Keyword research and opportunity scoring via the DataForSEO Keywords Data and Labs APIs.

MITAuto-check: notesMarketing & SEO

Install SEO Keywords

skills CLI
$ npx skills add zubair-trabzada/dataforseo-claude --skill seo-keywords -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install zubair-trabzada/dataforseo-claude seo-keywords --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/zubair-trabzada/dataforseo-claude.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/seo-keywords .claude/skills/seo-keywords && 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
seo-keywords
GitHub stars
165
Token cost
~950 tokens
SKILL.md length
345 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
16
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Keyword research and opportunity scoring via the DataForSEO Keywords Data and Labs APIs.

  • Works in 7 steps: Parse login: and password: from their… → Write them to ~/.claude/skills/seo/.env → chmod 600 ~/.claude/skills/seo/.env → …
  • Tasks that involve Keyword research
  • SKILL.md covers Phase 0: Credential Preflight…, Inputs, Run and Analysis, plus 1 more section
  • Needs DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD

What it does

SEO Keywords is an agent skill from zubair-trabzada/dataforseo-claude. Keyword research and opportunity scoring via the DataForSEO Keywords Data and Labs APIs. Returns search volume, CPC, competition, intent classification, related keywords, and long-tail suggestions with a Keyword Score (0-100).

Its SKILL.md is about 950 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 Keyword research. The repository describes itself as: SEO Agency Killer for Claude Code — powered by DataForSEO. 13 skills + 5 subagents for keyword research, rank tracking, backlink audits, technical crawls, competitor analysis… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Keyword research

Example prompts

  • “/seo-keywords”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash, Write

Workflow steps

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

  1. Parse login: and password: from their message.
  2. Write them to ~/.claude/skills/seo/.env
  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…
  6. If status 40104 — Please verify your account: tell the user to verify their account at https://app.dataforseo.com/, then say "continue" to…
  7. If any other auth error: ask them to double-check the API password (the long alphanumeric string from…

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 67ac4f0. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Bash
    • Write

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are bash and json).

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

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • dataforseo.com

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

  • Credentials

    Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD

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

Context cost

SEO Keywords loads about 950 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 60 tokens; SKILL.md has 345 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~60
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~950

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:29
    2. Write them to `~/.claude/skills/seo/.env`:
  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:34
    3. `chmod 600 ~/.claude/skills/seo/.env`
  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Bash, Write

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 zubair-trabzada/dataforseo-claude at commit 67ac4f0, republished under its MIT licence (© zubair-trabzada). 345 words, ~950 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/seo-keywords/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
seo-keywords
description
Keyword research and opportunity scoring via the DataForSEO Keywords Data and Labs APIs. Returns search volume, CPC, competition, intent classification, related keywords, and long-tail suggestions with a Keyword Score (0-100).
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:

bash
~/.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: their_email@example.com
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.


SEO Keyword Research Skill

Powered by: DataForSEO API — Keywords Data google_ads/search_volume + Labs related_keywords + Labs keyword_suggestions + Labs bulk_keyword_difficulty. Cost: ~$0.05-0.10 per keyword run.

Inputs

  • A seed keyword OR a domain (call it <seed>)
  • Optional: --location (default United States), --language (default en)

Run

For a seed keyword:

bash
~/.claude/skills/seo/scripts/keyword_research.py related "<seed>" --limit 200
~/.claude/skills/seo/scripts/keyword_research.py suggestions "<seed>" --limit 100

For a domain (find the keywords it already ranks for):

bash
~/.claude/skills/seo/scripts/domain_overview.py ranked --target <domain> --limit 200

Analysis

Group by search intent

Classify each keyword into one of:

  • Informational — "how to", "what is", "guide", "tutorial"
  • Commercial — "best", "review", "comparison", "vs"
  • Transactional — "buy", "price", "deal", "near me", brand+product
  • Navigational — brand names, specific URLs
Opportunity score per keyword
opportunity = search_volume / (keyword_difficulty + 10)

Higher = better. Surface the top 20 sorted by opportunity.

Keyword Score (0-100)
SignalWeight
Avg. search volume of top 50 keywords (log-scaled)30%
Share of low-difficulty keywords (KD < 30) in top 5025%
Intent diversity (4 buckets present)15%
CPC value (high CPC = commercial intent)15%
Long-tail breadth (count of suggestions)15%

Output: a Keyword Score with a one-sentence justification.

Return JSON shape (when called from /seo audit)

json
{
  "keyword_score": 78,
  "top_opportunities": [
    {"keyword": "...", "search_volume": 1000, "cpc": 2.5, "difficulty": 25, "intent": "commercial", "opportunity": 28.5},
    ...
  ],
  "intent_breakdown": {"informational": 45, "commercial": 32, "transactional": 18, "navigational": 5}
}

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Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/seo-keywords of zubair-trabzada/dataforseo-claude.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 67ac4f0

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Categories

Questions about SEO Keywords

What does SEO Keywords do?

Keyword research and opportunity scoring via the DataForSEO Keywords Data and Labs APIs. SEO Keywords is an agent skill from zubair-trabzada/dataforseo-claude. Keyword research and opportunity scoring via the DataForSEO Keywords Data and Labs APIs.

When should I use SEO Keywords?

SEO Keywords fits situations like: tasks that involve Keyword research.

How do I install SEO Keywords in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add zubair-trabzada/dataforseo-claude --skill seo-keywords -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/seo-keywords in zubair-trabzada/dataforseo-claude) into .claude/skills/seo-keywords in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install SEO Keywords in Codex?

Run `npx skills add zubair-trabzada/dataforseo-claude --skill seo-keywords -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/seo-keywords in zubair-trabzada/dataforseo-claude) into .agents/skills/seo-keywords in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use SEO Keywords 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 zubair-trabzada/dataforseo-claude --skill seo-keywords -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/seo-keywords, .gemini/skills/seo-keywords, .github/skills/seo-keywords and .opencode/skills/seo-keywords in your project.

What does SEO Keywords need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, SEO Keywords needs credentials named DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash, Write.

Does SEO Keywords access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: dataforseo.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is SEO Keywords safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (mentions a .env file; pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does SEO Keywords use?

SEO Keywords 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 SEO Keywords use?

About 950 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.8k 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 SEO Keywords?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with SEO Keywords: SEO Keyword Clustering (AgriciDaniel/claude-seo, 19k stars), Evaluate Skill (every-app/open-seo, 23k stars), SEO Content Brief Generator (AgriciDaniel/claude-seo, 19k stars) and Blog Google (AgriciDaniel/claude-blog, 2.3k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains SEO Keywords?

zubair-trabzada (a GitHub user) maintains it in zubair-trabzada/dataforseo-claude, which has 165 GitHub stars. The repository holds 16 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on May 20, 2026.

Source: zubair-trabzada/dataforseo-claude on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.