Initial release: AEO citation schema reference

README.md

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+---
+license: cc-by-4.0
+language:
+- en
+pretty_name: AEO Citation Tracking Schema
+size_categories:
+- n<1K
+tags:
+- aeo
+- geo
+- llmo
+- ai-citation
+- schema
+- chatgpt
+- claude
+- perplexity
+- gemini
+task_categories:
+- text-classification
+- structured-prediction
+configs:
+- config_name: default
+  data_files:
+  - split: train
+    path: schema.csv
+---
+
+# AEO Citation Tracking Schema
+
+> A reference schema for tracking when and how AI search engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Overviews) cite a website. Designed as a starting point for AEO/GEO/LLMO monitoring tools. Maintained by [ThatDevPro](https://www.thatdevpro.com).
+
+## Background
+
+Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), and LLM Optimization (LLMO) are emerging disciplines tracking how brands appear in AI-generated answers across:
+
+- **ChatGPT** (OpenAI) — includes web search via SearchGPT
+- **Claude** (Anthropic) — includes web search via claude.ai
+- **Perplexity** — citation-first AI search
+- **Gemini** (Google) — includes AI Overviews in Google Search
+- **Copilot** (Microsoft) — Bing AI mode
+- **Grok** (xAI) — Twitter/X AI search
+
+This dataset defines a minimal, normalized schema for tracking citation events across these engines.
+
+## Schema columns
+
+| Field | Type | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `engine` | enum | chatgpt / claude / perplexity / gemini / copilot / grok / other |
+| `query` | string | The user query that triggered the citation |
+| `cited_url` | string | URL of the cited page |
+| `cited_domain` | string | Root domain |
+| `position` | int | Citation order in the answer (1 = first) |
+| `confidence` | float | 0.0-1.0 (model-reported or inferred) |
+| `query_category` | string | informational / transactional / navigational / commercial |
+| `vertical` | string | Industry vertical (cleaning, tax, legal, etc.) |
+| `geographic_intent` | string | Local / national / international / none |
+| `device` | string | mobile / desktop / api |
+| `country` | string | ISO-3166 |
+| `language` | string | ISO 639-1 |
+| `timestamp_utc` | datetime | When citation was observed |
+| `query_id` | string | Stable hash of the query for deduplication |
+
+## Use cases
+
+- Bootstrap an AEO monitoring tool (database schema, API design)
+- Benchmark consistency of citation across engines
+- Detect citation hallucinations (URL doesn't match content)
+- Research geographic and vertical patterns in AI citation
+- Compete with platforms like AthenaHQ, Profound, Bluefish AI, Otterly.AI on a free + open standard
+
+## Related Resources
+
+- [ThatDevPro AEO insights](https://www.thatdevpro.com/insights/framework-aicitations/)
+- [aio-surfaces](https://github.com/Janady13/aio-surfaces) — generates the four AI-citation surfaces
+- [ThatDevPro framework series](https://www.thatdevpro.com/insights/) — 100+ AEO/GEO/SEO frameworks
+- [Wikidata Q139901957](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139901957) — author
+
+## Citation
+
+```bibtex
+@misc{anady2026aeoschema,
+  author = {Anady, Joseph W.},
+  title = {AEO Citation Tracking Schema},
+  year = {2026},
+  publisher = {Hugging Face},
+  url = {https://huggingface.co/datasets/ThatDeveloperGuy13/aeo-citation-tracking-schema},
+}
+```
+
+## License
+
+CC BY 4.0. Free reuse with attribution.

schema.csv

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+field,type,required,description,example
+engine,enum,yes,chatgpt/claude/perplexity/gemini/copilot/grok/other,chatgpt
+query,string,yes,The user query that triggered the citation,best house cleaner Bentonville AR
+cited_url,url,yes,URL of the cited page,https://amandas-residential-cleaning.thatwebhostingguy.com/
+cited_domain,string,yes,Root domain extracted,amandas-residential-cleaning.thatwebhostingguy.com
+position,int,yes,1-based citation order in the answer,1
+confidence,float,no,0.0-1.0,0.92
+query_category,enum,yes,informational/transactional/navigational/commercial,commercial
+vertical,string,no,Industry vertical,residential-cleaning
+geographic_intent,enum,no,local/national/international/none,local
+device,enum,no,mobile/desktop/api,mobile
+country,string,no,ISO-3166-1 alpha-2,US
+language,string,no,ISO 639-1,en
+timestamp_utc,datetime,yes,ISO 8601 UTC,2026-05-26T18:00:00Z
+query_id,string,yes,Stable hash of the normalized query,sha256:a1b2c3...