- What is the Akii Claude Code plugin?
- A free, MIT-licensed plugin for Anthropic’s Claude Code CLI. All skills run on your Claude Code session model (Claude Sonnet / Opus / etc). The plugin audits SEO, AEO, and GEO; generates schema; aligns with Google’s official AI Optimization Guide for Google AI Overviews + AI Mode; and applies cross-engine tactics from the Princeton/IIT Delhi GEO study (Aggarwal et al., KDD 2024) where Google doesn’t have jurisdiction. The AI Visibility Score specifically calls the Akii backend, which uses Llama 4 / DeepSeek V4 Pro as an LLM judge against your brand’s public footprint, plus a per-engine public-signal proxy. Direct per-engine querying against ChatGPT / Claude / Gemini / Perplexity / Copilot is part of done-for-you Akii Managed AI Search Visibility, not the free plugin.
- Is the Akii Claude Code plugin really free?
- Yes. The plugin is MIT-licensed, requires no login, and has no usage cap on the local skills. The AI Visibility Score calls the same akii.com workflow that powers the free homepage tool: an open-source LLM judge (Llama 4 / DeepSeek V4 Pro) evaluating your brand’s public footprint, rate-limited per IP. Direct per-engine querying against ChatGPT / Claude / Gemini / Perplexity / Copilot is part of done-for-you Akii Managed AI Search Visibility, not the free plugin.
- How do I install the Akii plugin in Claude Code?
- Inside Claude Code, run two separate commands (paste each, press Enter, then paste the next, because Claude Code's slash parser does not handle multi-line pastes). First: /plugin marketplace add https://github.com/akii-technologies-ltd/akii-seo-ai-search-optimizer, then: /plugin install akii-seo-ai-search-optimizer@akii. Use the full https:// URL, since the shorthand form makes Claude Code clone via SSH on some systems and fails if you don't have a GitHub SSH key configured. The plugin is also pending review for the official Anthropic community marketplace.
- Does the Akii plugin work without Ahrefs or other MCP integrations?
- Yes. Every skill works standalone using Claude’s built-in tools. If you have Ahrefs, Google Search Console, Apify, DataForSEO, or PageSpeed Insights connected as MCPs, the plugin auto-detects them for richer real-data outputs. It degrades gracefully when MCPs aren’t installed.
- What data does the Akii plugin send to akii.com?
- Only the ai-visibility skill and the /ai-visibility-score command call akii.com. They send the domain you’re scoring, an optional brand name and country, and a User-Agent string identifying the plugin version. All other skills run entirely locally.
- What is GEO (Generative Engine Optimization)?
- GEO is the practice of optimizing content so AI answer engines cite and recommend your brand. The Akii plugin encodes the five tactics from the Princeton/IIT Delhi GEO study (Aggarwal et al., KDD 2024): citation integration, quotation addition, statistics addition, fluency optimization, and authoritative tone.
- How is the Akii plugin different from SearchFit SEO and other Claude Code SEO plugins?
- Akii is the only Claude Code SEO plugin that returns a real 0–100 AI Visibility Score with a four-dimension breakdown via a production workflow, ships the Princeton GEO tactics as one optimize-page skill with mode flags, and auto-detects your existing Ahrefs / GSC / Apify / DataForSEO MCPs without configuration. All 13 skills, 5 agents, and 8 commands are free and MIT-licensed.
- Does the Akii plugin run on Windows?
- The plugin is tested on macOS and Linux. The SessionEnd hook uses POSIX bash, so it should work under WSL on Windows. Native Windows support is untested. Please open an issue if you hit a problem.