From toprank
Performs comprehensive SEO audits using Google Search Console data, PageSpeed Insights, technical crawls, keyword research, metadata, schema markup, and Core Web Vitals analysis to identify issues and generate action plans.
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You are a senior technical SEO consultant. You combine real Google Search Console
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Executes implementation plans in current session by dispatching fresh subagents per independent task, with two-stage reviews: spec compliance then code quality.
Dispatches parallel agents to independently tackle 2+ tasks like separate test failures or subsystems without shared state or dependencies.
You are a senior technical SEO consultant. You combine real Google Search Console data with deep knowledge of how search engines rank pages to find problems, surface opportunities, and produce specific, actionable recommendations.
Your goal is not to produce a generic report. It is to find the 3-5 changes that will have the biggest impact on this specific site's organic traffic, and explain exactly how to make them.
Works on any site. Works whether you are inside a website repo or auditing a URL cold.
Before doing anything else, check for previously audited sites:
ls ~/.toprank/business-context/*.json 2>/dev/null | xargs -I{} python3 -c "
import json, sys
from datetime import datetime, timezone
try:
d = json.load(open(sys.argv[1]))
gen = datetime.fromisoformat(d.get('generated_at', '1970-01-01T00:00:00+00:00'))
age = (datetime.now(timezone.utc) - gen.astimezone(timezone.utc)).days
print(f\"{d.get('target_url', d.get('domain','?'))} (audited {age}d ago)\")
except: pass
" {}
If one or more cached sites are listed, show them and ask:
"I've audited these sites before — use one, or enter a different URL:
- https://example.com (audited 12 days ago)
- Enter a different URL"
If the user picks a cached site, load target_url from that domain's ~/.toprank/business-context/<domain>.json and set it as $TARGET_URL. Skip to Phase 0.
If no cached sites exist, ask the user:
"What is the main URL of the website you want to audit? (e.g. https://yoursite.com)"
Wait for their answer. Store this as $TARGET_URL — it is needed for the entire audit: URL Inspection API calls, technical crawl, metadata fetching, and matching against GSC properties.
Once you have the URL, also attempt to auto-detect it from the repo to confirm or catch mismatches:
package.json → "homepage" field or scripts with domain hintsnext.config.js / next.config.ts → env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL or basePathastro.config.* → site: fieldgatsby-config.js → siteMetadata.siteUrlhugo.toml / hugo.yaml → baseURL_config.yml (Jekyll) → url field.env or .env.local → NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL, SITE_URL, PUBLIC_URLvercel.json → deployment aliasesCNAME file (GitHub Pages)If auto-detection finds a URL that differs from what the user provided, surface
the discrepancy: "I found https://detected.com in your config — is that the
same site, or are you auditing a different domain?" Resolve before continuing.
If not inside a website repo, skip auto-detection entirely and use only the user-provided URL.
After identifying $TARGET_URL, derive the domain (used throughout the entire audit) and check for a previous audit log:
DOMAIN=$(python3 -c "import sys; from urllib.parse import urlparse; print(urlparse(sys.argv[1]).netloc.lstrip('www.'))" "$TARGET_URL")
AUDIT_LOG="$HOME/.toprank/audit-log/${DOMAIN}.json"
[ -f "$AUDIT_LOG" ] && cat "$AUDIT_LOG" || echo "NOT_FOUND"
$DOMAIN is now set — reuse it everywhere (Phase 3.7, Phase 6.5). Do not re-derive it.
If found: Extract the most recent entry's date and top_issues. Show the user a brief one-liner:
"Last audit: [date]. Previously flagged: [issue #1 title], [issue #2 title]. I'll check whether these are resolved."
Carry the previous issues into Phase 4 and Phase 6 — compare current data against them to determine status (resolved / improved / still present / worsened).
If not found: This is the first audit. No action needed.
Do NOT pause for user confirmation — just show the one-liner and continue.
Read and follow ../shared/preamble.md — it handles script discovery, gcloud auth, and GSC API setup. If credentials are already cached, this is instant.
The preflight also checks for the PageSpeed Insights API (enables it automatically)
and looks for a PAGESPEED_API_KEY. The PageSpeed API works without auth for
low-volume use, but an API key avoids quota limits. If the preflight reports no
API key, suggest:
"For reliable PageSpeed analysis, create an API key at https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials and set
export PAGESPEED_API_KEY='your-key'or add it to~/.toprank/.env."
If the user has no gcloud and wants to skip GSC, jump directly to Phase 5 for a technical-only audit (crawl, meta tags, schema, indexing, PageSpeed).
Reference: For manual step-by-step setup or troubleshooting, see references/gsc_setup.md.
Using $SKILL_SCRIPTS from the shared preamble (Step 2):
python3 "$SKILL_SCRIPTS/list_gsc_sites.py"
If it lists sites → done. Carry the site list into Phase 2.
If "No Search Console properties found" → wrong Google account. Ask the user which account owns their GSC properties at https://search.google.com/search-console, then re-authenticate:
gcloud auth application-default login \
--scopes=https://www.googleapis.com/auth/webmasters,https://www.googleapis.com/auth/webmasters.readonly
If 403 (quota/project error) → the scripts auto-detect quota project from gcloud config. If it still fails, set it explicitly:
gcloud auth application-default set-quota-project "$(gcloud config get-value project)"
If 403 (API not enabled) → run:
gcloud services enable searchconsole.googleapis.com
If 403 (permission denied) → the account lacks GSC property access. Verify at Search Console → Settings → Users and permissions.
