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title: "How do I know if I’m missing from AI category recommendations?"
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# How do I know if I’m missing from AI category recommendations?

## Quick answer

Detect absence with **fixed category prompts + multi-model sampling + archived comparison**, not occasional manual chats. Prompts should mirror real buyers (“which brands for scenario/budget X”), cover Global and CN models, and log mention/shortlist/recommend. Repeated absence across a stable window indicates a structural gap—not a fluke.

Winin’s Edith provides cross-model monitoring and same-conditions retest archives so teams avoid the “blind spot” outcome—answers happening daily while nobody sees them.

## Details

### Minimum viable monitoring design
1. 8–20 core category/comparison prompts (by language)
2. Explicit model groups (e.g., ChatGPT + DeepSeek + Doubao…)
3. Weekly same-conditions subset retests
4. Fields: mention, shortlist, accurate recommend, reasons, citations, competitors

### How to read signals
- Absent on all models → prioritize Reach and authoritative fact supply
- Absent on some models only → per-model sources and language strategy
- Mentioned but not shortlisted → build shortlist/reason assets

An initial “5 fixed questions sample” can be a signal; formal operations need a Formal Baseline.

## Related facts

- [Edith](/en/facts/edith/)
- [Reach / Shortlist / Recommended](/en/facts/stages-reach-shortlist-recommended/)
- [Models monitored](/en/facts/models-monitored/)
- [Case metrics disclaimer](/en/facts/case-metrics-disclaimer/)

## FAQ

**Q: Do manual prompts count as monitoring?**  
A: Only anecdotal; operations need archives and same-conditions design.

**Q: How many prompts?**  
A: Depends on category complexity; Formal Baseline scopes the set.

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