content-refresher

Diagnoses content decay and produces prioritized refresh plans with GEO and republishing guidance.

Updated May 11, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/cloudofgeorge/AI-hands-Engineer --skill content-refresher-cloudofgeorge
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: content-refresher
Source: https://github.com/cloudofgeorge/AI-hands-Engineer/tree/main/skills/seo/content-refresher
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/cloudofgeorge/AI-hands-Engineer --skill content-refresher-cloudofgeorge

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

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What problem does it solve? Old blog posts and pages lose traffic and rankings over time as statistics age, links break, and competitors publish fresher content. This Skill identifies which pages are decaying, scores the severity, and produces a concrete refresh and republishing plan. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Decay Detection & Scoring: Evaluates traffic decline, ranking drops, CTR loss, freshness signals, and competitive displacement using a weighted 0-100 composite decay score. - Refresh Planning: Produces page-level diagnoses, update requirement tables, section-by-section rewrite plans, and GEO optimizations such as quotable definitions and FAQ blocks. - Republishing Strategy: Recommends date treatment based on the share of new content, plus schema dateModified, sitemap lastmod, cache clearing, and 4-6 week monitoring. - Use Case: A blog post titled "Best Cloud Hosting Providers 2023" dropped from position 4 to 15 and lost 56% of traffic. The Skill flags stale pricing, broken links, and missing competitors, then outputs a refresh plan with a new title, added sections, and a republishing checklist. ## Quick Start Ask the agent to refresh your outdated article at a given URL and produce a prioritized update plan with republishing steps.

Frequently Asked Questions about content-refresher

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I fix content that is losing organic traffic?▼

Diagnose the decay signals first: compare traffic and rankings from six months ago against current values, check for stale statistics, broken links, and competitor updates. Then refresh the page with current data, new sections covering gaps, and updated schema dates before resubmitting to Search Console.

How often should I update old blog posts for SEO?▼

Refresh frequency depends on content type: statistics roundups every 6 months, tool comparisons every 3-6 months, how-to guides annually, and evergreen guides every 12-18 months. News and trend content generally should not be refreshed.

When should I rewrite instead of refresh a page?▼

Refresh when the URL has backlinks, previously ranked well, less than 50% of content needs changing, and search intent is unchanged. Rewrite when the page never ranked, has no backlinks, needs more than 50% new content, or the search intent has evolved.

Should I change the published date after updating content?▼

Update the published date only when 50% or more of the content is new. For 20-50% changes, add or update a Last Updated date; for under 20%, keep the original date. Always update dateModified in schema and the sitemap lastmod value.

What data do I need to run a content refresh analysis?▼

You need traffic history, ranking positions, publish and update dates, and the target URLs, ideally from analytics and Search Console. If connectors are unavailable, you can provide this data manually along with competitor examples.