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DataForSEO Live SEO Data

Pulls live search rankings, keyword metrics, backlinks and AI-visibility data via DataForSEO

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25,798
Licence
MIT
Files
4 files

What it does

Once installed, the agent can query DataForSEO, a paid commercial SEO data service, for real-time information such as Google search results, keyword search volume and difficulty, backlink profiles, competitor domains, on-page analysis and mentions in AI assistants. It is a guide for using a DataForSEO MCP server (a connector that gives the agent tools) rather than a standalone data source, and it includes a cost-control layer that estimates the price of each call and asks for approval before expensive ones.

Great for

  • SEO specialists who need live rankings and keyword data instead of estimates
  • Content marketers researching keyword intent and competitor pages
  • Teams tracking how brands appear in AI assistant answers (GEO)

Skip it if

  • Users without a DataForSEO account or budget, since every call is billed per request and the skill will not work without the extension
  • Quick free keyword checks, because the skill relies on a paid API rather than free sources
  • Situations needing guaranteed-accurate metrics, since the skill itself notes some AI visibility correlations depend on methodology

Try asking

  • “Show me the live Google SERP for 'best running shoes' in the US”
  • “Get search volume and keyword difficulty for these ten keywords”
  • “Pull the backlink profile for example.com and summarize the top referring domains”
  • “Run an AI visibility check for my brand across LLM mentions”
Step-by-step guide: how to use DataForSEO Live SEO DataInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 4 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    seo-dataforseo.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip seo-dataforseo.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip seo-dataforseo.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Set a daily budget and approval threshold with the cost config command before running large jobs, since each call is billed.
  • Use the default US/English settings unless you need another market, to keep costs down.
  • Avoid site: or filetype: operators in image or SERP queries unless needed, because they cost about five times more.

What's inside

  • LICENSE.txt
  • references/cost-tiers.md
  • references/tool-catalog.md
  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from AgriciDaniel/claude-seo under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.