Agent skill

AI Search Optimization

by social-media-skills in social-media-skills/skills

A skill your agent uses to get a brand and its content CITED and RECOMMENDED by AI answer engines — the GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) / AI-search-visibility skill.

MITAuto-check passedMarketing & SEO

Install AI Search Optimization

skills CLI
$ npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill ai-search-optimization -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install social-media-skills/skills ai-search-optimization --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/social-media-skills/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ai-search-optimization .claude/skills/ai-search-optimization && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
ai-search-optimization
GitHub stars
134
Token cost
~2k tokens
SKILL.md length
837 words
Files
6 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
106
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses to get a brand and its content CITED and RECOMMENDED by AI answer engines — the GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) / AI-search-visibility skill.

  • Works in 7 steps: Read the foundation + the goal → Run the prompt-audit (always start here) → Be retrievable (the foundation) → …
  • Get cited by ChatGPT/Perplexity/Google AI
  • SKILL.md covers Step 0 — Read the foundation +…, Step 1 — Run the prompt-audit…, Step 2 — Be retrievable (the… and Step 3 — Earn brand mentions…, plus 8 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

AI Search Optimization is an agent skill from social-media-skills/skills. Use to get a brand and its content CITED and RECOMMENDED by AI answer engines — the GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) / AI-search-visibility skill. Run when the user says "GEO," "get cited by ChatGPT/Perplexity/Google AI," "ChatGPT SEO," "LLM SEO / LLMO," "AI Overviews," "answer engine optimization (AEO)," "will AI recommend my brand," or wants to show up in AI-generated answers, not just the feed or Google links. Reads brand-profile and audience first. AI engines retrieve + fan-out and cite community/social…

Its SKILL.md is about 2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 7 other files, including reference files (for example `evals/evals.json`, `references/audit-and-measurement.md` and `references/examples.md`).

It sits in Marketing & SEO, covering AI search optimization. It works with OpenAI, Perplexity, Wikipedia and Reddit. The repository describes itself as: 106 social media skills for AI agents - strategy, writing, video, design, platform growth, publishing, and analytics. Works with Claude, Cursor, OpenClaw, Hermes & 40+ agents. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Get cited by ChatGPT/Perplexity/Google AI
  • Answer engine optimization (AEO)
  • Will AI recommend my brand
  • Wants to show up in AI-generated answers

Example prompts

  • “get cited by ChatGPT/Perplexity/Google AI,”
  • “ChatGPT SEO,”
  • “LLM SEO / LLMO,”
  • “/ai-search-optimization”

Workflow steps

7 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Read the foundation + the goal
  2. Run the prompt-audit (always start here)
  3. Be retrievable (the foundation)
  4. Earn brand mentions across cited sources (the social core)
  5. Make content extractable
  6. Build entity clarity
  7. Measure (honestly) + the boundary

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6e30eeb. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

AI Search Optimization loads about 2k tokens when it runs, and up to ~6.3k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 251 tokens; SKILL.md has 837 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~251
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~6.3k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from social-media-skills/skills at commit 6e30eeb, republished under its MIT licence (© social-media-skills). 837 words, ~2,022 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/ai-search-optimization/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 5 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
ai-search-optimization
description
Use to get a brand and its content CITED and RECOMMENDED by AI answer engines — the GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) / AI-search-visibility skill. Run when the user says "GEO," "get cited by ChatGPT/Perplexity/Google AI," "ChatGPT SEO," "LLM SEO / LLMO," "AI Overviews," "answer engine optimization (AEO)," "will AI recommend my brand," or wants to show up in AI-generated answers, not just the feed or Google links. Reads brand-profile and audience first. AI engines retrieve + fan-out and cite community/social sources heavily (Reddit, YouTube, Wikipedia); platforms disagree; earned media beats product pages; extractable, fresh content drives citation. Covers the four GEO levers (retrievable, earned mentions, extractable content, entity clarity), authentic social plays, and the manual prompt-audit method. Refuses astroturfing; never fabricates "share of voice." Sibling of social-seo (platform + Google search). Judges via the audit + GEO tools + AI referral traffic.
metadata.version
1.0.0
license
MIT

AI Search Optimization (GEO)

Get your brand into the answer when people ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI, Gemini, or Copilot a question in your space — instead of watching a competitor get named. This is GEO (Generative Engine Optimization; also AEO/LLMO): optimizing to be cited and recommended by AI engines. It supplements search/SEO; it doesn't replace it.

