Content Gap SEO AI Agent

What This Agent Does

This agent is your competitive SEO intelligence system. It automatically discovers keyword opportunities your competitors are capitalizing on—but you haven't targeted yet.

What You Get:

• Multi-competitor keyword gap analysis (your site vs 2 competitors)
• Smart priority scoring based on search volume, difficulty, and commercial intent
• Automatic Google Sheets export with sortable, shareable results
• Real ranking position data showing where competitors rank
• Intent-based weighting (commercial keywords prioritized over informational)

Business Impact:

• Stop guessing what content to create—let competitive data guide strategy
• Focus on high-ROI keywords with commercial intent
• Identify quick wins where competitors rank with weak content
• Save $100-400/month on SEO tools like SEMrush or Ahrefs

Time Savings: 2-3 hours of manual competitor research → 2 minutes of automation

Required Integrations

DataForSEO

Purpose: The engine powering your competitive analysis. DataForSEO provides enterprise-grade keyword data including search volume, difficulty, ranking positions, and search intent.

Why DataForSEO: This is the same API that powers major SEO tools like SEMrush and Ahrefs. You're getting the source data directly without paying for their expensive monthly subscriptions.

Setup Steps:

1. Create DataForSEO Account:

   • Visit DataForSEO.com
   • Click "Sign Up" (no credit card required for free tier)
   • Complete registration and verify email

2. Get API Credentials:

   • Log into DataForSEO dashboard
   • Navigate to Account Settings → API Access
   • Find your API Login (looks like: email@domain.com)
   • Find your API Password (auto-generated string)
   • Copy both credentials

3. Add to TaskAGI:

   • Go to TaskAGI → Integrations → DataForSEO
   • Click "Add Account"
   • Enter your API Login (email format)
   • Enter your API Password
   • Name it "DataForSEO Main Account"
   • Click "Save & Test"
   • Verify green checkmark for successful connection

4. Understand Pricing:

   • Free Tier: $1 in free credits on signup
   • Pay-as-you-go: Approximately $0.10-0.50 per domain analysis
   • Typical Cost: 3-domain analysis (you + 2 competitors) = $0.30-1.50
   • Much cheaper than $100-400/month SEO subscriptions

Google Sheets

Purpose: Automatically creates and populates a formatted spreadsheet with all your content gap results. Perfect for sharing with team members or clients.

Why Google Sheets: Sortable columns, easy collaboration, familiar interface, and automatic cloud backup of your competitive intelligence.

Setup Steps:

1. Enable Google Sheets API:

   • Visit Google Cloud Console
   • Create new project (or select existing)
   • Enable Google Sheets API
   • Enable Google Drive API (required for file creation)

2. Configure OAuth Consent:

   • Go to APIs & Services → OAuth consent screen
   • Choose "External" user type
   • Fill in application name: "TaskAGI SEO Agent"
   • Add your email as developer contact
   • Save and continue through scopes (no changes needed)

3. Create OAuth Credentials:

   • Go to APIs & Services → Credentials
   • Click Create Credentials → OAuth 2.0 Client ID
   • Application type: Web application
   • Name: "TaskAGI Google Sheets"
   • Authorized redirect URIs: Add your TaskAGI callback URL
     • Format: https://taskagi.net/integrations/google/callback
   • Click Create
   • Copy Client ID and Client Secret

4. Connect in TaskAGI:

   • Go to TaskAGI → Integrations → Google Sheets
   • Click "Add Account"
   • Paste Client ID
   • Paste Client Secret
   • Click "Connect Account"
   • Authorize TaskAGI in popup window
   • Grant permissions for Sheets and Drive access
   • Verify green checkmark for successful connection

Alternative: Service Account Method

If you prefer not to use OAuth for automation:

1. Create a Service Account in Google Cloud Console
2. Download the JSON key file
3. Share target Google Sheets with the service account email
4. Use service account credentials in TaskAGI

Permissions Note: The agent creates new spreadsheets—it doesn't need access to your existing sheets unless you want to append to specific files.

