Auxy determines domain ownership by evaluating retrieved citation URLs against configured prefix and subdomain matching rules, recomputing aggregate Citation Share and Share of Voice scores across the property.

flowchart LR
    A[Discovered Citation URL] --> B{Ownership Rule Evaluation}
    B -->|Matches Domain or Path| C[Flag as Owned Domain]
    B -->|No Match or Excluded| D[Flag as Third-Party]
    C --> E[Aggregate Metrics Engine]
    D --> E
    E --> F[Update Citation Share and SoV]