Seo Programmatic
Plan and audit data-driven page templates at scale without thin-content penalties or index bloat.
Overview
seo-programmatic is an agent skill for the Launch phase that plans and audits programmatic SEO pages built from structured data with thin-content and index-bloat safeguards.
Install
npx skills add https://github.com/agricidaniel/claude-seo --skill seo-programmaticWhat is this skill?
- Data source assessment for CSV/JSON, APIs, and DB queries with freshness and duplicate-record checks
- Template engine planning with variable injection so each URL stays distinct and useful
- Thin content safeguards and duplicate-record flags when field overlap exceeds 80%
- Internal linking automation and URL pattern design for scaled page families
- Index bloat prevention as an explicit audit dimension alongside generation planning
- Flags duplicate or near-duplicate records when field overlap exceeds 80%
- Skill metadata version 2.0.0
Adoption & trust: 2.1k installs on skills.sh; 8.5k GitHub stars; 2/3 security scanners passed (skills.sh audits).
What problem does it solve?
You have a dataset that could spawn thousands of URLs but no quality framework to keep templates unique, fresh, and crawlable.
Who is it for?
Solo builders launching comparison pages, location pages, integration directories, or catalog facets fed by CSV, API, or database exports.
Skip if: A five-page marketing site with no repeating template or data feed—use standard on-page SEO skills instead.
When should I use this skill?
User says programmatic SEO, pages at scale, dynamic pages, template pages, generated pages, or data-driven SEO.
What do I get? / Deliverables
You get a programmatic SEO plan with vetted data sources, template variable rules, linking patterns, and explicit guards against thin pages and index bloat.
- Programmatic SEO plan or audit covering data, templates, URLs, and linking
- Thin-content and index-bloat risk notes
Recommended Skills
Journey fit
Programmatic SEO is a launch discipline: getting many indexed, valuable URLs live after the product and data exist. The skill explicitly covers template engines, URL patterns, and SEO quality gates—core programmatic SEO work under launch → seo.
How it compares
Planning skill for scaled template SEO, not a one-off blog post optimizer or paid-ads playbook.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is seo-programmatic for?
Founders and indie SEO leads building many similar pages from one data model who need agent-guided checks before shipping sitemaps.
When should I use seo-programmatic?
At Launch → seo when defining or auditing programmatic templates, URL patterns, and data freshness for generated pages.
Is seo-programmatic safe to install?
It is planning and analysis guidance under MIT license; review the Security Audits panel on this page before piping production data into agent sessions.
SKILL.md
READMESKILL.md - Seo Programmatic
MIT License - see repository root LICENSE file for complete terms. Copyright (c) 2026 AgriciDaniel https://github.com/AgriciDaniel/claude-seo --- name: seo-programmatic description: > Programmatic SEO planning and analysis for pages generated at scale from data sources. Covers template engines, URL patterns, internal linking automation, thin content safeguards, and index bloat prevention. Use when user says "programmatic SEO", "pages at scale", "dynamic pages", "template pages", "generated pages", or "data-driven SEO". user-invokable: true argument-hint: "[url or plan]" license: MIT metadata: author: AgriciDaniel version: "2.0.0" category: seo --- # Programmatic SEO Analysis & Planning Build and audit SEO pages generated at scale from structured data sources. Enforces quality gates to prevent thin content penalties and index bloat. ## Data Source Assessment Evaluate the data powering programmatic pages: - **CSV/JSON files**: Row count, column uniqueness, missing values - **API endpoints**: Response structure, data freshness, rate limits - **Database queries**: Record count, field completeness, update frequency - Data quality checks: - Each record must have enough unique attributes to generate distinct content - Flag duplicate or near-duplicate records (>80% field overlap) - Verify data freshness; stale data produces stale pages ## Template Engine Planning Design templates that produce unique, valuable pages: - **Variable injection points**: Title, H1, body sections, meta description, schema - **Content blocks**: Static (shared across pages) vs dynamic (unique per page) - **Conditional logic**: Show/hide sections based on data availability - **Supplementary content**: Related items, contextual tips, user-generated content - Template review checklist: - Each page must read as a standalone, valuable resource - No "mad-libs" patterns (just swapping city/product names in identical text) - Dynamic sections must add genuine information, not just keyword variations ## URL Pattern Strategy ### Common Patterns - `/tools/[tool-name]`: Tool/product directory pages - `/[city]/[service]`: Location + service pages - `/integrations/[platform]`: Integration landing pages - `/glossary/[term]`: Definition/reference pages - `/templates/[template-name]`: Downloadable template pages ### URL Rules - Lowercase, hyphenated slugs derived from data - Logical hierarchy reflecting site architecture - No duplicate slugs; enforce uniqueness at generation time - Keep URLs under 100 characters - No query parameters for primary content URLs - Consistent trailing slash usage (match existing site pattern) ## Internal Linking Automation - **Hub/spoke model**: Category hub pages linking to individual programmatic pages - **Related items**: Auto-link to 3-5 related pages based on data attributes - **Breadcrumbs**: Generate BreadcrumbList schema from URL hierarchy - **Cross-linking**: Link between programmatic pages sharing attributes (same category, same city, same feature) - **Anchor text**: Use descriptive, varied anchor text. Avoid exact-match keyword repetition - Link density: 3-5 internal links per 1000 words (match seo-content guidelines) ## Thin Content Safeguards ### Quality Gates | Metric | Threshold | Action | |--------|-----------|--------| | Pages without content review | 100+ | ⚠️ WARNING: require content audit before publishing | | Pages without justification | 500+ | 🛑 HARD STOP: require explicit user approval and thin content audit | | Unique content per page | <40% | ❌ Flag as thin content (likely penalty risk) | | Word count per page | <300 | ⚠️ Flag for review (may lack sufficient value) | ### Scaled Content Abuse: Enforcement Context (2025-2026) Google's Scaled Content Abuse policy (introduced March 2024) saw major enforcement escalation in 2025: - **June 2025:** Wave of manual actions targeting websites with AI-generated content at scale - **August 2025:** SpamBrain spam update enhanced pattern d