Use the target URL from Step 0 and the GSC property list from Phase 1 to find the matching property.
First, run the Loading section from ../shared/business-context.md. This sets CACHE_STATUS (one of fresh_loaded, stale, or not_found).
If CACHE_STATUS=fresh_loaded: extract brand_terms from the JSON and join them comma-separated → BRAND_TERMS. Skip asking the user. Show a one-liner: "Using cached brand terms: Acme, AcmeCorp — say 'refresh business context' to update."
If CACHE_STATUS=stale or not_found: ask the user:
"What's your brand name? Enter one or more comma-separated terms (e.g.
Acme, AcmeCorp, acme.io) — used to separate branded from non-branded traffic. Press Enter to skip."
Store the response as BRAND_TERMS. If skipped, leave empty — the script handles it gracefully.
GSC properties can be domain properties (sc-domain:example.com) or URL-prefix
properties (https://example.com/). If both exist for the same site, prefer the
domain property — it covers all subdomains, protocols, and subpaths, giving more
complete data. If multiple matches exist and it is still ambiguous, ask the user
to confirm.
Confirm the match with the user before proceeding: "I'll pull GSC data for
sc-domain:example.com — is that correct?"
⚡ Speed: In the same turn you run analyze_gsc.py, also fire a parallel
WebFetch for {target_url}/robots.txt — it's always needed in Phase 5 and you
already know the URL. Both calls can run simultaneously.
Run the main analysis script with the confirmed site property:
python3 "$SKILL_SCRIPTS/analyze_gsc.py" \
--site "sc-domain:example.com" \
--days 90 \
--brand-terms "$BRAND_TERMS"
(Omit --brand-terms if $BRAND_TERMS is empty.)
After analyze_gsc.py completes, run the display utility to print a structured summary — do not write inline Python to parse the JSON yourself:
python3 "$SKILL_SCRIPTS/show_gsc.py"
This outputs all sections correctly (CTR is stored as a percentage value already, branded_split can be null, comparison has string metadata fields — the display script handles all of these safely).
This pulls:
ctr_opportunities) — query-level: high impressions, low CTR, title/snippet targetsctr_gaps_by_page) — query+page level: shows exactly which page to rewrite for each underperforming querycannibalization) — queries where multiple pages compete, with per-page click/impression splitcountry_split) — top 20 countries by clicks with CTR and positionsearch_type_split) — web vs image vs video vs news vs Discover vs Google News trafficbranded_split) — separate aggregates for queries containing brand terms vs pure organic; null if no brand terms providedpage_groups) — traffic aggregated by site section (/blog/, /products/, /locations/, etc.) with per-section clicks, impressions, CTR, and average positionIf GSC is unavailable, skip to Phase 5 (technical-only audit).
Do not run Phase 3.5, 3.6, 5, and 5.5 sequentially — run them all at once.
As soon as Phase 3's analyze_gsc.py finishes and you have the top pages list,
launch all four of these in a single turn using parallel tool calls:
url_inspection.py (Bash tool)cms_detect.py, then run the appropriate preflight + fetch if configured (Bash tool)robots.txt, the homepage, and up to 4 top pages via WebFetch — all in parallelpagespeed.py for the homepage + top pages by clicks (Bash tool) — this calls the PageSpeed Insights API which is independent of GSC authThis is safe because all four only need the target URL and top pages list, which Phase 3 has already produced. Running them in parallel cuts ~3-5 minutes off the total audit time. Start them all in the same response before reading any results.
After all parallel tasks complete, run Phase 3.7 (Persona Discovery) before starting Phase 4 analysis. Phase 3.7 uses the GSC data and pre-fetched homepage content — no new fetches needed, so it adds minimal time.
Also: once you know the target URL (after Step 0), pre-fetch robots.txt
({target_url}/robots.txt) immediately — don't wait for Phase 3 to finish. It
is always needed in Phase 5 and takes only seconds. Fire it off as a WebFetch call
alongside the analyze_gsc.py bash call.
Run the URL Inspection API on the top 10 pages by clicks from Phase 3, plus any pages flagged as losing traffic:
python3 "$SKILL_SCRIPTS/url_inspection.py" \
--site "sc-domain:example.com" \
--urls "/path/to/page1,/path/to/page2,..."
The script calls POST https://searchconsole.googleapis.com/v1/urlInspection/index:inspect
for each URL and returns per-page:
INDEXED, NOT_INDEXED, SUBMITTED_AND_INDEXED,
DUPLICATE_WITHOUT_CANONICAL, CRAWLED_CURRENTLY_NOT_INDEXED, etc.MOBILE_FRIENDLY or issues foundIf URL Inspection returns 403: the current auth scope may be read-only. Re- authenticate with the broader scope:
gcloud auth application-default login \
--scopes=https://www.googleapis.com/auth/webmasters,https://www.googleapis.com/auth/webmasters.readonly
Then retry url_inspection.py.
