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How do I get cited by Claude?

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Claude cites sources it fetches via its web-search tool when a user enables browsing. To be picked: allow ClaudeBot in robots.txt, publish clear definition-first content, add Article and FAQPage JSON-LD, and keep the primary answer in the first 200 words so Claude's summarizer can lift it cleanly.

Claude's web-search tool queries an external search index, then fetches the top pages and summarises them into an answer with citations. Being in that citation set is the Claude equivalent of ranking on Google — and the mechanics are similar but not identical.

The biggest difference is that Claude weighs page clarity more than page authority. A well-structured post from a small site can outrank a rambling post from a big brand, because Claude's summariser prefers passages it can lift without paraphrasing.

The winning pattern is: allow ClaudeBot in robots.txt, place a definition block in the first 100 words, use question-shaped H2s, and add Article + FAQPage JSON-LD. Every one of those layers raises the probability Claude picks your passage.

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Frequently asked

Does Claude have its own search index?›

No. Claude queries a third-party web-search backend and then fetches results directly. It does not maintain its own crawler-indexed corpus the way Google does.

How do I let Claude access my site?›

Allow ClaudeBot and Claude-Web in robots.txt. Blocking them removes you from Claude's citation pool entirely.

What content style does Claude prefer?›

Clean prose with clear structure, short quotable paragraphs, and definition blocks. Claude summarises rather than extracts, so overall clarity matters.

How can I check if Claude cites my page?›

Ask Claude with browsing enabled a query you target, then check the citation list at the bottom of the answer. WBP Omni SEO Pro automates this weekly.

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