cf-audit

Content Library Audit

Audit your existing content library for freshness decay, coverage gaps, and optimization opportunities. The audit scores every piece for freshness, identifies content that needs refreshing, maps coverage gaps against keyword opportunities, and produces a prioritized action list with projected impact.

When to Use

Use /contentforge:cf-audit when:

• You need a quarterly or annual content health check across your library
• Search rankings are declining and you need to identify which content to refresh first
• You want to find coverage gaps — topics your competitors rank for but you don't
• You need to prioritize refresh candidates for /contentforge:content-refresh based on data
• A new client wants an audit before production to avoid duplicating existing content
• You're planning next quarter's content calendar and need to balance new vs refresh

For refreshing specific pieces, use /contentforge:content-refresh after the audit identifies candidates. For producing new content for identified gaps, use /contentforge:cf-brief then /contentforge:create-content.

All example blocks below are SYNTHETIC EXAMPLES — fabricated for illustration. Never reuse their numbers, titles, or URLs in real output.

What This Command Does

1. Load Content Inventory — Import content list from Google Drive folder, WordPress site, or CSV
2. Freshness Scoring — Score each piece 0-100 based on publication date, statistic currency, link health, and citation recency
3. Coverage Gap Analysis — Compare topics covered against keyword opportunities to find missing content
4. Performance Analysis — Pull traffic and engagement data if analytics are connected
5. Prioritize Refresh Candidates — Rank pieces by (high original value) + (low freshness score) to find the best ROI refreshes
6. Generate Recommendations — Produce actionable audit report with top 10 refresh candidates, coverage gaps, optimization recommendations, and projected impact

Required Inputs

Content Source (one of):

• Google Drive Folder URL — Folder containing .docx files (e.g., ContentForge Output/AcmeMed/)
• WordPress Site URL — WordPress REST API endpoint (e.g., https://blog.acme.com)
• CSV List — CSV file with columns: title, url, publish_date, content_type, word_count

Audit Scope:

• freshness — Freshness scoring and refresh candidate identification only
• gaps — Coverage gap analysis only (compares your topics against keyword opportunities)
• both (default) — Full audit: freshness scoring + coverage gap analysis

Optional:

• Time Threshold — How many months old before content is considered "aging" (default: 12 months)
• Brand — Filter audit to a specific brand (if multi-brand library)
• Target Keywords — CSV of keywords to check coverage against (for gap analysis)

How to Use

Basic Usage (Google Drive)

/contentforge:cf-audit https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ABC123

Prompt: "Audit scope? (freshness / gaps / both)"

WordPress Site Audit

/contentforge:cf-audit https://blog.acme.com --scope=both --threshold=12

CSV Inventory Audit

/contentforge:cf-audit content-inventory.csv --scope=freshness --threshold=6

Freshness-Only Audit

/contentforge:cf-audit https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ABC123 --scope=freshness --threshold=18

Gap Analysis Only

/contentforge:cf-audit https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ABC123 --scope=gaps --keywords=target-keywords.csv

What Happens

Step 1: Load Content Inventory (1-3 minutes)

Load content metadata from the specified source.

From Google Drive:

• List all .docx files in the specified folder (and subfolders)
• Extract metadata: title, publish date, word count, brand, content type
• Read ContentForge quality scores from document properties (if originally produced by ContentForge)

From WordPress:

• Call WordPress REST API (/wp-json/wp/v2/posts?per_page=100)
• Extract: title, URL, publish date, modified date, word count, categories, tags
• Paginate through all posts if >100

From CSV:

• Parse CSV with required columns: title, url, publish_date
• Optional columns: content_type, word_count, quality_score, brand

Example Inventory Output:

Content Inventory Loaded
================================================================

Source: Google Drive / ContentForge Output / AcmeMed
Total Pieces: 47
Content Types: 22 articles, 15 blogs, 6 whitepapers, 4 FAQs

Date Range: 2024-06-15 to 2026-07-20
  Published in last 6 months: 12 (26%)
  Published 6-12 months ago: 18 (38%)
  Published 12-24 months ago: 14 (30%)
  Published 24+ months ago: 3 (6%)

Brands: AcmeMed (32), AcmePharma (15)
Average Original Quality Score: 8.6/10
================================================================

Step 2: Freshness Scoring (3-5 minutes)

Score each piece 0-100 for freshness using four weighted factors.

