name: ahrefs
description: Research backlinks and SEO with Ahrefs' comprehensive SEO toolkit.
category: marketing

Ahrefs Skill

Research backlinks and SEO with Ahrefs' comprehensive SEO toolkit.

Quick Install

curl -sSL https://canifi.com/skills/ahrefs/install.sh | bash

Or manually:

cp -r skills/ahrefs ~/.canifi/skills/

Setup

Configure via canifi-env:

# First, ensure canifi-env is installed:
# curl -sSL https://canifi.com/install.sh | bash

canifi-env set AHREFS_API_TOKEN "your_api_token"

Privacy & Authentication

Your credentials, your choice. Canifi LifeOS respects your privacy.

Option 1: Manual Browser Login (Recommended)

If you prefer not to share credentials with Claude Code:
1. Complete the Browser Automation Setup using CDP mode
2. Login to the service manually in the Playwright-controlled Chrome window
3. Claude will use your authenticated session without ever seeing your password

Option 2: Environment Variables

If you're comfortable sharing credentials, you can store them locally:

canifi-env set SERVICE_EMAIL "your-email"
canifi-env set SERVICE_PASSWORD "your-password"

Note: Credentials stored in canifi-env are only accessible locally on your machine and are never transmitted.

Capabilities

1. Backlink Analysis: Analyze backlink profiles and referring domains
2. Keyword Explorer: Research keywords with metrics
3. Site Explorer: Analyze organic traffic and top pages
4. Content Explorer: Find popular content by topic
5. Rank Tracker: Monitor keyword rankings

Usage Examples

Analyze Backlinks

User: "Show me backlinks for example.com"
Assistant: Returns backlink profile with metrics

Keyword Research

User: "Research keywords for 'content marketing'"
Assistant: Returns keyword ideas with difficulty and volume

Top Pages

User: "What are the top performing pages on competitor.com?"
Assistant: Returns top pages by organic traffic

Find Content

User: "Find popular content about SEO"
Assistant: Returns top-shared content on the topic

Authentication Flow

1. Get API token from Ahrefs account
2. Use Bearer token authentication
3. Credits consumed per request
4. Rate limits apply

Error Handling

Notes

• Industry-leading backlink database
• Trillion-link index
• Hourly updated rankings
• Content explorer for research
• Site audit tool
• Subscription-based pricing