Prompts Tracked

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What Prompts Tracked Is

The Prompts Tracked tab lists the automated queries that run on AI platforms at regular intervals. Instead of manually checking how ChatGPT, Google AI Overview, or other AI platforms respond to specific questions, you set up prompts to run automatically—daily, weekly, or monthly. Each time a scheduled prompt runs, Slate captures the AI response, analyzes brand mentions, tracks citations, and measures your visibility against competitors. Over time, this builds a historical dataset showing how AI platform responses change.

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Why Schedule Prompts

AI-generated responses aren’t static. The same query asked today might produce different results next week as AI platforms update their models, index new content, or adjust their algorithms. Scheduled prompts help you:

• Track visibility trends: See if your brand is gaining or losing presence in AI responses over time
• Monitor competitor mentions: Understand when and how often competitors appear in responses
• Measure content impact: Determine if new content or campaigns improve your AI visibility
• Catch narrative shifts: Identify when AI platforms change how they describe your industry or brand
• Automate monitoring: Save time by letting Slate track queries continuously instead of manual checks

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How Tracked Prompts Work

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1. Create a Prompt

Write a query that AI platforms will answer. This should be a question or search term relevant to your brand, product, or industry. Examples:

• “What are the best project management tools for remote teams?”
• “Top AI-powered marketing platforms in 2025”
• “How to choose a CRM for small businesses”

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2. Select Platforms

Choose which AI platforms should answer your prompt:

• ChatGPT: Track mentions in ChatGPT responses
• Google Overview: Monitor Google’s AI-generated summaries
• Google AI Mode: Track results in Google’s AI search mode

You can select one platform or all platforms to compare how responses differ.

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3. Assign a Topic

Tag your prompt with a topic to organize related queries. Topics help you filter and analyze prompts by theme. Example topics:

• SaaS Marketing
• SEO for SaaS
• Product Comparisons
• Industry Trends

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4. Set a Schedule

Define how often the prompt should run:

• Daily: Daily monitoring for high-priority queries
• Weekly: Weekly tracking for broader trend analysis
• Monthly: Monthly monitoring for long-term visibility trends

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5. Track the Prompt

Once configured, the prompt becomes active and runs automatically based on your schedule. Each execution captures the AI response and updates your analytics data.

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Adding Prompts

1. Open the Prompts Tracked tab in Insights → LLM Search.
2. Click the + button (Add new prompts) in the toolbar and choose:
   • Single Prompt — run one query right now.
   • Bulk Upload (CSV) — upload a CSV of prompts.
3. Fill in the prompt text, topic, platforms, and schedule, then click Track Prompt.

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Managing Tracked Prompts

The prompt list shows each prompt with its Topic, Platform, Schedule, Brand Mention, and Owned URLs.

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Search and Filter Prompts

• Status tabs: Switch between All, Active, and Paused prompts.
• Search: Use the search bar to quickly find specific queries.
• Filter by platform or topic: Narrow the list to specific AI platforms or topics.

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Prompt Actions

Open a prompt and use the actions menu:

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Run Now

Run the prompt immediately without waiting for the next scheduled time. Use this after publishing new content, when industry news might affect AI responses, or to test a prompt’s configuration.

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Edit

Modify the prompt text, platforms, topic, or schedule. Note: Editing a prompt doesn’t affect historical data. Past results remain intact, but future runs use the updated configuration.

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Delete

Remove the prompt and all its historical data permanently.

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Bulk Actions

Select multiple prompts to act on them together: Run Selected, Pause, Reactivate, or Delete.

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Reviewing Past Runs

Every execution is recorded in the Answer History tab, where you can view results, download data, and compare how AI responses evolve over time.

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Best Practices

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1. Start with High-Value Queries

Focus on prompts that directly relate to your business goals. Prioritize:

• Product comparison queries where you want visibility
• “Best of” lists in your category
• How-to questions related to your solution
• Industry trend queries

Avoid:

• Generic queries unrelated to your business
• Queries where your brand is irrelevant

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2. Use Consistent Scheduling

Match schedule frequency to query importance and volatility. Daily scheduling for:

• Competitive product searches
• High-priority brand visibility queries
• Fast-moving industry topics

Weekly scheduling for:

• General industry trends
• Broader “best of” lists
• Educational how-to queries

Monthly scheduling for:

• Long-term brand awareness tracking
• Stable industry topics
• Benchmark queries

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3. Organize with Topics

Group related prompts under topics to simplify analysis. Example topic structure:

• Product Comparisons: All queries comparing your product to competitors
• Brand Awareness: Queries where brand mentions matter most
• Industry Education: How-to and educational queries
• Competitor Monitoring: Queries focused on competitor visibility

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4. Monitor Answer History Regularly

Review execution history to identify trends and anomalies. Weekly review:

• Check for failed executions
• Identify sudden changes in brand mentions
• Compare latest results to previous runs

Monthly review:

• Analyze trends across all prompts
• Adjust prompts that aren’t providing useful insights
• Add new prompts based on content strategy

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5. Balance Prompt Volume

More prompts provide more data, but focus on quality over quantity. Guidelines:

• Start with 10-20 high-priority prompts
• Add more as you understand which queries provide value
• Remove or deactivate prompts that consistently show no relevant data

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Common Use Cases

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Track Product Visibility

Goal: Monitor how often your product appears in AI-generated recommendations. Setup:

• Create prompts like “best [product category] for [use case]”
• Run daily or weekly depending on competition
• Track position in AI responses over time

Example: “Best project management tools for agencies”

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Monitor Competitor Mentions

Goal: Understand when competitors are mentioned instead of your brand. Setup:

• Use the same prompts as product visibility tracking
• Analyze competitor mention frequency in Answer History
• Identify content gaps where competitors dominate

Example: “Top CRM platforms for small businesses”

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Measure Content Impact

Goal: See if new content improves AI visibility. Setup:

• Schedule prompts for topics you’re creating content about
• Run before and after publishing content
• Compare mention frequency and citation rates

Example: “How to improve email deliverability rates” (before/after publishing a guide)

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Track Industry Narrative

Goal: Monitor how AI platforms describe your industry or category. Setup:

• Create prompts about industry trends, definitions, or best practices
• Run weekly or monthly
• Track changes in how AI platforms frame the industry

Example: “What is AI-powered marketing automation?”

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Defend Brand Accuracy

Goal: Ensure AI platforms cite accurate information about your brand. Setup:

• Create prompts that should mention your brand
• Check cited sources in Query History results
• Identify outdated or incorrect information being cited

Example: “What features does [Your Product] offer?”

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What’s Next

Now that you understand Prompts Tracked:

• Create your first scheduled prompt to track a high-priority query
• Review Query History to analyze execution trends
• Set up topics to organize your prompts by theme
• Explore the Overview tab to see how prompt data feeds analytics