Freshness Score Formula:

Freshness Score = (Age Score x 0.35) +
                  (Statistics Currency x 0.25) +
                  (Link Health x 0.20) +
                  (Citation Recency x 0.20)

AEO history input (v4.0). Before scoring, read the brand's AI-visibility history at ~/.claude-marketing/{brand-slug}/aeo/checks.json (written by /contentforge:cf-aeo-check). A piece whose recorded AI citations were LOST since the previous check is decaying regardless of what its age says: subtract up to 15 points from that piece's freshness score (5 per lost citation, capped), and name the deduction in its factor breakdown. When the file does not exist, the audit record's aeo_history_considered field says so explicitly ("n/a — no aeo/checks.json for brand") — "not consulted" and "consulted, no signal" must never be the same answer.

Factor 1: Age Score (35% weight)

Formula: max(0, 100 - (months_since_publish * 4.2))

Bands produced by that formula:
  0-3 months:   100-87 (fresh)
  3-6 months:   87-75  (aging)
  6-12 months:  75-50  (stale)
  12-18 months: 50-24  (outdated)
  18-24 months: 24-0   (expired)
  24+ months:   0      (floor)

Factor 2: Statistics Currency (25% weight)

Scan content for statistics, data points, market projections.
For each statistic found:
  - Extract the year referenced (e.g., "2024 market report")
  - Compare against current year (2026)
  - Score by age of the referenced year:
      current year: 100
      1 year old:    80
      2 years old:   50
      3 years old:   25
      4+ years old:   5

Aggregate: Average score across all statistics found
  If no statistics: Score = 70 (neutral, not penalized)

Factor 3: Link Health (20% weight)

Check all outbound links in the content:
  - Live (HTTP 200): +1.0 per link
  - Redirect (301/302): +0.5 per link
  - Broken (404/410): -2.0 per link
  - Timeout (no status): -1.0 per link

Score = max(0, (total_score / total_links) * 100)
  If no links: Score = 50 (neutral)

Factor 4: Citation Recency (20% weight)

For each citation/source:
  - Extract publication date of the cited source
  - Score: 100 if published within 12 months
  - Score: 70 if published within 24 months
  - Score: 40 if published within 36 months
  - Score: 10 if published 36+ months ago

Aggregate: Average score across all citations
  If no citations: Score = 50 (neutral)

Freshness Categories:

90-100: Fresh — No action needed
70-89:  Good — Monitor, refresh in 3-6 months
50-69:  Aging — Schedule for refresh this quarter
30-49:  Stale — Refresh priority HIGH
0-29:   Expired — Refresh or retire immediately

Example Freshness Report:

Freshness Scoring Report
================================================================

Overall Library Freshness: 58/100 (Aging)

Distribution:
  Fresh (90-100):   5 pieces (11%)
  Good (70-89):     12 pieces (26%)
  Aging (50-69):    16 pieces (34%)
  Stale (30-49):    10 pieces (21%)
  Expired (0-29):   4 pieces (8%)

Top 10 Refresh Candidates (sorted by priority):
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ #  │ Title                          │ Fresh │ Orig  │ Priority│
│    │                                │ Score │ Score │         │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 1  │ AI in Healthcare: 2024 Trends  │ 18    │ 9.2   │ URGENT  │
│ 2  │ Best EHR Systems Comparison    │ 22    │ 8.8   │ URGENT  │
│ 3  │ HIPAA Compliance Guide 2024    │ 31    │ 9.0   │ HIGH    │
│ 4  │ Telemedicine ROI Framework     │ 35    │ 8.5   │ HIGH    │
│ 5  │ Patient Engagement Strategies  │ 42    │ 8.7   │ HIGH    │
│ 6  │ Healthcare Data Security       │ 48    │ 8.3   │ HIGH    │
│ 7  │ Value-Based Care Guide         │ 51    │ 8.9   │ MEDIUM  │
│ 8  │ Digital Health Trends 2025     │ 55    │ 8.4   │ MEDIUM  │
│ 9  │ Remote Patient Monitoring      │ 58    │ 7.9   │ MEDIUM  │
│ 10 │ Clinical Trial Technology      │ 61    │ 8.1   │ MEDIUM  │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Priority Logic: High original quality score + Low freshness = Best ROI
  URGENT: Freshness <30, Original Score >8.5
  HIGH: Freshness <50, Original Score >8.0
  MEDIUM: Freshness <70, Original Score >7.5
  LOW: Freshness <70, Original Score <7.5
================================================================

Step 3: Coverage Gap Analysis (3-5 minutes)

Compare your content topics against keyword opportunities to find missing coverage.

