seo-dataforseo

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• SKILL.md
• cost-tiers.md · references/
• tool-catalog.md · references/

SKILL.md (first lines)

# DataForSEO: Live SEO Data (Extension)

Live search data via the DataForSEO MCP server. Provides real-time SERP results
(organic + images), keyword metrics, backlink profiles, on-page analysis, content
analysis, business listings, AI visibility checking, and LLM mention tracking
across 9 API modules with 79+ MCP tools.

## Prerequisites

This skill requires the DataForSEO extension to be installed:
```bash
./extensions/dataforseo/install.sh
```

**Check availability:** Before using any DataForSEO tool, verify the MCP server
is connected by checking if `serp_organic_live_advanced` or any DataForSEO tool
is available. If tools are not available, inform the user the extension is not
installed and provide install instructions.

## API Credit Awareness

DataForSEO charges per API call. Be efficient:
- Prefer bulk endpoints over multiple single calls
- Use default parameters (US, English) unless user specifies otherwise
- Cache results mentally within a session; don't re-fetch the same data
- Warn user before running expensive operations (full backlink crawls, large keyword lists)

## Cost Guardrails

**Before every DataForSEO MCP call**, run cost estimation:
```
"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/claude-seo" run dataforseo_costs.py check <endpoint> [--count N]
```

- If `"status": "approved"` → proceed with the API call
- If `"status": "needs_approval"` → show the cost estimate to the user and ask for confirmation before proceeding
- If `"status": "blocked"` → inform the user that the daily budget limit would be exceeded; do NOT proceed

**After each API call completes**, log the cost:
```
"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/claude-seo" run dataforseo_costs.py log <endpoint> <actual_cost>
```

**User commands for cost management:**
- `/seo dataforseo costs today` → show today's spending breakdown
- `/seo dataforseo costs summary` → show 7-day spending history
- `/seo dataforseo costs config --mode threshold --threshold 0.50` → configure approval mode

Load `references/cost-tiers.md` for the full pricing table, budget presets, and cost reduction tips.

## Quick Reference

| Command | What it does |
|---------|-------------|
| `/seo dataforseo serp <keyword>` | Google organic SERP results |
| `/seo dataforseo serp-images <keyword>` | Image elements from the organic SERP (the pinned MCP server has no Google Images tool) |
| `/seo dataforseo serp-youtube <keyword>` | YouTube search results |
| `/seo dataforseo youtube <video_id>` | YouTube video deep analysis |
| `/seo dataforseo keywords <seed>` | Keyword ideas and suggestions |
| `/seo dataforseo volume <keywords>` | Search volume for keywords |
| `/seo dataforseo difficulty <keywords>` | Keyword difficulty scores |
| `/seo dataforseo intent <keywords>` | Search intent classification |
| `/seo dataforseo trends <keyword>` | Google Trends data |
| `/seo dataforseo backlinks <domain>` | Full backlink profile |
| `/seo dataforseo competitors <domain>` | Competitor domain analysis |
| `/seo dataforseo ranked <domain>` | Ranked keywords for domain |
| `/seo dataforseo intersection <domains>` | Keyword/backlink overlap |
| `/seo dataforseo traffic <domains>` | Bulk traffic estimation |
| `/seo dataforseo subdomains <domain>` | Subdomains with ranking data |
| `/seo dataforseo top-searches <domain>` | Top queries mentioning domain |
| `/seo dataforseo onpage <url>` | On-page analysis (Lighthouse + parsing) |
| `/seo dataforseo tech <domain>` | Technology stack detection |
| `/seo dataforseo whois <domain>` | WHOIS registration data |
| `/seo dataforseo content <keyword/url>` | Content analysis and trends |
| `/seo dataforseo listings <keyword>` | Business listings search |
| `/seo dataforseo ai-scrape <query>` | ChatGPT web scraper for GEO |
| `/seo dataforseo ai-mentions <keyword>` | LLM mention tracking for GEO |

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## SERP Analysis

### `/seo dataforseo serp <keyword>`

Fetch live Google organic search results.

**MCP tools:** `serp_organic_live_advanced`

**Default parameters:** location_code=2840 (US), language_code=en, device=desktop, depth=100

**Also supports:** The `serp_organic_live_advanced` tool supports Google, Bing, and Yahoo via the `se` parameter. Specify "bing" or "yahoo" to switch search engines.

**Output:** Rank, URL, title, description, domain, featured snippets, AI overview references, People Also Ask.

### `/seo dataforseo serp-youtube <keyword>`

Fetch YouTube search results. Valuable for GEO. YouTube mentions correlate most strongly with AI citations.

**MCP tools:** `serp_youtube_organic_live_advanced`

**Output:** Video title, channel, views, upload date, description, URL.

### `/seo dataforseo youtube <video_id>`

Deep analysis of a specific YouTube video: info, comments, and subtitles. Treat YouTube mentions as a useful GEO signal, but AI visibility correlations are methodology-dependent.

**MCP tools:** `serp_youtube_video_info_live_advanced`, `serp_youtube_video_comments_live_advanced`, `serp_youtube_video_subtitles_live_advanced`

**Parameters:** video_id (the YouTube video ID, e.g., "dQw4w9WgXcQ")

**Output:** Video metadata (title, channel, views, likes, description), top comments with engagement, subtitle/transcript text.

### `/seo dataforseo serp-images <keyword>`

Report the image elements Google shows in the organic results for a keyword (the
pinned MCP server has no Google Images tool, so this is not a full Images
SERP). See which images appear, which domains dominate them, and identify
visual content opportunities.

From AgriciDaniel/claude-seo, MIT.

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