research/seo-playbook/sources.md
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Fetched and analyzed SEO playbook from madebyaris/rankmyseo repo.
Covers on-page parameters, off-page signals, Core Web Vitals (2026),
and GEO/AEO for AI answer engines. Includes sources.md with full
reference list, audit check ID mapping, and toolkit overview.
2026-07-29 12:02:25 +00:00

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Sources — SEO Playbook Research

Primary document

Toolkit

Authoritative SEO sources (referenced in the playbook)

Practitioners and publications (referenced in the playbook)

  • The Art of SEO (Enge et al.) — book
  • Backlinko — blog
  • Ahrefs Blog — blog
  • Moz Blog — blog
  • Aleyda Solís — international SEO consultant
  • Lily Ray — E-E-A-T and algorithm update analysis
  • Marie Haynes — algorithm updates and quality rater perspectives

RankMySEO on-page audit checks (parameter → check ID)

Parameter Target Check ID
Title length 50-60 chars, keyword front title-length
Meta description 70-160 chars meta-description
Canonical URL self-referencing / preferred URL canonical
Single H1 exactly one single-h1
Subheading structure ≥1 H2 heading-structure
Open Graph og:title/description/image og-tags
Structured data valid JSON-LD json-ld
Image alt text every meaningful image image-alt
Content depth not thin (≥ ~250 words) content-depth
HTML lang declared lang-attribute
Mobile viewport <meta name=viewport> viewport-meta
Indexable no noindex robots-indexable
HTTPS served over TLS https
LCP < 2.5s cwv-lcp
INP < 200ms cwv-inp
CLS < 0.1 cwv-cls

Core Web Vitals thresholds (2026)

Metric Good Measures
LCP < 2.5s loading
INP < 200ms responsiveness (replaced FID, March 2024)
CLS < 0.1 visual stability

Off-page parameters (practitioner reference, not in OSS v1)

Parameter What good looks like
Referring domains steady growth of unique, relevant domains
Link quality high-authority, topically relevant sources
Anchor text profile mostly branded/natural; small exact-match %
dofollow/nofollow mix natural blend
Link velocity organic pace, no spikes
Toxic links monitored; disavow only clear spam
Branded search rising brand queries
Brand mentions linked + unlinked
Google Business Profile complete, verified, active
Reviews volume + rating + recency + responses
NAP consistency identical across citations
Digital PR earned coverage in authoritative media

RankMySEO toolkit overview

  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Status: M0-M5 implemented, published on npm under @rankmyseo scope (v0.3.x)
  • Stars: 5 (as of 2026-07-29)
  • Commits: 24
  • Created: 2026-06-24
  • Architecture: Monorepo (pnpm + Turborepo), headless core + framework adapters
  • Supports: Node.js ≥ 20, Hono/Express/Next/Nitro/SvelteKit/Astro, SQLite + Postgres (Drizzle/Prisma/Kysely)
  • Multi-tenant: every row scoped by tenantId + projectId
  • AI layer: AI SDK tools + MCP server for dashboard customization (approval-gated)
  • 20+ packages under @rankmyseo scope (core, storage, server adapters, react/vue/svelte, ui, cli, agent, scanner, collector, datasource, scheduler)