Slav founded The Cited in 2026 as a response to the volume of guesswork in the GEO space. Every article in the publication starts with primary research — and every claim points back to a dataset or methodology that you can reproduce.
Outside of editorial work, Slav is a builder. The Cited's open-source tools (llms.txt generator, schema validator, AI visibility checker) are all live on GitHub.
Slav is based in Europe and writes for a global audience.
Disclosures
The Cited maintains an editorial wall. Slav declares the following standing relationships:
- None at present.
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Articles by Slav Pawlikiewicz
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We audited 100 top developer-tools and SaaS sites for an llms.txt file. Only 37 of them serve one at the apex — and the gap is concentrated in the places you might expect it not to be. The full spec, the audit, and a 10-minute setup.
What is Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)?
An honest taxonomy of the discipline that is reshaping how the web is read — by both humans and machines.