Content Brief · MCP & API

Turn AI answers and keyword data into a content brief you can write

Content Brief turns what AI already says, the sources it cites, keyword demand and open questions into a brief your writer can use, in one call. Via MCP or API.

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  • Several tools
  • $1 free on signup
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Step 1: Create your account

Try your first calls before adding funds.

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Step 2: Connect Cite42 MCP

Run this in your terminal. Your browser opens to sign in, no API key needed.

Step 3: Ask inClaude Code

You ask your AICreate a brief for a page about “AI-powered CRM for startup teams.”
MCP runsContent Brief
Runs the workflow’s live data sources.
Your AI saysBrief the page around startup teams, setup time, integrations, and workflow automation. Include competitor comparisons, keyword targets, and source examples...
HOW CONTENT BRIEF WORKS

Collect the research before writing.

Cite42 gathers the questions, demand, AI answers, and source examples a writer can use before drafting.

EXAMPLE WORKFLOW PROMPTS

Ask for Content Brief data.

Cite42 runs the workflow and returns its plan alongside the data each tool checked.

  • Content Brief

    You ask your AICreate a brief for a page about “AI-powered CRM for startup teams.”
    MCP runsContent Brief
    Google data
    • AI Search
    • AI Citations
    • Keyword Research
    • Google Trends
    • Reddit Trends
    • YouTube Trends
    Your AI saysCite42 returns a Content Brief workflow plan. It lists the tools to run, why they matter, and what your AI should check next...

  • Which tools to run

    You ask your AIWhich Cite42 data should I check for the Content Brief workflow?
    MCP runsContent Brief
    Google data
    • AI Search
    • AI Citations
    • Keyword Research
    • Google Trends
    • Reddit Trends
    • YouTube Trends
    Your AI saysStart with AI Search, AI Citations, Keyword Research. The plan marks which sources are live, what each tool returns, and how to combine the evidence...
DATA PLAN

What tools the workflow uses.

Each card shows the Cite42 tool, its source coverage, why the workflow uses it, and the data it returns.

AI Search

Shows what AI models already say about the topic.

Data returned

Per-model answers, cited URLs, source titles, and latency.

AI Citations

Finds which sources AI models cite and where your site is missing.

Data returned

Cited URLs, cited-by model list, citation counts, and source titles.

Keyword Research

  • Google data

Adds search volume, CPC, competition, and related keyword ideas.

Data returned

Search volume, CPC, competition, and related SEO keyword ideas.

Google Trends

  • Google data

Shows whether demand is rising, flat, or fading.

Data returned

Interest over time, trend direction, rising queries, and top related queries.

Reddit Trends

Adds what people discuss on Reddit about the topic.

Data returned

Relevant threads with short summaries, source links, and coverage warnings.

YouTube Trends

Adds video angles, title patterns, and creator-market signals.

Data returned

Rising videos, title patterns, channel examples, creator angles, and format ideas.

WAYS TO USE CITE42

Use Cite42 wherever you already work.

MCP

You ask your AI

Where does Acme CRM rank for “best startup CRM”?

MCP

Cite42 returns

Rankings, citations, and a tracker draft when you need one.

Connect Cite42 to Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Claude, or ChatGPT. Ask in plain English to run every tool and workflow, create trackers, and retrieve saved reports.

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REST API

curl https://www.cite42.dev/api/v1/rankings \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer cite42_live_…" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query":"best startup CRM",
      "terms":["Acme CRM"]}
# structured JSON response

Call the same tools and workflows from your product, scripts, or automations. Send a request and receive structured JSON for your own workflow.

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Dashboard

Account overview

Dashboard
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Trackers

Reports

Request logs

Usage

Billing

Balance

Create API keys, review tracker reports, inspect usage, and manage your balance from one place in the browser.

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WHAT WE QUERY

Sources Cite42 checks.

AI perspectives

One query across five answer engines

  • ChatGPTOpenAI API
  • ClaudeAnthropic API
  • PerplexityPerplexity API
  • GeminiGoogle Gemini API
  • Google AI OverviewsLive Google results

Search & audience data

Keywords, trends, discussions, and video signals

  • Google dataGoogle Ads
  • Google dataGoogle Trends
  • Reddit
  • YouTube

We use official AI APIs with web search and live Google results for AI Overviews, not scraped chat apps (how we measure).

PRICING

Pay per call for this workflow.

Top up once ($25 minimum). Your balance never expires, and this workflow only charges when it runs. Its Keyword Research step includes related ideas at $0.12 per run.

Content Brief
$0.44 to $0.68
Workflow plan plus 6 live tool calls.
Sources
  • Google data
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KEEP EXPLORING

All workflows

Questions about Content Brief.

Content Brief gathers what a brief needs in one call: what AI already answers, the sources it cites, keyword demand, trend direction, Reddit discussions and YouTube angles. Your agent turns that evidence into the brief.
Your AI agent writes it from the returned research, in the same conversation. No extra calls are needed, because all the evidence comes back in one response.
Blog posts, comparison pages, landing pages, YouTube scripts and client deliverables: anything that should cover what people ask and what AI already cites.
After you have picked a topic and before anyone starts writing, so the writer or AI knows what to cover and which sources to beat.
Up to $0.82 per run. You pay only for the tools that succeed and the AI models you select, so a run often costs less.
READY WHEN YOU ARE

Give your AI live search and content data.

Install the MCP server or call the workflow tool directly. One call runs every tool and keeps the result from each source visible.

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