# Keyword gap analysis with Claude: find the keywords competitors rank for

> Connect Claude to Manifold MCP, run an AI competitor gap analysis: find the sites that share your SERPs, pull the keywords they rank for that you do not, then track the ones you write for.

By Jesse Sibley, Founder of Manifold. Published 11 Nov 2026, updated 12 Nov 2026. Filed under [SEO](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/blog/topics/seo.md).

## Key takeaways

- Connect Manifold MCP to Claude. Ask for SERP competitors of your domain, not the businesses you already have in mind. Drop Wikipedia, Reddit and YouTube unless they are who you actually lose to.
- seo_get_keyword_gap is missing only: keywords one competitor ranks top 100 for that you do not rank for at all. One competitor per call. Weak keywords (you rank, but lower) come from seo_get_ranked_keywords or seo_get_position.
- A typical run is about 50 credits: SERP competitors (10) plus three 100-row gap calls (30) plus metrics (10). That fits the free plan's 250 credits a month. Data is from DataForSEO, cached 7 days.
- Cluster by topic, one query one page. New page for missing, refresh for rank 11 to 30. A keyword two or three competitors share is a stronger signal.
- Track the chosen keywords with a Google rank monitor. Creating it and its checks cost 0 credits. Free keeps 1 monitor and 3 keywords on it.

A keyword gap analysis is the list of search queries competitors rank for that you do not, turned into pages to write and pages to refresh. You can run the whole job in Claude as an AI competitor gap analysis: connect [Manifold MCP](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/mcp/seo), let it pick the sites that actually share your search results, pull the gap, cluster it, and track the keywords you choose.

A short real run of the gap call is [find competitor keyword gaps](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/use-cases/find-competitor-keyword-gaps). This page is the deep how-to, including SERP competitors, missing vs weak keywords, a pasteable template, and a Google rank monitor so you see whether the new pages close the gap.

## How to run a keyword gap analysis in six steps

1. Connect [Manifold MCP](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/claude) to Claude (claude.ai, Claude Desktop or Claude Code).
2. Find your real SERP competitors: domains that share search results with you, not the businesses you already have in mind.
3. Pull the keyword gap for each competitor: queries they rank in the top 100 for that you do not rank for at all.
4. Filter by intent, difficulty and volume, then cluster. One query, one page.
5. Split missing (new page) from weak (you already rank about 11 to 30: refresh instead).
6. Track the keywords you write for with a weekly Google rank monitor.

![Four step diagram: find SERP competitors, pull the gap, filter and cluster, track with a monitor](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/blog/keyword-gap-analysis/keyword-gap-analysis-workflow.svg#1248x252 "How to run a keyword gap analysis in Claude: find SERP competitors, pull the gap, filter and cluster, then track with a monitor.")

Monitors are on every plan, including Free, and their checks cost no credits. The free plan keeps 1 monitor, and a Google rank monitor on Free watches 3 keywords. Monitors a workspace can keep, by plan: 1 on Free, 5 on Pro, 25 on Growth, 100 on Agency. For types and cadences, see [how monitors work](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/monitors).

## Missing, weak, shared and unique

Suite UIs split the overlap into four buckets. Manifold gives you the same facts as separate calls. Be precise about which tool does which job.

| Kind | Meaning | Manifold tool |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Missing | They rank in the top 100. You do not rank at all. | [`seo_get_keyword_gap`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/seo#seo_get_keyword_gap). One competitor per call. Sorted by volume. |
| Weak | You rank, but lower, often around 11 to 30. | Not the gap tool. Use [`seo_get_ranked_keywords`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/seo#seo_get_ranked_keywords) on your own domain, or [`seo_get_position`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/seo#seo_get_position) for one keyword (6 credits). |
| Shared | You both rank. | No dedicated tool. [`seo_get_serp_competitors`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/seo#seo_get_serp_competitors) returns `shared_keywords`. For the queries themselves, compare ranked keyword lists. |
| Unique | You rank, they do not. | Reverse the gap: target is the competitor, competitor is you. |

[`seo_get_keyword_gap`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/seo#seo_get_keyword_gap) is missing only. If you treat its rows as "we are close", you will commission new pages for queries you already rank for, and you will miss the refreshes that would have been cheaper. Weak keywords are the overlap with [SEO quick wins](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/use-cases/find-seo-quick-wins): queries you already appear for, where a better title or a new section can move you without a new URL.

