Limitations & Current Constraints

Last Updated: December 2025 Status: Early Access

AIDP is in early access, and we believe in being transparent about current limitations and constraints. This document outlines what AIDP can and cannot do today.

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Analytics Limitations

What We Can Measure

AIDP can track the following metrics without requiring cooperation from AI platforms:

• Citations: When AI platforms specifically reference your business by name in responses

• API Calls: When AI platforms access your profile data through our API

• Click-Throughs: When citations lead to website visits (via referrer tracking)

• MCP Tool Invocations: When AI platforms use MCP tools to access your data

• Profile Views: When your profile is accessed through our platform

What We Cannot Measure (Yet)

The following metrics require cooperation from AI platforms, which we don't currently have:

• True Impressions: Mentions of your business in AI responses that we cannot detect

• Zero-Click Visibility: When your business is mentioned but the user doesn't click

• Conversational Context: The full context of how your business was discussed

• Cross-Platform Aggregation: Unified metrics across all AI platforms

Why? AI platforms don't currently provide analytics APIs or webhooks that would allow us to track these metrics. This is a limitation of the current ecosystem.

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Platform Limitations

Current Stage

AIDP is in early access. This means:

• Limited AI Platform Integration: While we support MCP and REST APIs, not all AI platforms have integrated AIDP yet

• Beta Features: Some features may be incomplete or change based on feedback

• Limited Historical Data: Analytics are limited by how long the platform has been running

• Manual Processes: Some processes may require manual intervention

Feature Availability

Available Now:

• Business profile creation and management

• MCP server integration

• Basic analytics (citations, API calls)

• Profile optimization tools

• Data export

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Technical Limitations

API Rate Limits

Current API rate limits are:

• Free Tier: 100 requests/hour per API key

• Business Tier: 1,000 requests/hour per API key

These limits may change as we scale.

Data Processing

• Real-time Updates: Profile updates may take up to 24 hours to propagate to all AI platforms

• Image Processing: Large images may take time to process and optimize

• Search Indexing: New businesses may take up to 48 hours to appear in search results

Browser Compatibility

AIDP Platform works best on:

• Chrome/Edge (latest 2 versions)

• Firefox (latest 2 versions)

• Safari (latest 2 versions)

Older browsers may experience limited functionality.

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Data Limitations

Geographic Coverage

• Primary Focus: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia

• Expanding: We're actively adding support for more countries

• Language Support: Currently English only

Business Categories

We support all business categories, but some may have more detailed schema support than others:

• Well Supported: Restaurants, Hotels, Retail, Professional Services

• Basic Support: All other categories (full schema support coming)

Historical Data

• Analytics History: Limited to data collected since your profile was created

• Trend Analysis: Requires at least 30 days of data

• Benchmarking: Requires sufficient businesses in your category

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Integration Limitations

MCP Integration

• Claude Desktop: Fully supported

• Other MCP Clients: Supported but may require manual configuration

• Custom MCP Servers: Supported via our MCP server implementation

API Integration

• REST API: Fully supported

• GraphQL: Not yet available (planned)

• Webhooks: Basic support (expanding)

Third-Party Integrations

• Google Business Profile: Migration tool available

• Yelp: Migration tool available

• Other Platforms: Manual import required

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Privacy & Compliance Limitations

Data Processing

• GDPR Compliance: We're GDPR compliant, but some features may require additional configuration

• CCPA Compliance: We're CCPA compliant

• Data Retention: Some analytics data may be retained for longer periods for trend analysis

International Data Transfer

• Data Storage: Currently stored in US-based servers

• International Transfers: May involve data transfer outside your jurisdiction

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Support Limitations

Current Support Channels

• Email: [e-mail] (response within 48 hours)

• GitHub Issues: For bug reports and feature requests

• Documentation: Comprehensive docs available

Support Availability

• Response Time: 24-48 hours for email support

• Priority Support: Not yet available (coming soon)

• Phone Support: Not available

• Live Chat: Not available

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How to Report Limitations

If you encounter a limitation that's not documented here, or if you have suggestions for improvements:

1. GitHub Issues: Create an issue

2. Email: [e-mail]

3. Discussions: GitHub Discussions

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Honest Assessment

AIDP is an ambitious project in an emerging space. We're building something that hasn't been done before, and we're learning as we go. Some limitations are technical constraints, others are ecosystem constraints (requiring AI platform cooperation), and some are simply because we're early stage.

Our Commitment: We'll always be transparent about what we can and cannot do. If something isn't possible, we'll tell you why.

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Questions? Contact us at [e-mail] or visit our FAQ.