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

# Dashboard

> A tour of the dashboard: the widgets, what each one shows, and how to use them together.

The dashboard is the first page you see for a project. It answers "how are we doing in AI answers right now, and what changed?" in one screen. Everything on it follows the [filters](https://docs.echod.ai/analyze/filters-and-periods.md) at the top.

![The full dashboard with all widgets](https://mintcdn.com/sherpas-design/qmEl5MUhXLHMeD6J/images/analyze/dashboard-full.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=qmEl5MUhXLHMeD6J\&q=85\&s=c6e51383405eef9acb519cf6fa63b717)

## Crawl status

The card at the top tells you how fresh the data is: when the last crawl finished and when the next one is due. While a crawl is running, figures update when it finishes. See [Crawls and data freshness](https://docs.echod.ai/analyze/crawls.md).

## Visibility

A chart of [Visibility](https://docs.echod.ai/metrics/visibility.md) over the selected period for your brand and up to six tracked competitors.

* Switch between **Line** and **Bar**, and between **Daily** and **Weekly** points.
* Click a brand in the legend to hide or show its series. This is useful when one brand's line crowds out the others.

## Score breakdown

Your brand's headline metrics for the period, each with its change against the previous period:

* **Avg Position**: [Average Position](https://docs.echod.ai/metrics/average-position.md). A lower number is better, so a drop shows as an improvement.
* **SOV**: [Share of Voice](https://docs.echod.ai/metrics/share-of-voice.md)
* **Citation Rate**: [Citation Rate](https://docs.echod.ai/metrics/citation-rate.md)
* **Sentiment**: [Sentiment](https://docs.echod.ai/metrics/sentiment.md), on a 0-100 scale where 50 is neutral

**New** instead of a change means this is the first reading, with nothing earlier to compare against.

## Platform Breakdown

Your Visibility on each AI platform, ranked from highest to lowest, with the number of mentions and citations behind it. Use it to see where you are strong and where you barely appear.

## Top Topics

Your five most visible topics. Click **View all** to open the full [Topics](https://docs.echod.ai/analyze/topic-and-prompt-reports.md) list.

## Competitor Rankings

Your tracked competitors ranked by Visibility, with your own brand marked **You**. Click a brand to see its domain on the [Citations](https://docs.echod.ai/analyze/citations.md) page. **View all** opens the competitor settings.

## Recent Changes

A feed of notable movements in the selected period. Echod adds an entry when, for example:

* A topic's Visibility rises or drops by at least 3 points
* A topic is measured for the first time
* A new competitor starts appearing in answers
* A competitor closes the gap on you
* Citations of your website on a platform rise

Small moves and topics with very few answers are left out, so the feed stays focused on changes worth a look.

![Recent Changes widget with topic and competitor movements](https://mintcdn.com/sherpas-design/qmEl5MUhXLHMeD6J/images/analyze/recent-changes.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=qmEl5MUhXLHMeD6J\&q=85\&s=61287f2f7684a076426ed15fbced70a1)

## A five-minute weekly check

1. Set the period to **Last 7 days** and read **Recent Changes**.
2. Glance at the **Score breakdown** changes. Anything moving by more than a few points deserves a look.
3. In **Platform Breakdown**, check whether one platform explains the movement. Filter to that platform.
4. Open the topic or competitor behind the change and read a few of the [chats](https://docs.echod.ai/analyze/chats.md) to see why.


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