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Answer engine optimization

Answer engine optimization that gets your brand cited in AI answers.

Gaper is an answer engine optimization partner that makes your brand the source AI systems cite, with an AEO agent we build and run.

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gaper · aeo agent
$ gaper run aeo-agent --site yourbrand.com
✓ scan …………… 1,240 prompts tracked
✓ gaps …………… 38 answer opportunities
✓ ship …………… 12 answer-ready pages
● live · citation share +38%
● monitoring 5 enginesChatGPT · Perplexity · Gemini
In one sentence

Answer engine optimization (AEO) is the practice of structuring your content, entities, and authority signals so AI answer engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot, and Google AI Overviews cite your brand as a source in their generated answers.

5 enginesChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot, AI Overviews
Agent-runMonitors and ships continuously
No guaranteesWe never promise specific citations
You own itDashboard, content, and code
Why this matters

Buyers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews first. If they do not cite you, you are invisible.

Production filter
  • Does it touch real systems?
  • Can the outcome be measured?
  • Where does human approval stay?
  • Who owns it after launch?
Free AI assessment

One workflow, a build-vs-buy call and the smallest production release, scoped in a free assessment.

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How we work

From strategy to production, owned by your team.

  1. 01

    Map the workflow

    Your documents, systems and edge cases, turned into an agent workflow map.

  2. 02

    Build the supervised agent

    The right model, with retrieval, evals, guardrails and human approval gates.

  3. 03

    Connect your systems

    Data, APIs and write-backs, so work finishes inside your systems of record.

  4. 04

    Sandbox, verify, go live

    Sandbox first, every run verified, then supervised production with rollback and an owner.

What we build

Agents wired into the systems you already run.

Entity optimization

Your brand, products and people, legible as distinct entities.

Structured data and schema

Schema.org markup, Organization, Product, FAQPage, Article and more.

Answer-ready content

One clean definition, direct Q&A blocks, quotable specifics.

Topical authority

Content clusters mapped from the questions buyers ask AI.

Citation monitoring

Citation share versus competitors across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and AI Overviews.

The AEO agent we build and run

Watches citation share, ships answer-ready content continuously, not quarterly.

AI prompt and query research

Map buyer prompts and target the citation gaps.

Reporting your team owns

Citation dashboards you keep, with the playbook and code.

An agent that runs AEO, not a retainer that reports on it

Most agencies hand you a monthly slide deck. Answer engines change weekly, so the work cannot be quarterly.

  • Monitors citation share across answer engines
  • Ships answer-ready content continuously
  • You own the agent, the dashboard, and the code
Connected agent workspaceTools wired for real work
Helpdesktickets, conversations
CRMcustomer records
Order systemrefunds, status
Knowledge basepolicies, SOPs
run log

1. Retrieved customer and order history

2. Matched refund policy with citations

3. Requested approval before issuing refund

4. Wrote outcome back to Zendesk

Eval pass 12/12p95 1.2sRollback ready

Built to be cited, not just ranked

Ranking first matters less when the answer sits above the links. Entity signals make you a credible source.

  • One-sentence extractable definitions per page
  • Schema.org markup wired to your entities
  • Topical clusters that build cited authority
Control room
approval queue3 cases need human sign-off

Low confidence, policy exception, or protected data.

01Source checked02Risk scored03Human approved04Audit trail saved

Honest about what AEO can and cannot do

Anyone promising a ChatGPT citation or AI Overviews slot is selling something. We make citation more likely.

  • No guaranteed citations or rankings, ever
  • We measure citation share, not vanity metrics
  • Straight build-vs-buy advice when a tool wins
Handover state
handoff packageCode, runbook, evals, dashboard
owned by your team
Source repoRunbookEval suiteOwner training

Access your auth

Data your environment

Ops monitor or handoff

Model and stack agnostic
Schema.orgGoogle Search ConsoleGA4ChatGPTPerplexityGeminiGeminiCopilotGoogle AI OverviewsYour CMSAhrefs
FAQ

Questions buyers ask us.

What is answer engine optimization?+
Answer engine optimization (AEO) is the practice of structuring your content, entities, and authority signals so AI answer engines cite your brand as a source. It targets systems like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot, and Google AI Overviews, where buyers now get answers before clicking any link. The goal is to be the source the AI quotes, not just to rank in classic search results.
How is AEO different from SEO?+
SEO optimizes to rank a page in a list of blue links. AEO optimizes to be cited inside a generated answer, where ranking position matters less than being extractable, well-structured, and recognized as a trusted entity. The two overlap on quality content and technical health, but AEO adds entity optimization, schema, answer-ready formatting, and citation monitoring across AI engines.
Can Gaper guarantee my brand gets cited in ChatGPT or AI Overviews?+
No, and we will not pretend otherwise. AI answer engines decide what to cite using signals no vendor controls, so guaranteed citations or rankings are not something we sell. What we do is optimize the signals that make citation more likely, entities, schema, answer-ready content, and authority, and measure your citation share over time so you can see real movement.
What does the AEO agent actually do?+
It is an agent we build and run, wired into your CMS and analytics. It monitors which prompts surface your brand across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and AI Overviews, tracks citation share against named competitors, flags where you are losing ground, and ships answer-ready content continuously instead of once a quarter. You own the agent, its dashboard, and the code.
Which AI engines and tools do you optimize and monitor for?+
We optimize for and monitor the major answer engines: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, and Google AI Overviews. The work plugs into Schema.org markup, Google Search Console, GA4, your CMS, and tools like Ahrefs, so monitoring and content sit inside the stack your team already uses.
How do you measure AEO results?+
We measure citation share: how often your brand appears as a source in AI answers for the prompts your buyers actually ask, tracked against named competitors over time. We pair that with classic signals from Search Console and GA4. We report on share and the content shipped against it, not vanity metrics, and the dashboard stays yours.
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