An SEO content agent that
writes for people first
Most SEO content programs stall at the brief stage: research takes longer than writing, and by the time a draft exists the keyword opportunity has moved. We build an agent that researches, drafts to a target structure, and wires in the internal links and schema your site actually needs, with an editor reading every piece before it ships.
The role today
A content calendar built around keyword research sounds simple until the research itself eats most of the week: checking search volume, reading the current top ten results, figuring out what angle is missing. By the time a brief is ready, a writer still has to turn it into a full draft, and an SEO lead still has to check the internal links and schema by hand on every single page. Most teams publish less than their plan because each piece takes longer than the calendar assumed, and the pieces that do go out often skip the internal linking that would have helped them rank.
What the agent takes over
The agent researches a target keyword and its related terms, reads what currently ranks, and turns that into a brief: target structure, word count, the gap the current top results are missing, and the questions worth answering. From that brief it drafts the full piece to the target structure, suggests internal links pulled from your actual sitemap rather than guessed from memory, and writes the meta title, description and FAQ schema within length limits. It keeps a log of what has been published and where it links, so a new piece does not orphan itself or duplicate a page you already have ranking for a similar term.
The research memory compounds the same way: once the agent has mapped your site’s internal linking structure and your content gaps for one topic cluster, the next brief in that cluster starts from what is already known rather than re-researching the basics. It also keeps a record of what has already been published on a near-duplicate angle, so a new piece either goes deeper than the existing one or targets a genuinely different intent, instead of quietly cannibalizing a page that already ranks.
What stays with humans
Choosing which keywords matter to the business, approving the final draft, and deciding when a topic needs an expert’s real opinion rather than a researched summary stay with your editor. The agent researches and drafts; your team decides what is worth publishing and in what order.
Guards
Every draft goes to an editor’s review queue before publishing, with the brief and source research attached so a claim can be checked against where it came from. Internal link suggestions are pulled from a live sitemap crawl, not a cached list, so they do not point at pages that have moved or been removed. All published pieces are logged with their target keyword and structure, and a kill switch reverts to a manual brief-and-draft process in one message. A new content format or a new site section runs in a dry run against a handful of past keywords before it joins the live publishing queue, so the brief template is proven before it drives a real editorial calendar. If the program ever moves in-house, we hand over the brief templates, the internal-linking logic and the full published history, documented for your own editor to run.
Price and timeline
| Option | Price | What it covers | Timeline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agency runs it | from $2,200 | Built, launched and supervised by us, plus a monthly support plan | 2 to 4 weeks |
| Full control, handover-ready | from $3,750 | Same agent, deployed on your infrastructure with full documentation to run it yourselves | 2 to 4 weeks plus 1 to 2 weeks for handover |
Running cost is usually $20 to $150 a month in model usage, depending on volume.
Related
See the full package breakdown on the AI agents service page and seo content, analytics. Pair this with copywriter agent, landing page cro agent, localization translation agent inside the same Marketing & Content group, or with the narrower seo briefs and content outlines, technical seo checks on deploy automation. For real numbers, see ai persona digital expert seo site, content agent 11 types two brands.
Ready to put this to work on your team? Get in touch and we will map it against your current process on the first call.
FAQ
How much does a seo content agent cost?
From $2,200 for research, drafting and internal linking on your current site and keyword list, live in 2 to 4 weeks. A full content calendar with a monthly publishing cadence usually runs from $1,500/month on top.
How long does it take to go live?
Two to four weeks: the first week builds the brief template and tests drafts against your editor's feedback, the following weeks tune structure, internal linking and schema against your actual site map.
Which channels and tools does it work with?
It works from your CMS or a doc tool, reads your sitemap for internal links, and checks search console or analytics data where you grant access, to see what is already ranking before suggesting a new angle.
What if it gets something wrong?
An editor reads every draft before publishing; the agent flags claims it cannot verify and competitor gaps it is not confident about rather than guessing, and every published piece is logged against the brief it came from.
What about our data and security?
Your keyword research, analytics access and CMS stay on your accounts. We request read access where possible and write access only where you choose to let drafts publish automatically.