Replaces single-vendor (Ahrefs-only) tool defaults with a per-task backend menu across all 14 SEO skills. Each skill now lists every capable MCP in allowed-tools and documents how to pick between Semrush, Ahrefs, OurSEO Agent (CLI + MCP), DataForSEO, and GSC in its SKILL.md Data Source Selection section. Tool stubs (~40 new files) populated per skill with capability deltas, call patterns, and explicit "not for this skill when" callouts so the menu is self-correcting. Skills affected: 19-keyword-strategy, 20-serp-analysis, 21-position-tracking, 22-link-building, 23-content-strategy, 24-ecommerce, 25-kpi-framework, 26-international, 27-ai-visibility, 28-knowledge-graph, 31-competitor-intel, 32-crawl-budget, 33-migration-planner, 34-reporting-dashboard. Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Google Search Console
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**First-party** clicks / impressions / CTR / position. The only ground-truth source for these KPIs — every modelled estimate from Semrush/Ahrefs/DataForSEO is a proxy. Prefer GSC whenever the site is verified.
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## CLI commands
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```bash
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# Top queries (KPI: clicks, impressions, CTR, position per query)
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our research search-console queries --site sc-domain:<domain> --days 28
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# Top pages (KPI: clicks, impressions per URL)
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our research search-console pages --site sc-domain:<domain> --days 28
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# Query × page combined (KPI: cannibalization, content efficiency)
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our research search-console combined --site sc-domain:<domain> --days 28
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```
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`sc-domain:` prefix for Domain-verified properties.
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## KPI dimensions served by GSC
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| KPI | Source |
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|---|---|
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| Clicks (first-party) | `queries` or `pages` |
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| Impressions (first-party) | `queries` or `pages` |
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| CTR | computed from clicks / impressions |
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| Average position | `queries` |
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| Cannibalization signal | `combined` (query × page) |
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| Branded vs non-branded split | post-process `queries` output |
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| Anonymous queries | Ahrefs `gsc-anonymous-queries` (if Ahrefs project connected) |
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## Ahrefs GSC alternates
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When the site is connected as an Ahrefs project:
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```
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mcp__ahrefs__gsc-performance-history(project_id="<id>")
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mcp__ahrefs__gsc-positions-history(project_id="<id>")
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mcp__ahrefs__gsc-ctr-by-position(project_id="<id>")
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mcp__ahrefs__gsc-anonymous-queries(project_id="<id>")
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```
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## Strengths for this skill
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- Single source of truth for clicks/impressions — non-negotiable in a serious KPI dashboard.
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- 28-day, 90-day, and 16-month windows available (GSC default).
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- Anonymous queries via Ahrefs surface ~10-30% of impressions Google hides from the standard report.
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## Not for this skill when
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- **Backlinks / DR KPI** — Ahrefs.
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- **Traffic value (USD)** — Semrush.
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- **GA4 sessions / conversions** — `our research ga4 *`.
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- **Competitor KPIs** — GSC is single-site.
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Gotcha: `our-claude-skills/custom-skills/15-seo-search-console/code/gotcha/gsc-cli-integration.md`.
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