Skills
SEO checklist skill
The on-page checks every draft passes before anyone calls it done.
Last reviewed July 17, 2026
A single-file skill template with the on-page SEO checklist agents apply to every web draft: intent, structure, metadata, and link duties.
SKILL.md
# SEO checklist Apply when drafting or reviewing any page or post meant to rank. ## Before writing - Name the target query and its intent (answer, comparison, tool, purchase). The page type must match the intent. - State what this page contains that the current top results do not. ## Structure - The first sentence answers the query; no throat-clearing intros. - Each H2 answers a real sub-question, phrased close to how people search it. - One concrete payload per section: a number, a step, an example, or a table. ## Metadata - Title: 60 characters or fewer, query words near the front. - Meta description: 150-160 characters, contains the payload, ends with what the reader can do. ## Links - 3+ internal links to genuinely related pages; descriptive anchor text, never "click here". - Every external claim links its source. Report the checklist pass/fail per item at the end of the draft.
Set it up
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Copy the skill body
Tune the metadata limits and link duties to your site's standards; the intent-match rule stays.
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Create the skill
Add it in the workspace Skills page; writing agents self-report the checklist at the end of each draft.