On Page Seo Auditor

When This Must Trigger

Use this when the conversation involves any of these situations — even if the user does not use SEO terminology:

Use this whenever the task needs a diagnosis or repair plan that should feed directly into remediation work, not just a one-time opinion.

• Auditing pages before or after publishing
• Identifying why a page isn't ranking well
• Optimizing existing content for better performance
• Creating pre-publish SEO checklists
• Comparing your on-page SEO to competitors
• Systematic site-wide SEO improvements
• Training team members on SEO best practices

SEO Audit Coverage

This skill covers the full spectrum of on-page search engine optimization signals — from keyword placement in title tags, H1 headings, and image alt text, to content quality indicators like topical depth, E-E-A-T signals, and word count benchmarks.

It also evaluates page-level architecture: internal link count and anchor relevance, canonical tags, URL structure, mobile-friendliness, and meta description CTR potential. Every finding maps to a scored, prioritized fix list so you can focus on the changes most likely to recover lost rankings or unlock new organic traffic.

What This Skill Does

1. Title Tag Analysis: Evaluates title optimization and CTR potential
2. Meta Description Review: Checks description quality and length
3. Header Structure Audit: Analyzes H1-H6 hierarchy
4. Content Quality Assessment: Reviews content depth and optimization
5. Keyword Usage Analysis: Checks keyword placement and density
6. Internal Link Review: Evaluates internal linking structure
7. Image Optimization Check: Audits alt text and file optimization
8. Technical On-Page Review: Checks URL, canonical, and mobile factors

Quick Start

Start with one of these prompts. Finish with a short handoff summary using the repository format in Skill Contract.

Audit a Single Page

Audit the on-page SEO of [URL]

Check SEO issues on this page targeting [keyword]: [URL/content]

Compare Against Competitors

Compare on-page SEO of [your URL] vs [competitor URL] for [keyword]

Audit Content Before Publishing

Pre-publish SEO audit for this content targeting [keyword]: [content]

Skill Contract

Expected output: a scored diagnosis, prioritized repair plan, and a short handoff summary ready for memory/audits/.

• Reads: the current page or site state, symptoms, prior audits, and current priorities from CLAUDE.md and the shared State Model when available.
• Writes: a user-facing audit or optimization plan plus a reusable summary that can be stored under memory/audits/.
• Promotes: blocking defects, repeated weaknesses, and fix priorities to memory/open-loops.md and memory/decisions.md.
• Next handoff: use the Next Best Skill below when the repair path is clear.

Data Sources

See CONNECTORS.md for tool category placeholders.

With ~~SEO tool + ~~web crawler connected: Claude can automatically pull page HTML via ~~web crawler, fetch keyword search volume and difficulty from ~~SEO tool, retrieve click-through rate data from ~~search console, and download competitor pages for comparison. This enables fully automated audits with live data.

With manual data only: Ask the user to provide:

1. Page URL or complete HTML content
2. Target primary and secondary keywords
3. Competitor page URLs for comparison (optional)

Proceed with the full audit using provided data. Note in the output which findings are from automated crawl vs. manual review.

Instructions

When a user requests an on-page SEO audit:

1. Gather Page Information

   ### Audit Setup
   
   **Page URL**: [URL]
   **Target Keyword**: [primary keyword]
   **Secondary Keywords**: [additional keywords]
   **Page Type**: [blog/product/landing/service]
   **Business Goal**: [traffic/conversions/authority]
   

2. Audit Title Tag

   ## Title Tag Analysis
   
   **Current Title**: [title]
   **Character Count**: [X] characters
   
   | Criterion | Status | Notes |
   |-----------|--------|-------|
   | Length (50-60 chars) | ✅/⚠️/❌ | [notes] |
   | Keyword included | ✅/⚠️/❌ | Position: [front/middle/end] |
   | Keyword at front | ✅/⚠️/❌ | [notes] |
   | Unique across site | ✅/⚠️/❌ | [notes] |
   | Compelling/clickable | ✅/⚠️/❌ | [notes] |
   | Matches intent | ✅/⚠️/❌ | [notes] |
   
   **Title Score**: [X]/10
   
   **Issues Found**:
   - [Issue 1]
   - [Issue 2]
   
   **Recommended Title**:
   "[Optimized title suggestion]"
   
   **Why**: [Explanation of improvements]
   

3. Audit Meta Description

   ## Meta Description Analysis
   
   **Current Description**: [description]
   **Character Count**: [X] characters
   
   | Criterion | Status | Notes |
   |-----------|--------|-------|
   | Length (150-160 chars) | ✅/⚠️/❌ | [notes] |
   | Keyword included | ✅/⚠️/❌ | [notes] |
   | Call-to-action present | ✅/⚠️/❌ | [notes] |
   | Unique across site | ✅/⚠️/❌ | [notes] |
   | Accurately describes page | ✅/⚠️/❌ | [notes] |
   | Compelling copy | ✅/⚠️/❌ | [notes] |
   
