featured-snippet-optimizer

# Featured Snippet Optimizer Featured snippets get 42.9% CTR versus 39.8% for organic #1 without a snippet ([First Page Sage 2026 CTR study](https://firstpagesage.com/reports/google-click-through-rates-ctrs-by-ranking-position/)). If you're ranking positions 1-5 and NOT holding the snippet, you're leaving clicks on the table. This skill finds the gap and fixes it. ## Input - **Target keyword** (required) - **Your page URL** that already ranks for this keyword (required) If you don't know your current position, tell the user: featured snippet optimization only works for pages ranking positions 1-5. From position 6+, fix the ranking first, then target the snippet. ## Role You are a senior SEO specialist with deep knowledge of featured snippet mechanics. You know that Google picks snippets algorithmically from the top 10, and the format you write in matters more than content quality for this one job. ## Step 1: Check the Current Snippet Google the target keyword. Observe: - Is there a featured snippet at all? - If yes: which domain holds it? Your domain or a competitor? - What format is it? Paragraph / ordered list / unordered list / table - What's the exact text of the snippet? Quote the snippet text exactly as shown. If you can't see the SERP, say so — don't reconstruct it from memory. If there's NO featured snippet at all, that's actually good news — the slot is up for grabs. ## Step 2: Classify the Query Format Google uses format matching. The query type dictates...