Process:

1. Extract topics and keywords from existing content inventory
2. Identify target keyword universe (from provided keywords CSV, connected SEO-tool data — e.g., Ahrefs — or SERP analysis)
3. Map existing content to keywords (which keywords are already covered?)
4. Identify gaps (high-value keywords with no matching content)
5. Rank gaps by search volume and keyword difficulty

Example Gap Analysis:

Coverage Gap Analysis
================================================================

Keywords Covered: 38 of 52 target keywords (73%)
Keywords Missing: 14 keywords with no matching content

Top 10 Coverage Gaps (by opportunity score):
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ #  │ Missing Keyword                │ Volume │ KD  │ Opportunity│
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 1  │ healthcare API integration     │ 1,800  │ 45  │ 72/100    │
│ 2  │ FHIR implementation guide      │ 1,200  │ 38  │ 72/100    │
│ 3  │ clinical decision support 2026 │ 980    │ 41  │ 71/100    │
│ 4  │ AI radiology workflows         │ 720    │ 35  │ 71/100    │
│ 5  │ digital therapeutics guide     │ 580    │ 33  │ 71/100    │
│ 6  │ remote diagnostics platform    │ 440    │ 29  │ 71/100    │
│ 7  │ AI diagnostics precision med.  │ 2,400  │ 62  │ 67/100    │
│ 8  │ healthcare data interoperab.   │ 860    │ 52  │ 66/100    │
│ 9  │ patient data privacy 2026      │ 650    │ 48  │ 66/100    │
│ 10 │ healthcare cloud migration     │ 520    │ 55  │ 63/100    │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Opportunity Score = (volume_normalized x 0.40) +
                    ((100 - KD) x 0.35) +
                    (relevance x 0.25)

  volume_normalized = min(100, (log10(max(volume,1)) / log10(10000)) x 100)
  relevance defaults to 80 when no relevance signal is supplied —
  the scores above are computed with that default, so they reproduce
  from the Volume and KD columns alone.

  Higher score = easier to rank + more traffic potential

Recommended Content Plan for Top 5 Gaps:
  1. Create whitepaper: "Healthcare API Integration Guide" (3,500 words)
  2. Create article: "FHIR Implementation: A 2026 Guide" (2,000 words)
  3. Create article: "Clinical Decision Support Systems in 2026" (1,800 words)
  4. Create article: "AI Radiology Workflows" (2,000 words)
  5. Create article: "Digital Therapeutics: A Practical Guide" (2,200 words)
================================================================

Step 4: Performance Analysis (2-3 minutes, optional)

If analytics are connected, pull traffic and engagement data for each content piece.

MCP Integrations:

• Google Analytics (optional) — Page views, sessions, avg time on page, bounce rate, conversions per content URL
• Google Search Console (optional) — Impressions, clicks, CTR, average position per content URL

Without Analytics MCP: Performance analysis is skipped. The audit still provides freshness scoring and coverage gap analysis, which are the two most actionable sections.

Example Performance Data:

Performance Analysis (Last 90 Days)
================================================================

Top Performers (high traffic + high quality):
  1. "Best EHR Systems Comparison" — 8,200 sessions, 4.2 min avg, Pos #4
  2. "AI in Healthcare: 2024 Trends" — 6,800 sessions, 3.8 min avg, Pos #6
  3. "HIPAA Compliance Guide 2024" — 5,100 sessions, 5.1 min avg, Pos #3

Declining Performers (traffic dropping):
  1. "AI in Healthcare: 2024 Trends" — -32% sessions (was #2, now #6)
  2. "Best EHR Systems Comparison" — -18% sessions (was #3, now #4)
  3. "Telemedicine ROI Framework" — -25% sessions (dropped to page 2)

Underperformers (high quality, low traffic):
  1. "Value-Based Care Guide" (Score: 8.9, only 320 sessions)
  2. "Patient Engagement Strategies" (Score: 8.7, only 280 sessions)
  Likely cause: Poor keyword targeting or insufficient backlinks
================================================================

Step 5: Generate Recommendations (1-2 minutes)

Produce a prioritized action list combining freshness scores, coverage gaps, and performance data.

Recommendation Types:

1. Refresh Candidates — Existing content to update with /contentforge:content-refresh
2. New Content Opportunities — Coverage gaps to fill with /contentforge:cf-brief + /contentforge:create-content
3. Quality Improvements — Content with low quality scores to re-run through pipeline
4. Retire Candidates — Content so outdated it should be removed or redirected

Example Recommendations:

Audit Recommendations (Prioritized)
================================================================

IMMEDIATE ACTIONS (This Week):
  1. REFRESH: "AI in Healthcare: 2024 Trends" — Freshness 18, declining traffic
     Scope: Heavy refresh (80%), update year references, new 2026 data
     Projected Impact: +40% traffic recovery ($3,200/mo value)
     Command: /contentforge:content-refresh [Drive URL] --scope=heavy

