discover

name	discover
description	Discover and normalize entities for programmatic SEO from a seed keyword or CSV file. Writes normalized entities to data/entities.json. Use when the user wants to find, import, or expand a list of SEO targets.

Turn a seed keyword or CSV file into normalized entities ready for page generation.

MANDATORY PREPARATION

Invoke the sophon skill first. It contains the entity model, adapter map, operating rules, and the Context Gathering Protocol.

Follow the protocol before doing any work:

1. Check loaded instructions for a ## Sophon Project Context section.
2. Check .sophon.md in the project root.
3. If neither exists, run sophon teach now — do NOT skip this step.

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Inputs

Flag	Description
--seed <keyword>	Expand a niche into entity candidates
--csv <path>	Import entities from a CSV file
--pattern <template>	Custom expansion pattern (repeatable)
--discover-output <path>	Override default data/entities.json output

When both --seed and --csv are provided, CSV is used and seed input is ignored.

Execution

# From seed keyword
npx @sophonn/sophon discover --seed "best payroll software"

# Custom expansion patterns (prefer repeated --pattern over a single --patterns flag)
npx @sophonn/sophon discover \
  --seed "best payroll software" \
  --pattern "{seed} alternatives" \
  --pattern "{seed} pricing" \
  --pattern "best {seed}"

# From CSV
npx @sophonn/sophon discover --csv ./input/entities.csv

Output

Discovery writes to data/entities.json by default (or --discover-output when provided).

Key guarantees:

• Entity IDs are deterministic: the same normalized name produces the same ID across runs.
• Extra CSV columns are preserved in metadata.attributes so downstream generation can use them.
• Tags and seed are preserved for internal linking by the technical step.

Programmatic API

import { discover } from "@sophonn/sophon";

const result = await discover({ seed: "best payroll software" });
// result.entities: Entity[]

After Discovery

Verify the output at data/entities.json, then run the generate skill to scaffold framework pages.