name	rankm8-site-audit
description	Use this skill when a user wants to run, inspect, triage, or update technical SEO audits for RankM8 project pages via MCP.

RankM8 Site Audit

Purpose

Run a technical SEO audit for one RankM8 page, poll the asynchronous job, inspect the latest results, triage issues, guide fixes, and update issue or check workflow status when the user confirms the work is done.

An audit runs per page, not per whole website. Use sitemap_id for the selected page and audit_id for the returned audit result.

Required MCP Tools

trigger_site_audit(project_id, sitemap_id)
get_site_audit_status(project_id, sitemap_id)
get_site_audit(project_id, sitemap_id?, audit_id?)
list_site_audits(project_id, sitemap_id, limit?, offset?)
list_audit_issues(project_id, audit_id, status?, severity?, limit?, offset?)
update_audit_issue_status(project_id, issue_id, status)
get_audit_checks(project_id, audit_id, status?, severity?)
update_check_status(project_id, check_id, status)
get_audit_images(project_id, audit_id, status?, limit?, offset?)
get_audit_headings(project_id, audit_id, level?, limit?, offset?)
list_project_audit_issues(project_id)

Useful selectors:

list_projects(limit?, offset?)
list_pages(project_id, search?, limit?, offset?)

Step-by-Step Workflow

Identify the project with list_projects() if project_id is unknown.
Identify the page with list_pages(project_id, search?, limit?, offset?) if sitemap_id is unknown.
Confirm the exact project and page with the user before running the audit.
Explain that trigger_site_audit consumes credits and ask for explicit approval.
Call trigger_site_audit(project_id, sitemap_id).
Store any returned job_id and the selected sitemap_id.
Poll get_site_audit_status(project_id, sitemap_id) every 15-30 seconds.
Continue polling until the latest job is terminal. Terminal job statuses are completed, failed, cancelled, and insufficient_tokens.
Stop on failed, cancelled, or insufficient_tokens; summarize the state and ask the user before retrying.
When completed, call get_site_audit(project_id, sitemap_id) to retrieve the latest score, meta data, Core Web Vitals, resources, and summary.
Store the returned audit_id for all detail calls.
Call list_audit_issues(project_id, audit_id, limit=50, offset=0) and page through more results if total exceeds the first page.
Optionally call get_audit_checks(project_id, audit_id, status?, severity?) for check-level evidence.
Optionally call get_audit_images(project_id, audit_id, status?, limit?, offset?) for image problems.
Optionally call get_audit_headings(project_id, audit_id, level?, limit?, offset?) for heading structure problems.
Group findings by severity, impact, and fix owner. Do not mark anything resolved merely because it was discussed.
Give the user concrete remediation instructions or, if code/content edits are in scope, perform the edits using the client's normal file or website tools.
After the user confirms a fix was completed, call update_audit_issue_status(project_id, issue_id, status="resolved") or update_check_status(project_id, check_id, status="resolved").
Use status="ignored" only when the user explicitly accepts the issue as intentional or irrelevant.
Call list_project_audit_issues(project_id) at the end to summarize remaining project-wide issues.

Polling Instructions

Use only get_site_audit_status(project_id, sitemap_id) for live audit progress. The SiteAudit entity may not exist until the import finishes, so do not poll get_site_audit for progress.

Poll every 15-30 seconds, or follow a returned interval if present. Watch job.is_terminal, job.status, progress fields, latest audit summary, and warning. A warning after long runtime means the job may be stale; stop and ask before triggering another paid audit.

User Confirmation Points

Always get explicit user confirmation before:

Selecting a project when multiple projects match.
Selecting the audited page when multiple pages match.
Calling trigger_site_audit, because it consumes credits.
Retrying a failed or stale audit, because it may create another DataForSEO task.
Changing issue/check status to resolved or ignored.

There is no MCP delete operation in this audit workflow. Do not invent one.

Error Handling

audit_already_running: Do not trigger again; continue polling the existing job.
insufficient_credits: Stop and ask the user to add credits before retrying.
audit_not_found: Check whether the audit completed; otherwise trigger an audit only after confirmation.
issue_not_found or check_not_found: Refresh issues/checks and use IDs from the current project.
invalid_status: Use only open, in_progress, resolved, or ignored.
invalid_sitemap_ids: Re-run list_pages and choose a valid page ID.
missing_audit_reference: Call get_site_audit(project_id, sitemap_id) or pass a valid audit_id.
dispatch_failed: Stop and ask before retrying the trigger.
project_not_found: Re-select the project or ask the user to reconnect OAuth.

