Agent skill

Trailing Slash

by thedaviddias in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist

A skill your agent uses when applies to all static and dynamic websites.

MITAuto-check passed

Install Trailing Slash

skills CLI
$ npx skills add thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill trailing-slash -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist trailing-slash --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/trailing-slash .claude/skills/trailing-slash && 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
trailing-slash
GitHub stars
74k
Token cost
~537 tokens
SKILL.md length
240 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
390
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when applies to all static and dynamic websites.

  • Applies to all static and dynamic websites
  • 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
  • Auditing a site for duplicate content

What it does

Trailing Slash is an agent skill from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist. Use when applies to all static and dynamic websites. Use when auditing a site for duplicate content, setting up a new site, or after migrating platforms that changed URL conventions.

Its SKILL.md is about 540 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

  • Applies to all static and dynamic websites
  • Auditing a site for duplicate content
  • Setting up a new site
  • After migrating platforms that changed URL conventions

Example prompts

  • “/trailing-slash”

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

Trailing Slash loads about 537 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.5k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 49 tokens; SKILL.md has 240 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~49
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~537
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~1.5k

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). 240 words, ~537 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/trailing-slash/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
trailing-slash
description
Use when applies to all static and dynamic websites. Use when auditing a site for duplicate content, setting up a new site, or after migrating platforms that changed URL conventions.
metadata.category
seo
metadata.priority
medium
metadata.difficulty
beginner
metadata.estimatedTime
10
metadata.source
frontendchecklist.io
metadata.url
https://frontendchecklist.io/rules/seo/trailing-slash

Use trailing slashes consistently

Inconsistent trailing slashes create duplicate content — Google sees /page and /page/ as two separate URLs competing for the same ranking, splitting PageRank between them.

Quick Reference

  • Pick one convention — trailing slash or no trailing slash — and enforce it site-wide with 301 redirects
  • Both /page/ and /page must not return HTTP 200; one must redirect to the other
  • Set rel="canonical" to the preferred version on all pages
  • Ensure all internal links, sitemaps, and canonical tags use the same convention

Check

For a sample of URLs, test both the trailing-slash and non-trailing-slash versions. Both should NOT return HTTP 200 — one must 301-redirect to the other. Check that internal links, sitemap <loc> values, and canonical tags all use the same convention consistently.

Fix

Choose a canonical URL convention. Add server or framework redirect rules so the non-preferred variant permanently redirects (301) to the preferred one. Update all internal links, canonical tags, and sitemap entries to use the preferred format.

Explain

Explain why /page and /page/ are treated as distinct URLs by default, how this creates duplicate content, and how 301 redirects and canonical tags resolve the ambiguity.

Code Review

Review metadata generation, rendered HTML, structured data, and response headers related to Use trailing slashes consistently. Flag exact routes or templates where search-facing output violates the rule, and describe how to verify the final page output.


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

Rule page: https://frontendchecklist.io/rules/seo/trailing-slash

© 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/trailing-slash of thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/rule.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e8d14d0

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Questions about Trailing Slash

What does Trailing Slash do?

A skill your agent uses when applies to all static and dynamic websites. Trailing Slash is an agent skill from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist. Use when applies to all static and dynamic websites.

When should I use Trailing Slash?

Trailing Slash fits situations like: applies to all static and dynamic websites; auditing a site for duplicate content; setting up a new site; after migrating platforms that changed URL conventions.

How do I install Trailing Slash in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Trailing Slash in Codex?

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

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

What does Trailing Slash need to run?

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

Does Trailing Slash 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 Trailing Slash 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 Trailing Slash use?

Trailing Slash 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 Trailing Slash use?

About 537 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 947 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Trailing Slash?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Trailing Slash: Signed Audit Trails Recipe (wshobson/agents, 40k stars), Auditing Part11 Trails (maziyarpanahi/openmed, 5.5k stars), Full Website SEO Audit (AgriciDaniel/claude-seo, 19k stars) and Audit Trail Helper (jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace, 2.8k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Trailing Slash?

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.