# rank-tracker

A skill that measures keyword positions in search and in AI answers, comparing each check against a baseline. Useful when you need to see what dropped after a site change.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1300 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/evaluate/rank-tracker/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/aaron-he-zhu-rank-tracker

## What it does

Give it a domain and a keyword list, and it returns a position table with deltas against the previous check. Every row carries a source tag: tool export, user-provided, or estimated. It also tracks ownership of snippets, PAA blocks, local and media packs, plus AI Overview presence and citation rate.

No paid subscription required. A `ledger.py` script records each check as a snapshot, computes the change since the last one, and builds a series for a single keyword. Run it with `python3 "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/connectors/ledger.py" record <domain> --source rank --data '{"<keyword>": <position>, ...}'`. With Search Console connected, positions come from there; otherwise the skill uses what you supply.

One thing to keep in mind: a week-scale ranking move is confounded by everything else you shipped. The author advises attributing it against a control — a holdout keyword or competitor you left alone — rather than against zero. A stale position, or one measured on a different locale, device or engine, is flagged `NEEDS_REFRESH` instead of being reported as current. With no keywords and nothing to infer them from, the skill stops and asks for a list.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/rank-tracker/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 rank-tracker
```

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

### Gemini CLI

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

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --path seo-geo/evaluate/rank-tracker
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill rank-tracker -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/evaluate/rank-tracker/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- record positions for a keyword list and save them as a baseline
- measure how far a term dropped after on-page edits
- check who owns the snippet and PAA block for target queries
- see whether AI answers cite pages from the domain
- compare share of voice against competitors

## Example prompts
- Set up rank tracking for example.com targeting these keywords: [keyword list]
- Analyze ranking changes for example.com over the past month
- Record current positions in the ledger and show the diff from the last check

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

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name: rank-tracker
slug: rank-tracker
displayName: "Rank Tracker · 排名追踪"
summary: "排名追踪/SERP监控"
description: 'Use when the user asks to "track rankings" or "查排名"; measures keyword and SERP-position deltas over time from provided exports or connected tools, including AI-response checks. Not for multi-metric stakeholder reports or setting alerts — use performance-monitor (report or alert mode). 排名追踪/SERP监控'
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 tracking keyword rankings, monitoring position changes, comparing ranking snapshots, or detecting ranking drops."
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# Rank Tracker

Tracks keyword positions, SERP feature ownership, and AI visibility over time.

## Quick Start

```
Set up rank tracking for [domain] targeting these keywords: [keyword list]
```

```
Analyze ranking changes for [domain] over the past [time period]
```

## Skill Contract

**Expected output**: a ranking report or delta summary plus the standard handoff summary for `memory/monitoring/`.

- **Reads**: current rankings, prior baselines, target keyword list, locale/language/device/engine, snapshot/source refs, observation times/windows, stable page/content bindings, and any user-provided or tool metrics.
- **Writes**: a user-facing monitoring deliverable and reusable summary.
- **Promotes**: significant changes, confirmed anomalies, follow-up actions, and pending decisions to `memory/open-loops.md`.
- **Done when**: every tracked keyword shows a current, context-matched position vs baseline with a labeled delta, or Unknown/NEEDS_REFRESH with its reason; each observation cites its source ref, observed time, window, locale/language/device/engine, evidence label, and ranking page ref; conflicts remain visible; and biggest movers and likely causes are named.
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