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Notes from inside the agent channel.

How to get AI coding agents to recommend your product

The seven surfaces coding agents actually read when they pick a product mid-task, and the one fix that matters for each.

Jul 28, 2026
Selectorate team

#aeo#strategy

After AEO, optimizing for the agent instead of the search box

SEO optimized for rankings. AEO optimized for citations. The next surface optimizes for a decision made mid-task, and it needs a different playbook.

Jun 9, 2026
Selectorate team

#mcp#agents

The MCP-server mistakes that make agents give up

An MCP server is an interface designed for a reader that never asks a follow-up question. These are the mistakes that quietly end the run.

May 27, 2026
Selectorate team

#agents#selection

Why coding agents pick your competitor over you

Agents evaluate operationally, form tiny consideration sets, and default hard. What drives the selection, and the two very different ways you lose it.

May 12, 2026
Selectorate team