A content gap is a topic or format you have not covered. A keyword gap is specific queries. Cluster the queries and you get the content gaps: one cluster, one page. This guide targets keyword gap analysis. Content gap analysis is that cluster step, not a second product.

## What it costs

Data comes from [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/). You do not register an SEO subscription of your own. You pay per call with credits. Default rows are 100.

Worked from the credit formulas:

- [`seo_get_serp_competitors`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/seo#seo_get_serp_competitors): 5 credits, then 5 per 100 rows. Default 100 rows = 10 credits. Cached 7 days.
- [`seo_get_keyword_gap`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/seo#seo_get_keyword_gap): the same formula. One competitor, default 100 rows = 10 credits. Three competitors = 30. Cached 7 days.
- [`seo_get_keyword_metrics`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/seo#seo_get_keyword_metrics): 5, then 5 per 100 keywords (Labs). Default 100 = 10 credits. Cached 7 days. Optional AI prompt volume adds 4, then 4 per 100.
- [`seo_get_ranked_keywords`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/seo#seo_get_ranked_keywords): 5, then 5 per 100 rows. Default 100 = 10 credits. Cached 7 days. Use this for weak keywords.
- [`seo_get_serp`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/seo#seo_get_serp): 1 credit per 10 results, plus 1 when you include the AI Overview. Default top 10 = 1 credit. Cached 24 hours. Use this before you write, to see what actually ranks.

A full analysis, competitors (10) plus three gap calls (30) plus metrics (10), is about 50 credits. Add a 100-row ranked keyword list for weak terms and you are around 60. That fits the free plan's 250 credits a month, with room left for a few SERP checks. The rank monitor after it costs no credits.

A suite seat is a monthly subscription for a UI: Venn diagrams, multi-competitor exports, team logins. Skip those prices here. If you already pay for a suite and want its own MCP, see [Semrush MCP](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/mcp/semrush). This guide is the how-to without that seat.

## Step 1: connect Manifold MCP to Claude

Manifold is a hosted MCP server. It is listed in the [official MCP registry](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0.1/servers?search=com.manifoldmcp) as `com.manifoldmcp/manifold`. Full client steps are in the [docs](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients).

**Claude.ai and Claude Desktop.** From the [Claude setup guide](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/claude):

1. Open **Settings**, then **Connectors**.
2. Choose **Add custom connector**. Name it Manifold and paste the server URL from the setup guide.
3. Choose **Connect**, sign in to Manifold, and approve Claude.
4. Start a chat, check that Manifold is on in the chat's tools menu, and ask a question.

A connector you add on the web is also there in the desktop app and on your phone. The first time you sign in, Manifold creates your account on the free plan.

**Claude Code.** From the [Claude Code setup guide](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/claude-code): add the server with the URL from that guide. Start Claude Code, run `/mcp`, choose **manifold**, and finish sign-in in the browser. Add `--scope user` to have it in every project.

Paste this to check the connection:

> Which Manifold tools find SERP competitors, keyword gaps, ranked keywords and keyword metrics? Tell me the default cost of each at 100 rows, and that gap is missing-only.

Claude should name [`seo_get_serp_competitors`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/seo#seo_get_serp_competitors), [`seo_get_keyword_gap`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/seo#seo_get_keyword_gap), [`seo_get_ranked_keywords`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/seo#seo_get_ranked_keywords), [`seo_get_keyword_metrics`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/seo#seo_get_keyword_metrics), [`seo_get_serp`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/seo#seo_get_serp) and [`seo_get_position`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/seo#seo_get_position). Those are on the [SEO tools](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/seo) page. Monitor tools ([`monitoring_create_monitor`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/monitoring#monitoring_create_monitor) and the rest) cost 0 credits to call, and so do the checks they schedule. Every parameter is on the [monitoring tools](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/monitoring) page.

