content-decay-detector
Monitor existing content for ranking drops and trigger refresh workflows. Triggers on: "check for content decay", "which content needs updating", "content refresh", "ranking drops", "traffic decline", "stale content", "content audit", "what to refresh", "outdated content", "content performance check", "update old articles", "declining rankings", "content maintenance", "refresh priority list", "which articles are losing traffic", "SEO content audit".
npx skills add Affitor/affiliate-skills --skill content-decay-detector --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Content Decay Detector Monitor existing content for ranking drops and generate a prioritized refresh queue. Refreshing decaying content is the highest-ROI SEO activity — it's faster and cheaper than creating new content, and recovering a lost position is easier than earning a new one. ## Stage S3: Blog & SEO — Blog maintenance and optimization. This skill keeps your existing content competitive and prevents rankings from silently eroding. ## When to Use - User has existing blog content and wants to check for decay - User notices traffic declining on specific pages - User asks "what content needs updating?" - User says "content decay", "ranking drops", "stale content", "refresh", "content audit" - Monthly maintenance check — should run every 30 days on active blogs - After `seo-audit` reveals declining pages ## Input Schema ```yaml site_url: string # REQUIRED — the site to audit # e.g., "myblog.com", "example.com/blog" content_list: object[] # OPTIONAL — specific pages to check - url: string # Page URL title: string # Page title publish_date: string # Original publish date last_updated: string # Last update date target_keyword: string # Primary keyword check_competitors: boolean #
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- Workflow
- Step 1: Gather Content Data
- Step 2: Check for Decay Signals
- Step 3: Score Decay Priority
- Step 4: Generate Refresh Instructions
- Step 5: Self-Validation
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- Error Handling
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- Flywheel Connections
What does the content-decay-detector skill do?
Monitor existing content for ranking drops and trigger refresh workflows. Triggers on: "check for content decay", "which content needs updating", "content refresh", "ranking drops", "traffic decline", "stale content", "content audit", "what to refresh", "outdated content", "content performance check", "update old articles", "declining rankings", "content maintenance", "refresh priority list", "which articles are losing traffic", "SEO content audit".
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add Affitor/affiliate-skills --skill content-decay-detector --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From Affitor/affiliate-skills, a repository with 586 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.