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For Shopify merchants

Shoppers now ask AI what to buy.
Find out if it names your store.

Cited makes your store easy for AI assistants to read, measures how often they mention you, and keeps a receipt for everything it does.

Start your 7-day free trialFrom $12/month after. Billed through Shopify.

The shift is already
in the numbers.

Rise in AI traffic to US retail sites, Q1 2026 vs a year earlier
393%[1]
Better conversion from AI traffic than other traffic, March 2026
42%[1]
Higher revenue per visit from AI traffic, March 2026
37%[1]

[1] Adobe Analytics data on US retail sites, reported by TechCrunch, April 16, 2026. Cited didn’t produce these numbers, and they aren’t a forecast for your store.

Cited checks your store’s access for 14 AI and search crawlers, by name

  • OAI-SearchBot
  • ChatGPT-User
  • GPTBot
  • Claude-SearchBot
  • Claude-User
  • ClaudeBot
  • PerplexityBot
  • Perplexity-User
  • Bingbot
  • Googlebot
  • Google-Extended
  • Applebot
  • Applebot-Extended
  • CCBot

The blind spot

You can’t see inside an AI answer.
So you’re guessing.

You don’t know if you’re named

Your analytics can’t tell you what ChatGPT told a shopper this morning, or which shops it named instead of yours.

You could be blocked right now

One robots.txt rule or firewall setting can shut out AI crawlers, and your store will still look perfectly normal to you.

One answer proves nothing

Ask the same question twice and the answer can change. A single screenshot of ChatGPT isn’t a measurement.

Fig. 01 · The same question, asked 12 timesExample data

Check once and you’d get a yes or a no. Check repeatedly and you get a rate you can track.

58%mention rate, 7 of 12

The difference

Anyone can show a checkmark.
We show the receipt.

A green tick tells you a setting is on. It doesn’t tell you anything happened. Everything Cited does leaves a record you can open and check.

The usual AI SEO app

  • Indexing enabled
  • llms.txt generated
  • Schema added
  • Brand signals sent

All green. Did any of it work? You’ll have to take its word for it.

Cited

45
Checks on your store
3–5
Samples per question
3
Tools that run on their own
0
Customer, order or checkout scopes

What you get

Find the gaps. Fix them.
Measure what changed.

The receiptEvery check shows the evidence it saw and the history of its results.

How it works

Install. Switch on.
Read the receipts.

You don’t need a developer. Nothing on your storefront changes until you switch a tool on or approve a draft.

  1. 01

    Get your score

    Install from Shopify and Cited checks what AI crawlers can see on your store, then lists the fixes that matter most.

  2. 02

    Switch on the tools

    Indexing, llms.txt and crawler monitoring then run by themselves. Add the questions your customers ask if you’re on Premium.

  3. 03

    Check what changed

    Proof saves your numbers at install, so you can compare them with today’s and see each action behind them.

Straight talk

Nobody can promise you a ChatGPT ranking.
We won’t either.

What we won’t claim

  • That AI assistants will recommend your store
  • That you’ll get a set amount of AI traffic
  • That we can “submit” your store to AI models. Calling a model’s API doesn’t change what it tells other people
  • That llms.txt alone moves the needle. Major AI crawlers rarely fetch it today

What you can hold us to

  • A clear list of what’s stopping AI from reading your store
  • A response code for every URL sent to IndexNow
  • A mention rate with its sample size, not a mystery “rank”
  • A count of visits and orders from AI assistants
  • A log of every action Cited takes

Pricing

Priced for one store.
Proof on every plan.

Both plans start with a 7-day free trial, billed through Shopify. Change or cancel from your admin.

Essentials

Get readable, stay indexed, and see your AI traffic.

$12/month

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  • AI SEO Score
  • Instant Indexing (IndexNow)
  • llms.txt and agents.md
  • Robots.txt monitoring
  • Brand facts
  • AI traffic
  • Proof dashboard

PremiumEvery tool

Everything in Essentials, plus tracking what AI says and creating content.

$34/month

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  • Everything in Essentials
  • Schema Markup
  • Prompt Tracking (10 questions, 20 runs a month)
  • AI Sentiment
  • Smart Blogger
  • Content Creator

Tracking more than 10 questions? Enterprise covers 50 questions and 100 runs a month. Talk to us.

Questions

Fair questions.
Straight answers.

Will Cited get my store recommended by ChatGPT?

We can’t promise that, and nobody else can either. AI assistants decide what to say on their own. Cited removes what stops them reading your store, gives them accurate facts, and measures how often you’re mentioned, so you can see what’s changing.

How soon will I see results?

Your score and fix list come first, and indexing starts as soon as you switch it on, and submissions show in the log within about 10 minutes. Changes in what AI assistants say take longer and vary by store. That’s why Cited compares your numbers at install with your numbers now.

Which AI assistants do you track?

Prompt Tracking asks ChatGPT and Claude today, and Gemini and Perplexity are on the way. AI traffic counts visits from a wider set of assistants, including ChatGPT and Perplexity.

Shopify already serves llms.txt. Why would I need this?

Shopify’s default file is fine as a start, and major AI crawlers rarely fetch llms.txt today, so it won’t change much by itself. Cited builds yours from your catalogue and keeps it current, and it logs which bots fetch the copy it serves. The bigger value is in everything around it: the score, crawler checks, structured data, mention tracking and AI traffic.

Will it edit my theme or slow down my store?

Cited never edits your theme files. Schema runs through a theme app embed you switch on, as inline Liquid with no extra scripts. The traffic pixel runs in Shopify’s sandbox, away from your page load. Serving llms.txt at your domain root takes one optional template you paste in yourself.

Can it publish anything without me?

No. Drafts need your approval. Approved pages and blog posts are saved unpublished, for you to publish in Shopify. Approved product descriptions and FAQs go live straight away, and Cited keeps the previous version so you can revert.

What data does it collect about my customers?

No names, emails, addresses, phone numbers or IP addresses. Cited requests no customer, order or checkout scopes. For AI visits, the pixel records the assistant, the landing page, and for an order, its total and a one-way hash of its ID.

What happens if I uninstall?

Shopify removes Cited’s embed, pixel and app data from your store. Content you approved stays, because it’s yours. Switch Instant Indexing off before you uninstall, or one small redirect stays behind; the support page shows where to delete it.

Your next step

Stop guessing what AI
says about your store.

Install Cited, see your score, and decide with evidence. If it isn’t useful within the 7-day trial, uninstall and pay nothing.