# Content Brief

> Keyword to a validated topic and outline, using Seobase's own semantic keyword engine when connected

- Skill: `meabo/content-brief` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add meabo/content-brief`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/meabo/content-brief/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: Meabo (https://skillmd.com/u/meabo)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/meabo/content-brief

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# Content Brief

Research and validate a topic before writing — the step before `/write-article`.

## Usage

`/content-brief example.com` — or add a rough topic idea to steer it

## Steps

### 1. MCP connected (preferred)
Call `mcp__seobase__keywords_research` with the website (and optionally `description`,
`competitors`, `count`). This returns semantically-reranked keyword candidates with
real search volume and difficulty — not a guess. Pick the strongest candidate (highest
volume/difficulty tradeoff that's genuinely on-topic for the site).

### 2. Not connected
WebFetch the site's homepage + a couple of key pages to understand what it sells,
then WebSearch a few candidate topics to sanity-check search demand exists at all
(look for other ranking content, "People also ask" style signals). This is a rough
pass — label it as such.

### 3. Build the outline
For the chosen keyword: a working title, target search intent (informational /
commercial / navigational), a section-by-section outline (H2s), and 2-3 questions the
article must answer to genuinely satisfy the query — not just hit the keyword.

### 4. Report

```
Content Brief: <topic>
Source: Seobase keyword engine | manual research

Keyword: "<keyword>"  (volume: N, difficulty: N)   [or "not available"]
Search intent: [informational/commercial/navigational]

Outline:
H1: <title>
  H2: ...
  H2: ...
  H2: ...

Must answer:
- ...
- ...

Next step: hand this to /write-article to generate the full piece.
```