Agent skill

Meta Description

by thedaviddias in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist

A skill your agent uses when auditing page metadata or generating descriptions for new pages.

MITAuto-check passedMarketing & SEO

Install Meta Description

skills CLI
$ npx skills add thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill meta-description -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist meta-description --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/meta-description .claude/skills/meta-description && 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
meta-description
GitHub stars
74k
Token cost
~513 tokens
SKILL.md length
235 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 page metadata or generating descriptions for new pages.

  • Auditing page metadata
  • 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
  • Generating descriptions for new pages

What it does

Meta Description is an agent skill from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist. Use when auditing page metadata or generating descriptions for new pages. Applies to every page that should receive organic search traffic.

Its SKILL.md is about 510 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 On-page SEO. 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 page metadata
  • Generating descriptions for new pages

Example prompts

  • “/meta-description”

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

Meta Description loads about 513 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.3k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 39 tokens; SKILL.md has 235 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~39
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~513
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). 235 words, ~513 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/meta-description/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
meta-description
description
Use when auditing page metadata or generating descriptions for new pages. Applies to every page that should receive organic search traffic.
metadata.category
seo
metadata.priority
high
metadata.difficulty
beginner
metadata.estimatedTime
10
metadata.source
frontendchecklist.io
metadata.url
https://frontendchecklist.io/rules/seo/meta-description

Write a meta description for each page

A compelling meta description acts as organic ad copy in search results—well-written descriptions improve click-through rates even though they are not a direct ranking signal.

Quick Reference

  • Every page should have a unique meta description between 120–160 characters
  • Meta descriptions are not a ranking factor but strongly influence click-through rates
  • Write descriptions as a call to action that summarises the page value
  • Google may override your description with content from the page

Check

Check the <head> for a <meta name='description'> tag. Verify it is present, unique, and between 120 and 160 characters. Flag pages where it is missing, duplicated, or outside the recommended length.

Fix

Add or update the <meta name='description' content='...'> tag in <head>. Write a unique summary of 120–160 characters that accurately describes the page content and includes a natural call to action or value proposition.

Explain

The meta description appears as the short paragraph below the title in search results. Although not a ranking factor, a compelling description improves click-through rate, which can indirectly benefit rankings.

Code Review

Check the <head> for <meta name='description' content='...'> element. Verify: (1) the element exists, (2) content attribute is non-empty, (3) length is between 70 and 160 characters, (4) no HTML tags inside content, (5) the description is unique (not the same as other pages).


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

Rule page: https://frontendchecklist.io/rules/seo/meta-description

© 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/meta-description of thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/rule.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e8d14d0

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Categories

Questions about Meta Description

What does Meta Description do?

A skill your agent uses when auditing page metadata or generating descriptions for new pages. Meta Description is an agent skill from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist. Use when auditing page metadata or generating descriptions for new pages.

When should I use Meta Description?

Meta Description fits situations like: auditing page metadata; generating descriptions for new pages.

How do I install Meta Description in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Meta Description in Codex?

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

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

What does Meta Description need to run?

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

Does Meta Description 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 Meta Description 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 Meta Description use?

Meta Description 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 Meta Description use?

About 513 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.1k 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 803 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Meta Description?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Meta Description: SEO Keyword Clustering (AgriciDaniel/claude-seo, 19k stars), SEO Content Brief Generator (AgriciDaniel/claude-seo, 19k stars), Nemoclaw Maintainer Normalize Title Tags (NVIDIA/NemoClaw, 23k stars) and SEO Optimizer (ailabs-393/ai-labs-claude-skills, 455 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Meta Description?

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.