0498 70 98 60Google Search Console AI-Powered Configuration: How It Works, Plus 22 Prompts to Try
Google has made its AI-powered configuration available to all Search Console users. The feature lets you set up the Performance report by simply describing, in plain English, the analysis you want to see. It first appeared as a limited experiment in December 2025, and Google announced in February 2026 that it was open to everyone.
What Is AI-Powered Configuration in Search Console?
AI-powered configuration is built directly into the Performance report in Google Search Console. Instead of setting filters, comparisons, and metrics by hand, you can now:
- describe in natural language what you want to analyze;
- let the AI turn your request into report settings;
- get a report that adjusts automatically to your question.
For example, you can ask Search Console to show you “mobile queries with a high CTR over the last 6 months” or “the pages that get the most clicks from a specific country.”
Why This Feature Matters for SEO
Faster Report Setup
Analyzing a performance report usually means you have to:
- select filters manually (query, country, device);
- choose date ranges;
- pick the right metrics.
With AI-powered configuration, all of these steps can be handled from a single plain-language request.
Three Things the AI Configures for You
The tool automatically handles:
- Metric selection: clicks, impressions, average CTR, and average position.
- Filters: by query, page, country, device, search appearance, or date range.
- Comparisons: for example, between two separate date ranges.
That cuts the time spent building a report and leaves more time for the analysis itself.
Limitations and Best Practices
Even though the configuration is generated for you, Google warns that the AI can misinterpret some requests, especially ambiguous or complex ones. So it’s important to:
- check the filters and settings the tool applied before drawing conclusions;
- treat the feature as an assistant, not as the final word on a decision.
At launch, the feature works only on the Search results data in the Performance report, not on Discover or Google News data. It configures the report but doesn’t sort the table or export data for you.
What It Means for SEO Teams and Businesses
More Efficiency
SEO specialists, consultants, and marketing managers can build complex views in seconds instead of clicking through configuration menus.
Easier Access for Non-Technical Users
Small business owners and less technical teams get a more approachable way to understand their search performance without advanced expertise.
A Smarter Search Console
The feature shows how Google is bringing AI not only into search itself but also into the tools SEO professionals use every day. If you’re new to the platform, our Google Search Console guide walks through the reports that matter most.
AI-powered configuration isn’t a gimmick. It’s a meaningful step toward more intuitive, personalized SEO reporting, and it helps teams like ours spend less time on setup and deliver insights to clients faster.
In short:
- analyze your data with a simple plain-language request;
- save time on report setup;
- focus on interpretation and recommendations instead of technical settings.
Search Console Prompts You Can Use
Prompts for Overall Performance
Trend Analysis
Show me how clicks, impressions, CTR, and average position changed over the last 3 months compared with the previous 3 months.
Year-Over-Year Analysis
Compare performance over the last 12 months with the previous year.
Spotting Declines
Find the pages that lost the most clicks over the last 30 days compared with the previous period.
Prompts by Device
Mobile Performance
Show mobile queries with the most impressions over the last 6 months.
Mobile Opportunities
Show mobile pages with lots of impressions but a CTR below 2%.
Desktop vs. Mobile
Compare mobile and desktop performance over the last quarter.
Prompts by Country or Market
These prompts are especially useful if you’re expanding your site with international SEO.
Domestic Performance
Show SEO performance in the United States over the last 90 days.
International Expansion
Find the countries where the site gets impressions but few clicks.
International Opportunities
Show queries in Canada with an average position between 8 and 15.
Prompts to Find SEO Opportunities
Quick-Win Keywords
Show queries with an average position between 8 and 12 over the last 3 months.
Pages to Optimize
Show pages with more than 1,000 impressions and a CTR below 3%.
Long-Tail Opportunities
List queries with more than 4 words that generate impressions.
Featured Snippet Opportunities
Show question queries with an average position between 2 and 6.
Prompts Focused on Conversions and Revenue
Priority Business Pages
Show the service pages with the most clicks over the last 90 days.
Seasonal Impact
Compare last month’s performance with the same period last year.
New Content
Show recently published pages that generated impressions in the last 30 days.
SEO Troubleshooting Prompts
When traffic slips, these prompts help you check whether your SEO is still working and where the losses come from.
Sudden Drops
Find queries that lost more than 30% of their clicks over the last 28 days.
Possible Cannibalization
Show queries for which several pages appear.
Anomaly Detection
Compare last week’s performance with the average of the last 3 months.
Advanced Prompts (Agency Level)
Key Site Sections
Show the performance of pages containing “/blog/” over the last 6 months.
Performance by Intent
Show queries containing “price,” “quote,” or “cost” over the last 90 days.
Local SEO
Show queries that contain the name of a specific city.
What’s Changed Since Launch
Search Console has kept adding features in 2026, including a report on your social channels. As of August 31, 2026, Google had rolled out a generative AI performance report and a site-level control for AI features such as AI Overviews and AI Mode to all websites worldwide. These sit alongside AI-powered configuration and are worth reviewing if AI search visibility matters to your business. Google’s own guide to optimizing for AI Overviews is a good companion read.
Turn Search Console Data Into Decisions
A faster report is only useful if you know what to do with the numbers. Référenceur is a French-speaking digital marketing agency based in Belgium and Luxembourg, and we work with U.S. businesses remotely to turn Search Console data into clear SEO and web analytics priorities. Get a free assessment of your search performance.