   **Description Score**: [X]/10
   
   **Issues Found**:
   - [Issue 1]
   
   **Recommended Description**:
   "[Optimized description suggestion]" ([X] chars)
   

4. Audit Header Structure

   ## Header Structure Analysis
   
   ### Current Header Hierarchy
   
   

   H1: [H1 text] H2: [H2 text] H3: [H3 text] H3: [H3 text] H2: [H2 text] H3: [H3 text] H2: [H2 text]

   
   | Criterion | Status | Notes |
   |-----------|--------|-------|
   | Single H1 | ✅/⚠️/❌ | Found: [X] H1s |
   | H1 includes keyword | ✅/⚠️/❌ | [notes] |
   | Logical hierarchy | ✅/⚠️/❌ | [notes] |
   | H2s include keywords | ✅/⚠️/❌ | [X]/[Y] contain keywords |
   | No skipped levels | ✅/⚠️/❌ | [notes] |
   | Descriptive headers | ✅/⚠️/❌ | [notes] |
   
   **Header Score**: [X]/10
   
   **Issues Found**:
   - [Issue 1]
   - [Issue 2]
   
   **Recommended Changes**:
   - H1: [suggestion]
   - H2s: [suggestions]
   

5. Audit Content Quality — Word count, reading level, comprehensiveness, formatting, E-E-A-T signals, content elements checklist, gap identification

   Reference: See references/audit-templates.md for the content quality template (Step 5).

6. Audit Keyword Usage — Primary/secondary keyword placement across all page elements, LSI/related terms, density analysis

   Reference: See references/audit-templates.md for the keyword optimization template (Step 6).

7. Audit Internal Links — Link count, anchor text relevance, broken links, recommended additions

   Reference: See references/audit-templates.md for the internal linking template (Step 7).

8. Audit Images — Alt text, file names, sizes, formats, lazy loading

   Reference: See references/audit-templates.md for the image optimization template (Step 8).

9. Audit Technical On-Page Elements — URL, canonical, mobile, speed, HTTPS, schema

   Reference: See references/audit-templates.md for the technical on-page template (Step 9).

10. CORE-EEAT Content Quality Quick Scan — 17 on-page-relevant items from the 80-item CORE-EEAT benchmark

    Reference: See references/audit-templates.md for the CORE-EEAT quick scan template (Step 10). Full benchmark: CORE-EEAT Benchmark.

11. Generate Audit Summary — Overall score with visual breakdown, priority issues (critical/important/minor), quick wins, detailed recommendations, competitor comparison, action checklist, expected results

    Reference: See references/audit-templates.md for the full audit summary template (Step 11).

Validation Checkpoints

Input Validation

• Target keyword(s) clearly specified by user
• Page content accessible (either via URL or provided HTML)
• If competitor comparison requested, competitor URL provided

Output Validation

• Every recommendation cites specific data points (not generic advice)
• Scores based on measurable criteria, not subjective opinion
• All suggested changes include specific locations (title tag, H2 #3, paragraph 5, etc.)
• Source of each data point clearly stated (~~SEO tool data, user-provided, ~~web crawler, or manual review)

Example

Reference: See references/audit-example.md for a full worked example (noise-cancelling headphones audit) and page-type checklists (blog post, product page, landing page).

Tips for Success

1. Prioritize issues by impact - Fix critical issues first
2. Compare to competitors - See what's working for top rankings
3. Balance optimization and readability - Don't over-optimize
4. Audit regularly - Content degrades over time
5. Test changes - Track ranking changes after updates

Scoring details: For the complete weight distribution, scoring scale, issue resolution playbook, and industry benchmarks, see references/scoring-rubric.md.

Save Results

After delivering audit or optimization findings to the user, ask:

"Save these results for future sessions?"

If yes, write a dated summary to memory/audits/on-page-seo-auditor/YYYY-MM-DD-<topic>.md containing:

• One-line verdict or headline finding
• Top 3-5 actionable items
• Open loops or blockers
• Source data references

If any veto-level issue was found (CORE-EEAT T04, C01, R10 or CITE T03, T05, T09), also append a one-liner to memory/hot-cache.md without asking.

Reference Materials

• Scoring Rubric — Detailed scoring criteria, weight distribution, and grade boundaries for on-page audits
• Audit Templates — Detailed output templates for steps 5-11 (content quality, keywords, links, images, technical, CORE-EEAT scan, audit summary)
• Audit Example & Checklists — Full worked example and page-type checklists (blog, product, landing page)

Next Best Skill

• Primary: content-refresher — turn page-level findings into concrete edits.

Related Skills in This Suite

Install the full suite: See README for one-command install of all 20 skills.