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install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/lionkiii/claude-seo-skills
Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/lionkiii/claude-seo-skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/seo-ahrefs-backlinks" ~/.claude/skills/lionkiii-claude-seo-skills-seo-ahrefs-backlinks && rm -rf "$T"
manifest: skills/seo-ahrefs-backlinks/SKILL.md
source content

Ahrefs Backlink Profile

Fetches top backlinks for a domain from Ahrefs, sorted by source Domain Rating (highest authority links first).

References

@skills/seo/references/mcp-degradation.md @skills/seo/references/ahrefs-api-reference.md

Inputs

  • domain
    : The bare domain to analyze (e.g., 
    example.com
    ). Strip 
    https://
    , 
    http://
    , and trailing slashes before passing to Ahrefs tools.

MCP Check

Before proceeding, verify Ahrefs MCP is available:

  1. Use ToolSearch with query 
    +ahrefs
  2. If tools are returned → Ahrefs MCP is available, proceed to Execution
  3. If no tools returned → display the Ahrefs MCP error template from 
    references/mcp-degradation.md
    and stop

Execution

Step 1 — Call All Backlinks

Call 

mcp__claude_ai_ahrefs__site-explorer-all-backlinks
with:

  • target
    : the bare domain (e.g., 
    example.com
    )

Returns per backlink: 

url_from
, 
url_to
, 
anchor
, 
domain_rating_source
, 
first_seen
, 
lost_date

Step 2 — Sort and Summarize

  • Sort results by 
    domain_rating_source
    descending (highest DR first)
  • Count total backlinks
  • Count unique referring domains (deduplicate by root domain of 
    url_from
    )
  • Count dofollow vs nofollow links (use 
    lost_date
    absence to identify active links)

Output Format

## Ahrefs Backlinks: example.com

### Summary
| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Total Backlinks | 45,230 |
| Unique Referring Domains | 3,210 |
| Dofollow Links | 38,400 (85%) |
| Nofollow Links | 6,830 (15%) |

### Top Backlinks (by Source DR)

| Linking Page | Target Page | Anchor Text | Source DR | Type | First Seen |
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|------|------------|
| domain.com/page | example.com/blog | brand name | 82 | dofollow | 2024-01-15 |
| news.com/article | example.com/ | keyword phrase | 74 | dofollow | 2023-11-03 |

Error — Ahrefs MCP Not Available

If MCP check fails, display the Ahrefs error template from 

references/mcp-degradation.md
:

## Ahrefs MCP Not Available

The `/seo ahrefs backlinks` command requires the Ahrefs MCP, which is not
currently connected.

**What you can do:**
- Use `/seo audit <url>` for a full static SEO analysis without live Ahrefs data
- Use `/seo technical <url>` for technical SEO issues without backlink/keyword data

**To connect Ahrefs MCP:**
- Ensure the Ahrefs MCP is registered at user scope in ~/.claude/mcp.json
- Verify with: cat ~/.claude/mcp.json | grep -i ahrefs
- Ahrefs MCP must be registered at user scope (not project scope) to work in subagents