The wider Claude setup, plugins and four SEO workflows, is [Claude SEO](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/blog/claude-seo). Keep this page on the gap.

## Step 2: find SERP competitors

The competitors in a sales meeting are often not the domains on page one. [`seo_get_serp_competitors`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/seo#seo_get_serp_competitors) takes your **domain** as `target` (not a keyword) and returns domains that share search results with it: `domain`, `shared_keywords`, `avg_position`, `organic_traffic`. Sorted by shared keywords. The target itself is excluded. These are SERP competitors, not business competitors.

Paste:

> Find SERP competitors for [site]. List domain, shared keywords, average position and organic traffic. Drop wikipedia.org, reddit.com, youtube.com, linkedin.com, facebook.com and amazon.com unless they are actually who we lose rankings to. Keep the next three domains. Say why each stayed.

Drop the giants unless they are the real overlap. Wikipedia, Reddit and YouTube win informational queries in most categories. Leaving them in fills the gap list with glossary terms you are unlikely to rank for. Keep a forum or a publisher if they are who Google actually puts next to you.

Two or three remaining domains is enough. A fourth repeats the same head terms and spends another 10 credits. If the list looks nothing like the rivals you sell against, that is the point: you are competing with whoever ranks, not whoever you pitch against.

## Step 3: pull the gap per competitor

[`seo_get_keyword_gap`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/seo#seo_get_keyword_gap) takes `target` (you) and `competitor` (one domain). It returns keywords that competitor ranks in the top 100 for that you **do not rank for at all**: `keyword`, `competitor_rank`, `competitor_url`, `volume`, `kd`, `cpc`, `intent`. Sorted by volume. Default 100 rows = 10 credits. Cap is 1,000 rows.

One competitor per call. Run it three times, once per domain from step 2, then merge.

Paste:

> For each of these three domains, pull the keyword gap against [site]: keywords they rank in the top 100 for that we do not rank for at all. 100 rows each. Then merge the three lists. Keep a column for which competitors have each keyword. A keyword two or three of them share is a stronger signal than a keyword only one has. Drop brand names, look-alike names, and queries that are clearly another product's name.

Brand names will be in the list. The gap is every keyword they rank for where you do not, and that includes searches for their own name. Drop those. The [use case](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/use-cases/find-competitor-keyword-gaps) did this on a real run: 7 of 39 rows were brand or look-alike names, not gaps worth a page.

A keyword two competitors rank for, on similar URLs, is a cluster you can plan around. A keyword only the smallest rival ranks for at position 91 is usually noise.

## Step 4: filter and cluster

You now have a merged list with volume, difficulty, intent and at least one competitor URL. Do not write a page per row.

**Intent.** Informational "what is" queries want a definition. Commercial "best X" and "X alternative" queries want a comparison. Transactional queries want a product or pricing page. Mixing them on one URL is how two of your pages end up competing later.

**Difficulty vs your domain.** High `kd` on a young site is a long game. Favour lower difficulty unless the query is so close to a sale that volume of 20 beats 2,000 browsers. There is no universal cutoff. Use `kd` as a relative sort, not a law.

**Volume floor.** Skip tiny head-terms unless the intent is high (a competitor's name with alternative, vs or pricing). A phrasing under about 50 searches a month is often a variant of a bigger query, not its own page.

**Relevance.** If you would not want to rank for it, drop it. Gap tools do not know your positioning.

Then cluster: group queries where **one page** could rank for the whole group. Primary keyword, secondary keywords, combined volume, the best competitor URL, action (new page or refresh), priority.

