LLM Optimizer

LLM Optimizer is an AI visibility intelligence platform. It analyzes how large language models and AI search engines perceive, cite, and recommend brands — then provides research-backed optimization strategies to improve that visibility.

ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews are replacing traditional search for millions of people. The signals that determine whether an AI recommends your brand are fundamentally different from traditional SEO: earned media coverage, transcript quality, content structure, training data frequency, and citation network dynamics matter more than backlinks and keyword density. LLM Optimizer measures these signals across five analysis dimensions and produces a composite AI Visibility Score (0-100) with prioritized, actionable recommendations.

What It Analyzes

LLM Optimizer performs six types of analysis, each grounded in peer-reviewed research:

Answer Engine Optimization — Analyzes your website's content against the optimization strategies validated by the GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) research. Scores pages on quotation density (+41% visibility), statistical evidence (+33%), source citations (+28%), fluency, structural optimization, and machine readability. Produces per-question optimization scores with specific rewrite recommendations.

Video Authority Analysis — Two-phase analysis of YouTube presence. Phase 1 uses a fast model to assess individual videos for transcript quality, keyword alignment, and caption availability. Phase 2 feeds compact assessments into a reasoning model for four-pillar scoring: Transcript Authority, Topical Dominance, Citation Network, and Brand Narrative. Based on research showing YouTube is now the #1 social citation source for LLMs, appearing in 16% of AI answers.

Reddit Authority Analysis — Scrapes Reddit discussions mentioning your brand and analyzes community sentiment, competitive positioning, and training data signal strength. Uses Reddit's public .json endpoints with Cloudflare WARP proxy fallback. Scores four pillars: Presence, Sentiment, Competitive Position, and Training Signal.

Search Visibility Analysis — Evaluates your site's visibility across both Google AI Overviews and standalone LLMs. Checks robots.txt AI crawler policies, structured data, content freshness, brand search momentum, and earned media signals. Based on research showing only 12% overlap between Google top-10 results and ChatGPT/Perplexity citations.

LLM Knowledge Testing — Directly queries multiple LLM providers (Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, Grok) with your brand's target queries and analyzes how each model responds. Compares your brand's presence, accuracy, and recommendation likelihood across providers. Supports head-to-head competitor comparison.

Brand Intelligence — Aggregates all analysis dimensions into a composite AI Visibility Score weighted across Optimization (30%), Video Authority (20%), Reddit Authority (20%), Search Visibility (15%), and LLM Test (15%). Generates prioritized action items that track through to completion.

Research Foundation

The analysis methodology is grounded in published research. Key findings that inform the scoring:

• Content optimization: Embedding authoritative quotations improves AI citation visibility by +41%; adding statistics by +33%; keyword stuffing reduces visibility by -9% (GEO, Princeton/KDD 2024).
• Training data frequency: Answer accuracy more than doubles from rare (1-5 documents) to high-frequency (51+ documents) in training data. Being in training data AND being retrievable provides a compounding advantage (NanoKnow, 2026).
• Source preferences: AI search engines cite earned media 72-92% of the time vs. 18-27% for brand-owned content. Only 15-50% overlap with traditional Google results (GEO, Toronto 2025).
• Video transcripts: A 7B-parameter model trained on YouTube transcripts surpassed 72B models in commentary quality. Transcript quality is the dominant signal for video LLM influence — not production value or view counts (LiveCC, CVPR 2025).
• Citation concentration: Top 20 news sources capture 28-67% of all AI citations depending on provider. Different AI providers cite substantially different sources (cross-family similarity: 0.11-0.58) (AI Search Arena, 2025).
• Content freshness: AI assistants cite content 25.7% newer than traditional search. Freshness signals can shift ranking by up to 95 positions (Ahrefs, 2025).

For the complete research synthesis with methodology details, scoring frameworks, and prompt architecture, see research.md.

Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                     Caddy (port 8080)                   │
│                   TLS + reverse proxy                   │
└──────────┬────────────────────────────┬─────────────────┘
           │                            │
    /api/auth, /api/users,       Everything else
    /api/tenants, /api/billing,
    /api/admin, /api/bootstrap
           │                            │
           ▼                            ▼
┌─────────────────────┐    ┌──────────────────────────────┐
│  LastSaaS Backend   │    │   LLM Optimizer Backend      │
│    (port 8091)      │    │       (port 8090)            │
│                     │    │                              │
│  - Authentication   │    │  - Site analysis engine      │
│  - OAuth / SSO      │    │  - Video analysis (2-phase)  │
│  - Billing (Stripe) │    │  - Reddit analysis           │
│  - Tenant management│    │  - Search visibility         │
│  - API key mgmt     │    │  - LLM knowledge testing     │
│  - User management  │    │  - Brand intelligence        │
│                     │    │  - MCP server (OAuth 2.1)    │
│                     │    │  - REST API (v1)             │
│                     │    │  - PDF report generation     │
│                     │    │  - Health monitoring          │
│                     │    │  - Cloudflare WARP proxy     │
└─────────────────────┘    └──────────────────────────────┘
           │                            │
           └────────────┬───────────────┘
                        ▼
              ┌───────────────────┐
              │   MongoDB Atlas   │
              │                   │
              │  - analyses       │
              │  - brand_profiles │
              │  - video_analyses │
              │  - reddit_cache   │
              │  - health_checks  │
              │  - tenants / users│
              └───────────────────┘

Backend — Go 1.24, standard library net/http with gorilla/mux-style routing. No web framework. LLM provider abstraction supports Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, and Grok with streaming SSE responses. Each provider implements a common interface for Call, Stream, VerifyKey, and BuildStreamBody.

Frontend — React 19 + TypeScript + Vite + Tailwind CSS. Single-page application with SSE streaming for real-time analysis progress. The SaaS deployment uses a frontend overlay system that extends the base LastSaaS frontend with product-specific pages.

Multi-tenant SaaS — Built on LastSaaS, an open-source SaaS framework that provides authentication, billing (Stripe), tenant isolation, and user management. LLM Optimizer runs as a dependent application — LastSaaS handles the auth/billing plane while LLM Optimizer handles the product plane.

MCP Server — Model Context Protocol server using Streamable HTTP transport with OAuth 2.1 (PKCE + Dynamic Client Registration). Lets AI assistants like Claude access analysis data, visibility scores, and action items programmatically.

Cloudflare WARP — Integrated as a SOCKS5 proxy for Reddit scraping fallback (handles 429/403 rate limits).

Prerequisites

• Go 1.24+
• Node.js 20+ and npm
• MongoDB (Atlas recommended, local works for development)
• Anthropic API key (required — used for site analysis, optimization scoring, and brand intelligence)
• LastSaaS (required for SaaS mode with auth/billing; optional for standalone mode)

Optional API keys for additional providers and features:

• OpenAI API key — LLM knowledge testing with GPT models
• Google Gemini API key — LLM knowledge testing with Gemini models
• xAI Grok API key — LLM knowledge testing with Grok models
• YouTube Data API key — Video authority analysis

Setup

Standalone Mode (single user, no auth)

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/jonradoff/llmopt.git
   cd llmopt
   

2. Copy the example environment file and fill in your values:

   cp .env.dev.example .env
   

   Required variables:

   ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-api03-your-key-here
   MONGODB_URI=mongodb+srv://user:pass@cluster.mongodb.net/?appName=Cluster0
   PORT=8080
   

3. Build and run the backend:

   cd backend
   go build -o llmopt .
   ./llmopt
   

4. Build and run the frontend (in a separate terminal):

   cd frontend
   npm install
   npm run dev
   

5. Open http://localhost:5173 in your browser.

SaaS Mode (multi-tenant with auth and billing)

SaaS mode requires LastSaaS as a dependency. LastSaaS provides authentication (OAuth/SSO), Stripe billing, tenant management, and the admin interface.

1. Clone with the LastSaaS dependency:

   git clone https://github.com/jonradoff/llmopt.git
   cd llmopt
   git clone https://github.com/jonradoff/lastsaas.git lastsaas
   

2. Configure environment variables:

   cp .env.prod.example .env
   

   Additional variables required for SaaS mode:

   LLMOPT_SAAS_ENABLED=true
   LLMOPT_ENCRYPTION_KEY=<32-byte-hex-key-for-tenant-api-key-encryption>
   LLMOPT_JWT_ACCESS_SECRET=<random-secret-for-jwt-signing>
   

   See the LastSaaS README for the full set of auth/billing environment variables (Google OAuth, Stripe keys, etc.).

