapshot, not a ranking.

## Method

- **Prompts.** 33 questions a buyer would type, in ten categories, written from the searches people make about MCP servers. They are listed in the repo and stay the same each month; any change is noted here.
- **Engines.** ChatGPT (gpt-6) and Gemini (3.5 Flash-Lite) as their apps answer a person, Claude (claude-sonnet-5-5 with web search) and Perplexity (sonar-reasoning-pro) through their APIs, and Google's AI Overviews. Asked once each, from the United States, in English, on 24 October 2026, through Manifold's [AI visibility MCP server](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/mcp/ai-visibility). All 165 answers came back.
- **Named.** A brand counts as named when the answer's text names it, with links and images taken out so a link's address is not a mention. We match a list of about 100 brands, each with its own pattern, and skip a brand the prompt itself names. A platform's own name (Google, Reddit, LinkedIn) is not counted, because every answer about it names it; its own MCP server is, where the answer says it is the official one. Brands outside the list are not counted, and the full answers are in the data for anyone who wants to.
- **Cited.** A brand counts as cited when the answer links a page on its site or its GitHub repo.
- **Limits.** AI answers change from one day to the next, and one run per prompt and engine is a sample of one. Read a gap of one or two answers as a tie.

## Get the data

The repo at [github.com/manifoldmcp/ai-recommendation-index](https://github.com/manifoldmcp/ai-recommendation-index) holds one folder per run (this one is [data/2026-10-24](https://github.com/manifoldmcp/ai-recommendation-index/tree/main/data/2026-10-24)), with three CSV files and the prompts and brand list it was counted with:

- `answers.csv`: one row per prompt and engine, with the full answer, the brands named in order and the brands cited.
- `mentions.csv`: one row per brand in each answer, with its place and whether it was cited.
- `citations.csv`: every cited URL, with its title and the brand it belongs to.

The data is free to use under CC BY 4.0. Please cite it as "Manifold AI Recommendation Index, October 2026" and link this page. If your MCP server is missing from the brand list, open an issue on the repo and it will be counted from the next run.

## Run the same check for your category

The index uses the same tool any Manifold user has. Give your agent your own buyer questions and brands, and it can return the same tables for your market.

## Run this in your agent

Connect Manifold to your agent, then paste this prompt:

```text
Ask ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI Overviews these questions from the United States: [five questions my buyers ask about my category]. Track [my brand] and [up to nine competitors]. For each question and engine, list the brands named in order and the pages cited. Then tell me where we are named or cited, which competitors are named where we are not, and which cited pages leave us out.
```

It uses [`aeo_run_ai_answers`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/aeo#aeo_run_ai_answers) and [`aeo_search_prompts`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/aeo#aeo_search_prompts).



## Questions people ask

### What is the AI Recommendation Index?

A monthly count of which marketing MCP servers five AI engines name and cite when asked the same 33 buyer questions: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI Overviews. Manifold runs it and publishes the raw answers on GitHub.

### How often is the index updated?

Once a month, with the same prompts, so a change in the tables is a change in the answers. Each run keeps its own folder in the GitHub repo, so earlier months stay available.

### Can I use the data?

Yes. The CSV files are free to use under CC BY 4.0. Cite them as "Manifold AI Recommendation Index" with the month, and link this page.

### Why is my MCP server not in the tables?

Either no answer named it, or it is not on our brand list yet. The tables show each category's top six and ties. Open an issue on the GitHub repo to add a brand, and it will be counted from the next run.

### Does Manifold rank itself higher?

No. Manifold is counted by the same rules as every other brand, its row is shown even where it was not named, and the full answers are public so anyone can recount them.

## Keep reading

- [AI Overview tracker: how to track Google AI Overviews](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/blog/ai-overview-tracker.md): An AI Overview tracker records which searches show a Google AI Overview, which pages it cites and which brands it names. We checked eight searches and found most cited pages do not rank on page one, so here is how to track the citations themselves.
- [OAI-SearchBot: what it is and how to allow it](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/blog/oai-searchbot.md): OAI-SearchBot is the crawler that lets ChatGPT search show and link your pages. Here is what each OpenAI bot does, the robots.txt rules to allow search and block training, and how eight large sites set theirs today.
- [How to get cited by ChatGPT](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/blog/how-to-get-cited-by-chatgpt.md): ChatGPT cites the pages its web search finds, and for buyer questions most of them are best-of lists. We sorted 118 pages that ChatGPT, Gemini and AI Overviews cited to show what gets picked, then turned it into steps you can take or hand to your agent.