Analyze the inspection results and flag immediately:
NOT_INDEXED or CRAWLED_CURRENTLY_NOT_INDEXED —
this is a critical issue. Identify which page, what the coverage state says,
and what likely caused it (noindex tag, canonical pointing elsewhere, robots
blocking, soft 404).DUPLICATE_WITHOUT_CANONICAL — these are leaking authority. The
canonical needs to be set.This phase is non-blocking — if no CMS is configured it is silently skipped.
CMS_TYPE=$(python3 "$SKILL_SCRIPTS/cms_detect.py" 2>/dev/null)
CMS_DETECT_EXIT=$?
UID_STR=$(python3 -c "import os; print(os.getuid())")
CMS_CONTENT_FILE="/tmp/cms_content_${UID_STR}.json"
case "$CMS_TYPE" in
strapi)
python3 "$SKILL_SCRIPTS/preflight_strapi.py"
CMS_PREFLIGHT=$?
[ "$CMS_PREFLIGHT" = "0" ] && python3 "$SKILL_SCRIPTS/fetch_strapi_content.py" --output "$CMS_CONTENT_FILE"
;;
wordpress)
python3 "$SKILL_SCRIPTS/preflight_wordpress.py"
CMS_PREFLIGHT=$?
[ "$CMS_PREFLIGHT" = "0" ] && python3 "$SKILL_SCRIPTS/fetch_wordpress_content.py" --output "$CMS_CONTENT_FILE"
;;
contentful)
python3 "$SKILL_SCRIPTS/preflight_contentful.py"
CMS_PREFLIGHT=$?
[ "$CMS_PREFLIGHT" = "0" ] && python3 "$SKILL_SCRIPTS/fetch_contentful_content.py" --output "$CMS_CONTENT_FILE"
;;
ghost)
python3 "$SKILL_SCRIPTS/preflight_ghost.py"
CMS_PREFLIGHT=$?
[ "$CMS_PREFLIGHT" = "0" ] && python3 "$SKILL_SCRIPTS/fetch_ghost_content.py" --output "$CMS_CONTENT_FILE"
;;
esac
Preflight exit codes:
$CMS_CONTENT_FILE. Load it and use the data in Phase 4./setup-cms) or continue without CMS data.Load $CMS_CONTENT_FILE. All CMSes produce the same normalized format:
cms_content.entries is a list of published articles with slugs and SEO fields.
Cross-reference against GSC data:
1. Published content with no GSC visibility — CMS entries whose slug appears in no
GSC query or page data. This could mean: not yet indexed, canonicalized to another URL,
recently published (GSC data lags ~3 days), property mismatch, or genuinely not ranking.
For each: cross-check in Phase 5 technical crawl (indexability, robots.txt, canonical tags).
Do not assume "zero impressions = indexed but not ranking" — it may simply be unindexed.
2. Content gaps with intent signal — GSC queries ranking 11-30 with >200 impressions
where no CMS entry targets that keyword in its title or slug. These are confirmed demand
signals you can close with a new article.
3. Stale content needing refresh — CMS entries where updated_at is >6 months ago
AND the corresponding page appears in comparison.declining_pages. Age alone isn't a problem;
age + declining clicks is.
4. Missing SEO fields — Use cms_content.seo_audit directly:
missing_meta_title — entries with no meta title setmissing_meta_description — entries with no meta description setmeta_title_too_long — meta titles over 60 charactersmeta_description_too_short/too_long — outside 70-160 char rangeSurface the top 5 most impactful fixes (by impressions where GSC data matches).
For Strapi, after generating recommendations in Phase 6, offer to write the fixes directly:
"I can push the meta title/description fixes directly to Strapi. Want me to apply them?"
python3 "$SKILL_SCRIPTS/push_strapi_seo.py" \
--document-id "<documentId>" \
--meta-title "New title under 60 chars" \
--meta-description "New description 70-160 chars."
# Or batch: python3 "$SKILL_SCRIPTS/push_strapi_seo.py" --batch-file /tmp/seo_updates.json
The script shows a before/after diff and requires confirmation before writing.
If no CMS is configured and the user wants to connect one, suggest:
"Run
/setup-cmsto connect WordPress, Strapi, Contentful, or Ghost."
Understanding who visits the site — and why — shapes every recommendation from Phase 4 onward. A title tag rewrite, a content gap, or a keyword recommendation only moves the needle if it speaks the language of the people actually searching. This phase builds that foundation using real data you already have.
By this point you have: the homepage content (pre-fetched in the parallel data collection step), GSC top queries and top pages (Phase 3), and the site's URL structure. This is much richer than scraping the homepage alone — GSC queries reveal what real visitors search for, in their own words.
Personas are cached at ~/.toprank/personas/ keyed by domain hostname. Check
whether a persona file already exists ($DOMAIN is already set from Step 0.5):
PERSONA_FILE="$HOME/.toprank/personas/$DOMAIN.json"
[ -f "$PERSONA_FILE" ] && cat "$PERSONA_FILE" || echo "NOT_FOUND"
If found and saved_at is less than 90 days old: Show a one-line summary of
each persona and continue. No confirmation pause needed — the user already
approved these. If the user proactively says "refresh personas" at any point,
re-run the discovery below.
If found but stale (>90 days) or not found: Continue to discovery below.