3. For local development, use the start script:

   ./start-saas.sh
   

4. For production deployment on Fly.io:

   fly deploy -c fly.saas.toml
   

   See deploy.md for the full deployment guide.

Build Verification

cd backend && go build ./...
cd ../frontend && npx tsc --noEmit

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Description
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY	Yes	Anthropic API key for analysis engine
MONGODB_URI	Yes	MongoDB connection string
PORT	No	Server port (default: 8080)
DATABASE_NAME	No	MongoDB database name (default: llmopt)
LLMOPT_SAAS_ENABLED	SaaS only	Enable multi-tenant SaaS mode
LLMOPT_ENCRYPTION_KEY	SaaS only	AES key for encrypting tenant API keys
LLMOPT_JWT_ACCESS_SECRET	SaaS only	HMAC secret for JWT signing
MCP_JWT_SECRET	No	MCP OAuth token signing key (derived from encryption key if not set)
BASE_URL	No	Public URL for OAuth metadata (default: https://llmopt.metavert.io)
YOUTUBE_API_KEY	No	YouTube Data API key for video analysis

Project Structure

llmopt/
├── backend/
│   ├── main.go              # HTTP server, routes, handlers, health checks
│   ├── models.go            # MongoDB document models
│   ├── db.go                # Database connection, collections, indexes
│   ├── llm.go               # LLM provider abstraction, streaming helpers
│   ├── provider.go          # Provider interface and registry
│   ├── provider_anthropic.go # Anthropic Claude implementation
│   ├── provider_openai.go   # OpenAI GPT implementation
│   ├── provider_gemini.go   # Google Gemini implementation
│   ├── provider_grok.go     # xAI Grok implementation
│   ├── youtube.go           # YouTube Data API client, video analysis
│   ├── reddit.go            # Reddit scraper with WARP fallback
│   ├── report_pdf.go        # PDF report generation
│   ├── screenshot.go        # Chromedp-based page screenshots
│   ├── api_v1.go            # REST API v1 handlers
│   ├── crypto.go            # AES encryption for tenant API keys
│   ├── migration.go         # Database migrations
│   ├── telemetry.go         # Anonymous usage telemetry
│   └── internal/
│       ├── mcpserver/       # MCP protocol server (OAuth 2.1 + tools)
│       ├── saas/            # SaaS middleware (JWT, tenant context)
│       └── ratelimit/       # Rate limiting
├── frontend/                # React + TypeScript + Vite + Tailwind
│   └── src/
│       ├── App.tsx          # Main application (analysis UI, dashboards)
│       └── main.tsx         # Entry point
├── frontend-overlay/        # SaaS-specific frontend extensions
│   └── src/
│       ├── pages/           # Settings, API key management
│       └── components/      # SaaS-specific UI components
├── deploy/
│   ├── Caddyfile            # Caddy reverse proxy config
│   └── supervisord.conf     # Process manager config
├── lastsaas/                # LastSaaS dependency (git clone, gitignored)
├── research.md              # Full research synthesis with citations
├── deploy.md                # Production deployment guide
├── Dockerfile               # Standalone mode
├── Dockerfile.saas          # SaaS mode (Caddy + supervisord)
├── fly.toml                 # Fly.io config (standalone)
├── fly.saas.toml            # Fly.io config (SaaS)
└── start-saas.sh            # Local SaaS development script

MCP Server

LLM Optimizer includes a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets AI assistants like Claude access your brand intelligence and optimization data programmatically. The server uses Streamable HTTP transport with OAuth 2.1 authentication.

Server URL: https://llmopt.metavert.io/mcp

Listed on Smithery and awesome-mcp-servers (Glama). Official MCP Registry submission in progress.

