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Export keyword, country, page, and backlink data from Semrush or Ahrefs, normalize it into the documented CSV files, then run the chart generation script and write the report following the standard structure. Every claim must cite a data source, and charts must be rendered programmatically from the CSVs.

Similarweb is mandatory for channel-mix qualification and traffic trends, and at least one of Ahrefs or Semrush is required for keyword, page, and backlink detail. Public crawl data like sitemaps and robots.txt serves only as supporting evidence, never as a traffic source.

No. First-party data like GSC and GA4 is never available for a competitor's domain and must not be listed as a source. The analysis relies exclusively on third-party estimates from Similarweb, Ahrefs, or Semrush plus public crawl evidence.

The validator requires at least three embedded images and critical chart categories such as traffic trend, page type, countries, and branded versus non-branded. If source CSVs are missing, either generate the charts from normalized data or document the limitation and use the allow-missing-critical flag.

Similarweb, Ahrefs, and Semrush metrics are directional estimates, not first-party analytics, so reports must avoid unsupported causal claims. Data from different tools should not be merged into one number unless clearly labeled as directional with the calculation explained.