Agent Configuration

Step 1: Configure DataForSEO Location & Language

The DataForSEO nodes are pre-configured for United States (location_code: 2840) and English (language_code: en). If you need different markets:

Common Location Codes:

• United States: 2840
• United Kingdom: 2826
• Canada: 2124
• Australia: 2036
• Germany: 2276
• France: 2250

Common Language Codes:

• English: en
• Spanish: es
• German: de
• French: fr

To Change Location/Language:

1. Click on each DataForSEO node (Get Main Site Keywords, Get Competitor 1 Keywords, Get Competitor 2 Keywords)
2. Update location_code field
3. Update language_code field
4. Keep all three nodes consistent for accurate comparison

Step 2: Understanding the Form Inputs

When you run this agent, you'll see a form with 4 fields:

1. Your Main Site Domain

   • Enter just the domain: example.com (no https:// or www)
   • This is the site you want to find gaps for

2. Competitor 1 Domain

   • Direct competitor in your niche
   • Choose someone ranking well for your target keywords

3. Competitor 2 Domain

   • Second competitor for broader analysis
   • Mix of direct and adjacent competitors works best

4. Max Keywords Per Domain

   • Default: 10 keywords (good for testing)
   • Recommended: 50-100 for thorough analysis
   • Maximum: 50,000 (for comprehensive audits)
   • Cost Impact: More keywords = higher DataForSEO charges

Pro Tips for Choosing Competitors:

• Use SEMrush/Ahrefs free trials to identify who ranks for your keywords
• Mix one direct competitor + one aspirational competitor
• Choose sites with similar domain authority for realistic opportunities
• Avoid giants like Amazon/Wikipedia (not actionable gaps)

Step 3: Understanding Priority Scores

The agent calculates a Priority Score for each keyword gap using this formula:

Priority Score = (Search Volume × Intent Weight) ÷ Keyword Difficulty

Intent Weights:

• Commercial (1.5x): "best project management software", "vs", "review"
• Transactional (1.3x): "buy", "pricing", "discount", "coupon"
• Navigational (1.0x): Brand names, specific product searches
• Informational (0.8x): "how to", "what is", "guide", "tutorial"

Why Commercial Intent Gets Higher Priority: Bottom-of-funnel keywords convert 3-5x better than informational content. The agent automatically prioritizes keywords that drive revenue.

Interpreting Scores:

• 1000+: Exceptional opportunity (high volume, low difficulty, commercial intent)
• 500-1000: Great opportunity (strong volume with reasonable difficulty)
• 100-500: Good opportunity (solid targets for content strategy)
• Below 100: Nice-to-have (lower priority, consider for long-tail strategy)

Step 4: Reading Your Results Spreadsheet

The Google Sheet will have 7 columns:

1. Keyword: The exact keyword phrase competitors rank for
2. Search Volume: Monthly searches (US data)
3. Difficulty: 0-100 scale (higher = harder to rank)
4. Intent: commercial, transactional, navigational, or informational
5. Competitor: Which competitor ranks for this keyword
6. Competitor Rank: Their position in search results (1-100)
7. Priority Score: Calculated opportunity score (sort high to low)

How to Use Results:

Immediate Action Items:

1. Sort by Priority Score (highest first)
2. Export top 10-20 keywords
3. Create content briefs for each opportunity
4. Target keywords where competitor ranks #4-10 (easier to outrank)

Content Planning:

• Group related keywords into topic clusters
• Create pillar content for high-volume commercial terms
• Build supporting articles for informational queries
• Update existing content that's close to ranking

Quarterly Strategy:

• Run analysis monthly to track new competitor content
• Monitor which gaps you've successfully closed
• Adjust strategy based on which intent types convert best

Testing Your Agent

Test Run Configuration

First Test (Small Scale):

1. Your Domain: Your actual site
2. Competitor 1: Known direct competitor
3. Competitor 2: Aspirational competitor
4. Max Keywords: 10 (keeps costs under $0.50)

Expected Results:

• Should find 5-30 keyword gaps (depends on competitors)
• Higher keyword limits = more gaps discovered
• Google Sheet should be created and populated automatically

Validation Checklist

After your test run:

• Google Sheet created with "Content Gap Analysis Results" title
• All 7 columns populated with data
• Priority scores calculated (check the math on a few)
• Keywords sorted by priority score (highest first)
• Competitor domains correctly identified
• No duplicate keywords in results
• Intent classification makes sense (spot check 5-10 keywords)

Common Test Issues

"No gaps found"

• Competitor domains might be too similar to yours
• Try competitors in adjacent niches
• Increase max keywords to 50-100

