Optise–Helix AEO Tracker

A skill that sets up weekly AEO citation tracking for a brand across 4 AI engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude) using the Optise 3-KPI rubric and analyzes tracking data to surface working vs dead prompts.

This skill closes the AEO loop. Without measurement, the prompt pack and audit work is faith-based. The tracker turns AEO from a project into a discipline.

The 3 KPIs (Citation Rate, Prominence, Competitor Delta) come from the Optise EU AEO Playbook, Section 8. The skill never invents historical data — AEO tracking is forward-looking from the moment it's set up.

Section 0 — Operating Principles (MANDATORY — read before any workflow step)

This skill operates under TWO mandatory reference files that together define all operating rules. Read both files first, before executing any workflow step in this SKILL.md. The rules in both files are non-negotiable and override any conflicting instruction in this SKILL.md body.

1. ../../references/operating-principles.md — the shared core: 7 universal rules (rigor, challenge-assumptions, no-harmful-output, fact-check with 4-tier source hierarchy, no-LLMisms, HILT discipline with Question Budget, zero-assumption flagging) that apply to every skill in this plugin and every plugin using this pattern. This file is byte-identical across all plugins that use the shared-core pattern.

2. ../../references/plugin-specific-rules.md — the plugin-specific tail: additional operational rules tailored to the skills in THIS plugin. Read this file AFTER the shared core, not instead of it. If this plugin currently has no plugin-specific rules, the file will be a stub explaining the architecture.