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Generative engine optimization (GEO), AI-search strategy, and field notes on how brands get cited across ChatGPT, Grok, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews.

Tracking brand mentions in Perplexity with the Agent API — Python terminal and citation source diagram
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How to Track Brand Mentions in Perplexity with the Agent API

Perplexity now points developers at the Agent API, not Sonar. Here's a complete Python brand-mention tracker built on POST /v1/agent — with real measured output, costs, the retrieved-vs-cited gap, and the volatility problem nobody warns you about.

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