# serp-analyzer

A skill that pulls Google results for a keyword, spots content patterns among the top pages, and writes an actionable content brief.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 438 installs · ★ 721
- Author: OpenClaudia
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/OpenClaudia/openclaudia-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/serp-analyzer/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/serp-analyzer

## What it does

Give the skill a keyword and it looks at what currently ranks in Google. It gathers organic results, People Also Ask questions, featured snippets, knowledge graph data, shopping and local pack listings, then hunts for shared patterns across the top pages. The output is a content brief you can hand to a writer.

It runs without any API keys using web search, but enriched data comes from `SEMRUSH_API_KEY`, `SERPAPI_API_KEY`, `DATAFORSEO_LOGIN` plus `DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD`, and `SERPINGAPI_API_KEY`. SerpAPI and Serping calls go through `curl` piped into `jq`; DataForSEO uses a POST with Basic auth. Geo targeting is set by location codes such as 2840 for the US.

Without keys the skill still runs, just with a thinner picture — no structured SERP feature data. To study actual page content it fetches the top 5–10 ranking URLs with WebFetch.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OpenClaudia/openclaudia-skills --skill serp-analyzer -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OpenClaudia/openclaudia-skills --skill serp-analyzer -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OpenClaudia/openclaudia-skills --skill serp-analyzer -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install OpenClaudia/openclaudia-skills serp-analyzer
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OpenClaudia/openclaudia-skills --skill serp-analyzer -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/OpenClaudia/openclaudia-skills --path skills/serp-analyzer
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OpenClaudia/openclaudia-skills --skill serp-analyzer -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/OpenClaudia/openclaudia-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/serp-analyzer/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- pull Google results for a target keyword
- find content patterns shared by top-ranking pages
- build a content brief to outrank competitors
- extract People Also Ask questions for a topic
- check which SERP features a competitor holds

## Example prompts
- analyze the SERP for "best crm for small business"
- what ranks for "seo audit checklist"
- build a content brief for the keyword "email marketing tools"

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: serp-analyzer
description: Analyze Google search results (SERP) for any keyword. Use when the user says "analyze the SERP", "what ranks for", "SERP analysis", "competitive analysis for keyword", "content brief", "what's ranking", "search results for", "who ranks for", or asks about ranking content patterns for a keyword.
---

# SERP Analyzer Skill

You are an expert SERP analyst. Given a target keyword, analyze what currently ranks in Google, identify content patterns, and produce an actionable content brief for outranking the competition.

## Prerequisites

Optional API keys for enriched data (the skill can work without any of them using web search):
- `SEMRUSH_API_KEY` - for keyword and organic results data
- `SERPAPI_API_KEY` - for real-time Google SERP data including SERP features
- `DATAFORSEO_LOGIN` and `DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD` - for advanced SERP data
- `SERPINGAPI_API_KEY` - for real-time Google SERP data (free tier available)

## Analysis Process

### Step 1: Collect SERP Data

Use multiple data sources to build a complete SERP picture:

**Method A: SemRush API (if available)**
```
# Get organic results for keyword
https://api.semrush.com/?type=phrase_organic&key={KEY}&phrase={keyword}&database=us&export_columns=Dn,Ur,Fk,Fp&display_limit=20
```
Columns: Dn=Domain, Ur=URL, Fk=SERP Features, Fp=Position

**Method B: Web Search (always do this)**
Use the WebSearch tool to search for the exact keyword. This gives you real-time SERP data.

**Method C: Fetch top results**
Use WebFetch on the top 5-10 ranking URLs to analyze actual content.

**Method D: SerpAPI (if SERPAPI_API_KEY available)**

Real-time Google SERP data with structured SERP features:
```bash
# Real-time Google SERP data via SerpAPI
curl -s "https://serpapi.com/search.json?q={keyword}&api_key=${SERPAPI_API_KEY}&num=20&gl=us&hl=en"
```

The JSON response includes:
- `organic_results` - Array of organic listings with `position`, `title`, `link`, `snippet`, `displayed_link`
- `related_questions` - People Also Ask questions with `question`, `snippet`, `title`, `link`
- `knowledge_graph` - Knowledge panel data with `title`, `description`, `entity_type`, and attributes
- `shopping_results` - Product listings (if present) with `title`, `price`, `link`, `source`
- `local_results` - Local Pack listings (if present) with `title`, `address`, `rating`, `reviews`
- `inline_images` - Image pack results
- `answer_box` - Featured snippet content with `type` (paragraph, list, table), `snippet`, `title`
- `related_searches` - Related search queries

Parse example:
```bash
# Extract organic results
curl -s "https://serpapi.com/search.json?q={keyword}&api_key=${SERPAPI_API_KEY}&num=20&gl=us&hl=en" | \
  jq '.organic_results[] | {position, title, link, snippet}'

# Extract People Also Ask questions
curl -s "https://serpapi.com/search.json?q={keyword}&api_key=${SERPAPI_API_KEY}&num=20&gl=us&hl=en" | \
````
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