Queries

Query types

Queries vary by origin and tone:

• By origin: manual, auto (autogeneration), favorite (scheduled), mcp (via MCP integration).
• By tone: comparative, negative, neutral.
• Each query is sent to one or more AI providers based on settings.
• Responses are stored as Answer entities and used for tonality and mention analytics.

Manual creation

In the dashboard's Queries section you can create custom queries and pick AI providers explicitly.

This is origin=manual. AISettings weights are not applied - the query goes to all selected providers as-is. Useful for spot checks and targeted debugging.

Autogeneration

Brandfound generates queries based on company data (products, competitors, keywords) within the plan's daily limit.

• Scheduler runs every 5 minutes per user.
• Query templates are picked according to queryTypes (e.g. 50% comparative, 30% neutral, 20% negative).
• Region and language come from company settings (Default Language, CompanyGeoTarget).

AI provider distribution

In AI provider settings you set percentages per AI: e.g. 30% Gemini, 30% Yandex Alice, 20% Alice Chat, 10% ChatGPT, 10% Perplexity. The sum doesn't have to equal 100 - the system normalizes values automatically.

Brandfound applies the largest-remainder method (Hamilton) to each autogenerated batch. This gives exact proportions even on small volumes: a batch of 50 with weights 30/30/20/10/10 splits exactly into 15/15/10/5/5.

Weights = share of future queries, not the chance of being picked on retry. If Gemini fails to respond, the system does not round-robin through the other providers - it gently puts the query back into the queue.

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Supported providers

Currently supported:

• ChatGPT (OpenAI)
• Gemini (Google)
• Perplexity
• Yandex Alice (search)
• Alice Chat