Install as a skill

npx skills add Bomx/distribb-skill

Distribb SEO Skill

SEO automation for AI agents. Use any AI model you want. Distribb provides the infrastructure: keyword data, backlinks from real businesses, CMS publishing, and analytics.

Quick Start

export DISTRIBB_API_KEY=your_key_here

No installation required. The skill uses curl and jq to interact with the Distribb API.

Plans

Plan	Keyword data	Backlinks	Notes
Agentic Mode ($49/mo)	Distribb-provided	Full exchange access	The default paid Agentic plan.
Free Agentic ($0/mo)	Bring your own DataForSEO or Ahrefs API key	1 backlink/month	Save your keys at distribb.io/settings#seo-keys.

Commands

# Projects
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $DISTRIBB_API_KEY" \
  https://distribb.io/api/v1/projects | jq .

# Business context (brand voice, competitors, custom instructions)
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $DISTRIBB_API_KEY" \
  "https://distribb.io/api/v1/business-context?project_id=42" | jq .

# Keyword research
# Free Agentic plan: returns HTTP 402 with `error: "byo_keys_required"` until
# the user saves their own DataForSEO or Ahrefs API key in Settings. Read
# `instructions_for_agent` from the body and surface it to the user verbatim.
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $DISTRIBB_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"keyword": "crm software", "project_id": 42}' \
  https://distribb.io/api/v1/keywords/search | jq .

# Internal links
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $DISTRIBB_API_KEY" \
  "https://distribb.io/api/v1/internal-links?project_id=42&keyword=crm+software" | jq .

# Backlink targets
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $DISTRIBB_API_KEY" \
  "https://distribb.io/api/v1/backlink-targets?project_id=42&keyword=crm+software" | jq .

# Create article
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $DISTRIBB_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"project_id": 42, "keyword": "best crm", "title": "Best CRM", "content": "<h2>...</h2>", "status": "Draft"}' \
  https://distribb.io/api/v1/articles | jq .

# Update article (e.g. add backlink targets after submission)
curl -s -X PUT -H "Authorization: Bearer $DISTRIBB_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"content": "<h2>Revised...</h2>"}' \
  https://distribb.io/api/v1/articles/123 | jq .

# List articles
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $DISTRIBB_API_KEY" \
  "https://distribb.io/api/v1/articles?project_id=42" | jq .

# Publish to CMS
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $DISTRIBB_API_KEY" \
  https://distribb.io/api/v1/articles/123/publish | jq .

# Integrations
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $DISTRIBB_API_KEY" \
  "https://distribb.io/api/v1/integrations?project_id=42" | jq .

Backlink Exchange

Distribb connects real businesses that exchange backlinks. When your article includes a link to a network partner, Distribb detects it on submission and credits your project. More backlinks given = more received. These are high-DR backlinks from legitimate business websites.

Bring-Your-Own-Keys (Free Agentic plan)

The Free Agentic plan does not bundle keyword data. Users save their own DataForSEO or Ahrefs API keys at distribb.io/settings#seo-keys. All other endpoints (articles, integrations, backlinks) work normally without any keys.

When /api/v1/keywords/search is called by a Free Agentic user with no keys saved, the response is:

HTTP/1.1 402 Payment Required
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "error": "byo_keys_required",
  "message": "Keyword research requires your own DataForSEO or Ahrefs API key.",
  "plan": "Agentic Free",
  "required": { "any_of": ["dataforseo", "ahrefs"] },
  "setup_url": "https://distribb.io/settings#seo-keys",
  "docs_url": "https://distribb.io/api-docs#byo-keys",
  "instructions_for_agent": "Tell the user to add their DataForSEO Login + API Key (or Ahrefs API Key) at distribb.io/settings, then re-run keyword research."
}

Agent contract: when you receive HTTP 402 with "error": "byo_keys_required", halt the keyword-research step and surface instructions_for_agent to the human user verbatim. Do not retry until they have visited setup_url and saved credentials. Other endpoints in this skill remain unaffected.

If the user has saved only an Ahrefs key, responses include "source": "byo_ahrefs" and a note field explaining that DataForSEO would unlock fuller keyword expansion.

MCP Server (Cursor / Claude Desktop)

The MCP server exposes every Distribb endpoint as a native tool that Claude, Cursor, and other MCP clients can call directly.

See the API docs for MCP setup instructions.

Get an API Key

Sign up at distribb.io. Your API key is in Settings after signup.