Four truths shape everything:

  1. AI answers are built by retrieval + fan-out. Engines retrieve live from search indexes (ChatGPT via OpenAI's own crawler/index, OAI-SearchBot — historically Bing-seeded; Google feeds AI Overviews/AI Mode) and split your topic into sub-queries — so ranking in search feeds AI citation, and you optimize for a constellation of questions.
  2. AI cites community/social sources most. Reddit, YouTube, Wikipedia, LinkedIn, listicles and review sites dominate citations — the cited pages are usually not your pages. Earned mentions beat product pages.
  3. Platforms disagree. ChatGPT skews Wikipedia, Perplexity skews Reddit, AI Overviews lean on E-E-A-T + the community web. Optimizing for one ≠ all.
  4. Extractable, fresh, well-sourced content gets quoted. Quotations, statistics, citations, Q&A structure, and schema lift citation; stale content gets displaced.

(Full mechanics: references/how-ai-engines-cite.md.)

Step 0 — Read the foundation + the goal

Load brand-profile.md and audience.md (entity clarity + the real questions matter). Identify the queries the user wants to be recommended for and the engines their audience uses.

Step 1 — Run the prompt-audit (always start here)

Ask the user's 10–30 buyer-intent queries (plus fan-out sub-questions) across ChatGPT / Perplexity / Gemini in fresh sessions; document whether the brand appears, how it's described, and which sources are cited. The cited sources are the strategy; the gaps are the content list. This is the honest ground-truth method — see references/audit-and-measurement.md.

Step 2 — Be retrievable (the foundation)

If you can't be found in search, you can't be cited: rank in Google/Bing and in platform search → social-seo (the sibling). Same keyword/question research powers both. And verify AI retrieval crawlers can reach the site — robots.txt and CDN/bot-protection defaults (e.g. Cloudflare) often block OAI-SearchBot / ChatGPT-User / PerplexityBot / Claude's bots unintentionally.

Step 3 — Earn brand mentions across cited sources (the social core)

Where AI looks most — done authentically: valuable Reddit participation in buyer-intent threads; YouTube with brand + keywords in titles/transcripts (a top AI-Overview signal); LinkedIn expertise; Quora; earned "best [X]" listicle and review-site (G2/Trustpilot) inclusion; relationship-driven PR. The goal is a web of mutual verification. See references/the-geo-levers.md.

Step 4 — Make content extractable

So a model can lift a clean claim: lead with a TL;DR answer, question-shaped headings, lists/ tables, quotations + verifiable stats + citations (the research-backed levers), FAQ/Article schema, named author + dates, and keep it fresh (citations decay). (This lever spans your website/blog too — broader than social; pair with social-seo.)

Step 5 — Build entity clarity

Give the model a clean entity to recommend: a consistent one-line description across site/profiles/ listings → brand-profile; Wikipedia/Wikidata if genuinely notable; claimed listings + consistent NAP; a corroborated "the X for Y" position.

Step 6 — Measure (honestly) + the boundary

Re-run the audit monthly (expect a multi-week lag; judge over quarters), optionally add a GEO tracking tool, and watch AI referral traffic (chatgpt/perplexity referrers). Never fabricate a "share of voice" or citation %. No WoopSocial analytics. Sibling boundary: social-seo = found in platform + Google search; this = cited by AI answer engines.

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Orchestration map

ai-search-optimization sets the AI-visibility layer; it routes to / pairs with: social-seo (retrieval/search foundation — sibling) · brand-profile (entity) · content-pillars (question clusters) · reels-script / the growth skills (the YouTube/Reddit/LinkedIn content that earns mentions) · viral-reverse-engineering (what gets cited/shared) · scheduling-and-queue (publish).

