GEO Prompt Research — AI Visibility Prompt Panel Builder

Discover and prioritize buyer questions into reusable, versioned prompt panels for AI visibility tracking and generative engine optimization (GEO). Feed seed keywords, get back a deduplicated, prioritized panel of prompts ready to track across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews.

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Why use this tool

• Real buyer questions. Pulls related queries from DuckDuckGo's autocomplete API — what people actually search for.
• Question variants. Generates question-form prompts (what/how/best/is/why/when/where/which) from each keyword and its related queries.
• Deduplicated. Every prompt is unique — no duplicates across keywords or sources.
• Prioritized. Seed keywords rank first, then related searches, then question variants.
• Versioned panels. Each run produces a panel with a unique ID and version label, so you can track the same prompts over time and compare AI visibility month over month.

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Overview

This actor takes seed keywords, discovers related buyer questions via DuckDuckGo's autocomplete API, generates question-form variants, deduplicates everything, and outputs a versioned prompt panel. Each row is a single prompt with its source (seed, related-search, or question-variant) and the seed keyword it came from.

The output feeds directly into AI visibility trackers — run the panel against ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews to measure brand mentions over time.

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Use cases

• AI visibility tracking — build a prompt panel, then track brand mentions across AI engines.
• Generative engine optimization (GEO) — discover what questions buyers ask, then optimize content to answer them.
• Content research — find real buyer questions to inform blog posts, FAQs, and landing pages.
• Prompt versioning — run the same panel monthly to track how AI visibility changes over time.

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How it works

1. You provide seed keywords.
2. The actor queries DuckDuckGo's autocomplete API for related queries.
3. It generates question variants (what/how/best/is/why/when/where/which) from each keyword and its related queries.
4. It deduplicates and prioritizes all prompts (seed > related-search > question-variant).
5. Each prompt becomes one row in a versioned prompt panel.

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Input

Field	Type	Default	Notes
keywords	array	—	Seed keywords to research.
maxPromptsPerKeyword	integer	50	Max prompts to generate per keyword.
includeQuestions	boolean	true	Generate question variants (what/how/best/...).
panelVersion	string	1.0	Version label for this panel (for tracking changes).
proxy	object	Apify proxy	Proxy configuration.

{
  "keywords": ["coffee maker", "CRM software"],
  "maxPromptsPerKeyword": 50,
  "panelVersion": "2026-10"
}

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Output

One row per prompt:

{
  "type": "prompt",
  "panelId": "panel-1727989200000",
  "panelVersion": "2026-10",
  "prompt": "best coffee maker machine",
  "seedKeyword": "coffee maker",
  "source": "related-search",
  "createdAt": "2026-10-03T22:30:00.000Z"
}

Key output fields

• panelId — unique ID shared by all prompts in this run. Use it to group prompts into a panel.
• panelVersion — version label you set (e.g. 2026-10). Track the same panel over time.
• prompt — the buyer question or search query.
• seedKeyword — the seed keyword this prompt was derived from.
• source — seed (the keyword itself), related-search (from DDG autocomplete), or question-variant (generated).

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FAQ

How does it find buyer questions? It queries DuckDuckGo's autocomplete API, which returns the most common search completions for each keyword — what people actually type.

What are question variants? For each keyword and related search, the actor generates question-form prompts by prepending common question words (what, how, best, is, why, when, where, which, can, should, do, does). These are the prompts buyers ask AI engines.

How do I use the output? Feed the prompt field into an AI visibility tracker (like memo23/ai-visibility-tracker) to measure brand mentions across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews.

Can I track the same panel over time? Yes — set panelVersion to a date label (e.g. 2026-10) and re-run monthly. The panelId groups prompts within a run; the panelVersion lets you compare across runs.

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⚠️ Disclaimer

This Actor uses DuckDuckGo's public autocomplete API to discover related search queries. It does not access authenticated or private content. You are responsible for using the output in line with DuckDuckGo's terms and any applicable law in your jurisdiction.

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