Paste:

> Cluster these gap keywords so one page could rank for each group. For each cluster: primary keyword, secondary keywords, combined volume, average KD, intent, the strongest competitor URL, and whether this is a new page or a refresh of a URL we already have. Rank clusters by opportunity for a site with modest authority: lower KD, several competitors sharing the queries, commercial intent. One query, one page. Do not mix intents in a cluster.

If a cluster still looks like two jobs, split it. "Keyword gap analysis" and "content gap analysis" are related and still want their own URLs, which is why this page is not trying to rank for both as the H1.

Before you write the first draft, check the live results:

> Get the top 10 Google results for [primary keyword], United States, including the AI Overview. Summarise what ranks, what the overview says, and the gaps we should fill.

That is [`seo_get_serp`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/seo#seo_get_serp), 1 credit, or 2 with the overview. Cached 24 hours. Write to the SERP you just saw, not to a memory of it.

## Step 5: weak keywords, refresh instead of a new page

Missing is the gap tool. Weak is you already ranking, usually around 11 to 30, where a new URL would cannibalise the one Google already gives you.

Paste:

> From our own ranked keywords on [site], list queries where we rank about 11 to 30, with the URL, volume and KD. Drop brand. Group by URL. Those are refreshes, not new pages. If Search Console is connected, cross-check with queries that already have impressions.

[`seo_get_ranked_keywords`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/seo#seo_get_ranked_keywords) costs 10 credits for 100 rows, 7-day cache. Rank here counts every element on the page, ads and features included, so an organic result in the top 100 can read as rank 104. For a handful of money terms, [`seo_get_position`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/seo#seo_get_position) (6 credits, scans the top 100, cached 24 hours) is the cleaner number.

If Search Console is connected, those calls cost 0 credits and show average position for queries Google already showed you for. Use both: Console for queries with impressions, ranked keywords and position checks for a fixed list, including terms Console has not seen yet.

A URL that already ranks 11 to 30 for a cluster you just found is a refresh: title, a section that answers the query, internal links. That is the [quick wins](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/use-cases/find-seo-quick-wins) job. Do not ship a second page for the same intent.

## The keyword gap analysis template

Paste this as one prompt after Manifold is connected. It should return a table you can sort, not a narrative.

```text
Run a keyword gap analysis for [site] in the United States.

1. Find SERP competitors with seo_get_serp_competitors. Drop wikipedia.org,
   reddit.com, youtube.com, linkedin.com, facebook.com and amazon.com unless
   they are actually who we lose rankings to. Keep three domains.
2. For each of those three, pull seo_get_keyword_gap against [site], 100 rows.
   Merge. A keyword two or three competitors share is a stronger signal.
   Drop brand names and look-alike names.
3. From seo_get_ranked_keywords on [site], mark queries we already rank
   about 11 to 30 for. Those are refreshes, not new pages.
4. Cluster the rest so one page could rank for each group. Do not mix intents.
5. Return a table with columns: cluster, keywords, total volume, average KD,
   intent, best competitor URL, action (new or refresh), priority (1 to 5).
   Sort by priority. Limit to 15 rows. Do not invent volumes; only use the
   tool output. Then preview a weekly Google rank monitor on [site] for the
   three highest priority primary keywords, location United States. Show what
   it will watch, and wait for me before creating it.
```

<!-- screenshot: Claude, "Run a keyword gap analysis for example.com in the United States. Find SERP competitors, pull the gap against the top three, cluster missing vs refresh, return a table, then preview a weekly Google rank monitor for the three highest priority keywords.", Claude showing a merged gap table with cluster, volume, competitor URL, action and priority, then a monitor preview -->

### Worked example (illustrative)

The names, volumes and ranks below are an example, not measurements of a real site.

Acme sells B2B software at acme.example. After connecting Claude, Acme pastes the template with `[site]` as acme.example. Claude keeps three SERP competitors, say rival.example, tools.example and agency.example, and drops youtube.com.

