seo-keywordlisted
Install: claude install-skill rampstackco/claude-skills-seo
# Keyword Research
Find the queries worth ranking for, classify them by intent, cluster them into topics, and prioritize what to produce. Stack-agnostic. Tool-agnostic (works with any keyword tool).
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## When to use
- Starting a new site or content section
- Planning a content calendar
- Looking for ranking opportunities on an existing site
- Understanding search intent before writing
- Building topic clusters for internal linking
- Identifying content gaps vs competitors
## When NOT to use
- Optimizing a single page where the target query is already known (use `seo-onpage`)
- Comparing your site to a competitor across many dimensions (use `seo-competitor`)
- Auditing existing content for performance (use `seo-content-audit`)
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## Required inputs
- The site or topic area
- The target audience and what they need
- A keyword tool (Ahrefs, Semrush, Moz, Google Keyword Planner, or similar) OR access to search console for an existing site
- Optional: 3 to 5 known competitors to seed the research
If no tool is available, the skill still works using SERP inspection and search console data alone, but the volume estimates will be rough.
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## The framework: 4 stages
### Stage 1: Discover
Cast a wide net. Sources:
- **Seed terms** from the brief or the user's vocabulary
- **Competitor keywords** (any keyword tool will export these)
- **Search console queries** for an existing site (find the page-1 and page-2 queries)
- **Related searches and "People also ask"** in a