Serp Source Configurator

SERP Source Configurator

This skill owns the setup gate before search-demand collection. It does not harvest keywords itself; it creates a redacted, approval-aware source configuration and hands it to serp-keyword-harvester.

Operating Modes

• design-ui: define user-facing fields, checkboxes, statuses, and safe defaults for a source settings panel.
• configure: create or update a redacted reports/serp-source-config.json.
• preflight: check OpenSERP/base URL/proxy readiness and record Ran, Skipped, or Planned.
• budget-gate: set query limits, engine limits, cache TTL, timeout, and paid-proxy rules.
• audit: review an existing source config for secrets, missing approvals, unsafe paid settings, or unclear handoff.

Required Workflow

1. Read [references/decision-framework.md](references/decision-framework.md).
2. If proxy providers, API keys, OpenSERP, AKE, paid traffic, or external network calls are involved, read [references/safety-boundaries.md](references/safety-boundaries.md).
3. For UI/dashboard requests, use [references/ui-controls.md](references/ui-controls.md) and [assets/source-config.template.json](assets/source-config.template.json).
4. Classify sources:

• local/manual inputs: allowed by default;
• direct OpenSERP engines: approval required before external queries;
• proxy-backed engines: approval plus budget and proxy precheck required;
• paid or account-mutating provider actions: explicit confirmation immediately before action.

1. Never store API keys, proxy credentials, cookies, recovery codes, or .env values in Markdown, HTML, task plans, wiki notes, reports, screenshots, or exported JSON.
2. Write only redacted configuration and runtime references such as env:AKE_API_KEY.
3. Validate the source config with [scripts/validateserpsourceconfig.py](scripts/validateserpsourceconfig.py).
4. Hand off to serp-keyword-harvester only after approval, selected engines, limits, and failure behavior are explicit.

System Role

Use this skill between the SEO/site architecture layer and the keyword harvester:

seo-llm-site-architect
-> serp-source-configurator
-> serp-keyword-harvester
-> semantic-core-builder

serp-source-configurator owns source settings, proxy gates, credential handling, budget limits, and preflight status. serp-keyword-harvester owns actual keyword/SERP evidence collection.

Output Standard

Mode:
Selected sources:
Disabled sources:
Proxy mode:
Credential handling:
Approval status:
Budget limits:
Preflight:
Output config:
Skipped/planned checks:
Next skill: serp-keyword-harvester

Safety Rules

• Treat OpenSERP and provider APIs as external-network.
• User-entered API keys are runtime inputs only; redact them before any artifact is written.
• Do not create, refresh, rotate, buy, or mutate provider proxy ports unless the user explicitly asks for that specific action.
• Prefer direct/free engines first. Use paid proxy only for engines that need it, usually Google/Yandex.
• If proxy precheck fails, keep proxy sources Skipped and continue with direct/manual sources.
• Do not retry paid proxy failures aggressively.

Validation

When editing this skill, run:

python3 $CODEX_HOME/skills/.system/skill-creator/scripts/quick_validate.py $CODEX_HOME/skills/serp-source-configurator
python3 $CODEX_HOME/skills/senior-skill-architect/scripts/lint_production_skill.py $CODEX_HOME/skills/serp-source-configurator
python3 $CODEX_HOME/skills/serp-source-configurator/scripts/validate_serp_source_config.py $CODEX_HOME/skills/serp-source-configurator/assets/source-config.template.json

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: sergekostenchuk
• Source: sergekostenchuk/ui-ux-agent-skill-system
• License: Apache-2.0

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.