> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.get3rd.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Playbooks

> Turn AI-visibility gaps into a goal-based plan: pick a target, get prioritized tasks with impact scores, and track progress to close the gap.

A **Playbook** is a goal-based plan: you pick a goal, and 3RD diagnoses your situation, generates a prioritized set of tasks to reach it, and tracks your progress as you work. It's the difference between a dashboard that shows you a gap and a plan that closes it.

## Anatomy of a Playbook

<Steps>
  <Step title="You define a goal">
    A **goal** is a metric you want to increase for a specific set of prompts — e.g. *"Increase visibility to 70% for Employer Branding in ChatGPT."*
  </Step>

  <Step title="3RD diagnoses your current situation">
    It analyzes where you stand against the goal and why — missing content, weak citations, technical issues, negative framing.
  </Step>

  <Step title="It generates prioritized tasks">
    Each task is matched to your goal and categorized by type — content structure, outreach, trust, readability, and more. Every task carries an impact estimate so the highest-leverage work sorts to the top.
  </Step>

  <Step title="It tracks progress">
    A visibility trend chart and task completion tracking show whether the work is paying off — closing the loop from insight to measurable result.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Where tasks come from

Playbook tasks are auto-generated from across the platform: [Diagnostics](/drivers/diagnostics) findings, [Crawlability](/drivers/crawlability) audits, [Content](/drivers/content) analysis, and [Outreach](/drivers/authority-and-outreach) opportunities. You can also create tasks manually.

Each task has a title, an impact opportunity rating (very low → very high), a source-type label, and a checklist of steps — so anyone on the team can pick one up and execute.

## Execute in Task Management

All tasks across all Playbooks roll up into a single kanban board — see [Task Management](/actions/task-management).

<Tip>
  Create your first Playbook from your biggest Diagnostics finding, scoped to **Must-Win prompts in your top market**. A narrow goal with commercial stakes beats a broad "improve everything" plan — you'll see the trend move faster, and you'll learn what works for your brand.
</Tip>

## Related

* [Task Management](/actions/task-management) — the board where the work gets done
* [Diagnostics](/drivers/diagnostics) — where Playbook raw material comes from