"Too many gaps" (thousands of results)

• Normal for high max_keywords setting
• Focus on top 100 by priority score
• Consider filtering by minimum search volume

"DataForSEO API Error"

• Verify credentials are correct
• Check you have remaining credits
• Ensure location_code and language_code are valid

Advanced Usage & Optimization

Scaling Your Analysis

For Comprehensive Audits:

• Increase max_keywords to 1,000+ per domain
• Analyze 3-5 competitors by duplicating nodes
• Run quarterly for ongoing competitive monitoring

For Quick Wins:

• Keep max_keywords at 50-100
• Focus on commercial intent keywords only
• Filter results by minimum search volume (500+)

Automating Regular Analysis

Convert to Scheduled Workflow:

1. Replace the Form Trigger node with Schedule Trigger
2. Set schedule to monthly (first of each month)
3. Hardcode domains in DataForSEO node configs:

   "target": "yoursite.com"
   

4. Configure to save results to a master tracking spreadsheet

Why Schedule It:

• Competitors publish new content constantly
• Monitor which gaps are closing (you're ranking now)
• Identify new opportunities as search trends change

Modifying the Analysis Logic

The Analyze Content Gaps function node can be customized:

To Include Keywords You Rank For (But Lower):

Change line that checks for gaps:

// Current (only gaps):
if (!mainKeywords.has(kwLower)) {

// Change to (gaps + lower rankings):
const yourRank = mainKeywords.get(kwLower)?.rankAbsolute || 999;
if (!mainKeywords.has(kwLower) || yourRank > competitorRank) {

To Filter by Minimum Search Volume:

Add after the gap identification:

// Only include keywords with 500+ monthly searches
if (kw.searchVolume < 500) return;

To Prioritize Specific Intent Types:

Adjust the intent weights at the top:

const intentWeights = {
  "commercial": 2.0,      // Even higher priority
  "transactional": 1.8,   // Increased
  "navigational": 1.0,
  "informational": 0.3    // Deprioritized
};

Troubleshooting

DataForSEO Issues

"Insufficient Credits"

• Solution: Add credits in DataForSEO dashboard
• Prevention: Start with max_keywords = 10 for testing

"Invalid Location Code"

• Solution: Use common codes (2840 for US, 2826 for UK)
• Check: DataForSEO location codes list

"No Data Returned for Domain"

• Solution: Domain might be too new or have no rankings
• Alternative: Choose competitors with established SEO presence

"Rate Limit Exceeded"

• Solution: DataForSEO has API rate limits for free tier
• Upgrade: Consider paid plan for high-volume analysis

Google Sheets Issues

"Permission Denied"

• Solution: Re-authorize Google Sheets in TaskAGI integrations
• Check: Ensure both Sheets API and Drive API are enabled

"Sheet Not Created"

• Solution: Check Google Drive API is enabled
• Verify: OAuth scope includes drive.file permission

"Duplicate Rows in Sheet"

• Solution: Loop node might have executed twice
• Check: Workflow execution history for errors

Workflow Execution Issues

"Function Node Timeout"

• Solution: Reduce max_keywords setting (large datasets take time)
• Optimization: The function should handle 1,000+ keywords, but start smaller

"Node Reference Error"

• Solution: All node IDs are correct (0-7), but verify in workflow editor
• Check: Ensure connections are properly mapped

"No Keywords in Results"

• Cause: Your site might already rank for everything competitors rank for
• Solution: Choose more aspirational competitors or increase keyword limit

Cost Analysis & ROI

Typical Costs Per Analysis

DataForSEO API:

• 10 keywords per domain (3 domains): $0.30-0.50
• 100 keywords per domain: $2-5
• 1,000 keywords per domain: $15-30

Google Sheets:

• Free (no per-use cost)

Total Per Analysis:

• Small test (10 keywords): $0.50
• Standard analysis (100 keywords): $5
• Comprehensive audit (1,000 keywords): $30

Compare to Alternatives

SEMrush Competitor Analysis:

• Monthly cost: $139.95-449.95
• Limited to 5-10 competitor comparisons per month

Ahrefs Content Gap Tool:

• Monthly cost: $129-499
• Limited project/domain tracking

Manual Research:

• Time cost: 2-3 hours per competitor analysis
• Hourly rate × time = $100-300 per manual analysis

This Agent:

• Per-use cost: $0.50-30
• Time: 2 minutes
• Unlimited monthly analyses

ROI Calculation: If you find just ONE keyword that brings 100 visitors/month at 2% conversion rate and $50 customer value, that's $100/month in revenue from a $5 analysis. 20x ROI in month one.