**Example table (illustrative):**

| Cluster | Keywords | Total volume | Best competitor URL | Action | Priority |
| --- | --- | ---: | --- | --- | ---: |
| Alternative page | acme alternative, rival alternative | 210 | rival.example/alternatives | refresh | 1 |
| Pricing comparison | project tool pricing, software pricing | 160 | tools.example/pricing | new | 2 |
| For agencies | project tool for agencies | 90 | agency.example/agencies | new | 3 |
| What is a gantt | what is a gantt chart | 480 | rival.example/blog/gantt | skip | 5 |

None of those rows are live measurements. They show the shape: a refresh where Acme already has a URL in the 11 to 30 band, two new pages with commercial intent, and an informational query skipped because the difficulty or the SERP (a pile of encyclopaedia results) is a poor fit.

Priority 1 goes on the rank monitor next.

## Step 6: track the keywords you write for

A gap list without a follow-up is a spreadsheet. After you pick the clusters, put the primary keywords on a **Google rank tracking** monitor so the same agent that found the gap can say whether the new page moved.

The setup in depth, including which moves count and a Monday digest, is the [free rank tracker](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/blog/free-rank-tracker) guide. The short version:

- One site, one location (default United States), desktop. 1 to 50 keywords on the preset. On Free, the plan cap is 3 keywords per rank monitor.
- Default cadence is weekly. Daily is the fastest it runs. Creating the monitor and its checks cost 0 credits, and checks skip the cache.
- The first check runs within five minutes and records a starting point. It reports nothing. Changes arrive from the second check.
- Alerts start off. When you turn them on, you get at most one email a day per monitor.

Paste, after the table:

> Create a weekly Google rank monitor named "Gap keywords" for [site] on these keywords, location United States: [k1], [k2], [k3]. Description: "Keywords from the gap analysis we are writing or refreshing, so we ship the page that is still missing and refresh the one that hits 11." Preview it first, then create it once I agree.

You can also start from the [dashboard form](https://app.manifoldmcp.com/monitors?new=true). The form shows what the monitor will watch before it starts. The product page is [monitors](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/monitors). Watching a rival's ranks on the same keywords is a second monitor; that setup is [how to track competitors](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/blog/how-to-track-competitors), and the product page is [competitor monitoring](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/monitors/competitors).

On Free you keep 1 monitor, so this is the one you keep. Pro keeps 5 and lifts the per-monitor keyword cap to the preset's 50.

## Limits, and when a suite is still better

This workflow is a few live calls, a cluster, and a short list you actually write for. It is the right job for a founder or an SEO who wants the next ten pages, not a dump of 50,000 rows.

You will still want a suite when you need:

- **Huge historical exports**, and a Venn UI across many competitors at once
- **Team seats on that UI**, with saved projects and scheduled PDF reports
- **Hundreds of keywords** on a rank tracker, or mobile ranks, or a city grid

The sibling job on the same competitors, sites that link to them and not to you, is [backlink gap analysis](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/blog/backlink-analysis).

Gap data is a model of rankings from DataForSEO, not Search Console truth. Positions lag, and a keyword in the index snapshot can disagree with a live [`seo_get_position`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/seo#seo_get_position) check. Cross-check the clusters you will spend a week writing with Search Console (0 credits) and with a SERP check the day you outline the page.

Do not rerun the whole gap every morning. Competitor and gap calls are cached 7 days, so a second run that week often hits the cache. Let the monitor watch the chosen keywords weekly instead.

## Run this in your agent

Connect Manifold to your agent, then paste this prompt:

```text
Run a keyword gap analysis for [site] in the United States. Find SERP competitors, drop Wikipedia, Reddit, YouTube and other giants, and keep three domains. For each, pull the keyword gap against [site] (keywords they rank top 100 for that we do not rank for at all). Merge the lists. A keyword two or three competitors share is a stronger signal. Drop brand names. From our ranked keywords, mark queries we already rank 11 to 30 for as refreshes. Cluster the rest so one page could rank for each group. Return a table: cluster, keywords, total volume, average KD, intent, best competitor URL, action (new or refresh), priority. Then preview a weekly Google rank monitor on [site] for the three highest priority primary keywords, location United States, and wait for me before creating it.
```

