SEO Keyword Research
Skill Verified ActiveRun keyword research, classify by search intent, cluster into topical groups, and prioritize for content production. Use this skill whenever the user asks to do keyword research, find target keywords, identify ranking opportunities, classify search intent, build a topical map, or plan a content strategy around what people search for. Triggers on keyword research, keyword strategy, search intent, keyword clustering, topic clusters, keyword difficulty, search volume, ranking opportunity, content gap, what should I write about, target keyword, primary keyword, secondary keyword, long-tail. Also triggers when planning a content calendar or new site without keywords yet defined.
To help users identify and strategically plan content around the most valuable keywords, ensuring content efforts align with user search intent and business goals.
Features
- Keyword discovery from multiple sources
- Classification of keywords by search intent
- Clustering of keywords into topical groups
- Prioritization of keyword clusters based on opportunity and difficulty
- Guidance on content type and CTAs per intent
Use Cases
- Starting new content initiatives or website sections
- Planning a content calendar and strategy
- Identifying ranking opportunities on existing sites
- Understanding search intent before creating content
Non-Goals
- Optimizing single pages where keywords are already known
- Comparing sites across many dimensions
- Auditing existing content performance
Workflow
- Define the scope (site, topic, audience)
- Run discovery (seeds, competitor data, SERP inspection)
- Deduplicate and clean candidate keywords
- Classify each keyword by intent
- Cluster keywords into topical groups
- Score each cluster on opportunity, difficulty, and strategic fit
- Prioritize clusters based on composite score
- Output results using the defined template
Practices
- SEO Foundation
- Content Strategy
- Market Research
Prerequisites
- A keyword tool (e.g., Ahrefs, Semrush) or access to search console data
- Defined site or topic area, target audience, and their needs
Installation
npx skills add rampstackco/claude-skillsRuns the Vercel skills CLI (skills.sh) via npx — needs Node.js locally and at least one installed skills-compatible agent (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, …). Assumes the repo follows the agentskills.io format.
Quality Score
VerifiedTrust Signals
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