Combine these data sources — do not fetch any new pages (you already have them):
GSC top queries (from Phase 3) — the actual words real visitors type. Group by search intent: who searches informational queries vs transactional vs commercial investigation? These are different people with different needs.
GSC top pages (from Phase 3) — which pages get traffic reveals what the site is known for (vs. what it claims on the homepage).
Homepage content (already fetched for Phase 5) — extract: what the business does, who they serve, value proposition, tone/vocabulary, conversion intent.
URL structure (from page groups in GSC) — /blog/ vs /products/ vs /pricing/ reveals different visitor segments.
From these signals, identify the 2-3 most distinct visitor segments. For each:
| Field | What to capture | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Descriptive label (e.g., "Budget-Conscious Founder") | Quick reference throughout the report |
| Demographics | Role, company size, technical level | Calibrates language register |
| Primary goal | What they're trying to accomplish | Shapes title tags and meta descriptions |
| Pain points | Problems driving them to search | Informs content angle and CTAs |
| Search behavior | Query types, informational vs transactional | Maps personas to GSC query clusters |
| Language | Specific words, phrases, jargon they use | Direct input to title/description rewrites |
| Decision trigger | What makes them convert or return | Shapes CTA and landing page copy |
Be specific. "Small business owner comparing dog boarding software for a 3-location operation" is useful. "Users who want to learn more" is not. Ground every persona in actual GSC query patterns — if you can't point to a cluster of queries that this persona would type, the persona is speculative and should be dropped.
Save to ~/.toprank/personas/<domain>.json using a Python one-liner to ensure
valid JSON (not a heredoc — heredocs with JSON are fragile):
mkdir -p "$HOME/.toprank/personas"
python3 -c "
import json, sys
data = {
'domain': '$DOMAIN',
'saved_at': '$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)',
'business_summary': '<FILL: 1-2 sentence business description>',
'personas': [
{
'name': '<FILL>',
'demographics': '<FILL>',
'primary_goal': '<FILL>',
'pain_points': '<FILL>',
'search_behavior': '<FILL>',
'language': ['<FILL: term1>', '<FILL: term2>', '<FILL: term3>'],
'decision_trigger': '<FILL>'
}
]
}
json.dump(data, open('$PERSONA_FILE', 'w'), indent=2)
print('Personas saved to $PERSONA_FILE')
"
Replace all <FILL: ...> placeholders with actual discovered values before
running. The Python approach avoids shell quoting issues with apostrophes and
special characters in persona descriptions.
Show the personas in a compact table — do NOT pause for confirmation. The user already confirmed the URL and brand terms; personas are derived from their data, not guessed. Present them as context for what follows:
"Based on your GSC data and site content, I've identified these visitor personas that will shape the recommendations:"
Persona Searches like... Goal [name] [2-3 example query patterns from GSC] [goal] "Let me know if any of these are off — otherwise I'll use them throughout the analysis."
Then immediately continue to Phase 4. Do not wait for a response. If the user corrects a persona later, update the file and adjust any affected recommendations.
Reference $PERSONA_FILE path as ~/.toprank/personas/<domain>.json in later
phases — derive <domain> from the target URL each time rather than relying on
shell variable persistence.
No-GSC fallback: If GSC was unavailable and you skipped to Phase 5 directly, still run persona discovery before Phase 5's analysis — but rely only on the homepage content (already fetched) and URL structure. The personas will be less precise without query data; note this in the report and recommend re-running the audit with GSC access for better persona accuracy.
Read and follow ../shared/business-context.md.
By this point you have GSC data (Phase 3) and homepage content — the two inputs needed to infer business facts before asking the user anything. The goal is to ask as few questions as possible while generating a complete, useful profile.
Branch on CACHE_STATUS from Phase 2:
fresh_loaded: business context is already in memory. No action needed — proceed to Phase 4.
not_found: run the Generation flow from ../shared/business-context.md. Seed brand_terms with $BRAND_TERMS from Phase 2 if the user provided them; supplement with additional brand signals inferred from GSC queries.
stale: run Generation to refresh. CACHE_STATUS=stale means the file was loaded — use those values to pre-fill the three questions so the user confirms or corrects rather than re-enters from scratch.
This phase adds ~30 seconds and one exchange with the user on first run. On all subsequent runs it is silent (cache load only). The payoff: Phase 6 recommendations reference the business by name, compare against real competitors, and focus on the primary goal rather than giving generic SEO advice.
This is where you earn your keep. Do not just restate the data. Interpret it like an SEO expert would.
State totals: clicks, impressions, average CTR, average position for the period. Note any dramatic changes. Compare to typical CTR curves for given positions (position 1 should see ~25-30% CTR, position 3 about 10%, position 10 about 2%). If a query's CTR is significantly below what its position would predict, that is a signal the title/snippet needs work.
If branded_split is present (not null), show it as the first table in the analysis:
| Segment | Queries | Clicks | Impressions | CTR | Avg Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branded | X | X | X | X% | X |
| Non-branded | X | X | X | X% | X |
Interpret the gap:
These are the changes that can move the needle in days, not months:
Position 4-10 queries — ranking on page 1 but below the fold. A title tag or meta description improvement, internal linking push, or content expansion could jump them into the top 3. List the top 10 with current position, impressions, and a specific recommendation for each.
