Time to first citation
Days from publish (or update) to the first AI footnote you can observe. A freshness SLA you invent for your team.
It will vary by engine and luck. Use medians, not one hero post.
If it is “never,” check robots and whether anyone else mentioned the URL.
Examples
- Docs page cited by Perplexity in 3 days, ChatGPT never. Two clocks.
Related terms
Citation decay is when AI answers stop using your page: fresher sources, a retrieval change, or your facts went stale.
How recently a page was substantively updated. Retrievers like dates. Fake dates are a fast way to burn trust.
Prompt tracking is running a fixed set of real customer questions through AI engines on a schedule and logging who got named.
FAQ
Target? +
There isn’t a universal one. Track your own distribution so you know what’s broken.
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