internal-linking-optimizer

Optimize internal links: site architecture, authority distribution, orphan pages, crawl depth analysis. 内链优化/站内架构

Quality

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Quality

Content

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Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

The body is a well-structured, actionable audit skill with a clear 7-step workflow, validation checkpoints, and real, clearly-signaled reference files. Its main weakness is conciseness — redundant trigger wording and large inline templates that could be moved to references.

Suggestions

Move the Step 1-3 output templates into references/linking-templates.md (matching Steps 4-7) to reduce inline bulk and improve conciseness.

Trim the 'When This Must Trigger' section since equivalent triggers already live in the frontmatter, or consolidate to avoid duplication.

Add an explicit validate-fix-retry loop in the workflow (e.g., re-run orphan/anchor checks after recommended links are applied) to lift workflow clarity.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	Mostly efficient with useful templates, but the 'When This Must Trigger' section duplicates frontmatter triggers and large inline template tables (Steps 1-3) plus mild over-explanation ('Orphan pages have no internal links pointing to them...') could be trimmed.	3 / 5
Actionability	Provides concrete output templates with placeholder tables, quick-start prompts, and validation checklists giving mostly executable guidance; it stops short of 5 because the templates are fill-in-the-blank rather than directly runnable artifacts.	4 / 5
Workflow Clarity	A clearly sequenced 7-step Instructions process with a dedicated Validation Checkpoints section; not a destructive/batch workflow so no cap applies, but an explicit fix-and-retry feedback loop is absent, keeping it below 5.	4 / 5
Progressive Disclosure	Bundle files (link-architecture-patterns.md, linking-templates.md, linking-example.md) are real and clearly signaled one level deep, with Steps 4-7 properly offloaded; Steps 1-3 templates are inlined where they could be referenced, a minor organization gap.	4 / 5
	Total	15 / 20 Passed

Description

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Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

The description is specific and distinct, naming several concrete internal-linking capabilities with good multilingual keyword coverage. Its main weakness is the missing explicit 'Use when...' trigger clause, which caps completeness.

Suggestions

Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause to the description (e.g., 'Use when improving internal link structure, anchor text distribution, orphan pages, or site architecture') so both what and when are answered.

Mention anchor text optimization in the description to close the coverage gap.

Include a couple of common natural variations such as 'link structure' and 'internal linking' alongside 'internal links'.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Lists several concrete actions — 'site architecture, authority distribution, orphan pages, crawl depth analysis' — with minor gaps; anchor text optimization, a key internal-linking action, is absent so it is not a 5.	4 / 5
Completeness	It has a clear 'what' ('Optimize internal links: ...') but no 'Use when...' trigger clause, which per the judging guidelines caps completeness at 3.	3 / 5
Trigger Term Quality	Good natural-term coverage ('internal links', 'site architecture', 'orphan pages', 'crawl depth' plus multilingual '内链优化/站内架构'), but common variations like 'link structure' and 'anchor text' are missing, keeping it below 5.	4 / 5
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	The internal-linking niche is distinct with specific triggers, but within a 20-skill SEO library there is minor overlap risk with closely related skills like on-page-seo-auditor, so not a 5.	4 / 5
	Total	15 / 20 Passed

Validation

87%

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Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation — 14 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

Criteria	Description	Result
metadata_field	'metadata' should map string keys to string values	Warning
frontmatter_unknown_keys	Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata	Warning

	Total	14 / 16 Passed

Repository: MODSetter/SurfSense
Path: .cursor/skills/internal-linking-optimizer/SKILL.md
Commit: d96e29d

Reviewed: 8 days ago

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