Get cited by Claude

In one line

To be surfaced by Claude, publish clear, factual, well-structured, authoritative content, and, where relevant, make your data available to Claude through tools like MCP so it can reference you directly.

What helps

Claude values accurate, clearly-written, trustworthy sources. The same answer-first structure, specific facts, schema and authority that win elsewhere apply. When Claude has access to live tools or data (via MCP), well-structured, machine-readable content is easiest for it to use.

Practical steps

Write plainly and factually, add schema and an llms.txt, keep entity/brand facts consistent, and build trusted references across the web. If you offer data or docs, make them clean and structured so AI tools can read them.

Frequently asked

What is MCP's role here?

MCP lets Claude securely read live data/tools, so structured, accessible content and data can be referenced directly, not just from training.

Do the same tactics work across AI tools?

Largely yes, clarity, facts, structure and authority are universal. Each engine weights crawlability and freshness differently.

Put this into practice

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