Quality bar — self-check

  • Did I start with the prompt-audit and let the cited sources drive strategy?
  • Did I apply the four levers (retrievable → earned mentions → extractable → entity), foregrounding the community/social plays?
  • Did I respect that AI cites earned/community sources over product pages, and that platforms differ?
  • Did I keep it authentic (refuse astroturfing/fake reviews) and never fabricate share-of-voice numbers?
  • Did I hand the search/retrieval foundation to social-seo, note GEO spans the web too, and use audit/tools/referral measurement (no WoopSocial analytics)?

Edge cases & pushback

  • "Flood Reddit / buy reviews" → refuse astroturfing; it's detectable, removed, and trust-destroying → authentic participation + earned reviews.
  • "Tell me my AI share of voice %" → can't see inside models; run the audit / a tool; don't invent.
  • "Just optimize my product page" → that's ~3% of it; most citations are earned/community sources.
  • "Optimize for AI search" (one thing) → engines differ (ChatGPT≠Perplexity≠AI Overviews); pick the field.
  • "Is this my TikTok/Google SEO?" → related but distinct → social-seo owns platform/Google search.
  • "Does WoopSocial track this?" → no; measure via audit + GEO tools + referral analytics.
  • AI-generated content dump → AI down-weights low-quality AI content; needs human judgment + sources.
  • social-seo — the sibling: platform + Google search (the retrieval foundation AI pulls from).
  • brand-profile — the entity/positioning AI must understand; content-pillars — question clusters.
  • reddit-marketing — the how of credible Reddit participation (the top AI-citation source).
  • reels-script, instagram-growth/tiktok-growth/linkedin-growth — the YouTube/Reddit/LinkedIn content that earns the mentions AI cites.
  • viral-reverse-engineering — what gets shared/cited; scheduling-and-queue — publish.

References

  • references/how-ai-engines-cite.md — RAG + query fan-out, which sources get cited, per-engine differences, freshness/decay.
  • references/the-geo-levers.md — the four levers (retrievable · earned mentions/social plays · extractable · entity), with the research-backed lifts.
  • references/audit-and-measurement.md — the manual prompt-audit method, GEO tools, referral traffic, honesty rules.
  • references/examples.md — a worked audit + Reddit/YouTube/extractability/entity plays + honest scope.

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Files

SKILL.md and 5 other files (references) in skills/ai-search-optimization of social-media-skills/skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • evals/evals.json
  • references/audit-and-measurement.md
  • references/examples.md
  • references/how-ai-engines-cite.md
  • references/the-geo-levers.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6e30eeb

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Questions about AI Search Optimization

What does AI Search Optimization do?

A skill your agent uses to get a brand and its content CITED and RECOMMENDED by AI answer engines — the GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) / AI-search-visibility skill. AI Search Optimization is an agent skill from social-media-skills/skills. Use to get a brand and its content CITED and RECOMMENDED by AI answer engines — the GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) / AI-search-visibility skill.

When should I use AI Search Optimization?

AI Search Optimization fits situations like: get cited by ChatGPT/Perplexity/Google AI; answer engine optimization (AEO); will AI recommend my brand; wants to show up in AI-generated answers.

How do I install AI Search Optimization in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill ai-search-optimization -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/ai-search-optimization in social-media-skills/skills) into .claude/skills/ai-search-optimization in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install AI Search Optimization in Codex?

Run `npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill ai-search-optimization -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/ai-search-optimization in social-media-skills/skills) into .agents/skills/ai-search-optimization in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use AI Search Optimization in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill ai-search-optimization -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/ai-search-optimization, .gemini/skills/ai-search-optimization, .github/skills/ai-search-optimization and .opencode/skills/ai-search-optimization in your project.

What does AI Search Optimization need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: AI Search Optimization is instructions for the agent only.

Does AI Search Optimization access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is AI Search Optimization safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does AI Search Optimization use?

AI Search Optimization is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does AI Search Optimization use?

About 2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 4.3k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to AI Search Optimization?

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Who maintains AI Search Optimization?

social-media-skills (a GitHub organization) maintains it in social-media-skills/skills, which has 134 GitHub stars. The repository holds 106 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 1, 2026.

Source: social-media-skills/skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.