Agent skill

Link Checker

by thedaviddias in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist

A skill your agent uses when reviewing templates, rendered HTML, or shared components related to Check for broken links.

MITAuto-check passed

Install Link Checker

skills CLI
$ npx skills add thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill link-checker -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist link-checker --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/link-checker .claude/skills/link-checker && 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
link-checker
GitHub stars
74k
Token cost
~408 tokens
SKILL.md length
158 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
390
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when reviewing templates, rendered HTML, or shared components related to Check for broken links.

  • Reviewing templates
  • 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
  • Shared components related to Check for broken links

What it does

Link Checker is an agent skill from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist. Use when reviewing templates, rendered HTML, or shared components related to Check for broken links. Validate the final browser-facing markup, not just the source framework abstraction.

Its SKILL.md is about 410 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`).

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

  • Reviewing templates
  • Shared components related to Check for broken links

Example prompts

  • “/link-checker”

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

Link Checker loads about 408 tokens when it runs, and up to ~6.8k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 50 tokens; SKILL.md has 158 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~50
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~408
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~6.8k

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). 158 words, ~408 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/link-checker/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
link-checker
description
Use when reviewing templates, rendered HTML, or shared components related to Check for broken links. Validate the final browser-facing markup, not just the source framework abstraction.
metadata.category
html
metadata.priority
medium
metadata.difficulty
beginner
metadata.estimatedTime
15
metadata.source
frontendchecklist.io
metadata.url
https://frontendchecklist.io/rules/html/link-checker

Broken links frustrate users, hurt SEO rankings (Google penalizes 404s), and damage credibility—especially for documentation and e-commerce sites.

Quick Reference

  • Use lychee, linkchecker, or broken-link-checker npm packages
  • Check internal, external, anchor, and mailto links
  • Integrate into CI/CD for automatic detection
  • Set up regular monitoring for external link rot

Check

Verify that all internal and external links are working properly and don't return 404 errors or redirect to unintended destinations.

Fix

Use automated link checking tools to identify and fix broken links, update redirected URLs, and remove or replace dead links.

Explain

Explain why broken links hurt user experience, SEO rankings, and credibility, and how to implement ongoing link monitoring.

Code Review

Review templates, server-rendered HTML, and shared components that output markup related to Check for broken links. Flag exact elements, attributes, and routes where the rendered HTML violates the rule.


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

Rule page: https://frontendchecklist.io/rules/html/link-checker

© 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/link-checker of thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/rule.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e8d14d0

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Linksgridaco/grida2.7k—~2.5kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Link CheckerCommunity-Access/accessibility-agents423—~1.5kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
SEO Aeo Internal Linkingsickn33/agentic-awesome-skills47k1 repos~2.3kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Comment Checkercode-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent70k—~160Automated safety check: PassCustom licence

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Questions about Link Checker

What does Link Checker do?

A skill your agent uses when reviewing templates, rendered HTML, or shared components related to Check for broken links. Link Checker is an agent skill from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist. Use when reviewing templates, rendered HTML, or shared components related to Check for broken links.

When should I use Link Checker?

Link Checker fits situations like: reviewing templates; shared components related to Check for broken links.

How do I install Link Checker in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Link Checker in Codex?

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

Can I use Link Checker 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 link-checker -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/link-checker, .gemini/skills/link-checker, .github/skills/link-checker and .opencode/skills/link-checker in your project.

What does Link Checker need to run?

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

Does Link Checker 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 Link Checker 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 Link Checker use?

Link Checker 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 Link Checker use?

About 408 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.6k 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 6.4k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Link Checker?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Link Checker: Render (LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills, 2.2k stars), Links (gridaco/grida, 2.7k stars), Link Checker (Community-Access/accessibility-agents, 423 stars) and SEO Aeo Internal Linking (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Link Checker?

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.