rank-tracking

1# Rank Tracking
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3## Requires
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5The free Ryze MCP connector (`https://connector.get-ryze.ai/mcp`). Claude Code: `claude mcp add ryze --transport http https://connector.get-ryze.ai/mcp`. claude.ai / Desktop / Cursor: add it as a custom connector with the same URL. Setup: https://www.get-ryze.ai/how-to-connect-claude-to-google-meta-ads-mcp?utm_source=github&utm_content=open-seo-mcp-skills
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7Rank trackers estimate your position by scraping SERPs daily. Search Console records the position Google actually served you at. Use the real number.
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9## Workflow
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111. **Property.** `google_search_console__listSites` → pick the user's domain.
122. **Two windows.** Default: last 28 days vs previous 28. If the user names an event ("since the March update"), split around that date. GSC data lags ~2 days — never include today.
133. **Pull both periods.** `google_search_console__runRawSearchAnalytics`, dimensions `["query"]`, rowLimit high enough to cover the site (start 5000). Repeat with `["page"]` for page-level movement.
144. **Join and diff.** Match queries across periods, compute position delta, clicks delta, impressions delta.
155. **Classify:**
16   - **Winners** — position improved ≥ 2 spots on queries with real impressions
17   - **Losers** — dropped ≥ 2 spots (sort by clicks lost, not by delta — a 4→7 drop on a money query beats a 40→80 crash on a nothing query)
18   - **New** — queries appearing only in the recent period
19   - **Lost** — queries that vanished
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