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Six delivery workflows. One human operator.
Explore six delivery workflows for businesses commissioning search audits, implementation and ongoing work.
How the workflows connect
01 / The workflows
What each one
ships.
Pick a workflow. The full description stays in the questions below.
Pick a workflow to see what it ships.
Atlas · Manual V1
- Does
- Checks whether you are being cited and logs the answer.
- Ships
- Monthly citation index, per-query trend lines, before-and-after comparisons
Forge · Operator-led V1
- Does
- Drafts articles from approved evidence.
- Ships
- Agreed priority page and evidence improvements, with format and length set by the buyer question
Compass · Manual V1
- Does
- Reads your data and proposes next month's plays.
- Ships
- Monthly written strategy brief, locked next-month plan, anomaly alerts
Scribe · Live V1
- Does
- Produces the signed monthly PDF every retainer client receives on the 1st.
- Ships
- Signed PDF report on the 1st of every month
Hawk · Manual V1
- Does
- Watches your competitors and alerts on citation movement.
- Ships
- Monthly competitor watch report, alert-level flags on significant moves
Anvil · Live V1
- Does
- Checks access, relevant markup and useful page links.
- Ships
- Agreed technical review, relevant markup fixes, optional public-map maintenance and developer-ready tickets
02 / Public tools, free or freemium
Tools we are
opening to the public.
In preparation
Not available yetChatGPT recommendation check
A planned check of selected buyer questions. It is not publicly available yet; request a free visibility snapshot for an operator-reviewed starting point.
Live
Open toolllms.txt builder
Generate optional public-page documentation. Rule-based, copy-ready and free, with no API calls. Google ignores llms.txt for Search visibility and rankings.
Live
Open toolSchema generator
Choose a schema type, fill the fields, and copy JSON-LD ready to paste onto the page. Free public tool.
Limited beta planned
Not available yetCitation gap finder
Domain and email first. Small free sample, capped query set, then paid audit path. This will not be an unlimited API burner.
03 / Client-only systems
Not everything belongs in free tools.
Client-only roadmap
Client dashboard
Search Lab Retainer / reporting upgrade
Higher-tier add-on
Marketing agent
Search Lab add-on after proof exists
04 / The detail
The detail,
when you want it.
What do the six workflows do?
Explore six delivery workflows for businesses commissioning search audits, implementation and ongoing work. This page also lists free public tools and planned releases for checking and documenting parts of your site. Each workflow owns a clear deliverable and has a clear status. Thomas Howcroft signs off every shipment. Nothing leaves the lab without a human signature.
Atlas: Citation tracker
Atlas records an agreed question panel on the named platforms and modes where an authorised capture route and usable access exist. Coverage is confirmed in the scope, not inferred from the workflow name. Each completed answer records brand mentions and owned-domain source citations separately. Failed requests and unavailable source lists remain explicit. Source review supports repair hypotheses; a missing citation alone does not identify a fix.
Stack. Agreed capture route, structured evidence logs, JSON export and report charts. API and consumer-assistant captures stay separate.
Forge: Content drafter
Forge drafts answer-ready pieces from approved data exports, search evidence and citation gaps. Thomas signs each draft off.
Stack. LLM-assisted drafting, brand-guide prompt, manual research pack, schema injection checklist.
Compass: Strategy brief
Compass reads GA4 exports, Search Console exports, and the citation index every month. It spots which queries are improving, which are slipping, and where competitors are moving ahead. The next month's brief is written clearly: which pieces to ship, which queries to target, and which technical AEO fixes matter. The brief lands in your monthly report.
Stack. GA4 export, Search Console export, citation log, manual review, custom analyser layer.
Scribe: Monthly report generator
Scribe reads the approved sources: GA4, Search Console, Atlas citation rows, Hawk competitor data, and shipped work. It turns them into a branded PDF report with an executive summary, citation index, shipped work, next actions, and Thomas Howcroft's sign-off. It lands in your inbox by 09:00 on the 1st of every month.
Stack. Headless Chromium via Playwright, custom HTML renderer in the locked brand, R2 storage.
Hawk: Competitor watch
Hawk tracks up to three named competitors against the same query set. It shows where they are gaining mentions, losing ground, or being cited instead of you. When a competitor moves on a query you care about, the next Forge brief changes. You see the movement in the monthly report.
Stack. Atlas evidence log extended with competitor query sets, custom delta detector, manual alert routing.
Anvil: Technical AEO
Anvil checks crawler access, indexing evidence, readable page content, consistent business facts, internal links and social previews. Relevant structured data must match visible content. Google requires no special AI schema and ignores llms.txt for Search visibility and rankings. An optional llms.txt file can document public links, but it is not access control. Implementation depends on the agreed scope and site access; unresolved items become developer-ready tickets.
Stack. Schema.org validator, custom site crawler, knowledge graph mapper, platform implementation checklist.
Tools we are opening to the public.
Some internal tools are being cleaned up for public use. Free or freemium where it makes sense. They should diagnose real problems and create demand, not give away the delivery layer.
Not everything belongs in free tools.
Public tools should help someone see the problem. Client dashboards and marketing automation are delivery assets, so they stay inside higher-tier retainers or scoped add-ons once the reporting loop is proven.
Client dashboard
A private reporting surface for live citation timelines, content health, shipped work, and monthly report archive. This should support retained clients after the reporting loop is proven, not sit in the free public tools list.
Marketing agent
A distribution workflow for LinkedIn, newsletter, repurposing, and proof-led publishing. This belongs as a paid add-on for higher-level clients, not as a free public tool.
Next
Read how it all runs
The four-step method behind the monthly work.
Read how it worksNext
See the report clients receive
Fabricated sample report. Inspect source-row format, shipped-work sections and reporting limits.
Open the sampleWhen ready
Put the system to work on your site
GBP 2,250 audit. Credits back in full against a qualifying retainer signed within 30 days. See the audit terms.
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