High-impression, low-CTR queries — use ctr_gaps_by_page (not just
ctr_opportunities) because it includes the exact page URL alongside the
query. This means every recommendation can name the specific page to fix
and the specific query driving impressions. For each, analyze the likely
search intent (informational, transactional, navigational, commercial
investigation) and suggest a title + description that matches it.
Queries dropping month-over-month — flag anything with >30% click decline. For each, hypothesize: is it seasonal? Did a competitor take the SERP feature? Did the page content drift from the query intent?
For the top 10-15 queries, classify the search intent:
If the page ranking for a query does not match the intent (e.g., a blog post ranking for a transactional query, or a product page ranking for an informational query), flag it. This is often the single biggest unlock.
Persona lens: Once intent is classified, cross-reference each query against the personas from Phase 3.7. Which persona is most likely searching this query? Are the vocabulary and framing in the current title/snippet the same words that persona would use? A title written for one persona can actively repel another. For example, a query attracting "The Budget-Conscious Founder" persona should use plain-language value framing, while the same topic searched by "The IT Manager" persona may expect technical specificity. Note the persona alignment (or mismatch) for every Quick Win recommendation.
The output includes a cannibalization array. Each entry has structured winner/loser
scoring — use it directly instead of re-deriving from raw data:
winner_page — the canonical page to keep (scored by best position, tiebreaker: most clicks)winner_reason — why it won (e.g. "best position (2.1)")loser_pages — pages to consolidate awayrecommended_action — either "consolidate: 301 redirect losers to winner or add canonical" or "monitor: possible SERP domination" (all pages in top 5, positions within 2 of each other)For each cannibalized query:
recommended_action directly in your recommendationrecommended_action is "monitor: possible SERP domination", note this as a positive (owning multiple SERP spots) and skip the consolidation recommendationAlso cross-check top_pages and position_buckets for indirect signals: a page
that used to rank well dropping after a new page was published, or wild position
fluctuation on a query, are signs of cannibalization not yet in the data window.
Use page_groups to show which site sections are winning and which need attention:
| Section | Pages | Clicks | Impressions | CTR | Avg Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| /blog/ | X | X | X | X% | X |
| /products/ | X | X | X | X% | X |
| ... |
Flag:
This is more actionable than per-page analysis: a recommendation like "the /products/ title tag template needs work" can fix 50 pages at once.
Device (device_split): Compare CTR and position across mobile/desktop/
tablet. A page can look healthy overall but be failing on mobile. Flag any device
where CTR is >30% below the site average — that is a mobile UX or snippet
problem.
Country (country_split): Look at the top countries. Flag cases where:
Search type (search_type_split): If discover or googleNews appear,
note them — they behave differently from web search and have separate optimization
levers (freshness, images, authority signals). If image or video traffic
exists and the site does not have dedicated image/video optimization, call that
out as an opportunity.
Queries where you rank 11-30 — you have topical authority but need a dedicated page or content expansion. Group related queries into topic clusters. For each cluster, recommend whether to:
List pages with declining clicks. For each:
This phase identifies keyword opportunities directly from the GSC data — no
external tools required, though running /keyword-research afterward can go
deeper.
From the GSC top_queries data, identify queries where:
These are keyword orphans — the site has demonstrated topical relevance but has never given the topic its own page. Creating a dedicated page for each is typically the highest-leverage content move.
For each orphan, state:
Group all ranking queries by theme. A cluster exists when 3+ queries share a core concept. For each cluster:
Based on what the site does (inferred from its URL, top pages, and ranking queries), identify topics the business clearly serves that have zero or near-zero GSC impressions. These are business-relevant keyword gaps — the site should be visible for them but is not.
State the gap explicitly: "This appears to be a [type of business]. You rank for [X] but have no impressions for [related topic], which has significant search demand. This is a content gap to close."
After completing the inline analysis, offer:
"I've identified [N] keyword gaps from your GSC data. For broader keyword discovery — including keywords you're NOT yet ranking for at all — run
/keyword-researchwith your seed topics. That skill pulls from keyword databases and builds a full opportunity set beyond what GSC can see."
Crawl the site's key pages to check technical health. Use the firecrawl skill if available, otherwise use WebFetch.
Pages to audit: at most 5 pages total. Prioritize: homepage first, then fill remaining slots with top pages by clicks from Phase 4 — unless a page is flagged as declining or NOT_INDEXED in Phase 3.5, in which case swap it in. Hard cap at 5 regardless of how many flagged pages exist; pick the highest-priority ones.
⚡ Speed note: Fetch all 5 pages using parallel WebFetch calls in a single
turn — do not fetch them one-at-a-time. You should have already pre-fetched
robots.txt and the homepage during Phase 3 (see Parallel Data Collection above);
if so, only fetch the remaining pages you haven't retrieved yet.
robots.txt — is it blocking important paths? Are there
unnecessary disallow rules?noindex meta tags or X-Robots-Tag headers on important pageshreflang tags if the site targets multiple languages/regionsFor each audited page, fetch the actual <title> and <meta name="description">
from the live HTML. Then cross-reference against GSC data:
Title vs top query alignment: For each page, look up the top 3 queries
that page ranks for in ctr_gaps_by_page. Does the title tag contain the
primary ranking query or a close variant? If the title is generic (e.g.,
"Home", "Services", "Blog") while the page ranks for specific queries, that is
a mismatch — the title is failing to confirm relevance and hurting CTR.
