Is the DataForSEO skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from nikhilbhansali/dataforseo-skill-claude. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the DataForSEO SkillProof Score?

7.6/10 — installs cleanly 4/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 6/10, docs & honesty 4/5.

How do I install DataForSEO?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use DataForSEO with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

DataForSEO

Python wrapper over the full DataForSEO API surface (SERP, keywords, backlinks, on-page) with CSV export.

by nikhilbhansali · nikhilbhansali/dataforseo-skill-claude

Works with setup

Install — copy the command Download source ↗

Test report

Verdict: Works with setup
Score: 7.6/10
Tested: Jul 14, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Aug 10, 2026 · d705238

The client library is real and matches its docs -- 758 lines covering search-volume, backlinks, SERP, on-page, and trends endpoints exactly as the routing table promises -- but nothing returns real data without a paid DataForSEO account, and the bundled quick-start snippet hardcodes sys.path to ~/.agents/skills/dataforseo/scripts rather than the ~/.claude/skills/ path this catalog installs to.

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 4/5
Triggers reliably 5/5
Output vs. baseline 6/10
Docs & honesty 4/5

What DataForSEO does

A Python client (scripts/dataforseo_client.py) plus SKILL.md routing table that maps SEO requests -- search volume, SERP position, backlink audits, competitor keyword gaps, technical on-page audits, Google Trends -- onto the matching DataForSEO API call and exports results to CSV. Triggers on keyword research, rank tracking, backlink or domain-authority questions, and other SEO data queries; requires the user's own paid DataForSEO account credentials to return real data.

How to install DataForSEO

git clone https://github.com/nikhilbhansali/dataforseo-skill-claude
cd dataforseo-skill-claude
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r dataforseo ~/.claude/skills/dataforseo

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger DataForSEO

/dataforseo Python wrapper over the full DataForSEO API surface (SERP, keywords, backlinks, on-page) with CSV export.

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

What's the search volume for 'keyword research tool'?
Can you do a backlink audit of my competitor's domain?
Pull SERP rankings for these keywords in the US

Frequently asked questions

Is the DataForSEO skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from nikhilbhansali/dataforseo-skill-claude. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does DataForSEO work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 14, 2026. Verdict: Works with setup. The client library is real and matches its docs -- 758 lines covering search-volume, backlinks, SERP, on-page, and trends endpoints exactly as the routing table promises -- but nothing returns real data without a paid DataForSEO account, and the bundled quick-start snippet hardcodes sys.path to ~/.agents/skills/dataforseo/scripts rather than the ~/.claude/skills/ path this catalog installs to.
What is the DataForSEO SkillProof Score?: 7.6/10 — installs cleanly 4/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 6/10, docs & honesty 4/5.
How do I install DataForSEO?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use DataForSEO with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.