Search visibility trackingGoogle AI Overviews tracker

    See whether Google AI Overviews includes your business.

    Google AI Overview tracking shows when your brand appears in an AI-generated search answer. Read the overview, inspect its citations and compare your AI search presence with separate Google traffic reports.

    5 managed questions in Simple. Custom prompt tracking in Pro.
    7 days free. No credit card required.
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    AI visibility

    See when Northstar appears in AI answers.

    Every 3 days
    33.3%

    Brand visibility

    Mentioned in 1 of 3 answers

    Questions that don’t name your brand

    How AI describes you

    Neutral0
    NegativeNeutralPositive
    3

    Active prompts

    Across six AI search platforms

    Google AI OverviewsLast 28 days
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    Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4
    Your promptsVisibility
    • Overview presence and brand mentions
    • Source pages returned by Google
    • Separate from Google SEO traffic

    Google AI Overviews is one of six platforms checked separately.

    Each saved answer keeps its own platform and check date, so a mention in one is never counted as visibility in another.

    Inspect the overview and its cited pages

    When Google returns an AI Overview, open the saved response to see which brands appear and which pages support it. A search without an overview keeps its own outcome.

    Example outcomes
    Google AI OverviewsProject planning tools for small teamsChecked Oct 30, 2026 · United States
    Saved answer

    Small teams often choose project tools with simple boards and shared docs. Options include Tasklane, Boardwise and Northstar. Compare pricing, integrations and how easily the team can start.

    Saved answer

    For a small team, Tasklane and Boardwise are popular choices. Both offer free plans and simple boards.

    No AI Overview

    Google didn’t return an AI Overview for this search. The check records that outcome rather than treating it as an answer about your business.

    Track searches relevant to your market

    Start with the services, categories and comparisons your customers search for. Pro lets you add your own queries or select suggested ones; Simple manages five questions for your business.

    Plan
    NorthstarAI visibilityEvery 3 days

    5 managed buying questions, chosen for your business.

    • Project planning tools for small teams
    • Best knowledge base software for small businesses
    • How to choose project management software for an agency
    • How do remote teams keep projects on track?
    • Project management software with simple pricing
    Your prompts 3

    Track the questions your customers ask before choosing a business.

    Add prompts Find prompts for me
    • Project planning tools for small teams
    • Best knowledge base software for small businesses
    • How to choose project management software for an agency
    1 selectedRun selectedAll 6 platforms · Up to 6 credits / run

    Put AI presence next to search performance

    An overview citation and a Google click answer different questions. Use AI visibility for the saved overview, and your connected Search Console report for clicks, impressions and average position.

    NorthstarAI Overviews
    Cited in a checked answernorthstar.example/blog/team-workflows

    How do remote teams keep projects on track?

    Cited source
    NorthstarSEO reports
    Google Search Console · last 28 days
    Clicks
    214
    Impressions
    5,680
    Avg. position
    9.4

    A citation is evidence that your page was used. It isn’t a visit. Clicks come from Search Console.

    Google AI search

    Know when there is an overview to measure.

    Google doesn’t show an AI Overview for every query. Keep a returned overview, an answer without your brand and a search with no overview distinct when reviewing your visibility.

    • Inspect the overview and its source pages
    • See when your brand is present or absent
    • Understand no-overview outcomes at a glance
    How the tracker works
    AI Overview

    Project planning for small teams

    Small teams often choose tools with simple boards and shared docs. Options include Tasklane, Boardwise and Northstar.

    Project tools comparedtoolreview.example
    Team workflow guidenorthstar.example
    Your brand mentioned · Your page cited
    Getting started

    Start tracking Google AI Overviews with your brand.

    One workspace brings your questions, answers and reports together.

    1. 01

      Add your website

      Your Brand Kit gives outwrite.ai the business context for useful prompt suggestions.

    2. 02

      Choose your questions

      Use five managed questions in Simple, or add and select your own in Pro.

    3. 03

      Follow the results

      Checks repeat every three days. Open the answers and share a report when you need it.

    Start your free trial

    Simple to start. Pro when you need your own prompts.

    Both plans check Google AI Overviews on the same 3-day schedule as the other five platforms. There is no separate Google AI Overviews price: a prompt run always covers all six.

    Simple
    • 5 managed buying questions
    • Checks every 3 days
    • Included in the subscription
    Pro
    • Your prompts and suggested ones
    • Manual runs at the same rate
    • Up to 6 credits per prompt run across all six platforms
    Failed platform checks are not charged. The workspace shows the recurring forecast before you start.

    Start with questions your customers would actually ask.

    Prompts should reflect what you sell, who you serve and where you operate. These examples show the kind of intent to look for.

    • Best knowledge base software for small businesses
    • How to choose project management software for an agency
    • Tools for documenting processes in a remote team

    Questions, answered.

    Know what to expect before you start.

    Read the setup guide
    Does every search show an AI Overview?

    No. Google may return an ordinary search result without an AI Overview. outwrite.ai records that outcome rather than inventing a response or treating it as an answer that omitted your brand.

    Is this Google AI Mode?

    No. This tracker checks Google AI Overviews. AI Mode and Gemini are different experiences; Gemini has its own tracked platform in outwrite.ai.

    Does an overview citation count as a website visit?

    No. It records a cited source in the checked overview. Your Search Console report supplies Google search metrics; your site analytics supplies its own traffic measurements.

    Can I track AI Overviews without connecting Search Console?

    Yes. AI visibility checks run separately. Connect Search Console when you also want SEO reports for your website.

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    Find topics your customers search for, publish useful articles, and track where your brand shows up in AI answers. All in outwrite.ai.

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