Optimization Station

Mentions Inbox & Badges

Review citation threads and keyword matches, update status, add notes, and understand priority badges.

Two mention types

  • AI citation — A Reddit, Stack Overflow, Quora, or other URL that AI engines already cite when answering your tracked prompts.
  • Keyword match — A post found because it contained one of your tracked keywords on X, Reddit, YouTube, Hacker News, or LinkedIn.

Working the inbox

  1. 1Use platform and status filters, or pick a saved view you created earlier.
  2. 2Click a mention to open the detail panel — full text, author, link, matched keywords, AI category, and sentiment.
  3. 3Set status to New, Reviewing, Responded, or Archived to track your workflow.
  4. 4Add internal notes visible to your team on that mention.

Understanding badges

Click How mentions work (?) on the Mentions tab for a live legend. In short:
  • Keyword match / AI citation — Where the mention came from.
  • High / Medium / Low priority — Combines engagement signals and recency. Keyword-only hits without engagement use a baseline score and may not show a numeric priority badge.
  • Sentiment — Positive, neutral, or negative (when classified).
  • Category — AI-assigned topic bucket (question, complaint, comparison, etc.).

Notifications

New keyword mentions trigger in-app notifications (bell icon) and increment the Engage Online sidebar badge. Open the notification to jump straight to the mention.
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