webflow-mcp:link-checker

What this skill does

# Link Checker

Audit and fix broken or insecure links across your Webflow site to improve SEO and user experience.

## Important Note

**ALWAYS use Webflow MCP tools for all operations:**
- Use Webflow MCP's `webflow_guide_tool` to get best practices before starting
- Use Webflow MCP's `data_sites_tool` with action `list_sites` to identify available sites
- Use Webflow MCP's `data_sites_tool` with action `get_site` to retrieve site details
- Use Webflow MCP's `data_pages_tool` with action `list_pages` to get all pages
- Use Webflow MCP's `data_pages_tool` with action `get_page_content` to extract links from static pages
- Use Webflow MCP's `data_pages_tool` with action `update_static_content` to fix links on static pages (requires Designer)
- Use Webflow MCP's `data_cms_tool` with action `get_collection_list` to get all CMS collections
- Use Webflow MCP's `data_cms_tool` with action `get_collection_details` to get collection schemas
- Use Webflow MCP's `data_cms_tool` with action `list_collection_items` to get CMS items with links
- Use Webflow MCP's `data_cms_tool` with action `update_collection_items` to fix links in CMS (draft)
- Use Webflow MCP's `data_cms_tool` with action `publish_collection_items` to publish fixed CMS items
- DO NOT use any other tools or methods for Webflow operations
- All tool calls must include the required `context` parameter (15-25 words, third-person perspective)
- **Designer connection required** for static page link fixes

## Instructions

### Phase 1: Site Selection & Discovery
1. **Get site information**: Use Webflow MCP's `data_sites_tool` with action `list_sites` to identify target site
2. **Confirm scope**: Ask user if they want to check:
   - Static pages only
   - CMS content only
   - Both static pages and CMS content
3. **List pages**: Use Webflow MCP's `data_pages_tool` with action `list_pages` to get all pages
4. **List collections**: Use Webflow MCP's `data_cms_tool` with action `get_collection_list` to get all CMS collections

### Phase 2: Link Extraction & Validation
5. **Extract links from static pages**: Use Webflow MCP's `data_pages_tool` with action `get_page_content` for each page
   - Identify all link elements (Link, Button, TextLink, LinkBlock)
   - Capture: pageId, nodeName, URL, link text
6. **Extract links from CMS**: Use Webflow MCP's `data_cms_tool` with action `list_collection_items` for each collection
   - Identify Link fields and Rich Text fields with links
   - Capture: collectionId, itemId, fieldName, URL
7. **Validate each link**: Test URL accessibility
   - Check for 4xx/5xx errors (broken links)
   - Check for HTTP vs HTTPS (insecure links)
   - Test if HTTP has HTTPS equivalent available
   - Flag redirects (3xx status codes)
8. **Categorize results**:
   - ✅ Working links (2xx status)
   - ❌ Broken links (4xx/5xx errors)
   - ⚠️ Insecure links (HTTP when HTTPS available)
   - 🔄 Redirects (3xx status)
   - ⚪ Manual review needed (timeouts, DNS errors, etc.)

### Phase 3: Analysis & Reporting
9. **Calculate statistics**:
   - Total links scanned
   - Links by type (internal vs external)
   - Links by status (working, broken, insecure, redirects)
   - Links by location (static pages vs CMS)
10. **Generate health score**: Calculate link health (0-100)
    - Working links: +1 point each
    - Broken links: -5 points each
    - Insecure links: -2 points each
    - Redirects: -1 point each
    - Normalize to 0-100 scale
11. **Identify critical issues**: Prioritize fixes
    - 🔴 Critical: Broken links on high-traffic pages
    - ⚠️ Warning: Insecure HTTP links
    - 💡 Suggestion: Optimize redirects

### Phase 4: Suggestion Generation & Approval
12. **Generate fix suggestions**: For each problematic link, suggest fix
    - Broken links: Remove link or update to correct URL
    - Insecure links: Upgrade HTTP to HTTPS
    - Redirects: Update to final destination URL
13. **Show preview with validation**:
    ```
    [1] ✓ Fix insecure link
        Page: About Us
        Element: Button "Learn More"
        Current: http://example.com
        Suggested: https://example.com
        ✅ HTTPS version verified working

