# AI Citation Optimizer

> Shape content so large language models quote, reference, and surface it in generated answers. GEO优化/AI引用优化

- Skill: `excelle/ai-citation-optimizer` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add excelle/ai-citation-optimizer`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/excelle/ai-citation-optimizer/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Research & Search
- License: MIT
- Author: excelle (https://skillmd.com/u/excelle)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/excelle/ai-citation-optimizer

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# AI Citation Optimizer

Restructures content so AI systems quote it, reference it, and surface it in generated responses. GEO is not separate from SEO — it amplifies it.

## Quick Start

```
Optimize this content for AI citations: [paste content or URL]
```

```
How do I get quoted by ChatGPT for [topic]?
```

```
Make this article more citable by LLMs
```

## Engine Contract

- **Reads**: existing content or draft, target queries, known AI answer patterns
- **Writes**: GEO-optimized content with a delta report showing what changed and why
- **Promotes**: citation opportunities and format decisions to hot cache
- **Next handoff**: signal packet with GEO scores and recommended next engine

## Instructions

Run six phases:

1. **Audit** — review content for quotability: clear definitions, factual assertions, statistics, lists, comparisons
2. **Structure for Extraction** — add definitional sentences ("X is Y"), numbered steps, comparison matrices, and concise summaries (40-60 words) that LLMs can extract directly
3. **Strengthen Verifiability** — cite named sources, add publication dates, link to primary data, include methodology descriptions
4. **Answer Questions Directly** — embed explicit answers to likely questions in H2/H3 sections with clear yes/no or definitive statements
5. **Add GEO Magnets** — include "Key Takeaway" boxes, "In Short" summaries, and comparison tables that are easy to quote
6. **Validate** — predict 3 likely AI prompts for this topic and verify your content answers them directly

## GEO Principles

- **Definitional clarity**: LLMs love clear "X is Y" statements
- **Structured data**: Lists, tables, and steps are extracted more often
- **Source transparency**: Named citations increase trust and引用 probability
- **Direct answers**: Avoid fluffy intros; answer the question in the first sentence of a section
- **Concise summaries**: 40-60 word paragraphs are easily quoted verbatim

## Example

**User**: "Optimize this paragraph about intermittent fasting"

**Before**: "Many people have found that intermittent fasting can be a useful approach for weight management and may offer other benefits too."

**After**: "**Intermittent fasting** is an eating pattern that cycles between periods of fasting and eating. A 2022 review in the *New England Journal of Medicine* found that time-restricted eating reduced body weight by 3-8% over 3-24 weeks in randomized trials. Key benefits include improved insulin sensitivity, cellular repair mechanisms (autophagy), and reduced inflammation markers."

## Next Best Engine

- **Primary**: [structured-data-builder](craft/structured-data-builder/SKILL.md) — add machine-readable context
- **Alternatives**: [content-scorekeeper](guardian/content-scorekeeper/SKILL.md), [snippet-crafter](craft/snippet-crafter/SKILL.md)