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  "url": "https://answers.trakkr.ai/how-do-i-diagnose-why-microsoft-copilot-is-not-using-our-content",
  "question": "How do I diagnose why Microsoft Copilot is not using our content?",
  "description": "Learn how to diagnose Microsoft Copilot content visibility issues using Trakkr. Identify technical barriers and citation gaps to improve your brand's AI presence.",
  "summary": "Diagnosing why Microsoft Copilot ignores your content requires moving beyond traditional SEO. Use Trakkr to monitor crawler activity, audit technical accessibility, and track citation intelligence to ensure your brand appears in AI-generated answers.",
  "answer": "To diagnose why Microsoft Copilot is not using your content, you must treat the platform as a unique answer engine rather than a standard search index. Start by auditing your technical accessibility to ensure AI crawlers can successfully parse your site structure. Use Trakkr to monitor specific prompt sets and track whether your URLs are being cited in relevant responses. By comparing your performance against competitors, you can identify if the issue stems from content relevance, technical blocking, or a lack of authoritative positioning within the model's training or retrieval data.",
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  "entities": [
    "Microsoft Copilot",
    "Trakkr",
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    "Search Crawlers",
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  "createdAt": "2026-02-03",
  "reviewedAt": "2026-04-29",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-29",
  "articleSection": "Citation Intelligence",
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    "Trakkr",
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      "slug": "citation-audits",
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