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The CitationLab Chrome extension

CitationLab Marketing Manager runs SEO and AEO analysis, AI-file discovery (llms.txt, ai.json…), keyword tracking and CRM capture right in your browser — and lets you log actions straight into CitationLab Manager from any tab. Here's how to install it, connect it, and put it to work.

The CitationLab extension panel showing AI visibility for the current page — mentions, citations and most-cited pages.
Open the extension on any page to see its on-page and AI-visibility snapshot.

What the extension does

On-page SEO analysis

Overview, content, indexability, structured data, social tags, images, links, HTTP headers, cookies and consent — audited for the page you're on.

AI visibility

See mentions, citations and which models cite the page, without leaving the tab.

AI-file discovery

Check llms.txt, ai.json and other AI-facing files that tell engines how to read your site.

Keyword & performance tracking

Clicks, impressions, CTR and position for the page, baseline vs. now.

Add actions & CRM capture

Log a task or capture a contact into your project without switching apps.

1. Install the extension

Add it from the Chrome Web Store, then pin it so it's always one click away.

  1. 1

    Open the Chrome Web Store listing

    Find “CitationLab Marketing Manager” (by citationlab.ai) and click “Add to Chrome”.

  2. 2

    Confirm the permissions

    Approve the permission dialog. Chrome confirms the extension has been added.

  3. 3

    Pin it to the toolbar

    Click the puzzle-piece icon in Chrome's toolbar and pin CitationLab so the icon stays visible.

The CitationLab Marketing Manager listing in the Chrome Web Store with an “Add to Chrome” button.
The Chrome Web Store listing — “Add to Chrome” installs it.
View in the Chrome Web Store
Chrome notification: “CitationLab Marketing Manager has been added to Chrome.”

2. Connect it to your account

The extension talks to Manager through an API key. Create the key in CitationLab Manager, then paste it into the extension.

  1. 1

    Open the settings menu

    In CitationLab Manager, click your profile avatar in the top-right corner and choose “API”.

  2. 2

    Create an API key

    Generate an organization API key and copy it right away — you won't be able to see it again after closing the dialog.

  3. 3

    Paste it into the extension

    Click the extension icon, paste the key and connect. It now reads and writes to your workspace.

The CitationLab Manager settings menu with “API” highlighted.
Settings menu → API.
The “Create Organization API Key” dialog with a copy button and a warning to copy the key now.
Copy the key immediately — it's shown only once.

3. Set the keyboard shortcuts

Chrome doesn't assign extension shortcuts automatically — you set them once at chrome://extensions/shortcuts.

chrome://extensions/shortcuts
The chrome://extensions/shortcuts card for CitationLab Marketing Manager, with “Open the Add Action form” set to Ctrl + Shift + A and scope Global.
Two actions: “Activate the extension” opens the panel, “Open the Add Action form” is bound to Ctrl + Shift + A (Global).
  1. 1

    Open the shortcuts page

    Paste chrome://extensions/shortcuts into the address bar and press Enter.

  2. 2

    Find CitationLab Marketing Manager

    Locate the extension in the list. It has two actions you can bind.

  3. 3

    Set “Open the Add Action form”

    Click the field, press Ctrl + Shift + A, and set the scope to “Global” so it works from any tab.

  4. 4

    (Optional) Bind “Activate the extension”

    Assign a second shortcut to open the extension panel if you'd like quick access to it too.

In Chrome vs. Global

“In Chrome” means the shortcut only fires while a Chrome window is focused. “Global” means it works even when you're in another app — handy for the Add Action form, so you can log a task the moment it comes to mind.

4. Use the Add Action form

The shortcut opens a small form that drops a new action into Manager without leaving your page.

  1. 1

    Press Ctrl + Shift + A

    The Add Action form opens on top of the page you're on — the current URL is captured automatically.

  2. 2

    Fill in the action

    Give it a title, pick the project, add a description and set an owner or due date — the same fields you'd use inside Manager.

  3. 3

    Save

    The action lands in your project's action list in CitationLab Manager, ready to prioritise.

More you can do from the panel

Beyond capturing actions, the panel runs page-level analysis you can act on immediately.

The extension's Social tags view showing Open Graph tags for the current page.
Social tags — Open Graph & Twitter cards, validated.
The extension's Post-analysis view comparing baseline vs. current clicks, impressions, CTR and position.
Post-analysis — did a change move the numbers?
The extension's Internal links AI-tool view with Copy HTML and Copy Markdown for each suggestion.
AI tools — internal-link suggestions, copy-ready.

Good to know

Pick a shortcut that's free

Global scope needs the browser running

One key per action

Signed in = ready

Frequently asked questions

It's built for Chrome and works in Chromium-based browsers such as Edge, Brave and Arc that support Chrome extensions.

Chrome never assigns extension shortcuts on its own. Open chrome://extensions/shortcuts and set the combination yourself — for the Add Action form we recommend Ctrl + Shift + A with the scope set to Global.

In CitationLab Manager, open the settings menu from your profile avatar in the top-right corner and choose “API”. Create an organization key and copy it immediately — it's shown only once.

Yes. Go back to chrome://extensions/shortcuts anytime, click the pencil next to the action and enter a new combination.

Every action you submit through the form appears in the action list of the project you chose, inside CitationLab Manager.

Ready to capture more of what matters?

The extension is one small piece of CitationLab Manager. See how the full platform tracks your AI visibility and turns it into action.

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