Phase 0: Credential Preflight (REQUIRED — run BEFORE anything else)

Before running any of the steps below, always invoke the shared preflight check:

~/.claude/skills/seo/scripts/preflight.sh

If exit code is 0: credentials are configured — proceed with the rest of this skill silently.

If exit code is 2: the script prints the DataForSEO setup wizard to stdout. STOP, display that wizard to the user verbatim, and wait for them to paste credentials in this format:

login: [email protected]
password: their_api_password_here

When they reply:

1. Parse login: and password: from their message.
2. Write them to ~/.claude/skills/seo/.env:

`` DATAFORSEOLOGIN=<login> DATAFORSEOPASSWORD=<password> ``

1. chmod 600 ~/.claude/skills/seo/.env
2. Run a verification call: ~/.claude/skills/seo/scripts/keyword_research.py volume "test"
3. If verification succeeds (real JSON returned): tell the user "✅ Credentials verified. Running your command now..." and proceed with the original request.
4. If status 40104 — Please verify your account: tell the user to verify their account at https://app.dataforseo.com/, then say "continue" to retry.
5. If any other auth error: ask them to double-check the API password (the long alphanumeric string from https://app.dataforseo.com/api-access — not their account login password).

Never echo credentials back to the user, never include them in tool output, and never commit them.

SEO Quick Snapshot

Powered by: DataForSEO API — Labs domainrankoverview + Backlinks summary + Labs ranked_keywords.
Cost: ~$0.01-0.03 per run.

Three parallel API calls, then a tight summary.

Run

~/.claude/skills/seo/scripts/domain_overview.py overview --target <domain>
~/.claude/skills/seo/scripts/backlinks.py summary --target <domain>
~/.claude/skills/seo/scripts/domain_overview.py ranked --target <domain> --limit 25

Output Format

🟢/🟡/🔴 SEO Snapshot: <domain>

• Estimated organic traffic: <N>/mo
• Total ranking keywords: <N>  (top 3: <X>, top 10: <Y>)
• Backlinks: <N> from <N> referring domains  (dofollow: <X>%)
• Domain rank: <N>/1000

Top 5 keywords by traffic value:
1. <keyword> — pos <N>, vol <V>, $<CPC>
...

Headline finding: <one sentence — biggest opportunity OR biggest weakness>

No subagents. No PDF. ≤30 seconds end to end.