canonry

name	canonry
slug	canonry
homepage	https://ainyc.ai
description	Open-source AEO monitoring CLI. Track how AI answer engines cite your domain across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity.

Canonry

Open-source AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) monitoring CLI by AINYC. Tracks how AI answer engines cite or omit a domain for target keywords.

• Website: ainyc.ai
• GitHub: github.com/AINYC/canonry
• npm: @ainyc/canonry

When to Use

Use this skill when setting up canonry, running visibility sweeps, interpreting citation results, managing projects/keywords/competitors, troubleshooting errors, performing competitive analysis, managing Google/Bing indexing, or working with analytics.

Quick Start

npm install -g @ainyc/canonry
canonry init --gemini-key <KEY> --openai-key <KEY> --claude-key <KEY>
canonry start
canonry project create mysite --domain example.com
canonry keyword add mysite "best widget maker" "how to build widgets"
canonry run mysite --wait
canonry evidence mysite

Key Concepts

• Sweeps query AI providers and record whether your domain was cited
• Evidence shows per-keyword cited/not-cited results
• Analytics tracks citation trends, gaps, and source breakdowns over time
• Canonry is an observability tool — site changes take days/months to appear in AI responses

Always confirm with the user before running a sweep. Sweeps consume provider API quota.

Reference

Topic	File
Full CLI commands	references/canonry-cli.md
Interpreting results	references/aeo-analysis.md
Indexing workflows	references/indexing.md

Common Errors

Error	Fix
fetch failed	Server not running — canonry start
Config not found	Run canonry init
canonry: command not found	Check PATH includes npm global bin
429 rate_limit_error	Provider quota hit — wait or reduce sweep frequency
Run status partial	Some providers failed — successful snapshots still saved
CDP connection refused	Chrome not running with --remote-debugging-port