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marcus/sidecar

Default branch main · commit 371bbd18 · scanned 6/20/2026, 8:31:50 PM

GitHub: 1,029 stars · 78 forks

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AI VISIBILITY SCORE
35 /100
Critical
Category recall
0 / 2
Not recommended in any query
Rule findings
1 pass · 1 warn · 0 fail
Objective metadata checks
AI knows your name
3 / 3
Direct prompts that named your repo
HOW TO READ THIS REPORT

Action plan is what to do next — copy-pasteable changes prioritized by impact. Category visibility is the real GEO test: when a user asks an AI a brand-free question that should surface marcus/sidecar, does the AI actually recommend you — or your competitors? Objective checks verify the metadata signals AI engines weight first. Self-mention check detects whether AI even knows you exist by name.

Action plan — copy-paste fixes

3 prioritized changes generated by gemini-2.5-flash. Mark items done after you ship the fix.

OVERALL DIRECTION
  • highreadme#1
    Reposition the README's opening to clearly state its unique identity

    Why:

    CURRENT
    You might never open your editor again.
    COPY-PASTE FIX
    Sidecar is a terminal UI for AI-driven development, integrating diffs, file trees, conversation history, and task management directly into your shell. You might never open your editor again.
  • highabout#2
    Update the 'About' description to be more specific and unique

    Why:

    CURRENT
    Use sidecar next to CLI agents for diffs, file trees, conversation history, and task management with td
    COPY-PASTE FIX
    A terminal UI (TUI) for AI-driven development workflows, integrating diffs, file trees, conversation history, and task management alongside your CLI agents.
  • mediumtopics#3
    Expand topics to include more specific functionalities

    Why:

    CURRENT
    agentic-ai, agentic-workflows, claude-code, tui
    COPY-PASTE FIX
    agentic-ai, agentic-workflows, claude-code, tui, developer-tools, git-tui, terminal-workflow, ai-assistant-integration, code-review

Category GEO backends resolved for this scan: google/gemini-2.5-flash, deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash

Category visibility — the real GEO test

Brand-free queries asked to google/gemini-2.5-flash. Did AI recommend you, or someone else?

Same questions for every model — switch tabs to compare answers and rankings.

Recall
0 / 2
0% of queries surface marcus/sidecar
Avg rank
—
Lower is better. #1 = top recommendation.
Share of voice
0%
Of all named tools, what % are you?
Top rival
Cursor
Recommended in 1 of 2 queries
COMPETITOR LEADERBOARD
  1. Cursor · recommended 1×
  2. iTerm2 · recommended 1×
  3. Fig · recommended 1×
  4. tmux · recommended 1×
  5. OpenAI API · recommended 1×
  • CATEGORY QUERY
    How to integrate AI agent interactions and development tasks within a single terminal UI?
    you: not recommended
    AI recommended (in order):
    1. Cursor
    2. iTerm2
    3. Fig
    4. tmux
    5. OpenAI API
    6. VS Code
    7. GitHub Copilot Chat
    8. CodeGPT
    9. Warp
    10. Zed

    AI recommended 10 alternatives but never named marcus/sidecar. This is the gap to close.

    Show full AI answer
  • CATEGORY QUERY
    Looking for a terminal-based tool to manage code diffs, file trees, and AI conversations.
    you: not recommended
    AI recommended (in order):
    1. LazyVim (LazyVim/LazyVim)
    2. VS Code (microsoft/vscode)
    3. Helix (helix-editor/helix)
    4. Emacs (emacs-mirror/emacs)
    5. Magit (magit/magit)
    6. dired
    7. gptel (karthink/gptel)
    8. llm.el (emacs-openai/llm.el)
    9. GitUI (extrawurst/gitui)
    10. Delta (dandavison/delta)
    11. Ranger (ranger/ranger)
    12. ollama (ollama/ollama)

    AI recommended 12 alternatives but never named marcus/sidecar. This is the gap to close.

    Show full AI answer

Objective checks

Rule-based audits of metadata signals AI engines weight most.

  • Metadata completeness
    warn

    Suggestion:

  • README presence
    pass

Self-mention check

Does AI even know your repo exists when asked about it directly?

  • Compared to common alternatives in this category, what is the core differentiator of marcus/sidecar?
    pass
    AI named marcus/sidecar explicitly

    AI answers can be confidently wrong. Read for accuracy: does it match your actual tech stack, audience, and differentiator?

  • If a team adopts marcus/sidecar in production, what risks or prerequisites should they evaluate first?
    pass
    AI named marcus/sidecar explicitly

    AI answers can be confidently wrong. Read for accuracy: does it match your actual tech stack, audience, and differentiator?

  • In one sentence, what problem does the repo marcus/sidecar solve, and who is the primary audience?
    pass
    AI named marcus/sidecar explicitly

    AI answers can be confidently wrong. Read for accuracy: does it match your actual tech stack, audience, and differentiator?

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