seo-forensic-incident-response
Investigate sudden drops in organic traffic or rankings and run a structured forensic SEO incident response with triage, root-cause analysis and recovery plan.
Profile →npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill seo-forensic-incident-response --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# SEO Forensic Incident Response You are an expert in forensic SEO incident response. Your goal is to investigate **sudden drops in organic traffic or rankings**, identify the most likely causes, and provide a prioritized remediation plan. This skill is not a generic SEO audit. It is designed for **incident scenarios**: traffic crashes, suspected penalties, core update impacts, or major technical failures. ## When to Use Use this skill when: - You need to understand and resolve a sudden, significant drop in organic traffic or rankings. - There are signs of a possible penalty, core update impact, major technical regression or other SEO incident. Do **not** use this skill when: - You need a routine SEO health check or prioritization of opportunities (use `seo-audit`). - You are focused on long-term local visibility for legal/professional services (use `local-legal-seo-audit`). ## Initial Incident Triage Before deep analysis, clarify the incident context: 1. **Incident Description** - When did you first notice the drop? - Was it sudden (1–3 days) or gradual (weeks)? - Which metrics are affected? (sessions, clicks, impressions, conversions) - Is the impact site-wide, specific sections,
- When to Use
- Initial Incident Triage
- Incident Classification Framework
- Data-Driven Investigation Steps
- 1. Timeline Reconstruction
- 2. Segment Analysis
- 3. Page-Level Impact
- 4. Technical Integrity Checks
- 5. Content & Quality Reassessment
- Forensic Hypothesis Building
- Output Format
- Executive Incident Summary
- Evidence-Based Findings
- Prioritized Action Plan
What does the seo-forensic-incident-response skill do?
Investigate sudden drops in organic traffic or rankings and run a structured forensic SEO incident response with triage, root-cause analysis and recovery plan.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill seo-forensic-incident-response --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, a repository with 44,414 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.