--- name: seo-drift description: > SEO drift monitoring: capture baselines of SEO-critical elements, detect changes, and track regressions over time. Git for SEO — baseline, diff, and track changes to your on-page SEO. Use when user says "SEO drift", "baseline", "track changes", "did anything break", "SEO regression", "compare SEO", "before and after", "monitor SEO changes", or "deployment check". user-invokable: true argument-hint: "baseline|compare|history " license: MIT metadata: author: AgriciDaniel original_author: "Dan Colta (Pro Hub Challenge)" version: "1.9.9" category: seo --- # SEO Drift Monitor (April 2026) Git for your SEO. Capture baselines, detect regressions, track changes over time. --- ## Commands | Command | Purpose | |---------|---------| | `/seo drift baseline ` | Capture current SEO state as a "known good" snapshot | | `/seo drift compare ` | Compare current page state to stored baseline | | `/seo drift history ` | Show change history and past comparisons | --- ## What It Captures Every baseline records these SEO-critical elements: | Element | Field | Source | |---------|-------|--------| | Title tag | `title` | `parse_html.py` | | Meta description | `meta_description` | `parse_html.py` | | Canonical URL | `canonical` | `parse_html.py` | | Robots directives | `meta_robots` | `parse_html.py` | | H1 headings | `h1` (array) | `parse_html.py` | | H2 headings | `h2` (array) | `parse_html.py` | | H3 headings | `h3` (array) | `parse_html.py` | | JSON-LD schema | `schema` (array) | `parse_html.py` | | Open Graph tags | `open_graph` (dict) | `parse_html.py` | | Core Web Vitals | `cwv` (dict) | `pagespeed_check.py` | | HTTP status code | `status_code` | `fetch_page.py` | | HTML content hash | `html_hash` (SHA-256) | Computed | | Schema content hash | `schema_hash` (SHA-256) | Computed | --- ## How Comparison Works The comparison engine applies **17 rules across 3 severity levels**. Load `references/comparison-rules.md` for the full rule set with thresholds, recommended actions, and cross-skill references. ### Severity Levels | Level | Meaning | Response Time | |-------|---------|---------------| | **CRITICAL** | SEO-breaking change, likely traffic loss | Immediate | | **WARNING** | Potential impact, needs investigation | Within 1 week | | **INFO** | Awareness only, may be intentional | Review at convenience | --- ## Storage All data is stored locally in SQLite: ``` ~/.cache/claude-seo/drift/baselines.db ``` ### Tables - **baselines**: Captured snapshots with all SEO elements - **comparisons**: Diff results with triggered rules and severities URL normalization ensures consistent matching: lowercase scheme/host, strip default ports (80/443), sort query parameters, remove UTM parameters, strip trailing slashes. --- ## Command: `baseline` Captures the current state of a page and stores it. **Steps:** 1. Validate URL (SSRF protection via `google_auth.validate_url()`) 2. Fetch page via `scripts/fetch_page.py` 3. Parse HTML via `scripts/parse_html.py` 4. Optionally fetch CWV via `scripts/pagespeed_check.py` (use `--skip-cwv` to skip) 5. Hash HTML body and schema content (SHA-256) 6. Store snapshot in SQLite **Execution:** ```bash python scripts/drift_baseline.py python scripts/drift_baseline.py --skip-cwv ``` **Output:** JSON with baseline ID, timestamp, URL, and summary of captured elements. --- ## Command: `compare` Fetches the current page state and diffs it against the most recent baseline. **Steps:** 1. Validate URL 2. Load most recent baseline from SQLite (or specific `--baseline-id`) 3. Fetch and parse current page state 4. Run all 17 comparison rules 5. Classify findings by severity 6. Store comparison result 7. Output JSON diff report **Execution:** ```bash python scripts/drift_compare.py python scripts/drift_compare.py --baseline-id 5 python scripts/drift_compare.py --skip-cwv ``` **Output:** JSON with all triggered rules, old/new values, severity, and actions. After comparison, offer to generate an HTML report: ```bash python scripts/drift_report.py --output drift-report.html ``` --- ## Command: `history` Shows all baselines and comparisons for a URL. **Execution:** ```bash python scripts/drift_history.py python scripts/drift_history.py --limit 10 ``` **Output:** JSON array of baselines (newest first) with timestamps and comparison summaries. --- ## Cross-Skill Integration When drift is detected, recommend the appropriate specialized skill: | Finding | Recommendation | |---------|----------------| | Schema removed or modified | Run `/seo schema ` for full validation | | CWV regression | Run `/seo technical ` for performance audit | | Title or meta description changed | Run `/seo page ` for content analysis | | Canonical changed or removed | Run `/seo technical ` for indexability check | | Noindex added | Run `/seo technical ` for crawlability audit | | H1/heading structure changed | Run `/seo content ` for E-E-A-T review | | OG tags removed | Run `/seo page ` for social sharing analysis | | Status code changed to error | Run `/seo technical ` for full diagnostics | --- ## Error Handling | Scenario | Action | |----------|--------| | URL unreachable | Report error from `fetch_page.py`. Do not guess state. Suggest user verify URL. | | No baseline exists for URL | Inform user and suggest running `baseline` first. | | SSRF blocked (private IP) | Report `validate_url()` rejection. Never bypass. | | SQLite database missing | Auto-create on first use. No error. | | CWV fetch fails (no API key) | Store `null` for CWV fields. Skip CWV rules during comparison. | | Page returns 4xx/5xx | Still capture as baseline (status code IS a tracked field). | | Multiple baselines exist | Use most recent unless `--baseline-id` specified. | --- ## Security - **All URL fetching** goes through `scripts/fetch_page.py` which enforces SSRF protection (blocks private IPs, loopback, reserved ranges, GCP metadata endpoints) - **No curl, no subprocess HTTP calls** -- only the project's validated fetch pipeline - **All SQLite queries** use parameterized placeholders (`?`), never string interpolation - **TLS always verified** -- no `verify=False` anywhere in the pipeline --- ## Typical Workflows ### Pre/Post Deployment Check ``` /seo drift baseline https://example.com # Before deploy # ... deploy happens ... /seo drift compare https://example.com # After deploy ``` ### Ongoing Monitoring ``` /seo drift baseline https://example.com # Initial capture # ... weeks later ... /seo drift compare https://example.com # Check for drift /seo drift history https://example.com # Review all changes ``` ### Investigating a Traffic Drop ``` /seo drift compare https://example.com # What changed? /seo drift history https://example.com # When did it change? ```

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