How does WebMCP differ from traditional web scraping when AI agents interact with websites?

While traditional scraping is fragile and prone to breaking when a website's design changes, WebMCP provides a reliable "handshake" between the site and the AI.

  • Direct Access: Agents call specific functions (tools) instead of searching for buttons in code.
  • Resilience: Site layout changes don't break the integration as long as the underlying WebMCP schema remains the same.
  • Efficiency: It significantly reduces the tokens and compute power needed for an AI to "understand" a page

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February 20, 2026
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How does RankWit track AI visibility?
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RankWit gives you a complete picture of how your brand appears across major AI platforms.
We run structured prompts through leading AI systems (including ChatGPT, Google AI Overview, and Perplexity) and then evaluate the responses for:

  • Brand mentions
  • Sentiment
  • Ranking or positioning
  • Competitor visibility
  • Opportunities and risks

This analysis helps you understand exactly how AI systems perceive and present your brand.

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What is ChatGPT Shopping Research and how does it work?
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Shopping Research is a feature in ChatGPT that acts as a personalized shopping assistant.
Simply describe what you’re looking for, such as “a lightweight laptop for travel”, and ChatGPT gathers product details, reviews, specs, prices, and comparisons from the web.

You can refine the results by marking products as “Not interested” or “More like this”, helping ChatGPT understand your preferences.

At the end, you receive a custom buyer’s guide that explains the pros, cons, and trade-offs of each option, making your purchase process easier and more informed.

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What is Agentic RAG?
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Agentic RAG represents a new paradigm in Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).

While traditional RAG retrieves information to improve the accuracy of model outputs, Agentic RAG goes a step further by integrating autonomous agents that can plan, reason, and act across multi-step workflows.

This approach allows systems to:

  • Break down complex problems into smaller steps.
  • Decide dynamically which sources to retrieve and when.
  • Optimize workflows in real time for tasks such as legal reasoning, enterprise automation, or scientific research.

In other words, Agentic RAG doesn’t just provide better answers, but it strategically manages the retrieval process to support more accurate, efficient, and explainable decision-making.

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Can I track multiple websites or brands?
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Absolutely. RankWit supports multi-website and multi-brand tracking:

  • Free: 1 website
  • Starter: up to 3website
  • Growth: Up to 10 websites
  • Business: Up to 50 websites
  • Enterprise: Unlimited websites

This makes RankWit ideal for agencies, SEO teams, or businesses managing multiple properties in one centralized dashboard.

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Which plan should I choose: Starter, Growth, or Enterprise?
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RankWit plans are designed to scale with your needs:

  • Starter: Best for freelancers, consultants, and small agencies beginning with AI visibility tracking.
  • Growth: Great for established agencies, marketing teams, and organizations with multiple websites.
  • Enterprise: Built for large companies needing advanced customization, higher credit volumes, and dedicated support.

If you’re unsure, we can help you select the best plan based on your tracking volume and team size.

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Is ChatGPT Instant Checkout available for all e-commerce platforms and regions?
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As of now, ChatGPT Instant Checkout is available only for merchants operating in the United States.
If your online store runs on Shopify or Etsy, you can already take advantage of this feature without any additional implementation, since these platforms are directly supported by OpenAI’s infrastructure.

For custom-built or enterprise e-commerce systems, a dedicated integration following the Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) is required.
Rankwit can assist your team in developing this integration—allowing you to access the U.S. market immediately and prepare for future international expansion as OpenAI rolls out the program globally.

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How long does setup take?
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Setup takes only a few minutes.
Just add your website, configure your prompts and RankWit begins analyzing your AI visibility immediately.

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What does the term "Agentic Web" mean in the context of WebMCP technology?
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We are moving from a web of pixels to a web of actions.

  • Current Web: Users click, scroll, and read to finish a task.
  • Agentic Web (via WebMCP): A user gives a goal (e.g., "Find and book a flight under $400 for next Tuesday"), and the AI orchestrates the necessary steps across different sites using their exposed WebMCP tools.WebMCP provides the standardized language that allows these agents to navigate different platforms with the same ease a human would, but with the speed of an API.

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Why does GEO matter now?
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Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) is becoming increasingly critical as user behavior shifts toward AI-native search tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity.
According with Bain, recent data shows that over 40% of users now prefer AI-generated answers over traditional search engine results.
This trend reflects a major evolution in how people discover and consume information.

Unlike traditional SEO, which focuses on ranking in static search results, GEO ensures that your content is understandable, relevant, and authoritative enough to be cited or surfaced in LLM-generated responses.
This is especially important as AI platforms begin to integrate live web search capabilities, summaries, and citations directly into their answers.

The urgency is amplified by user traffic trends. According to Similarweb data (see chart below), ChatGPT visits are projected to surpass Google’s by December 2026 if current growth continues.
This suggests that visibility in LLMs may soon be as important—if not more—than traditional search rankings.

Projection based on traffic from the last 6 months (source: Similarweb US).

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What’s the difference between GEO and AEO?
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Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) are closely related strategies, but they serve different purposes in how content is discovered and used by AI technologies.

  • AEO is focused on helping your content become the direct answer to user queries in AI-powered answer engines like Google's SGE (Search Generative Experience), Bing, or voice assistants. It emphasizes clear formatting, Q&A structure, and schema markup so that AI systems can easily extract and present your content in snippets or spoken responses.
  • GEO, on the other hand, is a broader approach designed to ensure your content is used, synthesized, or cited by generative AI models like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity. It involves creating high-quality, authoritative content that large language models (LLMs) recognize as trustworthy and relevant. It may also include using metadata tools (like llms.txt) to guide how AI systems interpret and prioritize your content.
In short:
AEO helps you be the answer in AI search results. GEO helps you be the source that generative AI platforms trust and cite.

Together, these strategies are essential for maximizing visibility in an AI-first search landscape.

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