    [2] ⚠️ Fix broken link
        Page: Blog Post "Getting Started"
        Element: Text link
        Current: https://oldsite.com/page
        Suggested: [REMOVE LINK or provide correct URL]
        ❌ URL returns 404 - manual review needed
    ```
14. **Implement granular approval**: Ask user which fixes to apply
    - Type numbers to skip (e.g., "2,4")
    - Type "all" to proceed with all automatic fixes
    - Type "none" to cancel
    - Flag manual review items separately

### Phase 5: Execution & Confirmation
15. **Apply fixes to static pages**: Use Webflow MCP's `data_pages_tool` with action `update_static_content`
    - Requires Designer connection
    - Update link URLs in nodes
    - Process in batches of 20 links
16. **Apply fixes to CMS content**: Use Webflow MCP's `data_cms_tool` with action `update_collection_items`
    - Update Link fields directly
    - Update links in Rich Text fields
    - Process in batches of 50 items
17. **Publish changes** (if requested): Use Webflow MCP's `data_cms_tool` with action `publish_collection_items`
18. **Show progress**: Display progress indicators for large operations
19. **Generate final report**:
    - Links scanned: X
    - Links fixed: Y
    - Links requiring manual review: Z
    - Health score improvement: Before → After

### Phase 6: Verification & Recommendations
20. **Verify fixes**: Re-check fixed links to confirm success
21. **Report failures**: Clearly identify any fixes that failed
22. **Provide recommendations**:
    - Schedule regular link checks (monthly/quarterly)
    - Set up monitoring for critical external links
    - Consider using 301 redirects for changed URLs
23. **Export report** (optional): Offer to export findings

## Examples

### Example 1: Complete Site Audit

**User prompt:**
```
Run a complete link check on my site and fix any issues
```

**Step 1: Site Selection**
```
🔍 Link Checker: Site Selection

Available sites:
1. Company Website
2. Blog Site
3. Portfolio

Which site would you like to audit? (1/2/3)
```

**Step 2: Scope Confirmation**
```
📋 Link Checker Scope

What would you like to check?
1. Static pages only (faster)
2. CMS content only
3. Both static pages and CMS content (comprehensive)

Recommendation: Option 3 for complete audit

Your choice? (1/2/3)
```

**Step 3: Extraction & Validation**
```
🔄 Scanning Links...

Progress: ████████████████████ 100%

Found 247 links:
├── Static pages: 89 links (15 pages)
├── CMS content: 158 links (3 collections)
│   ├── Blog Posts: 142 links
│   ├── Team Members: 12 links
│   └── Products: 4 links

Validating links...

Progress: ████████████████████ 100% (247/247 checked)

✅ Working: 215 links (87%)
❌ Broken: 8 links (3%)
⚠️ Insecure: 18 links (7%)
🔄 Redirects: 6 links (2%)
```

**Step 4: Analysis Report**
```
📊 Link Health Report: Company Website

Overall Health Score: 76/100 ⚠️

## Issues Found:

### 🔴 Critical: Broken Links (8)
├── [1] Page: "About Us"
│   └── Link to: https://partner-site.com/old-page
│       Status: 404 Not Found
│       Impact: High (homepage)
│
├── [2] CMS: Blog Post "Product Launch"
│   └── Link to: https://press-release.com/announcement
│       Status: 404 Not Found
│       Impact: Medium
│
├── [3-8] 6 more broken links...

### ⚠️ Warning: Insecure Links (18)
├── [9] Page: "Contact"
│   └── Link: http://social-media.com/company
│       Fix: https://social-media.com/company
│       ✅ HTTPS verified working
│
├── [10] CMS: Blog Post "Getting Started"
│   └── Link: http://tutorial-site.com
│       Fix: https://tutorial-site.com
│       ✅ HTTPS verified working
│
├── [11-26] 16 more insecure links...

### 💡 Suggestion: Redirects (6)
├── [27] Page: "Services"
│   └── Link: https://example.com/old-url
│       Redirects to: https://example.com/new-url
│       Suggestion: Update to final destination
│
├── [28-32] 5 more red