Plan, audit, and prioritize linkable assets that publishers, curators, experts, and community owners have a real reason to cite.
SkillScore82Maintained
Automatic
◆Marketing & Content pack
Last verified 8/16/2026
What it changes
Passed 18 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 14 of 22 without it.
Without skill64%
With skill82%
Checks it passed that the model alone missed
Includes confidence scores within the prioritization table.
Includes differentiation ratings within the prioritization table.
Includes risk assessments within the recommended concepts section.
and 5 more in the full report
4 fixed14 passed either way4 still failing0 broke
Pass-rate lift
+18 pp
Tokens
+14%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
-3%
Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/16/2026v118 of 22 cases passed with skill
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
See it in action
One of 4 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
1 of 4
Prompt
We need help designing linkable resources for a financial planning platform prior to our Q3 SEO outreach. Please analyze our position and provide a structured strategy document that includes our campaign objectives, potential linker profiles, an inventory review of what we already have, market examples of successfully linked content, common user pain points, recommended resource concepts, and a final priority table showing potential impact versus effort.
What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked
Without skill
With skill
Lists prospects and risk alongside required resources for each asset concept.
Missed
Passed
Includes explicit differentiation ratings in the final priority table.
Missed
Passed
Specifies discrete next actions for each concept in the priority table.
Missed
Passed
case-03 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/16/2026 · answers are capped and redacted
What's inside
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
SKILL.md42 linessingle file
Linkable Asset Planning
Use this skill to identify, evaluate, and plan assets that deserve links before a campaign starts. It helps agents turn organizational strengths, market pains, and proven link patterns into cite-worthy resources.
This skill is derived from Garrett French and Eric Ward's Ultimate Guide to Link Building and uses transformed guidance with durable book-topic references. Do not copy book prose into user outputs.
Quick Start
Use the Contents table below to choose the smallest useful reference set.
Use workflows/plan-linkable-asset.md for a full asset plan.
Start with the linker audience and the problem their readers need solved.
Audit existing assets before recommending new production.
Return prioritized asset concepts with evidence, value add, required resources, promotion angle, and conversion path.
Default Output
When the user asks for linkable asset ideas or an asset audit, return:
Objective - business goal, SEO goal, and target audience.
Linker audience map - who might link and why.
Existing asset inventory - current assets, link evidence, gaps, and improvements.
Market evidence - competitor and publisher assets that already earn links.
Pain map - recurring problems, tasks, and content gaps.
Recommended asset concepts - format, value add, required resources, prospects, and risk.
Priority table - link potential, effort, differentiation, confidence, and next action.
Contents
Need
Start Here
Understand linkable assets
references/core/knowledge.md
Apply asset planning rules
references/core/rules.md
See asset examples
references/core/examples.md
Plan or audit assets
workflows/plan-linkable-asset.md
Core Posture
Useful assets earn links because they help a defined audience.
Linker audiences may differ from buyer personas.
The market reveals what is linkable through pages that already attract links.