Agent skill

Broken Link Building

by hashgraph-online in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins

Run broken link building and link equity salvage workflows by finding relevant resource pages, checking outbound link status, verifying dead URLs, qualifying dead backlinks, preparing replacement…

MITAuto-check passedMarketing & SEO

Install Broken Link Building

skills CLI
$ npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill broken-link-building -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins broken-link-building --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/LVTD-LLC/skills/skills/broken-link-building .claude/skills/broken-link-building && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
broken-link-building
GitHub stars
1.3k
Token cost
~713 tokens
SKILL.md length
282 words
Files
5 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
714
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Run broken link building and link equity salvage workflows by finding relevant resource pages, checking outbound link status, verifying dead URLs, qualifying dead backlinks, preparing replacement…

  • Works in 5 steps: Use the Contents table below to choose… → Use… → Start with a strong replacement asset. → …
  • Finding broken link prospects
  • SKILL.md covers Quick Start, Default Output, Contents and Core Posture
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Broken Link Building is an agent skill from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins. Run broken link building and link equity salvage workflows by finding relevant resource pages, checking outbound link status, verifying dead URLs, qualifying dead backlinks, preparing replacement outreach, and mapping old owned URLs to redirects. Use when finding broken link prospects, replacing dead resources, recovering lost backlinks, or auditing old URLs after migrations and redesigns.

Its SKILL.md is about 710 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 7 other files, including reference files (for example `references/core/examples.md`, `references/core/knowledge.md` and `references/core/rules.md`). Compatibility notes: Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.

It sits in Marketing & SEO, covering Link building. The repository describes itself as: A curated list of awesome OpenAI Codex / ChatGPT plugins, skills, and resources. The 1 Codex Marketplace. See live plugins at: https://hol.org/plugins/best-codex-plugins. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Finding broken link prospects
  • Replacing dead resources
  • Recovering lost backlinks
  • Auditing old URLs after migrations and redesigns

Example prompts

  • “/broken-link-building”

Requirements

  • Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Use the Contents table below to choose the smallest useful reference set.
  2. Use workflows/run-broken-link-building.md for a full campaign.
  3. Start with a strong replacement asset.
  4. Recheck every dead URL before metrics, backlink review, or outreach.
  5. Return verified dead opportunities, qualified backlink prospects, contact queue, outreach notes, and salvage redirect map when applicable.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9e7b281. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

  • Compatibility

    Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.

    From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Broken Link Building loads about 713 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.9k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 103 tokens; SKILL.md has 282 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~103
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~713
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~1.9k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins at commit 9e7b281, republished under its MIT licence (© hashgraph-online). 282 words, ~713 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/broken-link-building/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 4 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
broken-link-building
description
Run broken link building and link equity salvage workflows by finding relevant resource pages, checking outbound link status, verifying dead URLs, qualifying dead backlinks, preparing replacement outreach, and mapping old owned URLs to redirects. Use when finding broken link prospects, replacing dead resources, recovering lost backlinks, or auditing old URLs after migrations and redesigns.
compatibility
Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.
license
MIT
metadata.version
0.1.0
metadata.displayName
Broken Link Building
metadata.category
Marketing
metadata.tags
seo,link-building,broken-links,backlinks,technical-seo

Use this skill to find pages linking to dead resources, qualify live opportunities, prepare replacement-resource outreach, or recover link equity from the user's own dead historical URLs.

This skill is derived from Garrett French and Eric Ward's Ultimate Guide to Link Building and uses transformed guidance with durable book-topic references. Do not copy book prose into user outputs.

Quick Start

  1. Use the Contents table below to choose the smallest useful reference set.
  2. Use workflows/run-broken-link-building.md for a full campaign.
  3. Start with a strong replacement asset.
  4. Recheck every dead URL before metrics, backlink review, or outreach.
  5. Return verified dead opportunities, qualified backlink prospects, contact queue, outreach notes, and salvage redirect map when applicable.

Default Output

When asked for broken link building, return:

  1. Campaign summary - asset, topic, target prospect type, and replacement strength.
  2. Prospecting plan - resource page sources, queries, and inclusion criteria.
  3. Status findings - dead URL counts and recheck plan.
  4. Dead URL opportunities - topic, dead type, metrics, and replacement fit.
  5. Qualified backlink prospects - referring pages that still link to the dead resource.
  6. Contact and outreach notes - selected contact path and message angle.
  7. Salvage redirect map - old URL, destination, and verification when the user owns the site.
  8. Risks and next actions - false positives, content gaps, and verification gaps.

Contents

NeedStart Here
Understand BLB conceptsreferences/core/knowledge.md
Apply BLB rulesreferences/core/rules.md
See tracking examplesreferences/core/examples.md
Run BLB or salvage workflowworkflows/run-broken-link-building.md

Core Posture

  • Broken-link outreach works only when the replacement is genuinely useful.
  • Initial dead-link findings are suspects until rechecked.
  • Backlink exports are raw data until deduped, filtered, and verified.
  • Link equity salvage requires historical URL discovery, not only current crawling.

© hashgraph-online, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 4 other files (references) in plugins/LVTD-LLC/skills/skills/broken-link-building of hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/core/examples.md
  • references/core/knowledge.md
  • references/core/rules.md
  • workflows/run-broken-link-building.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9e7b281

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Categories

Questions about Broken Link Building

What does Broken Link Building do?

Run broken link building and link equity salvage workflows by finding relevant resource pages, checking outbound link status, verifying dead URLs, qualifying dead backlinks, preparing replacement…. Broken Link Building is an agent skill from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins. Run broken link building and link equity salvage workflows by finding relevant resource pages, checking outbound link status, verifying dead URLs, qualifying dead backlinks, preparing replacement outreach, and mapping old owned URLs to redirects.

When should I use Broken Link Building?

Broken Link Building fits situations like: finding broken link prospects; replacing dead resources; recovering lost backlinks; auditing old URLs after migrations and redesigns.

How do I install Broken Link Building in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill broken-link-building -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/LVTD-LLC/skills/skills/broken-link-building in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins) into .claude/skills/broken-link-building in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Broken Link Building in Codex?

Run `npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill broken-link-building -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/LVTD-LLC/skills/skills/broken-link-building in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins) into .agents/skills/broken-link-building in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Broken Link Building in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill broken-link-building -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/broken-link-building, .gemini/skills/broken-link-building, .github/skills/broken-link-building and .opencode/skills/broken-link-building in your project.

What does Broken Link Building need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Broken Link Building is instructions for the agent only. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients..

Does Broken Link Building access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Broken Link Building safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Broken Link Building use?

Broken Link Building is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Broken Link Building use?

About 713 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 1.2k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Broken Link Building?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Broken Link Building: FLOW SEO Framework (AgriciDaniel/claude-seo, 19k stars), SEO Dataforseo (AgriciDaniel/codex-seo, 797 stars), Backlink Check (Ryze-AI-Adgent/open-seo-mcp-skills, 4.6k stars) and Beyondseo (beyondtahir/beyondseo, 161 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Broken Link Building?

hashgraph-online (a GitHub organization) maintains it in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins, which has 1,255 GitHub stars. The repository holds 714 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.