# scan_competitor_ai_presence

Compare AI visibility across multiple entities side-by-side. Probes each entity (your brand + N competitors) with ai_visibility_check, ranks by score, surfaces which is most/least recognized. Useful for competitive AI-marketing audits: "does Claude know about us as well as our competitors?". Returns ranked list with score, confidence, signal density per entity.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `scan_competitor_ai_presence`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz/scan-competitor-ai-presence

## Facts

- Tool: `scan_competitor_ai_presence`
- Server: 19hz (`https://gateway.pipeworx.io/19hz/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-19hz
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server CORS policy: *
- Server rate-limited: yes
- Parameters: 4 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `models` | array | no | Which models to probe. Supported: "workers-ai" (free default), "anthropic" (requires _apiKey). Omit for just workers-ai. |
| `_apiKey` | string | no | Optional Anthropic API key — only if "anthropic" is in models. Passed to api.anthropic.com per probe. |
| `context` | string | no | Optional shared context applied to every probe (e.g. "B2B SaaS", "Boston restaurant"). Disambiguates common names. |
| `entities` | array | yes | Array of 2-8 entities to compare (brand/business/product names). First entry treated as the "subject" for narrative; rest are competitors. |

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": "scan_competitor_ai_presence",
    "arguments": {
      "entities": []
    }
  }
}
```

## Why scan_competitor_ai_presence is rated Low

This is purely an informational/analytical tool that retrieves and ranks data about AI visibility across competitors. It has no side effects, does not modify any state, does not execute arbitrary code, and does not delete data. The 'audit' nature is retrospective analysis only.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states it 'Compare[s] AI visibility across multiple entities', 'Probes each entity', and 'Returns ranked list with score, confidence, signal density'."

## Use case

AI agents call scan_competitor_ai_presence to retrieve information from 19hz 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 19hz:

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

## Other tools on 19hz (31)

- `forget` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz/forget.md
- `polymarket_arbitrage` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz/polymarket-arbitrage.md
- `polymarket_edges` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz/polymarket-edges.md
- `ai_visibility_check` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz/ai-visibility-check.md
- `ask_pipeworx` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz/ask-pipeworx.md
- `ask_pipeworx_grounded` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz/ask-pipeworx-grounded.md
- `bet_research` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz/bet-research.md
- `compare_entities` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz/compare-entities.md
- `deep_research` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz/deep-research.md
- `discover_tools` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz/discover-tools.md
- `entity_profile` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz/entity-profile.md
- `events` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz/events.md
- `list_subscriptions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz/list-subscriptions.md
- `pipeworx_trending` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz/pipeworx-trending.md
- `polymarket_edge_tracker` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz/polymarket-edge-tracker.md
- `polymarket_kalshi_spread` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz/polymarket-kalshi-spread.md
- `recall` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz/recall.md
- `recent_alerts` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz/recent-alerts.md
- `recent_changes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz/recent-changes.md
- `regions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz/regions.md
- `resolve_entity` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz/resolve-entity.md
- `scan_dependency` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz/scan-dependency.md
- `search_within` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz/search-within.md
- `suggest_questions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz/suggest-questions.md
- `validate_claim` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz/validate-claim.md
- `generate_llms_txt` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz/generate-llms-txt.md
- `pipeworx_feedback` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz/pipeworx-feedback.md
- `polymarket_fill_risk` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz/polymarket-fill-risk.md
- `remember` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz/remember.md
- `subscribe` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz/subscribe.md
- …and 1 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-19hz.md

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