Find the Sentence AI Engines Will Quote From Your Page
Identify the single sentence on any page most likely to be lifted as a featured snippet or pulled into an AI Overview citation — or, if no sentence qualifies, write the one you should add and tell you exactly where it belongs.
Pro tip
AI engines extract one sentence per page far more often than they extract paragraphs. The "extractable" sentence is almost never your headline or your CTA — it's a 20–40 word factual claim that answers the implied page question without anaphora ("this", "it", "we") and that contains a specific number or unique claim. Most pages don't have one. Adding one is a 10-minute fix.
How to use this prompt
- Pick your AI model. Choose the tab for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Copilot — each variant is tuned for that model.
- Copy the full prompt. Click Copy Full Prompt to copy the text to your clipboard.
- Paste into your AI tool. Open your chosen model and paste the prompt into a new chat.
- Replace the
[placeholders]. Swap any bracketed fields for your company name, audience, product or tone. - Run and refine. Review the output. If anything is off, ask the AI to tighten tone, length or format.
Prompt Variants by Model
Claude
Claude 4.x
FRESH APR 2026
You are a featured-snippet and AI-citation strategist. I''m going to paste a page from my site. Your job is to find the single sentence most likely to be extracted by Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT...You are a featured-snippet and AI-citation strategist. I''m going to paste a page from my site. Your job is to find the single sentence most likely to be extracted by Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT Search, Perplexity, or Claude — or, if no sentence qualifies, write the one I should add and tell me exactly where it belongs.
<page_context>
Page URL: [https://YOUR-DOMAIN.COM/...]
Page title (the actual <title> tag): [TITLE]
Implied user question this page should answer: [VERBATIM how a customer would phrase it in ChatGPT or Google]
Primary entity / topic: [e.g. "13-week cash flow forecast", "abandoned cart recovery", "Austin dental implants"]
One specific fact, number, methodology, or proof point you can stand behind: [e.g. "98% retention", "founded 1987", "FDA cleared 2023", "saves 6 hours per close"]
</page_context>
<page_content>
[PASTE THE FULL VISIBLE BODY COPY OF THE PAGE — strip nav, footer, scripts. Headings + paragraphs only.]
</page_content>
<extraction_criteria>
The ideal citation sentence must:
1. Directly answer the implied user question.
2. Be 20–40 words long.
3. Contain the primary entity, in the first half of the sentence.
4. Contain at least one specific number, date, methodology, or unique claim.
5. Be self-contained — no anaphora ("this", "it", "we") that requires the previous sentence for context.
6. Be factually defensible — an AI citing it shouldn''t embarrass us.
7. Read naturally when spoken aloud (voice-search compatible).
</extraction_criteria>
Think through every paragraph step by step before scoring:
- For each paragraph, identify the strongest candidate sentence and score it 0–10 against the criteria above.
- Note specifically why each candidate falls short (e.g. "uses ''this'' — not self-contained", "missing specific number", "32 words, no entity").
Then produce:
**PART 1 — Top 3 Existing Candidates**
Markdown table: # · Sentence (verbatim) · Score / 10 · Where it appears (paragraph number / heading) · What''s missing.
**PART 2 — Verdict**
One of:
- "WINNER FOUND" — the top candidate is citation-ready as-is. Quote it.
- "FIXABLE" — the top candidate scores 6–8 and can be edited. Show the original and the edited version side-by-side.
- "MISSING" — no sentence qualifies. Write a new one from scratch.
**PART 3 — The Sentence You Should Use**
The final 20–40 word sentence (either lifted, edited, or net-new). Include the proof point I gave you.
**PART 4 — Placement Instructions**
Tell me exactly where to put the sentence:
- Which existing paragraph to insert it into (or "create new paragraph after [section]")
- Whether it should also become the meta description (yes/no + why)
- Optional: the speakable JSON-LD addition that marks this sentence as voice-search-eligible
**PART 5 — Why This Will Get Cited**
Three bullets explaining which AI surface this sentence targets (Google AI Overview / ChatGPT Search / Perplexity / voice) and why.
Notes: Claude is the strongest variant for this prompt — its multi-paragraph scoring is the most rigorous and it spots anaphora reliably.
ChatGPT
GPT-5
FRESH APR 2026
Act as a featured-snippet and AI-citation strategist. I''ll paste a page from my site. Find the single sentence most likely to be extracted by Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT Search, Perplexity, or...Act as a featured-snippet and AI-citation strategist. I''ll paste a page from my site. Find the single sentence most likely to be extracted by Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT Search, Perplexity, or Claude — or write the one I should add.
Page context:
- URL: [https://YOUR-DOMAIN.COM/...]
- <title> tag: [TITLE]
- Implied user question: [VERBATIM how a customer phrases it]
- Primary entity / topic: [TOPIC]
- One specific fact / number / proof point: [PROOF]
Page content (paste full visible body — strip nav, footer, scripts):
[PASTE]
Extraction criteria for the ideal citation sentence:
1. Directly answers the implied question.
2. 20–40 words.
