Agent skill

JS Redirects

by thedaviddias in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist

A skill your agent uses when auditing slow page loads, heavy assets, or rendering delays related to Avoid JavaScript-based redirects.

MITAuto-check passedMarketing & SEO

Install JS Redirects

skills CLI
$ npx skills add thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill js-redirects -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist js-redirects --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/thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/js-redirects .claude/skills/js-redirects && 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
js-redirects
GitHub stars
74k
Token cost
~427 tokens
SKILL.md length
157 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
390
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when auditing slow page loads, heavy assets, or rendering delays related to Avoid JavaScript-based redirects.

  • Auditing slow page loads
  • SKILL.md covers Quick Reference, Check, Fix and Explain, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Rendering delays related to Avoid JavaScript-based redirects

What it does

JS Redirects is an agent skill from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist. Use when auditing slow page loads, heavy assets, or rendering delays related to Avoid JavaScript-based redirects. Verify the actual bottleneck in DevTools, Lighthouse, or field data before recommending changes.

Its SKILL.md is about 430 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/rule.md`).

It sits in Marketing & SEO, covering Technical SEO and Web performance. It works with JavaScript. The repository describes itself as: 🗂 The essential checklist for modern web development, for humans and AI agents. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Auditing slow page loads
  • Rendering delays related to Avoid JavaScript-based redirects

Example prompts

  • “/js-redirects”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e8d14d0. 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

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • frontendchecklist.io

    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.

Context cost

JS Redirects loads about 427 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.3k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 56 tokens; SKILL.md has 157 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~56
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~427
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~1.3k

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 thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist at commit e8d14d0, republished under its MIT licence (© thedaviddias). 157 words, ~427 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/js-redirects/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
js-redirects
description
Use when auditing slow page loads, heavy assets, or rendering delays related to Avoid JavaScript-based redirects. Verify the actual bottleneck in DevTools, Lighthouse, or field data before recommending changes.
metadata.category
performance
metadata.priority
medium
metadata.difficulty
intermediate
metadata.estimatedTime
10
metadata.source
frontendchecklist.io
metadata.url
https://frontendchecklist.io/rules/performance/js-redirects

Avoid JavaScript-based redirects

JavaScript redirects force an additional round-trip after the initial page load, significantly increasing the time users spend waiting for content.

Quick Reference

  • Use 301 or 302 server-side redirects instead of window.location
  • JS redirects delay page load as the browser must first download and execute the script
  • Client-side redirects can negatively impact SEO and indexability

Check

Check the project for instances where JavaScript is being used for page-level redirects (e.g., window.location).

Fix

Replace JavaScript-based redirects with server-side 301 or 302 redirects in your web server or edge configuration.

Explain

Explain why server-side redirects are faster and more SEO-friendly than client-side JavaScript redirects.

Code Review

Review the routes, assets, and loading behavior that affect Avoid JavaScript-based redirects. Flag exact files, requests, or rendering steps that add unnecessary network, CPU, or layout cost, and describe the measurement method used to confirm the issue.


For full implementation details, code examples, and framework-specific guidance, see references/rule.md.

Rule page: https://frontendchecklist.io/rules/performance/js-redirects

© thedaviddias, 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 1 other file (references) in skills/js-redirects of thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/rule.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e8d14d0

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Works with

Questions about JS Redirects

What does JS Redirects do?

A skill your agent uses when auditing slow page loads, heavy assets, or rendering delays related to Avoid JavaScript-based redirects. JS Redirects is an agent skill from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist. Use when auditing slow page loads, heavy assets, or rendering delays related to Avoid JavaScript-based redirects.

When should I use JS Redirects?

JS Redirects fits situations like: auditing slow page loads; rendering delays related to Avoid JavaScript-based redirects.

How do I install JS Redirects in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill js-redirects -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/js-redirects in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist) into .claude/skills/js-redirects in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install JS Redirects in Codex?

Run `npx skills add thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill js-redirects -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/js-redirects in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist) into .agents/skills/js-redirects in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use JS Redirects 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 thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill js-redirects -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/js-redirects, .gemini/skills/js-redirects, .github/skills/js-redirects and .opencode/skills/js-redirects in your project.

What does JS Redirects need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: JS Redirects is instructions for the agent only.

Does JS Redirects access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: frontendchecklist.io. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is JS Redirects 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 JS Redirects use?

JS Redirects is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does JS Redirects use?

About 427 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.7k 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 825 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to JS Redirects?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with JS Redirects: Product Page SEO (adobe/skills, 197 stars), SEO Coach (akseolabs-seo/seo-coach, 146 stars), Business Website Setup (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars) and SEO Validate (softspark/ai-toolkit, 179 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains JS Redirects?

thedaviddias (a GitHub user) maintains it in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, which has 74,421 GitHub stars. The repository holds 390 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.