Success Stories & Use Cases

Content Marketing Agency

Challenge: Needed to find content opportunities for 20 different clients across industries.

Solution:

• Run this agent for each client monthly
• Export results to Google Sheets for client reporting
• Create content briefs from top 10 opportunities per client

Results:

• Reduced competitor research time from 40 hours/month to 1 hour/month
• Clients see tangible ROI from data-driven content strategy
• Average organic traffic increase of 35% across client base

E-commerce Store

Challenge: Competing against major marketplaces for product keywords.

Solution:

• Focus on commercial intent keywords with priority score 500+
• Target long-tail variations where big competitors have thin content
• Run analysis weekly to catch seasonal trends

Results:

• Found 200+ product comparison keywords to target
• Created content for top 50, ranking #1-3 for 30 of them
• Organic revenue up 85% in 6 months

SaaS Startup

Challenge: Low domain authority, couldn't compete for high-volume terms.

Solution:

• Filter for keywords with difficulty score under 40
• Target commercial intent queries where competitors rank #5-10
• Create comprehensive guides that outrank competitor thin content

Results:

• Identified 80 low-competition opportunities
• Ranking page 1 for 40 keywords within 3 months
• 10x increase in organic demo requests

Advanced Strategies

Topic Cluster Building

Use gap analysis to build content clusters:

1. Run Analysis: Find 50-100 keyword gaps
2. Group Keywords: Cluster by topic/theme
3. Create Pillar: Write comprehensive guide for main topic
4. Build Cluster: Create 5-10 supporting articles
5. Internal Link: Link all supporting articles to pillar

Example:

• Pillar: "Project Management Software Guide"
• Cluster: "vs" comparisons, feature guides, use cases
• Gap Keywords: "asana vs monday", "best free project management", etc.

Seasonal Opportunity Tracking

Setup Quarterly Runs:

1. Create 4 versions of this agent (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4)
2. Schedule each to run first day of quarter
3. Export results to master tracking sheet
4. Compare quarter-over-quarter to see trend shifts

What to Track:

• New keywords competitors started ranking for
• Gaps you've successfully closed
• Seasonal keyword volume changes
• Intent distribution shifts

Competitive Content Updates

Find Content to Refresh:

Modify the function to include keywords where you rank but competitors rank higher:

// Add to gap detection logic
const yourRank = mainKeywords.get(kwLower)?.rankAbsolute || 999;
const isUpdateOpportunity = yourRank > 10 && competitorRank < yourRank;

if (isUpdateOpportunity) {
  gaps.push({
    keyword: kw.keyword,
    searchVolume: kw.searchVolume,
    difficulty: kw.difficulty,
    intent: kw.intent,
    competitor: competitor,
    competitorRank: kw.rankAbsolute,
    yourRank: yourRank,
    priorityScore: priorityScore * 1.2  // Boost updates
  });
}

This identifies content you have that needs optimization.

Next Steps After Setup

1. Run Your First Analysis:

   • Use real domains (your site + 2 competitors)
   • Start with max_keywords = 10 to test
   • Verify Google Sheet is created and populated correctly

2. Review Results:

   • Sort by Priority Score
   • Export top 20 opportunities
   • Analyze intent distribution

3. Create Action Plan:

   • Group keywords into content topics
   • Prioritize commercial intent keywords
   • Build content creation schedule

4. Scale Your Usage:

   • Increase max_keywords to 100-500
   • Run for multiple competitor sets
   • Consider scheduling monthly runs

5. Track Performance:

   • Monitor which gap keywords you now rank for
   • Measure organic traffic increase
   • Calculate ROI from content created

Support & Optimization

Getting Help:

• Join the TaskAGI community for SEO strategy discussions
• Share your results and learn from other users
• Request new features (multi-competitor analysis, custom filters)

Ongoing Optimization:

• Experiment with different intent weight values
• Test various competitor combinations
• Adjust priority scoring based on what converts for your business

Ready to discover your content gaps and dominate search rankings? Deploy your agent and start uncovering keyword opportunities today!