Claude Commands for SEO: 30-Prompt Cheat Sheet (2026)

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Claude Commands for SEO

30 prompts, organized by workflow stage · save & reuse

● Setup ● Research ● Content ● On-Page ● Technical ● Reporting ● Strategy ● AEO / AI Search

① Start & Setup

Command	What it does
/upload	Drop a keyword export, GSC report, or audit PDF straight into the chat.
/import	Pull in competitor articles, content briefs, SOPs, or client documents.
/scan	Analyze a URL, page, or document and pull out the key SEO signals.
/context	Set industry, audience, business goals, and brand voice before starting.
/focus	Lock the conversation onto a single SEO objective at a time.

② Research & Keywords

Command	What it does
/analyze	Group a keyword list by search intent and funnel stage.
/compare	Compare competitors and surface content gaps.
/brainstorm	Generate content ideas targeting a specific search intent.
/research	Find real questions people are asking about a topic.
/insights	Pull the quickest SEO wins out of a raw dataset.

③ Content Creation

Command	What it does
/write	Draft a fully optimized article, landing page, or content brief.
/rewrite	Fix search intent mismatch, strengthen E-E-A-T, keep the target keyword.
/expand	Add depth to thin or underdeveloped sections.
/improve	Make headlines and title tags sharper, more clickable, more keyword-focused.
/paraphrase	Reduce duplicate-content risk against competitor copy.

④ On-Page Editing

Command	What it does
/edit	Cut fluff and sharpen the opening hook.
/shorten	Trim meta descriptions under the 155-character limit without losing meaning.
/proofread	Check proposals and reports before they go out.
/summarize	Turn a long audit into a one-page summary.
/tone	Rewrite technical language into plain, non-technical client copy.

⑤ Technical SEO

Command	What it does
/outline	Build a keyword-aligned H1 / H2 / H3 structure.
/structure	Reorganize content to better match search intent.
/table	Turn crawl-error findings into a prioritized action table.
/checklist	Convert an SEO brief into a step-by-step execution checklist.
/bullet	Make dense audit reports scannable for clients.

⑥ Client Reporting

Command	What it does
/report	Generate a monthly performance summary — wins, losses, next steps.
/format	Turn messy notes into a client-ready document.
/email	Explain a ranking drop in plain, non-alarming language.

⑦ Strategy & Analysis

Command	What it does
/pros-cons	Compare keyword clusters before committing budget or time.
/evaluate	Score a content brief on how likely it is to rank.
/challenge	Find the blind spots in your SEO plan before Google does.
/recommend	Prioritize next steps for a specific client or site.
/forecast	Estimate a realistic ranking timeline given current authority.

⑧ AEO & AI Search

Command	What it does
/research	Find quotable, citation-ready answers for AI search engines.
/write	Draft direct FAQ answers, kept under 60 words for AI citation.
/compare	Compare how Claude and ChatGPT answer the same query.

Daily workflow example

/context→ /upload→ /analyze→ /report→ /format

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