> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.mentionpilot.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Manage Your Setup

> Refine prompts, competitors, and get better insights over time

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## Managing your prompts (don’t ignore this)

As you add more prompts, you’ll probably realize:

Some are useful. Some are not.

That’s completely normal.

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### You can deactivate prompts

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  If a prompt isn’t relevant anymore, you don’t have to delete it.
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* It stops tracking
* It doesn’t count toward your plan
* You can bring it back anytime

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### You can reactivate later

If something becomes relevant again, just turn it back on.

Your tracking continues from there.

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### You can export everything

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  If you want to audit or share your setup:
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You can export your prompts as a CSV.

Simple but useful.

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## Now add competitors (this gives your data meaning)

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  Once your prompts are running, you’ll start seeing other brands show up in responses.
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### Why these matters

Without competitors, your data is just numbers.

With competitors, it becomes context.

Example:

You have 25% visibility.

Sounds decent.

But then you see a competitor at 60%.

Now you know there’s a gap and it’s not small.

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### How to add competitors

Go to the Brands section and add a few manually.

Start simple.

3 to 5 competitors are enough in the beginning.

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### One small but important detail

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  Use the name people actually use.
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“HubSpot” works

“hubspot.com” doesn’t

We’re tracking how AI mentions brands in conversation, not URLs.

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### If a brand has variations

Sometimes brands are mentioned in different ways.

You can add those as aliases, so nothing gets missed.

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## What happens after setup

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  Once your prompts and competitors are in place, you don’t need to keep doing things every day.
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MentionPilot keeps running everything in the background.

Within a couple of days, you’ll start noticing patterns like:

* certain competitors showing up everywhere
* certain prompts where you’re completely missing
* some topics where you’re actually strong

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## One honest piece of advice

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  Don’t try to make this perfect on day one.
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Start with:

* 10–15 solid prompts
* a few real competitors

Let it run.

Then come back and refine.

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## Final thought

If you get this setup right, everything else becomes easier.

Your dashboard makes sense.\
Your insights are clear.\
Your actions become obvious.

If you rush it, everything feels confusing.

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## What to do next

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  Once your project is set up:
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* let the data run for a bit
* then move to understanding your dashboard and sources

That’s where things start getting interesting.