> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.surnex.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Saved keywords

> Your shortlist of researched keywords, with the metrics captured when you saved them.

**Keywords → Saved** holds every keyword you bookmarked from [research](/keywords/research). It's a shortlist — a place to collect candidates before deciding what to track.

## The table

| Column          | What it is                 |
| --------------- | -------------------------- |
| **Keyword**     | The term                   |
| **Volume**      | Average monthly searches   |
| **Trend**       | 12-month sparkline         |
| **Difficulty**  | Keyword difficulty, 0–100  |
| **CPC**         | Average cost per click     |
| **Competition** | `LOW`, `MEDIUM`, or `HIGH` |

A checkbox column on the left selects rows, and the header checkbox selects or clears everything.

## Expanded detail

Click the chevron on a row to expand it. You get a full-size trend chart plus:

| Field                       | Meaning                                                            |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Competition (raw)**       | The underlying 0–1 competition score, to four decimals             |
| **Competition Index**       | The same signal as a 0–100 index                                   |
| **Low Bid** / **High Bid**  | The range advertisers pay for top-of-page placement                |
| **Intent**                  | Search intent classification                                       |
| **Location** / **Language** | The market these metrics were captured for                         |
| **SERP Features**           | Features present in the results — snippets, local packs, and so on |

**Location** and **Language** are worth checking before you act on a saved keyword. They record the [project locale](/projects/settings) at the time you saved it, so a keyword saved before a locale change carries the old market's metrics.

**SERP Features** tells you what you're competing against for clicks. High volume on a query dominated by a featured snippet and a local pack is worth less than the number suggests.

## Delete keywords

Select rows and a **Delete (n)** button appears in the header. Confirm to remove them. Deletion is permanent, but it only removes the bookmark — nothing that's being tracked is affected.

## Saved is not tracked

These two are separate systems, and the distinction matters:

|                          | Saved keywords                                 | [Tracked keywords](/tracking/add-keywords) |
| ------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| What it is               | A bookmark with metrics from when you saved it | A keyword checked on a schedule            |
| Updates                  | Never — the metrics are a snapshot             | Every check, per your schedule             |
| Position history         | None                                           | Full history                               |
| Counts against your plan | No                                             | Yes                                        |

There's **no promote-to-tracking action**. To start tracking a saved keyword, copy it and add it on the [Tracking](/tracking/add-keywords) page. Since that page accepts a comma-separated list, the practical move is to shortlist here, then paste the final list across in one go.

Because saving is free and tracking is metered, use this page as the wide net and be selective about what graduates.

## Empty state

**No saved keywords** — "Save keywords from your research to track them here". Bookmark a row on [Keywords → Research](/keywords/research) to populate it.