Stride

Features

How each part of Stride works — scans, scoring, actions, proof, competitors, content and automation.

Last updated 2026-09-11

Reference documentation for each Stride feature: what it does, where to find it, and how to use it.

If you're new, read Getting Started first — these pages assume you've run at least one scan.

Feature What it covers
Visibility Index & dashboard Visibility state, next step, measured rates, diagnostic index
Action Items and proof How Action Items lists your fixes and shows what later scans found after you shipped them
Topic Authority Own a buyer category across five question shapes
Scheduled scans Cadence by plan, priority vs full sweeps
Competitive intelligence Competitor benchmarks and gaps
Cited sources Pages and domains AI answers cite, their positions, and the answers behind them
Content generation Content Gap diagnosis, Content Agents, Create Content, Optimize Content, Knowledge Base facts and brand voice, action drafts, workflow modes, publishing
Community Signals Reddit question queue and manual outreach drafts
Commerce readiness Shopify catalog readiness for AI shopping (needs a connected store; new connections open with the Shopify App Store listing)
Brand integrity False or unsupported AI claims about your brand
Page Health Browser-based response, rendered content, link and desktop lab diagnostics
Page performance Page-level search, AI citation, AI-referred session and crawler readings without blended totals
Business model & traffic value How AI-referred traffic is valued for your type of business

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Visibility Index & dashboardHow visible you are, the next step, the diagnostic index, and proof when comparable scans exist.Scheduled scans & automationHow automatic scans work, how often they run, and when to trigger one manually.Competitive intelligenceBenchmark your visibility against competitors and find the gaps worth closing.Topic AuthorityTrack whether AI engines treat you as the go-to brand for a whole buyer category — not just one prompt.Cited sourcesWhich pages, sites and videos AI answers cite, which brands those pages name, and where you can earn the next citation.Content generation & optimizationTurn visibility gaps into drafted content, and optimize pages you already have.Community SignalsFind buyer questions on Reddit and draft helpful talking points your team posts itself.Commerce readinessCommerce readiness grades a connected Shopify catalog for AI shopping assistants. It launches with Stride's Shopify App Store listing.Brand integrityCatch false or unsupported claims AI engines make about your brand.Business model & traffic valueHow Stride values AI-referred traffic for your type of business — stores, lead gen, SaaS, mobile apps, service and local businesses.Action Items & proofWork through the fixes Stride finds, then see what later scans showed after you shipped them.AI trafficSee how many visitors AI assistants send to your site, which pages they land on, whether they convert, and which tracked prompts cite those pages.Top pagesCompare search, AI citation, AI-referred session, and crawler readings for each indexed page without blending the sources.Page HealthMeasure whether your monitored pages are readable, technically sound, and stable in Stride’s desktop lab.AI ReadinessCheck whether AI crawlers and answer engines can reach, understand, and efficiently read your site.

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