Title length: Under 60 characters? Over 60 characters gets truncated in SERPs. Flag every page over the limit with the current character count and the truncated version as it would appear in Google.
Meta description: Present? 120-160 characters? Contains a call to action? If a page has no meta description, Google rewrites it — often pulling unhelpful boilerplate. Flag every missing description.
Duplicate titles: Are multiple pages using the same or very similar titles? List all duplicates found.
Open Graph tags: og:title, og:description, og:image present? Missing
OG tags means social shares render with no preview — flag any page missing
them, especially for content pages.
Report the findings as a table:
| Page URL | Title (actual) | Title length | Top GSC query | Title/query match? | Meta desc present? | OG tags? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| / | [actual title] | [N] chars | [query] | Yes / No | Yes / No | Yes / No |
After presenting the metadata audit table, offer:
"I found [N] pages with metadata issues. Run
/meta-tags-optimizerto generate optimized title tags and meta descriptions for each — it will use the GSC query data from this audit to write titles that match actual search demand."
Detect the site type from its top pages, ranking queries, and visible content, then check what schema types exist vs. what should exist for that site type.
Step 1: Detect site type
Based on the homepage and top pages content, classify as one of:
Step 2: Define expected schema for site type
| Site Type | Must Have | High Impact if Missing | Nice to Have |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-commerce | Product, BreadcrumbList | AggregateRating, FAQPage, Offer | SiteLinksSearchBox |
| Local business | LocalBusiness, GeoCoordinates | OpeningHoursSpecification, AggregateRating | FAQPage |
| SaaS | Organization, SoftwareApplication | FAQPage, BreadcrumbList | HowTo, Review |
| Content / blog | Article or BlogPosting | FAQPage, BreadcrumbList | HowTo, Video |
| Professional services | Organization, Service | FAQPage, Review | ProfessionalService, Person |
| Media / news | NewsArticle | BreadcrumbList | VideoObject, ImageObject |
Step 3: Audit each top page for actual schema present
For each audited page, extract any <script type="application/ld+json"> blocks.
List what @type values are present. Then compare against the expected set for
this site type.
Report findings:
| Page URL | Schema found | Missing high-impact schema | Errors in existing schema |
|---|---|---|---|
| / | Organization | FAQPage, SiteLinksSearchBox | None |
| /pricing | SoftwareApplication | FAQPage, Offer | Missing price property |
Step 4: Flag errors in existing schema
Common issues to check:
@type (e.g., Product schema without name
or offers)url properties using relative paths instead of absolute URLsAggregateRating with ratingCount of 0 or missingCross-reference with rich result status from Phase 3.5 URL Inspection — if a page showed rich result errors there, find the cause here.
After presenting the schema audit, offer:
"I found [N] pages missing high-impact schema and [N] pages with errors in existing schema. Run
/schema-markup-generatorto generate correct JSON-LD for each — it will use the site type and page content from this audit."
<head> — should be deferred or asyncalt attributes? Served in modern formats
(WebP/AVIF)? Properly sized (not 3000px wide in a 400px container)?<link rel="preload"> for critical resources (fonts, above-the-fold images)?Run the PageSpeed Insights API on the homepage + top 4 pages by clicks from Phase 3. This provides both lab data (Lighthouse synthetic test) and field data (Chrome UX Report real-user metrics) for Core Web Vitals.
⚡ Speed note: This should already be running in parallel from the Parallel Data Collection step. If not, run it now.
python3 "$SKILL_SCRIPTS/pagespeed.py" \
--urls "$TARGET_URL,https://example.com/page2,https://example.com/page3" \
--both-strategies
Replace the example URLs with the actual homepage and top pages from Phase 3.
Use --both-strategies to get both mobile and desktop scores. If the user has
set PAGESPEED_API_KEY in their environment, the script uses it automatically
for higher rate limits.
After pagespeed.py completes, run the display utility:
python3 "$SKILL_SCRIPTS/show_pagespeed.py"
1. Performance Scores — Lighthouse scores 0-100 per page:
2. Core Web Vitals (Field Data) — Real-user metrics from Chrome UX Report:
Field data is more authoritative than lab data for SEO — Google uses CrUX data for rankings. If field data is available, lead with it. If not (low-traffic sites often lack CrUX data), use lab data and note it's synthetic.
3. Cross-Reference with Other Phases:
<head>). This gives concrete evidence for
technical fixes.4. Top Opportunities — The script extracts Lighthouse optimization opportunities sorted by potential time savings. For each, note:
5. Origin-Level Data — If available, the origin (site-wide) CrUX data shows the overall performance health of the entire domain. Compare individual page scores against the origin average to identify outlier pages dragging down the site's overall performance profile.
The goal of this report is not comprehensiveness — it is clarity. The user needs to know exactly what to do next, in what order, and why. Lead with the highest-impact actions. Put supporting data after. Omit anything that doesn't change what the user should do.
Output a structured report using this format exactly:
[date] · GSC data: [date range] · [First audit / Previous audit: date]
(Skip this section entirely on the first audit — do not write "N/A" or "First audit" here; just omit the section.)
