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Agent skill

Backlink Check

by Ryze-AI-Adgent in Ryze-AI-Adgent/open-seo-mcp-skills

Backlink profile for any domain — referring domains, authority, anchors, new/lost links, and a side-by-side vs a competitor.

MITAuto-check passedMarketing & SEO

Install Backlink Check

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Ryze-AI-Adgent/open-seo-mcp-skills --skill backlink-check -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Ryze-AI-Adgent/open-seo-mcp-skills backlink-check --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Ryze-AI-Adgent/open-seo-mcp-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/backlink-check .claude/skills/backlink-check && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
backlink-check
GitHub stars
4.7k
Token cost
~515 tokens
SKILL.md length
226 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
8
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Backlink profile for any domain — referring domains, authority, anchors, new/lost links, and a side-by-side vs a competitor.

  • Works in 5 steps: Source. Use the workspace's DataForSEO… → Target profile. Pull summary + top ~100… → Competitor (if named). Same pulls for… → …
  • Asked check my backlinks
  • SKILL.md covers Requires, Workflow and Output
  • Calls claude; reaches connector.get-ryze.ai

What it does

Backlink Check is an agent skill from Ryze-AI-Adgent/open-seo-mcp-skills. Backlink profile for any domain — referring domains, authority, anchors, new/lost links, and a side-by-side vs a competitor. Use when asked "check my backlinks", "backlink profile of X", "who links to them", or "link gap vs competitor".

Its SKILL.md is about 520 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Marketing & SEO, covering Link building. It works with Model Context Protocol. The repository describes itself as: Free SEO MCP server + open-source SEO and GEO skills for Claude: keyword research, rank tracking, audits, backlinks, AI visibility on your real GSC/GA4/ads data. claude mcp add…. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Asked check my backlinks
  • Backlink profile of X
  • Who links to them
  • Link gap vs competitor

Example prompts

  • “check my backlinks”
  • “backlink profile of X”
  • “who links to them”
  • “/backlink-check”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Source. Use the workspace's DataForSEO Backlinks tools (native__get_provider_docs, provider dataforseo, for exact request shapes): summary…
  2. Target profile. Pull summary + top ~100 referring domains by rank for the user's domain: total backlinks, referring domains, dofollow…
  3. Competitor (if named). Same pulls for the competitor. Compute the link gap: strong domains linking to them but not to the user — that's…
  4. Quality read. Flag: spammy anchor patterns (exact-match commercial anchors at scale), link velocity spikes, a profile dominated by…
  5. Traffic cross-check (own site only). google_analytics__runRawReport — referral sessions by source; note which linking domains actually…

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 81ac50e. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • claude

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • connector.get-ryze.ai

    Also links to:

    • get-ryze.ai

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Backlink Check loads about 515 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 63 tokens; SKILL.md has 226 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~63
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~515

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from Ryze-AI-Adgent/open-seo-mcp-skills at commit 81ac50e, republished under its MIT licence (© Ryze-AI-Adgent). 226 words, ~515 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/backlink-check/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
backlink-check
description
Backlink profile for any domain — referring domains, authority, anchors, new/lost links, and a side-by-side vs a competitor. Use when asked "check my backlinks", "backlink profile of X", "who links to them", or "link gap vs competitor".

Requires

The free Ryze MCP connector (https://connector.get-ryze.ai/mcp). Claude Code: claude mcp add ryze --transport http https://connector.get-ryze.ai/mcp. claude.ai / Desktop / Cursor: add it as a custom connector with the same URL. Setup: https://www.get-ryze.ai/how-to-connect-claude-to-google-meta-ads-mcp

Workflow

  1. Source. Use the workspace's DataForSEO Backlinks tools (native__get_provider_docs, provider dataforseo, for exact request shapes): summary for the profile, referring_domains for the domain list, anchors for anchor distribution. If DataForSEO backlinks aren't exposed, fall back to a connected ahrefs or semrush provider; if neither, stop and say which connection is missing — never fabricate link counts.
  2. Target profile. Pull summary + top ~100 referring domains by rank for the user's domain: total backlinks, referring domains, dofollow share, authority distribution.
  3. Competitor (if named). Same pulls for the competitor. Compute the link gap: strong domains linking to them but not to the user — that's the outreach list.
  4. Quality read. Flag: spammy anchor patterns (exact-match commercial anchors at scale), link velocity spikes, a profile dominated by low-authority domains.
  5. Traffic cross-check (own site only). google_analytics__runRawReport — referral sessions by source; note which linking domains actually send visitors.

Output

Verdict first (profile strength in one paragraph, and the gap vs the competitor if asked), then: profile summary table, top referring domains, anchor distribution, and — when a competitor was given — the link-gap outreach list (domain, authority, page linking to competitor). All third-party numbers labeled as index estimates.

© Ryze-AI-Adgent, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/backlink-check of Ryze-AI-Adgent/open-seo-mcp-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 81ac50e

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Directory Submissionscoreyhaines31/marketingskills54k2 repos~6.7kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
DataForSEO Live SEO DataAgriciDaniel/claude-seo19k—~4.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
SEO APIseranking/seo-skills161—~4.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Backlink Check

What does Backlink Check do?

Backlink profile for any domain — referring domains, authority, anchors, new/lost links, and a side-by-side vs a competitor. Backlink Check is an agent skill from Ryze-AI-Adgent/open-seo-mcp-skills. Backlink profile for any domain — referring domains, authority, anchors, new/lost links, and a side-by-side vs a competitor.

When should I use Backlink Check?

Backlink Check fits situations like: asked check my backlinks; backlink profile of X; who links to them; link gap vs competitor.

How do I install Backlink Check in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Ryze-AI-Adgent/open-seo-mcp-skills --skill backlink-check -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/backlink-check in Ryze-AI-Adgent/open-seo-mcp-skills) into .claude/skills/backlink-check in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Backlink Check in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Ryze-AI-Adgent/open-seo-mcp-skills --skill backlink-check -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/backlink-check in Ryze-AI-Adgent/open-seo-mcp-skills) into .agents/skills/backlink-check in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Backlink Check in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add Ryze-AI-Adgent/open-seo-mcp-skills --skill backlink-check -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/backlink-check, .gemini/skills/backlink-check, .github/skills/backlink-check and .opencode/skills/backlink-check in your project.

What does Backlink Check need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Backlink Check needs the command-line tools its instructions call (claude).

Does Backlink Check access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. In commands or code: connector.get-ryze.ai; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: get-ryze.ai. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Backlink Check safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Backlink Check use?

Backlink Check is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Backlink Check use?

About 515 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Backlink Check?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Backlink Check: SEO Dataforseo (AgriciDaniel/codex-seo, 799 stars), 90 Day SEO Sprint (Bomx/distribb-skill, 197 stars), Directory Submissions (coreyhaines31/marketingskills, 54k stars) and DataForSEO Live SEO Data (AgriciDaniel/claude-seo, 19k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Backlink Check?

Ryze-AI-Adgent (a GitHub organization) maintains it in Ryze-AI-Adgent/open-seo-mcp-skills, which has 4,672 GitHub stars. The repository holds 8 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 24, 2026.

Source: Ryze-AI-Adgent/open-seo-mcp-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.