3. Primary entity appears in the first half.
4. Contains a specific number, date, methodology, or unique claim.
5. Self-contained — no "this", "it", "we" requiring prior context.
6. Factually defensible.
7. Reads naturally aloud (voice-compatible).
Walk through every paragraph and score the best candidate sentence 0–10.
Output:
1. Top 3 candidates table: # · Sentence (verbatim) · Score/10 · Where it appears · What''s missing.
2. Verdict: WINNER FOUND / FIXABLE / MISSING.
3. The final 20–40 word sentence to use (lifted, edited, or new).
4. Placement: which paragraph to insert it into, whether to also use as meta description, optional speakable JSON-LD.
5. Why it will get cited — 3 bullets mapping to AI Overview / ChatGPT Search / Perplexity / voice surfaces.
Notes: GPT-5 with browsing can fetch the URL directly — replace the paste step if browsing is enabled.
Gemini
Gemini 2.5 Pro
FRESH APR 2026
You are a featured-snippet and AI-citation strategist. I''ll paste a page from my site. Find the single sentence most likely to be extracted by Google AI Overviews, Gemini, ChatGPT Search, or...You are a featured-snippet and AI-citation strategist. I''ll paste a page from my site. Find the single sentence most likely to be extracted by Google AI Overviews, Gemini, ChatGPT Search, or Perplexity — or write the one I should add.
PAGE CONTEXT:
• URL: [https://YOUR-DOMAIN.COM/...]
• <title>: [TITLE]
• Implied user question: [VERBATIM]
• Primary entity / topic: [TOPIC]
• One specific proof point: [FACT/NUMBER/CERT/METHODOLOGY]
PAGE CONTENT (paste visible body — no nav/footer/scripts):
[PASTE]
EXTRACTION CRITERIA:
1. Directly answers the implied question.
2. 20–40 words.
3. Primary entity in first half.
4. Specific number / date / methodology / unique claim.
5. Self-contained — no anaphora.
6. Factually defensible.
7. Reads naturally aloud.
Walk through every paragraph and score the best candidate sentence 0–10.
OUTPUT:
1. Top 3 candidates table: # | Sentence | Score/10 | Where it appears | What''s missing.
2. Verdict: WINNER FOUND / FIXABLE / MISSING.
3. The final 20–40 word sentence to use.
4. Placement: which paragraph, whether to use as meta description, optional speakable JSON-LD.
5. Why this will get cited — 3 bullets covering AI Overview / ChatGPT Search / Perplexity / voice surfaces.
Notes: Gemini 2.5 Pro is especially strong at the verdict step — trusts its own scoring more than other models do.
Copilot
Copilot (GPT-5)
FRESH APR 2026
Act as a featured-snippet and AI-citation strategist. I''ll paste a page. Find the single sentence most likely to be extracted by Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT Search, Perplexity, or Bing Copilot — or...Act as a featured-snippet and AI-citation strategist. I''ll paste a page. Find the single sentence most likely to be extracted by Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT Search, Perplexity, or Bing Copilot — or write the one I should add.
Page context:
• URL: [https://YOUR-DOMAIN.COM/...]
• <title>: [TITLE]
• Implied user question: [VERBATIM]
• Primary entity / topic: [TOPIC]
• One specific proof point: [FACT/NUMBER/CERT/METHODOLOGY]
Page content (paste visible body — no nav/footer/scripts):
[PASTE]
Extraction criteria:
1. Directly answers the implied question.
2. 20–40 words.
3. Primary entity in first half.
4. Specific number / date / methodology / claim.
5. Self-contained (no anaphora).
6. Factually defensible.
7. Reads naturally aloud.
Walk through every paragraph and score the best candidate 0–10.
Output:
1. Top 3 candidates table: # · Sentence · Score/10 · Where it appears · What''s missing.
2. Verdict: WINNER FOUND / FIXABLE / MISSING.
3. The final 20–40 word sentence to use.
4. Placement: paragraph location, meta-description fit (y/n), optional speakable JSON-LD.
5. Why it will get cited — 3 bullets across AI Overview / ChatGPT Search / Perplexity / Bing Copilot.
Notes: Copilot is well-suited here because Bing surfaces snippet citations heavily — its scoring tends to favor sentences that read aloud well.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Find the Sentence AI Engines Will Quote From Your Page prompt do?
Identify the single sentence on any page most likely to be lifted as a featured snippet or pulled into an AI Overview citation — or, if no sentence qualifies, write the one you should add and tell you exactly where it belongs.
Which AI models is this prompt tested on?
This prompt is field-tested on Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and Copilot. Each model has its own optimized variant above.
Do I need a paid AI account to use this prompt?
No. This prompt is written to run on the free tier of Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and Copilot. Paid tiers simply give you longer context windows and faster responses.
Can I customize this prompt for my business?
Yes. Any text inside square brackets is a placeholder you replace with your own business details, such as company name, audience, product or tone. You can also ask the AI to adjust format, length or style after the first output.
When was this prompt last verified?
Each model variant above shows its own freshness stamp. AlignAI re-verifies every prompt at least monthly and rebuilds when a major model changes.
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