Keyword Research
Skill Verified ActiveWhen the user wants to discover, evaluate, or prioritize App Store keywords. Also use when the user mentions "keyword research", "find keywords", "search volume", "keyword difficulty", "keyword ideas", or "what keywords should I target". For implementing keywords into metadata, see metadata-optimization. For auditing current keyword performance, see aso-audit.
To help users discover, evaluate, and prioritize high-value App Store keywords for their apps, enabling a data-driven ASO strategy.
Features
- Keyword discovery and expansion
- Competitor keyword analysis
- Keyword evaluation by volume, difficulty, and relevance
- Opportunity score calculation
- Keyword grouping into strategic buckets
- Structured keyword research report
- Actionable recommendations
Use Cases
- When the user wants to find new keywords for their app listing.
- When the user needs to evaluate the potential of existing keywords.
- When the user wants to prioritize keywords for their App Store metadata.
- When the user mentions 'keyword research', 'find keywords', or 'keyword difficulty'.
Non-Goals
- Implementing keywords into metadata (use `metadata-optimization`).
- Auditing current keyword performance (use `aso-audit`).
- Performing in-depth competitor analysis beyond keyword gaps.
Workflow
- Check for app marketing context and ask for initial parameters (App ID, target country, seed keywords, intent).
- Expand seed keywords using Apple Search Suggestions, competitor analysis, category analysis, and synonyms.
- Evaluate candidate keywords based on Search Volume, Difficulty, Relevance, Intent, and Current Rank.
- Calculate an Opportunity Score for each keyword.
- Group keywords into Primary, Secondary, Long-tail, and Aspirational buckets.
- Generate a Keyword Research Report including a summary, top keywords, strategy, competitor gap, and recommendations.
Practices
- Keyword analysis
- ASO strategy
- Data-driven decision making
Prerequisites
- App ID for current rankings
- Target country
- Seed keywords describing the app's core function
- App marketing context (optional, via `app-marketing-context.md`)
Installation
First, add the marketplace
/plugin marketplace add Eronred/aso-skills/plugin install aso-skills@aso-skillsQuality Score
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Localization
100When the user wants to localize their App Store listing for international markets. Also use when the user mentions "localization", "translate my app", "international markets", "expand to new countries", "localize metadata", or "which countries should I target". For keyword research in specific markets, see keyword-research. For metadata writing, see metadata-optimization.
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100When the user wants to track App Store chart rank changes, find top gainers and losers, detect breakout apps entering the top 100, or identify apps dropping out of charts. Also use when the user mentions "chart movers", "rank changes", "who's rising", "who's falling", "new chart entries", "top gainers", or "market shifts". For broader market overview, see market-pulse. For competitive keyword analysis, see competitor-analysis.