# keyword-research

A skill that discovers keywords for a topic, scores volume and difficulty, groups them into clusters and returns a content plan.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1900 installs · ★ 3013
- Author: aaron-he-zhu
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills/tree/HEAD/seo-geo/survey/keyword-research/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/aaron-he-zhu-keyword-research

## What it does

The skill runs eight phases. It starts by pinning down product, audience, goal, geography and language, then expands seeds with modifiers and long-tail patterns. Every keyword gets an intent tag, a difficulty score from 1 to 100, and an `Opportunity = (Volume × Intent Value) / Difficulty` score. From there it flags AI-answer-friendly queries, clusters everything into pillar and cluster hubs, and delivers an executive summary, quick wins and a content calendar.

Each metric carries a label: Measured, User-provided, Calculated, Estimated, Proxy or Unknown, along with source and observation window. If a decision-critical input is missing, the score comes back as `NOT_SCORED`. That is your cue to check what is actually connected before expecting a finished list.

With no tools attached, the skill asks for seeds, audience and goals. A local Python helper, `python3 "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/connectors/suggest.py" "<seed>" --expand`, pulls ideas from Google Autocomplete through an unofficial endpoint. Volume and difficulty still need an SEO tool or your own Search Console data. There is also keyless live-SERP sampling through Firecrawl and a Wikipedia pageviews proxy for topic demand — that one measures attention, not search volume, so it never becomes a volume number.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill keyword-research -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/keyword-research/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/keyword-research/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill keyword-research -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/keyword-research/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill keyword-research -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/keyword-research/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills keyword-research
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/keyword-research/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill keyword-research -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --path seo-geo/survey/keyword-research
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/keyword-research/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill keyword-research -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills/tree/HEAD/seo-geo/survey/keyword-research/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- build a keyword list for a new page or campaign
- sort keywords by intent and cluster
- score difficulty and priority with the Opportunity formula
- find long-tail variations of a seed term
- mine Search Console queries sitting in positions 5–20

## Example prompts
- Research keywords for a coffee subscription service, US market, English
- Classify these keywords by intent and build topic clusters
- Find long-tail keywords for the seed "buy espresso machine"

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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name: keyword-research
slug: keyword-research
displayName: "Keyword Research · 关键词研究"
summary: "关键词研究/内容选题"
description: 'Use when the user asks to "find keywords", "挖词", or "搜什么词"; prioritizes search volume, keyword difficulty, intent, and topic clusters from provided or connected data. Not for competitor-relative coverage gaps — use content-gap-analysis. 关键词研究/内容选题'
version: "20.1.0"
license: Apache-2.0
compatibility: "Claude Code and compatible agent-skill hosts"
homepage: "https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills"
when_to_use: "Use when starting keyword research for a new page, topic, or campaign. Also when the user asks about search volume, keyword difficulty, topic clusters, long-tail keywords, what to write about, 关键词研究, 挖词, 内容选题, or 搜什么词."
argument-hint: "<topic or seed keyword> [market/language]"
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---

# Keyword Research

Discovers, scores, and clusters keywords for SEO and GEO planning.

## Quick Start

```
Research keywords for [topic/product/service]
```

```
What keywords is [competitor URL] ranking for that I should target?
```

## Skill Contract

**Expected output**: a prioritized keyword brief plus the standard handoff summary for `memory/research/`.

- **Reads**: topic or seed keyword, target market/language, business goal, site DR, and any user-provided or tool metrics.
- **Writes**: a user-facing research deliverable and reusable summary.
- **Promotes**: durable keyword priorities, competitor facts, and pending strategy decisions to `memory/hot-cache.md`, `memory/open-loops.md`, and `memory/research/`.
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