# get_cited_domains

Get who the answers cited instead: the domains that appeared in the stored answers for a cataloged domain's tracked questions, ranked by how many answers cited them, with the engines that did. Claimed domains only. An appearance means a domain was cited by an answer we asked for: not an endorsement, not a quality ranking, not a claim that an engine prefers it. One appearance per answer however many of that site's pages it cited, latest check per cell only, and answers with no captured evidence contribute nothing rather than counting as "cited nobody".

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_cited_domains`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-groundedaeo-grounded-aeo/get-cited-domains

## Facts

- Tool: `get_cited_domains`
- Server: Grounded Aeo (`https://groundedaeo.com/api/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-groundedaeo-grounded-aeo.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://groundedaeo.com/api/mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade D, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 1 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `domain` | string | yes | Company domain, e.g. acme.com |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_cited_domains",
    "arguments": {
      "domain": "<domain>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why get_cited_domains is rated Low

This tool queries historical citation data and presents analytics about which domains were referenced in search engine answers. It performs data retrieval and ranking with no side effects, modifications, or external operations. The tool is purely informational—it analyzes stored results without altering any state or triggering actions.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool retrieves and ranks cited domains from stored answers for tracked questions. Key phrases: 'Get who the answers cited', 'ranked by how many answers cited them', 'An appearance means a domain was cited', 'latest check per cell only'."

## Use case

AI agents call get_cited_domains to retrieve information from Grounded Aeo without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Grounded Aeo:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_cited_domains": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Grounded Aeo (13)

- `run_audit` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-groundedaeo-grounded-aeo/run-audit.md
- `check_aeo_record` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-groundedaeo-grounded-aeo/check-aeo-record.md
- `check_serp` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-groundedaeo-grounded-aeo/check-serp.md
- `get_citations` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-groundedaeo-grounded-aeo/get-citations.md
- `get_company_facts` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-groundedaeo-grounded-aeo/get-company-facts.md
- `get_competitive_snapshot` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-groundedaeo-grounded-aeo/get-competitive-snapshot.md
- `get_engine_visibility` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-groundedaeo-grounded-aeo/get-engine-visibility.md
- `get_fact` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-groundedaeo-grounded-aeo/get-fact.md
- `get_keyword_gap` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-groundedaeo-grounded-aeo/get-keyword-gap.md
- `get_llms_txt` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-groundedaeo-grounded-aeo/get-llms-txt.md
- `propose_briefs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-groundedaeo-grounded-aeo/propose-briefs.md
- `search_catalog` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-groundedaeo-grounded-aeo/search-catalog.md
- `generate_free_record` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-groundedaeo-grounded-aeo/generate-free-record.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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