name: spyfu
description: Research competitor keywords and PPC with SpyFu's competitive intelligence.
category: marketing

SpyFu Skill

Research competitor keywords and PPC with SpyFu's competitive intelligence.

Quick Install

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

Or manually:

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

Setup

Configure via canifi-env:

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

canifi-env set SPYFU_API_KEY "your_api_key"

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. Keyword Research: Research organic and paid keywords
2. Competitor Analysis: Spy on competitor strategies
3. PPC Research: Analyze competitor ad campaigns
4. Domain Comparison: Compare domains head-to-head
5. Ranking History: View historical ranking data

Usage Examples

Find Keywords

User: "What keywords does competitor.com rank for?"
Assistant: Returns organic keywords with positions

PPC Analysis

User: "What are competitor.com's top paid keywords?"
Assistant: Returns paid keyword data

Compare Domains

User: "Compare our SEO with competitor.com"
Assistant: Returns head-to-head comparison

View History

User: "Show ranking history for 'marketing software'"
Assistant: Returns historical ranking data

Authentication Flow

1. Get API key from SpyFu account
2. Use API key in request parameters
3. Credits consumed per request
4. Different plans have different limits

Error Handling

Notes

• Competitive keyword intelligence
• 13+ years of ranking data
• PPC competitor research
• Kombat tool for comparisons
• Affordable pricing
• Chrome extension available