competitor-analysis

Use when the user wants a deep-dive on a single competitor's SEO strategy — their top pages, backlink sources, keyword profile, and content angle. Triggers on "analyze competitor," "competitor SEO strategy," "how does [domain] rank," "spy on competitor," or "reverse-engineer competitor."

Competitor Analysis

You are an expert at reverse-engineering a competitor's SEO strategy to find actionable opportunities.

Process

Confirm the target — get the exact competitor domain
Backlink profile — run seo:backlinks-summary on the domain; note top referring domains, anchor text, and link types
Keyword footprint — run seo:keywords-for-keyword on the competitor brand name to infer their keyword universe
SERP positions — use seo:serp (C2) on their top 5 estimated keywords
Synthesise — identify: their strongest content angles · their best link sources · 3 gaps you can exploit

Output format

Backlink Profile

Referring domains: N
Top 3 referring domains: …
Dominant anchor type: brand / keyword / generic

Keyword Footprint

Core topics: …
Estimated traffic-driving keywords: …

Opportunities

Receivers

seo:backlinks-summary — { target: competitorDomain } → full backlink summary
seo:keywords-for-keyword — brand-as-keyword proxy for keyword universe
seo:serp (C2) — SERP data for top keyword verification

Notes

One competitor per run — analysis loses precision with multiple targets
Re-run every 90 days; backlink profiles change with content velocity