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GSC Companion — how it works

One interface, one magic-link, nine modes — STORY as the default cockpit, plus LOCRA, VEXA, RAUM, KNOT, GATE, THINN, DRIFT and ATLAS. Export in, live URL truth out, ticket ready. Free forever. No Search Console OAuth.

Nikko Nanji
Nikko Nanji
Founder, NiKKOS
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What the GSC Companion is

The GSC Companion is one NiKKOS interface at /tools/seo. One email magic-link opens every mode — it isn't a junk drawer of separate tools with separate logins.

You paste what Search Console is showing you. The modes go and check the live URL, then hand back something a team can pick up on Monday morning.

Nine modes, one cockpit

  • STORY (default) — a Performance export becomes a plain-English story, with tickets that launch the other modes.
  • LOCRA — every loc in a sitemap checked against live HTTP, PASS or FAIL.
  • VEXA — robots traps on URLs flagged as indexed though blocked.
  • RAUM — Pages export reasons turned into a Do-this board.
  • KNOT — canonical conflicts: self vs other, host and scheme clashes.
  • GATE — go or no-go proof before you hit Request indexing.
  • THINN — thin hubs, split into owner lanes.
  • DRIFT — redirect chains into sitemap keep, replace or drop calls.
  • ATLAS — robots.txt into the sitemap index and out to every child sitemap: the estate map.

How a run usually goes

  1. 01Sign in once with your email — a one-tap magic-link, no password.
  2. 02You land in STORY, or pick a mode from the switcher.
  3. 03Paste the export, the sitemap URL, or the list of URLs.
  4. 04Hit Run and let the live checks come back.
  5. 05Filter to what matters, then export a CSV or a ticket-shaped list.

What we never claim

  • No Search Console OAuth and no account access — we never touch your property.
  • No invented coverage or indexation proof. Declared is not indexed.
  • Public HTTP plus what you paste. That's the whole data set.
  • Free forever. Email sign-in exists so we know who's using it, not to sell you anything.
  • Zero client fingerprints in any example — synthetic or nikkos.io only.

Where to go next

The sibling notes: GA4 Companion — how it works for the behaviour side, and Tools hub — companions, not a junk drawer for how the two doors fit together.

When you know which mode you need, read its own note: LOCRA, VEXA, RAUM, KNOT, GATE, THINN, DRIFT and ATLAS each have one.

Work with me

If you want this thinking installed inside your team, the matching service for this category is Open tools.