Visibility Probe
Definition
A visibility probe is a single controlled test—usually one prompt on one model—to sample whether and how a brand appears in the answer.
By Vinespire Editorial Team, Editorial ·
This term is part of the full AI search glossary.
Full definition
Probes are the atomic unit of AI visibility research: run a prompt, capture the raw answer, score mention, position, sentiment, citations, and errors. Repeating probes builds a prompt battery and enables drift detection.
Control variables (account state, browsing mode, locale, date) or label them when control is impossible. One lucky probe is anecdote; systematic probes are measurement.
Automate capture where policy allows, but keep human review for hallucination and sentiment quality. See Prompt Battery, Model Drift, and Citation Rate.