{"slug": "treg-s-open-source-aeo-toolkit-finds-sources-cited-by-ai-answers", "title": "Treg's open-source AEO toolkit finds sources cited by AI answers", "summary": "Treg, the agent-tools company founded by Jason Zhou with founding engineer Shi Tianxin, announced an open-source answer engine optimization (AEO) toolkit on October 19th, 2026 that records websites cited in AI answers and identifies the people behind those sources, according to Treg's AEO documentation. The company said the toolkit gives founders and growth teams a documented way to investigate where AI-generated answers draw their material, and its broader product also gives agents access to third-party tools.", "body_md": "# Treg's open-source AEO toolkit finds sources cited by AI answers\n\n**Treg says the toolkit records sites cited by AI systems and identifies their authors; its broader product also gives agents access to third-party tools.**\n\n        By [RuntimeWire Staff](https://runtimewire.com/author/runtimewire-staff)\n        · Published \n\nPrimary source: [X](https://x.com/treg_ai/status/2112137248200380614)\n\n## Why it matters\n\nFor founders and growth teams, the toolkit maps websites that AI answers cite and identifies the people behind those sources, giving teams a documented way to investigate where AI-generated answers draw their material.\n\nTreg, the agent-tools company founded by Jason Zhou with founding engineer Shi Tianxin, announced an open-source answer engine optimization (AEO) toolkit on October 19th, 2026. Its documented workflow records websites cited in AI answers and finds the people behind those sources, according to [Treg's AEO documentation](https://treg.to/aeo?ref=runtimewire).\n\nWhen you purchase through links in our articles, [we may earn a small commission](https://runtimewire.com/affiliate-monetization-standards). This doesn’t affect our editorial independence.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/treg-s-open-source-aeo-toolkit-finds-sources-cited-by-ai-answers", "canonical_source": "https://runtimewire.com/article/treg-agent-tools-not-ai-answer-citations", "published_at": "2026-10-19 14:41:41+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-19 17:46:18.379468+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["generative-engine-optimization", "ai-search", "ai-agents", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["Treg", "Jason Zhou", "Shi Tianxin"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/treg-s-open-source-aeo-toolkit-finds-sources-cited-by-ai-answers", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/treg-s-open-source-aeo-toolkit-finds-sources-cited-by-ai-answers.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/treg-s-open-source-aeo-toolkit-finds-sources-cited-by-ai-answers.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/treg-s-open-source-aeo-toolkit-finds-sources-cited-by-ai-answers.jsonld"}}