keyword-priority-ranker

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Keyword Priority Ranker v1.0.0

Category / Market Understanding Step

Before running this skill, if the user provides a broad product category, niche, keyword, market idea, or trend topic, first identify:

• category or niche
• target marketplace, country, or platform
• user's analysis goal
• relevant seed keywords or subcategories
• whether the request is about demand, competition, trend, opportunity, or prioritization

Use this market understanding to choose keywords, filters, regions, comparison scope, and analysis dimensions before executing the script.

Which keywords should I target first?

Rank and prioritize keywords by actionable opportunity score.

Core Question

— Which keywords should I target first?

When to Use

• After keyword research to decide targeting order
• Planning keyword strategy for new product launch
• Allocating PPC budget across keywords
• Building content/SEO roadmap

Differs From / Not Applicable

• Use keyword-opportunity-finder to discover new keyword gaps.
• Use keyword-research to expand a seed keyword.
• Use keyword-rank-tracker to check current ASIN ranking positions.
• Use this skill when the user asks which known keywords to target first.

Data Sources

Source	Endpoint	Data
Jungle Scout	/api/v1/tools/jungle-scout/keywords/by-keyword	Keyword expansion, volume, difficulty
Jungle Scout	/api/v1/tools/jungle-scout/keywords/by-asin	Current rankings (if ASIN provided)

Priority Score Formula

Factor	Weight	Description
Volume	25%	Search volume potential (normalized)
Ease	25%	Ease of ranking (0-100 from API)
Relevancy	15%	How relevant to your product
Trend	15%	Growth momentum (centered at 50)
PPC Value	10%	Higher PPC = more organic value
Competition	10%	Fewer competitors = higher score

Priority Score = Σ (Factor × Weight)

Priority Tiers

Tier	Score	Label	Action
P0	80-100	🥇 NOW	Attack immediately
P1	60-79	🥈 SOON	Target within 2 weeks
P2	40-59	🥉 LATER	Add to backlog
P3	20-39	⏸️ HOLD	Monitor only
SKIP	<20	❌ SKIP	Don't waste resources

Strategy Types

Strategy	Characteristics	When to Use
QUICK_WIN	High ease + Medium volume	Build momentum fast
BIG_BET	High volume + Moderate ease	Investment for traffic
LONG_TAIL	High relevancy + Low competition	Conversion focus
DEFEND	Already ranking well	Protect position
BRAND_TERM	Contains brand names	Strategic decision
COMPETITIVE	Low ease score	Requires resources

⚠️ MANDATORY: Charts & Display Rules

1. Generate charts by default for full analytical reports — use --chart with an output directory unless the user asks for a quick text-only result or chart data is unavailable.
2. Send generated charts to the user — when charts are created, share all chart PNGs immediately.
3. All chart styling is driven by ecommerce_chart_helpers.py which reads from chart_style.json (derived from references/display-rules.md). Do NOT hardcode colors in scripts.

Usage

# From seed keyword
python3 scripts/keyword_priority_ranker.py '{"keyword": "face wash"}'

# From ASIN (includes current rankings)
python3 scripts/keyword_priority_ranker.py '{"asin": "B07RL88DD2"}'

# Combined (seed + current rankings)
python3 scripts/keyword_priority_ranker.py '{"keyword": "face wash", "asin": "B07RL88DD2"}'

# With custom weights
python3 scripts/keyword_priority_ranker.py '{"keyword": "face wash", "volume_weight": 0.4}'

# With minimum volume
python3 scripts/keyword_priority_ranker.py '{"keyword": "face wash", "min_volume": 500}'

# With chart output
python3 scripts/keyword_priority_ranker.py '{"keyword": "face wash"}' --chart /tmp/output

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
keyword	string	-	Seed keyword for expansion
asin	string	-	ASIN for current rankings
market	string		Marketplace
min_volume	int	100	Minimum search volume
volume_weight	float	0.25	Custom weight for volume
ease_weight	float	0.25	Custom weight for ease
relevancy_weight	float	0.15	Custom weight for relevancy
trend_weight	float	0.15	Custom weight for trend
ppc_value_weight	float	0.10	Custom weight for PPC value
competition_weight	float	0.10	Custom weight for competition

Output Structure

The output will be a structured markdown report, following this format:

