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Citelens Setup by manavarya09 — Agent Skill

Name: Citelens Setup
Author: manavarya09

Citelens Setup

Set up and launch the self-hosted Citelens SEO + GEO dashboard — install dependencies, scaffold the .env file, run the SQLite migrations, and start the web app. Use when the user says "set up citelens", "run the citelens dashboard", "launch citelens", "get citelens running", or "configure my GEO/SEO API keys".

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Citelens setup & launch

Get the self-hosted Citelens dashboard running from a clone. Citelens is a Next.js + SQLite app — no external services required to start.

Steps

Run from the Citelens repo root. Check each step's output before moving on.

Dependencies — if node_modules is missing:
```
npm install
```
Environment — if there is no .env, create it from the template:
```
cp .env.example .env
```
Then read .env.example to see the supported keys. Citelens runs with no keys (deterministic mock engine, full loop works offline). For real data, set at least GEMINI_API_KEY (free from https://aistudio.google.com/apikey). Other engines activate when their key is present: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY, PERPLEXITY_API_KEY. If the user provided a key, write it into .env with Edit — never echo a full key back.
Database — create the local SQLite database:
```
npm run db:migrate
```
Launch — start the app:
```
npm run dev          # http://localhost:3000
```
For a production-style boot (build + migrate + start) use the one-command launcher instead:
```
node bin/citelens.mjs
```

After launch

Tell the user to open http://localhost:3000, create a project (brand, domain, competitors, topics), and run it. Citelens auto-generates buyer-intent prompts, runs them across the engines, and shows visibility, share of voice, sentiment, cited sources, and the action loop.

No-key browser mode (optional)

If the user wants real AI answers without API keys or spend, set CITELENS_BROWSER=1 — Citelens drives the real web UIs (Perplexity and Google AI Overview need no login; ChatGPT and Gemini need a one-time login via the in-app Browser mode). It is experimental, slower, and subject to each site's terms; the API path always works without it.

Quick check without the dashboard

If the user just wants a one-off visibility number rather than the full app, use the /citelens:check skill — it runs the same GEO pipeline straight in the terminal.

---name: citelens-setupdescription: Set up and launch the self-hosted Citelens SEO + GEO dashboard — install dependencies, scaffold the .env file, run the SQLite migrations, and start the web app. Use when the user says "set up citelens", "run the citelens dashboard", "launch citelens", "get citelens running", or "configure my GEO/SEO API keys".---# Citelens setup & launchGet the self-hosted Citelens dashboard running from a clone. Citelens is aNext.js + SQLite app — no external services required to start.## StepsRun from the Citelens repo root. Check each step's output before moving on.1. **Dependencies** — if `node_modules` is missing: ```bash npm install ```2. **Environment** — if there is no `.env`, create it from the template: ```bash cp .env.example .env ``` Then read `.env.example` to see the supported keys. Citelens runs with **no keys** (deterministic mock engine, full loop works offline). For real data, set at least `GEMINI_API_KEY` (free from https://aistudio.google.com/apikey). Other engines activate when their key is present: `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`, `OPENAI_API_KEY`, `PERPLEXITY_API_KEY`. If the user provided a key, write it into `.env` with Edit — never echo a full key back.3. **Database** — create the local SQLite database: ```bash npm run db:migrate ```4. **Launch** — start the app: ```bash npm run dev # http://localhost:3000 ``` For a production-style boot (build + migrate + start) use the one-command launcher instead: ```bash node bin/citelens.mjs ```## After launchTell the user to open http://localhost:3000, create a project (brand, domain,competitors, topics), and run it. Citelens auto-generates buyer-intent prompts,runs them across the engines, and shows visibility, share of voice, sentiment,cited sources, and the action loop.## No-key browser mode (optional)If the user wants real AI answers without API keys or spend, set`CITELENS_BROWSER=1` — Citelens drives the real web UIs (Perplexity and GoogleAI Overview need no login; ChatGPT and Gemini need a one-time login via thein-app Browser mode). It is experimental, slower, and subject to each site'sterms; the API path always works without it.## Quick check without the dashboardIf the user just wants a one-off visibility number rather than the full app, usethe `/citelens:check` skill — it runs the same GEO pipeline straight in theterminal.

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