seo-watchlist

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: [email protected]
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 Watchlist Skill

Powered by: DataForSEO API — SERP google/organic/live/advanced for live rank checks across the saved keyword set. Cost: ~$0.002 per keyword per check.

A simple file-based watchlist at ~/.claude/skills/seo/output/watchlist.json.

Schema

{
  "domains": {
    "example.com": {
      "label": "Main site",
      "keywords": ["seo audit tool", "keyword research", "..."],
      "history": [
        {"date": "2026-04-15", "rankings": [{"keyword": "...", "position": 8}, ...]},
        {"date": "2026-04-22", "rankings": [{"keyword": "...", "position": 6}, ...]}
      ]
    }
  }
}