Publish modes
Choose how approved content reaches your site: we manage it end to end with Clone, publish to your CMS, or copy it yourself.
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Connect PilotDeck to your site
Step by step guides for linking your search data, your website, your social accounts and AI assistants, so PilotDeck can research, write and publish for you. Start with Search Console, the only connection PilotDeck requires.
- Search Console access is read-only
- Drafts wait for your approval by default
- Every credential in the guides is masked
Start here
Set up in three steps
Each step is a short guide with real screenshots. Do them in order, or jump to the one you need.
RequiredConnect Search ConsoleGive PilotDeck read-only access to your rankings, clicks and indexed pages. It is the only connection PilotDeck needs.Open the guide
Pick oneChoose how content reaches your siteClone, CMS or Copy: decide who puts approved articles on your site, and what access that needs.Compare the modes
OptionalShare what you publishConnect Publer, Buffer or Postiz so approved posts reach your social accounts as drafts.See social tools
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Everything you can connect, grouped by what it does.
Search & analytics
Connect the data sources that feed the PilotDeck engine. Google Search Console is the only required connection.
- Google Search Console
- Google Analytics 4Soon
- Google Business ProfileSoon
- Bing Webmaster ToolsSoon
Social connections
Connect a social scheduling tool so PilotDeck can share what you publish, and choose which accounts each site uses.
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AI assistants
Connect an AI assistant such as Claude to one PilotDeck site, so you can review your plan, check drafts and track AI visibility in a chat.
- Claude
- Connect an AI agent with an MCP token
- ChatGPTSoon
After you approve
Three ways to publish
Review comes first in every mode. What changes is who puts the article on your site.
CloneFully managedWe update your site's code, apply technical fixes and deploy. Needs repository and hosting access.Article publishingAutomaticTechnical SEO fixesApplied for youAccess we needRepo and hosting
CMSAuto-publishArticles go straight into your CMS as drafts or live. Fixes and new pages stay guided.Article publishingAutomaticTechnical SEO fixesGuidedAccess we needOne credential
CopyNo access neededYou paste each approved article into your own site. Nothing is automatic.Article publishingManualTechnical SEO fixesNot providedAccess we needNo access neededIn your AI assistant
Work with PilotDeck from an AI assistant
Ask about your plan, check a draft or track AI visibility from a chat. An assistant works with one site and never publishes.
See what a chat looks like
Try asking
Your AI assistantConnected to pilotdeck-testwebsite
You
Which drafts are waiting for my review?
You
Check my latest draft against my brand rules and verified facts.
You
Add "best family dentist near me" as a tracked AI question.
You
What is PilotDeck waiting on me for right now?
You
How much of my plan have I used this month?
Sample conversation. Your assistant answers from your own site.
- ClaudeSign in, no tokenAdd PilotDeck as a connector in Claude, sign in and pick a site.
- MCP tokenClaude Code, CursorCreate a token in Settings and add it to any MCP client that can send a header.
- MCP server referenceFor developersEvery tool with its inputs, plus scopes, limits, sign-in endpoints and error codes.
Stuck, or your platform is not listed?
Every guide ends with troubleshooting. If you are still blocked, our team can help you finish the setup.