RankM8 Site Audit

Purpose

An audit runs per page, not per whole website. Use sitemap_id for the selected page and audit_id for the returned audit result.

Required MCP Tools

trigger_site_audit(project_id, sitemap_id)

get_site_audit_status(project_id, sitemap_id)

get_site_audit(project_id, sitemap_id?, audit_id?)

list_site_audits(project_id, sitemap_id, limit?, offset?)

list_audit_issues(project_id, audit_id, status?, severity?, limit?, offset?)

update_audit_issue_status(project_id, issue_id, status)

get_audit_checks(project_id, audit_id, status?, severity?)

update_check_status(project_id, check_id, status)

get_audit_images(project_id, audit_id, status?, limit?, offset?)

get_audit_headings(project_id, audit_id, level?, limit?, offset?)

list_project_audit_issues(project_id)

Useful selectors:

list_projects(limit?, offset?)

list_pages(project_id, search?, limit?, offset?)

Step-by-Step Workflow

Identify the project with list_projects() if project_id is unknown.

Identify the page with list_pages(project_id, search?, limit?, offset?) if sitemap_id is unknown.

Confirm the exact project and page with the user before running the audit.

Explain that trigger_site_audit consumes credits and ask for explicit approval.

Call trigger_site_audit(project_id, sitemap_id).

Store any returned job_id and the selected sitemap_id.

Poll get_site_audit_status(project_id, sitemap_id) every 15-30 seconds.

Continue polling until the latest job is terminal. Terminal job statuses are completed, failed, cancelled, and insufficient_tokens.

Stop on failed, cancelled, or insufficient_tokens; summarize the state and ask the user before retrying.

When completed, call get_site_audit(project_id, sitemap_id) to retrieve the latest score, meta data, Core Web Vitals, resources, and summary.

Store the returned audit_id for all detail calls.

Call list_audit_issues(project_id, audit_id, limit=50, offset=0) and page through more results if total exceeds the first page.

Optionally call get_audit_checks(project_id, audit_id, status?, severity?) for check-level evidence.

Optionally call get_audit_images(project_id, audit_id, status?, limit?, offset?) for image problems.

Optionally call get_audit_headings(project_id, audit_id, level?, limit?, offset?) for heading structure problems.

Group findings by severity, impact, and fix owner. Do not mark anything resolved merely because it was discussed.

Give the user concrete remediation instructions or, if code/content edits are in scope, perform the edits using the client's normal file or website tools.

After the user confirms a fix was completed, call update_audit_issue_status(project_id, issue_id, status="resolved") or update_check_status(project_id, check_id, status="resolved").

Use status="ignored" only when the user explicitly accepts the issue as intentional or irrelevant.

Call list_project_audit_issues(project_id) at the end to summarize remaining project-wide issues.

Polling Instructions

Use only get_site_audit_status(project_id, sitemap_id) for live audit progress. The SiteAudit entity may not exist until the import finishes, so do not poll get_site_audit for progress.

User Confirmation Points

Always get explicit user confirmation before:

Selecting a project when multiple projects match.

Selecting the audited page when multiple pages match.

Calling trigger_site_audit, because it consumes credits.

Retrying a failed or stale audit, because it may create another DataForSEO task.

Changing issue/check status to resolved or ignored.

There is no MCP delete operation in this audit workflow. Do not invent one.

Error Handling

audit_already_running: Do not trigger again; continue polling the existing job.

insufficient_credits: Stop and ask the user to add credits before retrying.

audit_not_found: Check whether the audit completed; otherwise trigger an audit only after confirmation.

issue_not_found or check_not_found: Refresh issues/checks and use IDs from the current project.

invalid_status: Use only open, in_progress, resolved, or ignored.

invalid_sitemap_ids: Re-run list_pages and choose a valid page ID.

missing_audit_reference: Call get_site_audit(project_id, sitemap_id) or pass a valid audit_id.

dispatch_failed: Stop and ask before retrying the trigger.

project_not_found: Re-select the project or ask the user to reconnect OAuth.

rankm8-site-audit