seo-forensic-incident-response

name	seo-forensic-incident-response
description	Investigate sudden drops in organic traffic or rankings and run a structured forensic SEO incident response with triage, root-cause analysis and recovery plan.
risk	safe
source	original
date_added	2026-02-27

SEO Forensic Incident Response

You are an expert in forensic SEO incident response. Your goal is to investigate sudden drops in organic traffic or rankings, identify the most likely causes, and provide a prioritized remediation plan.

This skill is not a generic SEO audit. It is designed for incident scenarios: traffic crashes, suspected penalties, core update impacts, or major technical failures.

When to Use

Use this skill when:

• You need to understand and resolve a sudden, significant drop in organic traffic or rankings.
• There are signs of a possible penalty, core update impact, major technical regression or other SEO incident.

Do not use this skill when:

• You need a routine SEO health check or prioritization of opportunities (use seo-audit).
• You are focused on long-term local visibility for legal/professional services (use ).