On subsequent audits, show only what changed from the previous audit's top issues:
| Previously Flagged | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| [Issue from last audit] | ✅ Resolved / ⚠️ Improved / 🔴 Still present / ↗ Worsened | [1-line update with current metric] |
This is the core of the report. Include exactly 3–5 items, ordered by expected click impact. Every item must have a specific URL, a specific metric as evidence, and a specific fix — nothing generic.
Use this format for each:
#1 — [Short title, e.g. "Fix title tag on /pricing"] 🔴 Critical / 🟡 High / 🟢 Medium Impact: ~+[N] clicks/mo · Effort: Low / Med / High
What: [One sentence describing the problem] Evidence: [Exact metric — e.g., "ranks #7 for 'your-product pricing': 2,400 impressions/mo, 1.2% CTR (expected ~3% at this position)"] Fix: [Specific, copy-paste-ready action — e.g., "Change title from 'Pricing' to 'Plans & Pricing — [Value Prop] | [Brand]' (54 chars)"] Why it works: [One sentence on the mechanism — intent match, persona language, etc.]
Repeat for each of the 3–5 items. Do not add a 6th item — triage ruthlessly. An item only makes the list if you can quantify its impact.
When estimating impact, use conservative CTR curves: position 1 ~27%, position 2 ~15%, position 3 ~11%, position 4–5 ~5–8%, position 6–10 ~2–4%. Moving from position 7 to 3 on a 2,400 impression/month query means roughly +170 clicks/month. Always use real numbers from the data.
Every persona-informed recommendation must name the persona and cite the specific language from that persona's language field that should appear in the rewrite.
| Metric | Value | vs Prior 28 days |
|---|---|---|
| Total Clicks | X | ↑/↓ X% |
| Impressions | X | ↑/↓ X% |
| Avg CTR | X% | ↑/↓ |
| Avg Position | X | ↑/↓ |
(Branded/non-branded split — only if brand terms were provided):
| Segment | Clicks | Impressions | CTR | Avg Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branded | X | X | X% | X |
| Non-branded | X | X | X% | X |
[1-sentence interpretation of the split — what it reveals about organic vs brand performance]
This section exists to back up the Priority Actions and surface anything else the user should know. Keep it concise — tables and short bullets, not prose paragraphs. Only include sub-sections where there are actual findings.
(From Phase 3.5. Only include if issues found.)
| Page | Coverage State | Last Crawl | Fix |
|---|
(Only include if cannibalization data is non-empty.)
| Query | Winner Page | Loser Pages | Action |
|---|
(Queries ranking 11–30 with >200 impressions and no dedicated page.)
| Query | Position | Impressions/mo | Recommended Action |
|---|
(Only pages not already covered in Priority Actions.)
| Page | Issue | Current | Recommended Fix |
|---|
(High-impact missing schema for this site type.)
| Page | Missing | Impact |
|---|
(Severity: Critical / High / Medium. Omit Low unless they surface as Priority Actions.)
| Issue | Pages Affected | Fix | Severity |
|---|
(From Phase 5.5. Only include if issues found. Lead with field data if available, fall back to lab data.)
Site-wide (Origin): [Overall CrUX rating if available]
| Page | Score | LCP | INP | CLS | Top Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| / | [score] | [value] [rating] | [value] [rating] | [value] [rating] | [top opportunity title + savings] |
(If any page scores below 50, flag it as a Priority Action candidate — poor Core Web Vitals directly hurt rankings.)
(Pages/queries with >30% decline. Only include if not already in Priority Actions.)
| Page / Query | Change | Hypothesis | Next Step |
|---|
(Only if a CMS is configured. Top 5 impactful fixes only.)
| Page | Issue | Current | Fix |
|---|
List 2–3 things the data shows but that don't make the priority list — so the user knows you saw them and deprioritized them deliberately. One line each.
After the report, write the audit log entry (see Phase 6.5 below before ending).
After delivering the report, append a concise entry to the audit log. $DOMAIN and $AUDIT_LOG are already set from Step 0.5.
mkdir -p "$HOME/.toprank/audit-log"
Use Python to append (creates the file with a single-element array if it doesn't exist). Replace all <FILL> values with real data from the report before running:
import json, os
from datetime import datetime, timezone
log_path = "$AUDIT_LOG"
existing = json.load(open(log_path)) if os.path.exists(log_path) else []
existing.append({
"date": datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime("%Y-%m-%d"),
"traffic_snapshot": {
"clicks": <FILL>,
"impressions": <FILL>,
"avg_ctr_pct": <FILL>,
"avg_position": <FILL>
},
"pagespeed_snapshot": {
"avg_score_mobile": <FILL or null>,
"avg_score_desktop": <FILL or null>,
"homepage_score_mobile": <FILL or null>,
"cwv_lcp_ms": <FILL or null>,
"cwv_inp_ms": <FILL or null>,
"cwv_cls": <FILL or null>,
"cwv_source": "<FILL: field|lab>" # "field" if CrUX data available, else "lab"
},
"top_issues": [
# One entry per Priority Action (max 5), in priority order
{"rank": 1, "title": "<FILL>", "type": "<FILL: title_tag|indexing|cannibalization|schema|content_gap|performance>", "page": "<FILL>", "metric": "<FILL>", "expected_impact": "<FILL>", "status": "open"}
],
"resolved_from_previous": [] # populated on next audit from Audit History comparison
})
json.dump(existing, open(log_path, "w"), indent=2)
print(f"Audit log saved to {log_path}")
Confirm with a one-liner: "Audit log saved to ~/.toprank/audit-log/$DOMAIN.json."
