Research, tooling, and practical notes for AI search.

June 2, 2026 · 1 min read

AI NYC is now Canonry

AI NYC has rebranded to Canonry. One name for the agency and the open-source agent platform, same team and same work.

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May 22, 2026 · 6 min read

Why AUQ named Canonry as one of the best AI visibility tools

AUQ, a SaaS-focused SEO and AEO agency, named Canonry a top pick in their roundup of tools for measuring AI search visibility. What they liked, and what it surfaces in client work.

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May 20, 2026 · 4 min read

Why Google Analytics Misses AI Traffic (and How to Catch It)

Google Analytics can't see AI crawlers or assistants, because they never run JavaScript. Here's how to classify AI traffic from your own server logs instead.

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April 30, 2026 · 2 min read

Claude Appends the Current Year to Some Web Searches

Canonry research shows Claude adds the current year to web search queries for commercial 'best X' questions, but not for advice or local service queries. What that means for your content.

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March 27, 2026 · 6 min read

Schema Markup for AI Citations: The Complete Guide

A technical guide to JSON-LD structured data that helps AI models cite your business. Includes real audit data showing the score gap between cited and uncited sites.

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March 21, 2026 · 7 min read

How to Rank on ChatGPT in 2026

What it takes to get your business recommended by ChatGPT. Based on real citation monitoring data across 66 runs, not theory.

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March 17, 2026 · 8 min read

How to Get Your Business Cited by AI

A practical breakdown of what it takes for ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity to mention your business by name. Backed by real citation monitoring data from canonry.

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March 13, 2026 · 6 min read

Canonry: the open-source AEO agent operating system

Canonry is the open-source, agent-first operating system for AEO. Run agents, orchestrate workflows, monitor citations, and automate everything across ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.

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March 11, 2026 · 6 min read

AI Search vs Google Search: What Actually Changed

How AI search engines differ from Google, what signals matter in both, and what our citation monitoring data shows about the split. Not theory. Data.

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March 6, 2026 · 2 min read

We Open-Sourced Our AEO Audit Engine

Why Canonry published @ainyc/aeo-audit, what the 13-factor model measures, and what teams can learn from it.

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March 6, 2026 · 5 min read

What Is Answer Engine Optimization?

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) is the practice of optimizing your digital presence for AI-powered search. We break down the 13 factors that determine AI citation readiness, with real scoring data.

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