Privacy

The LLM Optimizer MCP server accesses only data already stored in your LLM Optimizer account (domains, reports, visibility scores, and action items). No data is shared with third parties. Read-only tools (llmopt_list_domains, llmopt_get_report, llmopt_get_visibility_score, llmopt_list_todos) do not modify any data. The llmopt_update_todo tool mutates only todo status fields. API keys and OAuth tokens are transmitted over HTTPS and stored hashed (SHA-256). For full details see the Privacy Policy.

Authentication

Option 1 — Access Key (recommended): Create a personal lok_ access key at Settings → Access Keys in the app. Enter it in the OAuth prompt when connecting. Each key grants full access to your account's MCP tools.

Option 2 — OAuth 2.1: Full browser-based OAuth flow with PKCE. Claude Desktop handles this automatically when you add the server URL.

Available Tools

Tool	Description	Parameters
llmopt_list_domains	List all domains tracked for your account	(none)
llmopt_get_report	Get a specific analysis report for a domain	domain (required), report_type (required): analysis, optimizations, video, reddit, search, summary, tests, brand
llmopt_get_visibility_score	Get the composite AI visibility score (0-100) for a domain, weighted across 5 components	domain (required)
llmopt_list_todos	List action items from optimization analyses	status (optional): todo, completed, backlogged, archived; domain (optional)
llmopt_update_todo	Update a todo item's status (admin/owner only)	id (required), status (required): todo, completed, backlogged, archived

Working Examples

1. Get a quick brand health summary

"What's the AI visibility score for acme.com and what are the top recommendations?"

Claude will call llmopt_get_visibility_score then llmopt_get_report (report_type: summary) to give you a snapshot of how well the brand appears in LLM outputs and what to fix first.

2. Triage your optimization backlog

"Show me all my open todo items across all domains, prioritized by domain."

Claude calls llmopt_list_todos with status: todo, groups results by domain, and presents them as a prioritized task list — ready to assign or schedule.

3. Competitive visibility comparison

"Compare the analysis reports for acme.com and competitorx.com and tell me where we're losing."

Claude fetches llmopt_get_report (report_type: analysis) for both domains, then synthesizes the differences — identifying topics where the competitor is mentioned and you're not.

4. Morning brand briefing

"Give me a daily briefing: any visibility score changes, new todos, and Reddit sentiment for mycompany.com."

Claude chains llmopt_get_visibility_score, llmopt_list_todos (status: todo), and llmopt_get_report (report_type: reddit) to create a concise morning summary you can drop into Slack.

5. Close out completed work

"I've finished all the meta-description updates. Mark all the meta-description todos for acme.com as completed."

Claude calls llmopt_list_todos filtered by domain to find relevant items, then calls llmopt_update_todo for each, confirming which were updated.

MCP Configuration

Claude Code (HTTP native)

Add to ~/.claude.json under mcpServers:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "llmopt-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://llmopt.metavert.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

On first use, Claude Code will open a browser to authorize. Enter your lok_ access key (create one at Settings → Access Keys).

Claude Desktop

Option A — OAuth (easiest, no key to manage):

npm install -g mcp-remote

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "llmopt-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-remote", "https://llmopt.metavert.io/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

On first launch, a browser window will open to authorize. Sign in at llmopt.metavert.io and enter your lok_ access key.

Option B — Direct key (no browser auth, simpler for power users):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "llmopt-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://llmopt.metavert.io/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization: Bearer lok_your_access_key_here"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Replace lok_your_access_key_here with a key from Settings → Access Keys.

Direct HTTP

# List available tools
curl -X POST https://llmopt.metavert.io/mcp \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer lok_your_access_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'

# Get visibility score
curl -X POST https://llmopt.metavert.io/mcp \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer lok_your_access_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"llmopt_get_visibility_score","arguments":{"domain":"acme.com"}}}'

OAuth Endpoints

Endpoint	Description
GET /.well-known/oauth-protected-resource	Protected Resource Metadata (RFC 9728)
GET /.well-known/oauth-authorization-server	Authorization Server Metadata (RFC 8414)
POST /oauth/register	Dynamic Client Registration (RFC 7591)
GET /oauth/authorize	Authorization endpoint
POST /oauth/token	Token endpoint (code exchange + refresh)

REST API

A REST API is also available at /api/v1/. See the API Docs page for a formatted guide.

License

MIT - Copyright (c) 2026 Metavert LLC