Agent skill

Serp Analysis

by sandbaseai in sandbaseai/sandbase-skills

Analyze Google search results, SERP features, and organic rankings through SandBase DataForSEO.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedMarketing & SEO

Install Serp Analysis

skills CLI
$ npx skills add sandbaseai/sandbase-skills --skill serp-analysis -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install sandbaseai/sandbase-skills serp-analysis --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/sandbaseai/sandbase-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/research/serp-analysis .claude/skills/serp-analysis && 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
serp-analysis
GitHub stars
201
Token cost
~585 tokens
SKILL.md length
247 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
22
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Analyze Google search results, SERP features, and organic rankings through SandBase DataForSEO.

  • Works in 2 steps: Inspect organic SERP → Discover related queries
  • Asked for SERP analysis
  • SKILL.md covers Call SandBase capabilities, Operating principles, Workflow and Output, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Serp Analysis is an agent skill from sandbaseai/sandbase-skills. Analyze Google search results, SERP features, and organic rankings through SandBase DataForSEO. Use when asked for SERP analysis, Google ranking research, search feature identification, or organic visibility assessment.

Its SKILL.md is about 590 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/sandbase-api-map.md`).

It sits in Marketing & SEO, covering Keyword research and Web search. The repository describes itself as: 88 installable open-source Agent Skills for research, social intelligence, marketing, and business workflows—compatible with Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, and DeepSeek… The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Asked for SERP analysis
  • Google ranking research
  • Search feature identification
  • Organic visibility assessment

Example prompts

  • “/serp-analysis”

Workflow steps

2 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Inspect organic SERP
  2. Discover related queries

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit cbab581. 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

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    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

Serp Analysis loads about 585 tokens when it runs, and up to ~846 if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 58 tokens; SKILL.md has 247 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~58
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~585
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~846

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 sandbaseai/sandbase-skills at commit cbab581, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© sandbaseai). 247 words, ~585 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/serp-analysis/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
serp-analysis
description
Analyze Google search results, SERP features, and organic rankings through SandBase DataForSEO. Use when asked for SERP analysis, Google ranking research, search feature identification, or organic visibility assessment.

SERP Analysis

Google Search Engine Results Page analysis through SandBase. Inspect live organic rankings, identify SERP features, discover related searches, and analyze autocomplete suggestions. Read the API map before selecting a capability.

Call SandBase capabilities

Use the capability identifiers below as discovery hints, not MCP tool names. Find the matching endpoint with sandbase_discover(q: "<provider and capability>"); use its returned name in sandbase_inspect(name: "<returned name>"). Read inputSchema, pricing, and execute_as, then call sandbase_run using execute_as.arguments.name and schema-defined arguments. If a run_id is returned, poll sandbase_run_get(run_id: "<returned run_id>") within the task budget until completed or failed; report pending or failed runs without resubmitting them automatically.

Operating principles

  • SERP data is a snapshot — rankings change. Note the observation timestamp.
  • Distinguish organic results from paid, featured snippets, and other SERP features.
  • Specify country, language, and device for accurate results.
  • Use related searches and autocomplete for query expansion research.

Workflow

1. Inspect organic SERP

Use dataforseo_v3_serp_google_organic_live_advanced to get live organic results for a query.

Use dataforseo_v3_serp_google_related_searches_live_advanced to find related searches. Use dataforseo_v3_serp_google_autocomplete_live_advanced for autocomplete suggestions.

Output

Return: top organic results (title, URL, position, SERP features), featured snippets, People Also Ask, related searches, and competitive analysis.

Example tasks

  • "What's ranking on page 1 of Google for [keyword] in the US?"
  • "What SERP features appear for [keyword]? (featured snippet, videos, images, PAA)"
  • "Find Google autocomplete suggestions for [seed keyword]."
  • "What related searches does Google show for [query]?"
  • "Compare the SERP for [keyword A] vs [keyword B] — who ranks for both?"

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Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in research/serp-analysis of sandbaseai/sandbase-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/sandbase-api-map.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit cbab581

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Questions about Serp Analysis

What does Serp Analysis do?

Analyze Google search results, SERP features, and organic rankings through SandBase DataForSEO. Serp Analysis is an agent skill from sandbaseai/sandbase-skills. Analyze Google search results, SERP features, and organic rankings through SandBase DataForSEO.

When should I use Serp Analysis?

Serp Analysis fits situations like: asked for SERP analysis; google ranking research; search feature identification; organic visibility assessment.

How do I install Serp Analysis in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add sandbaseai/sandbase-skills --skill serp-analysis -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (research/serp-analysis in sandbaseai/sandbase-skills) into .claude/skills/serp-analysis in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Serp Analysis in Codex?

Run `npx skills add sandbaseai/sandbase-skills --skill serp-analysis -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (research/serp-analysis in sandbaseai/sandbase-skills) into .agents/skills/serp-analysis in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Serp Analysis 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 sandbaseai/sandbase-skills --skill serp-analysis -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/serp-analysis, .gemini/skills/serp-analysis, .github/skills/serp-analysis and .opencode/skills/serp-analysis in your project.

What does Serp Analysis need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Serp Analysis is instructions for the agent only.

Does Serp Analysis access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Serp Analysis 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 Serp Analysis use?

Serp Analysis is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Serp Analysis use?

About 585 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 261 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Serp Analysis?

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Who maintains Serp Analysis?

sandbaseai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in sandbaseai/sandbase-skills, which has 201 GitHub stars. The repository holds 22 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 26, 2026.

Source: sandbaseai/sandbase-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.