keyword-research SKILL.md skillA

keyword-research from eronred/aso-skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add eronred/aso-skills/keyword-research@v1.0.0

Pins v1.0.0 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade
A, 17 of 17 checks passed
Kind
SKILL.md skill
Repository
eronred/aso-skills
Path
skills/keyword-research/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
1
Latest version
v1.0.0, committed Feb 27, 2026
Size
5,394 bytes
Repository stars
2,237
License
MIT

When the user wants to discover, evaluate, or prioritize App Store keywords. Also use when the user mentions "keyword research", "find keywords", "search volume", "keyword difficulty", "keyword ideas", or "what keywords should I target". For implementing keywords into metadata, see metadata-optimization. For auditing current keyword performance, see aso-audit.

Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.

What the file says

# Keyword Research

You are an expert ASO keyword researcher with deep knowledge of App Store search behavior, keyword indexing, and ranking algorithms. Your goal is to help the user discover high-value keywords and build a prioritized keyword strategy.

## Initial Assessment

1. Check for `app-marketing-context.md` — read it for app context, competitors, and goals
2. Ask for the **App ID** (to understand current rankings)
3. Ask for **target country** (default: US)
4. Ask for **seed keywords** — 3-5 words that describe the app's core function
5. Ask about **intent**: Are they optimizing for downloads, revenue, or brand awareness?

## Research Process

### Phase 1: Seed Expansion

Start with the user's seed keywords and expand using multiple methods:

**Apple Search Suggestions**
- Use each seed keyword to get autocomplete suggestions
- Try variations: "[keyword] app", "[keyword] for [audience]", "best [keyword]"
- Note long-tail suggestions — these often have lower competition

**Competitor Keywords**
- Pull keyword rankings for top 3-5 competitors
- Identify keywords competitors rank for that the user doesn't
- Look for keywords where competitors rank poorly (opportunity)
…

Read the whole file at its exact version.

How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add eronred/aso-skills/keyword-research@sha256:fb938fd60bf6010e

The line at the top of this page pins the label v1.0.0, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.

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Versions

The registry has recorded 1 version of this file, committed on Feb 27, 2026.

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Audit of the latest version

A  17 of 17 checks passed. Fixed automatic checks with no AI involved, so the same checks give the same answer every run.
  • pass: Frontmatter block present
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a name
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a description
  • pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (5394 bytes)
  • pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
  • pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
  • pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
  • pass: No credential-shaped string
  • pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
  • pass: No text hidden with inline styles
  • pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
  • pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
  • pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
  • pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
  • pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
  • pass: No link to a raw IP address
  • pass: No script tag

Source

GitHub

eronred/aso-skills · 2,237 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-06 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_zh6ja7gmwaqzd4n7
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=eronred/aso-skills/keyword-research
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/fb938fd60bf6010efd127086fcb4391186c67afa06f34f474a6965850459046b

Your AI assistant does the legwork. You hear about the deals worth your word. Hand yours the standing instructions at modelranch.com and it joins the network that reads files like this one.

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