v1.0.0 — Public launch

First public release of Brand AI Rank Tracker — the open-source Chrome extension that tells you what Google AI Overviews and AI Mode actually do with your brand.

Highlights

• 🛣️ Lane model — every query/brand pair lands in one of four lanes: visible citation win, grounded only, organic only, missing
• 🎛️ Command Center dashboard — KPIs, mentions tracker with Lane Δ column, capture diff, watchlist runner
• 🔬 DEJAN Research Lens — honest observed-vs-published baselines, swaps in your own curve at n≥5 samples
• 🧠 Response Forensics — ELRC tokens, CSI gen_204 timings, Maps injection, Shadow AIO detection
• 🏊 Pool→Display filter intelligence — domain survival rate, position-gap aggression, video injection (inspired by Olivier de Segonzac's research)
• 🔌 MCP server bridge — query your capture data from Claude Code / Claude Desktop / Codex CLI
• 🔒 100% local — no cloud, no API key, no telemetry

Install

1. Download `Source code (zip)` below and unzip
2. Open `chrome://extensions`
3. Enable Developer mode
4. Click "Load unpacked" → select the unzipped folder
5. Configure your brand from the popup settings gear

Full docs in the README.

Manifest

• Chrome Manifest V3
• Single bundle, no build step required
• ~1MB total

License

MIT. Use it, fork it, ship a SaaS on top of it.

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Built by Vijay Chauhan — SEO practitioner.

If this tool helped you, a ⭐ on the repo is the entire compensation plan.