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Be the Tool Recommended by AI to Developers

Developers use ChatGPT and Claude to find tools. Make your solution their first recommendation.

Sector Overview

Developers are among the most active users of conversational AI. They regularly ask for recommendations on tools, libraries, and frameworks. For a DevTool, being cited by ChatGPT or Claude can generate massive adoption. But AI only recommends tools they understand well and that have a strong presence in their sources.

Challenges

Pain Points

  • AI recommends your competitors rather than your tool
  • Your technical documentation is not optimized for AI
  • Difficult to know how AI presents your tool
  • Developers discover competitors via AI
  • Your technical content lacks clarity for AI
Benefits

Outcomes

  • Be recommended when devs search for tools
  • Optimize your documentation for AI
  • Track how AI describes your tool
  • Identify strategic technical queries
  • Gain adoption via AI recommendations

How Hikoo Solves This

Each pain point has a targeted solution.

Problem

AI recommends your competitors rather than your tool

Hikoo Solution

Analyze why your competitors are recommended and get an action plan to outperform them.

Problem

Your technical documentation is not optimized for AI

Hikoo Solution

Hikoo audits your documentation and provides recommendations to improve AI understanding.

Problem

Difficult to know how AI presents your tool

Hikoo Solution

Get a detailed report on how each AI perceives and describes your tool to users.

Deliverables

What You Get

On demand

Documentation Audit

Analysis of your technical docs for AI optimization.

Daily refresh

Recommendation Tracking

Monitoring queries where your tool is (or should be) mentioned.

Weekly refresh

Technical Benchmark

Comparison with competing DevTools in your category.

Example AI Queries

These are the types of queries where your business should appear.

Tool Search

What is the best framework for [use case]?

Compare [your tool] and [competitor]

Which library should I use for [technical task]?

Getting Started Checklist

Follow these steps to optimize your AI visibility.

  • Audit how AI currently presents your tool
  • Optimize your README and main documentation
  • Add clear and reproducible code examples
  • Create factual comparisons with alternatives
  • Set up llms.txt file
  • Track mentions in technical queries
  • Regularly analyze competitors

Frequently Asked Questions