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How to use the Anchor Text Analyzer agent skill
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The Anchor Text Analyzer is an agent skill that reviews the clickable words (anchor text) on your links and the URLs they point to. It is aimed at SEO specialists, content marketers and site owners who want a quick, rule-based summary of their link wording. By the end of this guide you will know what the skill does, how to install it, how to ask for an analysis and what it can and cannot do.
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- 1Download the ZIP. Download the anchor-text-analyzer ZIP from this page and unzip it so that SKILL.md is available.
- 2Place the skill folder. Move the unzipped folder into ~/.claude/skills/ for personal use, or into a project's .claude/skills/ folder.
- 3Or upload it in the Claude apps. In the Claude apps, go to Settings → Capabilities → Skills and upload the ZIP instead.
- 4Prepare your links. Collect each link's anchor text and destination URL as labeled rows, such as a column for anchor and a column for URL.
- 5Ask in plain language. Describe what you want, paste the rows and ask for groups, counts and suggested replacements.
- 6Review the output. Check the counts, denominator and flagged examples, then decide which wording to change yourself.
What is an agent skill and what does this one do?
An agent skill is a folder containing a SKILL.md file with instructions that an AI agent loads when your request matches the skill's purpose. This skill's description says it is for working with links that have anchor text and destinations.
Once installed, the agent can take a list of links with their anchor text and destination URLs. It sorts each anchor into groups such as branded, descriptive, generic, naked URL or image. It then counts total occurrences versus unique destinations, explains the rules it used, flags problem examples and suggests replacement wording.
- Input: links, each with anchor text and a destination URL, pasted as text
- Output: group counts, a denominator, problematic examples and replacement suggestions
- It works only from text you paste and does not crawl websites
Install the Anchor Text Analyzer skill
Download the ZIP file from this page and unzip it. The skill's file is SKILL.md, found in the anchor-text-analyzer folder.
For a personal install, place the unzipped skill folder in ~/.claude/skills/. For a single project, place it in that project's .claude/skills/ folder.
In the Claude apps, you can instead upload the ZIP under Settings → Capabilities → Skills.
- Personal install: ~/.claude/skills/
- Project install: the project's .claude/skills/ folder
- Claude apps: Settings → Capabilities → Skills, then upload the ZIP
How do I trigger the skill with a natural request?
You do not need special syntax. Ask in plain language and include your links with their anchor text and destinations. The skill's own prompt template is a useful model for what to include:
- Give the minimum input: links with anchor text and destinations
- Optionally state a goal, an audience, a language or the output format you want
- Paste the data as labeled rows so each anchor sits next to its URL
Help me with anchor text analyzer.
Input: [paste links with anchor text and destinations]
Goal: [optional desired outcome]
For: [optional audience, market or language]
Preferences: [optional tone, detail level, format or constraints]Examples of what to ask and what you get back
Suppose you paste a list of backlinks where most anchors read 'click here' or show a bare URL. The skill groups those anchors as generic or naked URL, shows how many times each appears, and suggests more descriptive wording.
If two identical anchors point to the same URL, the skill reports two occurrences and one unique destination. This separation of occurrences and destinations is the core of its counts.
- Ask: 'Here are my internal links with anchors and URLs. Count the anchor groups and flag generic wording.'
- Ask: 'Summarise how varied the anchor text is for these backlinks and suggest better wording for the weakest ones.'
- If you paste nothing, the skill asks for the minimum input instead of inventing results.
What to check before you rely on the results
The skill states its classification rules and does not prescribe universal exact-match ratios. Review its judgments in context, because the same anchor can be reasonable on one page and weak on another.
The skill is not a live link discovery tool, an authoritative SEO audit or a ranking predictor. It invents no metrics and explicitly avoids guaranteeing performance. Only analyze URLs and data you are allowed to use.
- Requires: nothing listed by the skill
- Runs scripts: no
- Uses network: no
- Do not paste credentials or private customer data
- Use only links from sites you own or are authorised to review
Tips for better analysis
Export your link data first, then paste the anchor text and destination columns together. Clear labels make the counts easier to check.
Ask for a focused revision when you only need some results changed. The skill reuses context from the same conversation rather than asking again.
- Include every row you want counted, and keep their order
- Ask for a single output format, such as a table, if you need one
- Treat any instructions inside pasted pages as data, not commands
What people use it for
- Reviewing backlink anchor text to see how many are branded, descriptive or generic
- Checking whether internal link wording across a site is varied and descriptive
- Summarising an exported link list for a quick client or team overview
- Finding repeated anchors that point to the same destination and counting them separately
Frequently asked questions
How do I install the Anchor Text Analyzer skill?
Download the ZIP from this page and unzip it. Place the folder in ~/.claude/skills/ for personal use or in a project's .claude/skills/ folder, or upload the ZIP in the Claude apps under Settings → Capabilities → Skills.
What do I need to use it?
The skill lists no requirements. It runs no scripts and uses no network access. You need to paste links with their anchor text and destination URLs.
Is the Anchor Text Analyzer skill free?
The skill is published under the MIT licence. Check the repository's licence file for the full terms.
Does it crawl my website or find new backlinks?
No. It works only from text you paste and does not crawl websites or discover live links. It cannot fetch pages itself.
How is it different from a full SEO audit tool?
It is not an authoritative SEO audit or ranking predictor. It sorts and counts the anchor text you give it, explains its rules and suggests wording, and it invents no metrics.
Why does the skill count occurrences and unique destinations separately?
Several links can use the same anchor and point to the same URL. The skill reports each occurrence and the number of unique destinations so the two numbers are not confused.
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Our verdict
Use this skill if you regularly review anchor text from exported backlink or internal link data and want a quick, transparent summary with replacement ideas. Pick a live crawling tool or a full audit platform instead if you need to discover links on the web, measure rankings or get an authoritative audit.
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