# SEO Machine

> Claude Code workspace for research, drafting, and optimizing SEO blog content

SEO Machine is an open-source Claude Code configuration built by Castos founder Craig Hewitt to automate long-form SEO content production. It uses custom slash commands and context templates to run competitor analysis, perform keyword research, draft articles, and optimize content for search engines and AI answer engines.

Website: https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/seomachine

## What it is for

- Draft long-form SEO blog articles aligned with your brand guidelines
- Analyze competitor keyword gaps and search intent from the terminal
- Audit content for AI search optimization and direct answer formatting
- Repurpose long-form posts into content for Reddit, LinkedIn, and Quora

## Features

- Preconfigured Claude Code commands including /research, /write, /rewrite, /optimize, and /repurpose
- Customizable context templates for brand voice, product features, and internal linking structures
- AI search optimization targeting Perplexity, ChatGPT, and Google AI Overviews
- Integration capabilities with Google Analytics 4, Search Console, and DataForSEO
- AI watermark and telltale phrase detection and removal scrubber
- Config-driven competitor and SERP analysis scripts

## Pricing

Open source. Free (requires Anthropic API or Claude Code access)

## Details

- Type: GitHub repo
- Category: [Marketing & Sales](https://xiry.app/topics/marketing-sales.md)
- Topic: [SEO Tools](https://xiry.app/topics/marketing-sales/seo-tools.md)
- Open source: yes
- Platforms: Command line
- For: Founders, content marketers, and technical SEOs using Claude Code
- Alternative to: Surfer SEO, Jasper, Frase
- Tags: seo, content marketing, claude code, anthropic, blogging, geo

## Why it was saved

- [@coreyganim, 4 March 2026](https://x.com/coreyganim/status/2029285358828183709): Automates the full SEO article pipeline — keyword research, competitor analysis, and full article writing — with a single command; user just adds their own context files.

## Compare

- [Alternatives to Jasper](https://xiry.app/alternatives/jasper.md)
- [Alternatives to Surfer SEO](https://xiry.app/alternatives/surfer-seo.md)

## Related

- [Detailed SEO Extension](https://xiry.app/resources/detailed-seo-extension): Browser extension showing instant on-page SEO insights and heading hierarchy (Browser extension, Free)
- [geo-seo-claude](https://xiry.app/resources/geo-seo-claude): Claude Code skill and CLI tool for Generative Engine Optimization audits (GitHub repo, Open source)
- [claude-seo](https://xiry.app/resources/claude-seo): Modular SEO, AEO, and GEO skills plugin for Claude Code (GitHub repo, Open source)
- [OpenSEO](https://xiry.app/resources/openseo): Open-source, self-hosted SEO platform powered by DataForSEO API. (GitHub repo, Open source)
- [Ubersuggest](https://xiry.app/resources/ubersuggest): All-in-one SEO tool for keyword research, site auditing, and competitor analysis (Web app, Freemium)
- [BlogSEO](https://xiry.app/resources/blogseo): Automated SEO tool for keyword research, article generation, and backlink exchanges (Web app, Freemium)

Updated 10 October 2026. Page: https://xiry.app/resources/seo-machine

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