seo-rankings

name	seo-rankings
description	On-demand rank checking via the DataForSEO SERP API. Looks up live Google organic positions for a domain across an arbitrary list of keywords. Reports each as winning / page-1 / close / not-ranking with one prioritized next action per keyword.
allowed-tools	["Bash","Write"]

Phase 0: Credential Preflight (REQUIRED — run BEFORE anything else)

Before running any of the steps below, always invoke the shared preflight check:

~/.claude/skills/seo/scripts/preflight.sh

If exit code is 0: credentials are configured — proceed with the rest of this skill silently.

If exit code is 2: the script prints the DataForSEO setup wizard to stdout. STOP, display that wizard to the user verbatim, and wait for them to paste credentials in this format:

login: [e-mail]
password: their_api_password_here

When they reply:

1. Parse login: and password: from their message.
2. Write them to ~/.claude/skills/seo/.env:

   DATAFORSEO_LOGIN=<login>
   DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD=<password>
   

3. chmod 600 ~/.claude/skills/seo/.env
4. Run a verification call: ~/.claude/skills/seo/scripts/keyword_research.py volume "test"
5. If verification succeeds (real JSON returned): tell the user "✅ Credentials verified. Running your command now..." and proceed with the original request.
6. If status 40104 — Please verify your account: tell the user to verify their account at https://app.dataforseo.com/, then say "continue" to retry.
7. If any other auth error: ask them to double-check the API password (the long alphanumeric string from https://app.dataforseo.com/api-access — not their account login password).

Never echo credentials back to the user, never include them in tool output, and never commit them.

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SEO Rank Checker Skill

Powered by: DataForSEO API — SERP google/organic/live/advanced + Keywords Data google_ads/search_volume for traffic context. Cost: ~$0.002 per keyword checked.

Run

~/.claude/skills/seo/scripts/serp_check.py rank --domain <domain> --keywords kw1 kw2 kw3 ...

Optional: --location "United States", --language en, --device desktop|mobile, --depth 100.

Output groups

Tier	Position	Action
🟢 Winning	1–3	Defend — monitor weekly
🟡 Page 1	4–10	Push to top 3 — internal links + on-page polish
🟠 Close	11–30	Strongest leverage — re-optimize, build links
🔴 Long-haul	31–100	Pivot or invest heavily
⚫ Not ranking	none	Decide: pursue or drop

For each keyword, also pull search volume in the same run so the user knows which positions are worth fighting for:

~/.claude/skills/seo/scripts/keyword_research.py volume kw1 kw2 kw3 ...

Output table

Keyword              | Pos | Volume | URL                          | Action
---------------------|-----|--------|------------------------------|--------
seo audit tool       | 8   | 1,200  | /tools/seo-audit             | Push to top 3
keyword research     | 24  | 8,800  | /blog/keyword-research-guide | Re-optimize + build links
ai seo               | —   | 3,400  | (not ranking)                | Decide: write new piece?

End with the single highest-leverage action across all keywords.