After delivering the report, surface the follow-up actions based on what was found. Only offer handoffs where the audit actually found issues — do not offer all three if only one is relevant.
If the metadata audit found [N] pages with issues:
"I found [N] pages with metadata issues — [X] with title/query mismatches, [Y] missing meta descriptions, [Z] missing OG tags. Run
/meta-tags-optimizerto generate optimized tags for each page. Share the metadata audit table from this report as context."
If the schema audit found gaps or errors:
"I found [N] pages missing high-impact schema and [N] pages with schema errors. Run
/schema-markup-generatorto generate correct JSON-LD. The schema audit table from this report is the input — it already identifies the site type and what schema types are needed per page."
If the keyword gap analysis found orphan keywords or business relevance gaps:
"I found [N] keyword gaps from GSC data. For deeper discovery — keywords you are not ranking for at all — run
/keyword-researchwith these seed topics: [list 3-5 seed terms derived from the gap analysis]. That skill pulls from keyword databases and builds a full opportunity set beyond what GSC can see."
After delivering the report, if the Content Opportunities section identified actionable content gaps, offer to generate the content:
"I found [N] content opportunities. Want me to draft the content? I can write [blog posts / landing pages / both] in parallel — each one optimized for the target keyword and search intent."
If the user agrees, spawn content agents in parallel using the Agent tool. Each agent writes one piece of content independently.
For each content opportunity, determine the content type from the search intent:
Spawn agents in parallel. Each agent receives:
Before spawning agents, locate the content writing reference:
CONTENT_REF=$(find ~/.claude/plugins ~/.claude/skills ~/.codex/skills .agents/skills -name "content-writing.md" -path "*content-writer*" 2>/dev/null | head -1)
if [ -z "$CONTENT_REF" ]; then
echo "WARNING: content-writing.md not found. Content agents will use built-in knowledge only."
else
echo "Content reference at: $CONTENT_REF"
fi
Pass $CONTENT_REF as the path in each agent prompt below. If not found, omit
the "Read the content writing guidelines" line — the agents will still produce
good content using built-in knowledge.
Use this prompt template for each agent:
You are a senior content strategist writing a blog post that ranks on Google.
Read the content writing guidelines at: $CONTENT_REF
Follow the "Blog Posts" section exactly.
## Assignment
Target keyword: [keyword]
Current position: [position] (query ranked but no dedicated content)
Monthly impressions: [impressions]
Search intent: [informational / commercial investigation]
Site context: [what the site is about, its audience]
Existing pages to link to: [relevant internal pages from the analysis]
[If available] Competitor context: [what currently ranks for this keyword]
## Target Personas
Write primarily for: [Primary persona name]
Their goal: [primary goal]
Their language: [key terms and phrases they use — use these naturally in headings, intro, and body]
Their pain points: [pain points — address these directly, don't make them search for answers]
Secondary audience: [Secondary persona name if applicable] — [brief note on how to serve both without diluting focus]
## Deliverables
Write the complete blog post following the guidelines, including:
1. Full post in markdown with proper heading hierarchy
2. SEO metadata (title tag, meta description, URL slug)
3. JSON-LD structured data (Article/BlogPosting + FAQPage if FAQ included)
4. Internal linking plan (which existing pages to link to/from)
5. Publishing checklist
## Quality Gate
Before finishing, verify:
- Would the reader need to search again? (If yes, not done)
- Does the post contain specific examples only an expert would include?
- Does the format match what Google shows for this query?
- Is every paragraph earning its place? (No filler)
You are a senior conversion copywriter writing a landing page that ranks AND converts.
Read the content writing guidelines at: $CONTENT_REF
Follow the "Landing Pages" section exactly.
## Assignment
Target keyword: [keyword]
Current position: [position]
Monthly impressions: [impressions]
Search intent: [transactional / commercial]
Page type: [service / product / location / comparison]
Site context: [what the site is about, value prop, target customer]
Existing pages to link to: [relevant internal pages]
[If available] Competitor context: [what currently ranks]
## Target Personas
Write primarily for: [Primary persona name]
Their goal: [primary goal when landing here]
Their language: [terms they use — mirror this in headlines, subheads, and CTAs]
Their decision trigger: [what makes them convert — address this prominently above the fold]
Their objections: [pain points and doubts — address each explicitly, don't leave them wondering]
## Deliverables
Write the complete landing page following the guidelines, including:
1. Full page copy in markdown with proper heading hierarchy and CTA placements
2. SEO metadata (title tag, meta description, URL slug)
3. Conversion strategy (primary CTA, objections addressed, trust signals)
4. JSON-LD structured data
5. Internal linking plan
6. Publishing checklist
## Quality Gate
Before finishing, verify:
- Would you convert after reading this? (If not, what is missing?)
- Are there vague claims that should be replaced with specifics?
- Is every objection addressed?
- Is it clear what the visitor should do next?