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backlink-analysis
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Kostja Zhang
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Description
When the user wants to analyze backlinks, audit link profile, or identify link issues. Also use when the user mentions "backlink analysis," "backlink audit,"...
README (SKILL.md)
SEO Off-Page: Backlink Analysis
Guides backlink profile analysis: assessing quality, identifying issues, and planning improvements.
When invoking: On first use, if helpful, open with 1–2 sentences on what this skill covers and why it matters, then provide the main output. On subsequent use or when the user asks to skip, go directly to the main output.
Scope (Off-Page SEO)
- Backlink audit: Analyze profile; toxic links; competitive analysis
- Authority Score: Monitor domain/page authority; referring domains
Initial Assessment
Identify:
- Domain: Site to analyze
- Tool access: SEO tools (e.g. Ahrefs, Semrush) or free alternatives
- Goals: Audit for issues, competitive analysis, or growth planning
Key Metrics
| Metric | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Referring domains | Number of unique sites linking |
| Backlinks | Total number of links |
| Domain Rating (DR) / Domain Authority (DA) | Domain strength score |
| Anchor text distribution | Mix of branded, generic, exact match |
| Link velocity | Rate of new links over time |
Analysis Framework
1. Quality Assessment
- Relevance: Do links come from related niches?
- Authority: Are referring domains trusted?
- Context: Editorial vs. footer/sidebar links?
- Anchor text: Natural or over-optimized?
2. Risk Signals
| Signal | Action |
|---|---|
| Toxic links | Consider disavow (use cautiously) |
| Spammy anchors | Diversify anchor text naturally |
| Link schemes | Remove or disavow |
| Sudden spike | Investigate; may trigger penalty |
3. Competitive Comparison
- Compare backlink profile to competitors
- Identify link gaps (sites linking to competitors but not you)
- Find link opportunities from competitor backlinks
- See competitor-research for full methodology
Disavow File
- Use only when necessary (manual penalty, toxic links)
- Submit via Google Search Console (see google-search-console for Links report and disavow submission)
- Caution: Over-disavowing can harm; use sparingly
- References: Google Disavow
Output Format
- Profile summary: Key metrics, trends
- Quality assessment: Strengths and weaknesses
- Risk signals: Toxic or suspicious links
- Recommendations: Link building priorities, disavow if needed
- Competitive insights: Link gap opportunities
Related Skills
- google-search-console: Links report, disavow file submission
- seo-monitoring: Backlink metrics in full SEO monitoring; quality vs quantity, referral ROI
- link-building: Use analysis to plan link building
- competitor-research: Competitor backlink analysis; link gap methodology
Usage Guidance
This skill is low-risk: it only provides procedural guidance for backlink audits and does not request credentials or install software. Before using it: (1) avoid pasting API keys or account passwords into chat—if you integrate live tools (Ahrefs/SEMrush/GSC) you'll need to provide their credentials through secure connectors, not free-form chat; (2) be cautious with any disavow recommendations—Google disavow can harm rankings if misused; (3) if you later add tool integrations or an install step, re-check required env vars and install URLs for proportionality.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: backlink-analysis
Version: 1.0.1
The skill bundle contains only metadata and documentation (SKILL.md) providing instructions for an AI agent to perform SEO backlink analysis. There is no executable code, no suspicious network activity, and no evidence of prompt injection or data exfiltration attempts. The instructions are consistent with standard SEO practices.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
The name and description (backlink analysis/audit) match the SKILL.md content: a framework for assessing link profiles, risk signals, and recommendations. It does not request unrelated credentials, binaries, or system access.
Instruction Scope
SKILL.md stays within SEO/backlink analysis scope: identifies domain, tool access, goals, metrics, risk signals, and output format. It suggests using third-party SEO tools (Ahrefs, Semrush, Google Search Console) but does not instruct the agent to read unrelated files, environment variables, or to send data to unexpected endpoints.
Install Mechanism
No install spec or code files are present; this is instruction-only, so nothing is written to disk or fetched during installation.
Credentials
The skill declares no required environment variables or credentials. Note: actual integrations with external SEO tools would require appropriate API keys or access, but the skill itself does not request them.
Persistence & Privilege
always is false and model invocation is allowed (the platform default). The skill does not request persistent or elevated privileges or modify other skills/configuration.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install backlink-analysis - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/backlink-analysis - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.1
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v1.0.0
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is backlink-analysis?
When the user wants to analyze backlinks, audit link profile, or identify link issues. Also use when the user mentions "backlink analysis," "backlink audit,"... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 161 downloads so far.
How do I install backlink-analysis?
Run "/install backlink-analysis" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is backlink-analysis free?
Yes, backlink-analysis is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does backlink-analysis support?
backlink-analysis is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created backlink-analysis?
It is built and maintained by Kostja Zhang (@kostja94); the current version is v1.0.1.
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