Type "how to get cited by AI" into Google.
The results are forum threads, LinkedIn posts and vendor blogs, all guessing out loud.
Even the AI Overview on that query links to a Quora thread, a few LinkedIn posts and some YouTube shorts. Almost none of it is tied to a date or a test.
Short answer: getting cited comes down to three gates. Can the engine read your page? Does the answer even search the web? And when it searches, is your page the one it's looking for?
We built this at RankControl from about a dozen dated checks our team ran in September 2026, across more than ten B2B categories plus hospitality and small-vendor markets.
Next to each engine's own documentation. No forum threads.