It uses [`seo_get_serp_competitors`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/seo#seo_get_serp_competitors), [`seo_get_keyword_gap`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/seo#seo_get_keyword_gap), [`seo_get_ranked_keywords`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/seo#seo_get_ranked_keywords), [`seo_get_keyword_metrics`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/seo#seo_get_keyword_metrics), [`seo_get_serp`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/seo#seo_get_serp), [`seo_get_position`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/seo#seo_get_position), [`monitoring_create_monitor`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/monitoring#monitoring_create_monitor) and [`monitoring_get_changes`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/monitoring#monitoring_get_changes).

## Run the workflow, then create the monitor

Run the keyword gap analysis, then create the Google rank monitor for the keywords you will write for. The free plan includes 250 credits a month. A typical analysis is about 50 credits. Creating a monitor and its checks cost 0 credits. On Free a rank monitor watches 3 keywords.

Open the [competitor keyword gaps](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/use-cases/find-competitor-keyword-gaps) use case for a real gap call, or [monitors](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/monitors) and the [dashboard form](https://app.manifoldmcp.com/monitors?new=true) to start the tracker. Connect Claude and paste the prompt above. The preview shows what the monitor will watch before anything is created.

## Questions people ask

### What is a keyword gap analysis?

A keyword gap analysis is the list of search queries competitors rank for that you do not, plus a decision per query: write a new page, refresh one you already have, or skip it. Missing keywords are queries where you do not rank in the top 100. Weak keywords are ones you already rank for, usually around 11 to 30, where a refresh is the better move.

### Keyword gap vs content gap?

A keyword gap is specific queries. A content gap is a topic or format you have not covered, even if you already rank for some related searches. This guide is a keyword gap analysis. Use the cluster step to turn query lists into content gaps: one cluster, one page.

### How many competitors should I compare?

Two or three SERP competitors is enough. More than that repeats the same head terms and spends credits on brand names. Pick domains that share search results with you, not the businesses you think of as rivals. Drop giants such as Wikipedia, Reddit and YouTube unless they are actually who you lose rankings to.

### Is there a free keyword gap tool?

Manifold's free plan includes 250 credits a month, and monitor checks cost none. A typical run is about 50 credits: SERP competitors (10), three gap calls of 100 rows (30), and metrics (10). That fits. It is not unlimited. Google Search Console is free for queries that already earn impressions, and it will not show keywords you do not rank for yet.

### How often should I run a keyword gap analysis?

After you ship the pages from the last run, or about once a month. The gap and competitor calls are cached for 7 days, so running twice in a week often hits the cache. Rank monitors then watch the chosen keywords on a schedule, weekly by default, so you do not have to rerun the whole analysis to see if a new page moved.

### Can Claude do a keyword gap analysis without an SEO tool?

No. Claude can cluster, write briefs and decide new vs refresh, but it cannot see who ranks today, or volume and difficulty, unless you connect ranking data. That is what Manifold MCP provides: hosted, no SEO subscription of your own, pay per call. Without that data, any gap list Claude invents is a guess.

## Keep reading

- [AI backlink analysis with Claude: audit links and find competitor gaps](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/blog/backlink-analysis.md): Connect Claude to Manifold MCP, run an AI backlink analysis: audit your own links, pull the sites that link to competitors, find the backlink gap, then get contacts and a draft pitch.
- [Free rank tracker: track Google rankings in Claude](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/blog/free-rank-tracker.md): Connect Claude to Manifold MCP, create a weekly Google rank monitor on your keywords, and have Claude read which ones moved.
- [Discovered or crawled, currently not indexed: how to fix it](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/blog/currently-not-indexed.md): Two Search Console statuses keep pages out of Google for different reasons. This guide shows how to tell them apart, rule out noindex and canonical problems, fix each one, and resubmit, by hand or with your agent.