Keyword Priority Ranking Report

---

1. Executive Summary

• Total Keywords Analyzed: [total_keywords]
• Average Priority Score: [avg_priority_score]
• P0 (Act Now) Keywords: [tier_distribution.P0_now]
• Core Insight: [insights.summary]

2. Priority Tier Distribution

• Keywords by Priority:

Priority	Label	Count
P0 (80-100)	🥇 Act Now (NOW)	[tier_distribution.P0_now]
P1 (60-79)	🥈 Soon (SOON)	[tier_distribution.P1_soon]
P2 (40-59)	🥉 Later (LATER)	[tier_distribution.P2_later]
P3 (20-39)	⏸️ Hold (HOLD)	[tier_distribution.P3_hold]
SKIP (<20)	❌ Skip (SKIP)	[tier_distribution.skip]

3. Strategy Type Distribution

• Keywords by Strategy Type:

Strategy Type	Count
Brand Term (BRAND_TERM)	[strategy_distribution.BRAND_TERM]
Quick Win (QUICK_WIN)	[strategy_distribution.QUICK_WIN]
(Other strategies, if any)

4. Top Priority Keywords

• P0 - Act Now Keywords (Showing all, or limited if too many):

Keyword	Priority Score	Priority	Strategy	Exact Search Volume
[p0_keywords[0].keyword]	[p0_keywords[0].priority_score]	[p0_keywords[0].tier_label]	[p0_keywords[0].strategy]	[p0_keywords[0].search_volume_exact]
...	...	...	...	...

• P1 - Act Soon Keywords (Showing Top 5):

Keyword	Priority Score	Priority	Strategy	Exact Search Volume
[p1_keywords[0].keyword]	[p1_keywords[0].priority_score]	[p1_keywords[0].tier_label]	[p1_keywords[0].strategy]	[p1_keywords[0].search_volume_exact]
...	...	...	...	...

5. Action Plan & Recommendations

• Action Plan:
  • [First recommendation from insights.action_plan]
  • [Second recommendation from insights.action_plan]
  • ...
• Recommended Optimization Sequence:
  • [insights.recommended_sequence[0]]
  • [insights.recommended_sequence[1]]
  • [insights.recommended_sequence[2]]
  • [insights.recommended_sequence[3]]
• Warnings/Notes:
  • [Any warnings from insights.warnings]

6. Attached Visualizations

• Tier Distribution Chart (1_tier_distribution.png)
• Strategy Mix Chart (2_strategy_mix.png)
• Top Priority Keywords Chart (3_top_priority.png)
• Priority Matrix Chart (4_priority_matrix.png)

Charts Generated

Chart	Description	File
Tier Distribution	P0/P1/P2/P3/SKIP pie	1_tier_distribution.png
Strategy Mix	Quick Win/Big Bet/etc bar	2_strategy_mix.png
Top Priority	Ranked keywords bar	3_top_priority.png
Priority Matrix	Volume vs Score scatter	4_priority_matrix.png

Insights Generated

Insight	Trigger
Excellent	>= 10 P0 keywords
Good Opportunity	>= 5 P0 keywords
Needs Research	0 P0 keywords
Quick Wins Available	> 0 QUICK_WIN strategy
Big Bets Found	> 0 BIG_BET strategy
Long-tail Focus	> 0 LONG_TAIL strategy
Competitive Warning	> 30% competitive keywords
Low Quality Keywords	> 20% SKIP tier

Recommended Sequence

1. Quick Wins — Build momentum with easy rankings
2. Defend — Protect existing good rankings
3. Big Bets — Invest resources for high-volume keywords
4. Long-tail — Focus on conversion keywords

Workflow Integration

1️⃣ keyword-reverse-lookup → What competitors rank for
2️⃣ keyword-research → Expand with related keywords
3️⃣ keyword-priority-ranker → Prioritize targeting order ← YOU ARE HERE

Limitations

• Score is relative within the keyword set
• Weights can be customized but sum should equal 1.0
• Requires NexScope Proxy API access (Jungle Scout via proxy)

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Description
NEXSCOPE_PROXY_BASE	Yes	NexScope proxy base URL
NEXSCOPE_API_KEY	Yes	NexScope proxy API key

References

• references/display-rules.md — Chart styling guidelines