  2. REFRESH: "Best EHR Systems Comparison" — Freshness 22, declining rankings
     Scope: Medium refresh (50%), update vendor list, new pricing data
     Projected Impact: +25% traffic recovery ($2,100/mo value)
     Command: /contentforge:content-refresh [Drive URL] --scope=medium

THIS QUARTER:
  3. NEW: Create "AI Diagnostics in Precision Medicine" article
     Coverage gap: 2,400/mo volume, KD 62, no existing content
     Command: /contentforge:cf-brief "AI diagnostics precision medicine"

  4. REFRESH: "HIPAA Compliance Guide 2024" — Freshness 31, high value
     Scope: Medium refresh, update for 2026 regulations
     Projected Impact: Maintain #3 ranking, prevent decline

  5. NEW: Create "Healthcare API Integration Guide" whitepaper
     Coverage gap: 1,800/mo volume, KD 45
     Command: /contentforge:cf-brief "healthcare API integration"

NEXT QUARTER:
  6-10. [Additional refresh and new content recommendations]

RETIRE:
  - "COVID-19 Telemedicine Temporary Regulations" — Topic expired
    Action: 301 redirect to "Telemedicine ROI Framework"
================================================================

Output

The complete audit report includes:

Record the audit — this step is the product (v4.0, REQUIRED). The report you just rendered is for the human in this conversation; the durable output is the canonical audit record, because /contentforge:cf-calendar and /contentforge:content-refresh read their refresh recommendations from it BY FILE, across sessions. Before this contract the calendar's read of "the most recent cf-audit output" resolved to nothing once the session ended — the loop existed and broke exactly here. Write the findings as JSON (schema in the script's docstring: pieces with title / freshness_score / refresh_priority / recommended_scope / reasons, plus gap_topics, retire_candidates, aeo_history_considered) and record it:

python ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/audit-ledger.py record --brand <slug> --file <report.json>

The script validates the schema (exit 1 lists every problem — fix the record, never skip the recording) and stores it under ~/.claude-marketing/{brand-slug}/audits/. An audit that was rendered but not recorded did not happen, as far as the rest of the lifecycle is concerned.

MCP Integrations

Optional (HTTP)

• Google Analytics — Traffic, engagement, and conversion data per content URL. Enables performance-based prioritization.
• Google Search Console — Ranking positions, impressions, CTR. Identifies declining content for urgent refresh.

Optional (npx)

• Google Sheets — Export audit results to a shared Google Sheet for team review and tracking
• Google Drive — Read content inventory directly from Drive folders

Fallback (No MCP)

Without analytics MCP, the audit provides freshness scoring and coverage gap analysis based on content metadata. This is still highly valuable since the freshness algorithm uses publication dates, statistic currency, link health, and citation recency — none of which require analytics data.

Troubleshooting

"Content inventory is empty"

Cause: Drive folder URL is incorrect or folder is empty. Solution: Verify the Google Drive folder URL is correct and contains .docx files. If using WordPress, ensure the REST API is publicly accessible.

"Freshness scores all showing 50"

Cause: Content metadata is missing (no publish dates, no statistics detected). Solution: Ensure content files have publish dates in document properties or filenames. For WordPress, publish dates are extracted automatically.

"Coverage gap analysis shows no gaps"

Cause: No target keyword list provided, and existing content covers the auto-detected keyword universe. Solution: Provide a broader target keyword list using --keywords=target-keywords.csv with your full keyword strategy.

"Performance data unavailable"

Cause: Google Analytics or Google Search Console MCP not connected. Solution: Run /contentforge:cf-integrations to check connector status. Performance analysis is optional; freshness scoring and gap analysis work without it.

Limitations

• Link health check can be slow for large libraries (200+ outbound links)
• WordPress audit requires REST API access (some sites have it disabled)
• Performance analysis requires Google Analytics and/or Google Search Console MCP connections
• Statistics currency detection uses pattern matching (may miss unusual data formats)
• CSV input requires manual column mapping if headers don't match expected format

Agent Used

None. The freshness scoring, keyword matching, and recommendation ranking are computed by the model following the rubric in this file — there are no deterministic scripts for this skill yet. utilities/pipeline-optimizer.md is a prose reference doc (not a script) that documents the scoring and recommendation logic; consult it when in doubt.

Related Skills

• /contentforge:content-refresh — Refresh content identified by the audit
• /contentforge:cf-brief — Generate briefs for coverage gap topics
• /contentforge:create-content — Produce new content for gap topics
• /contentforge:cf-calendar — Schedule refresh and new content production
• /contentforge:cf-integrations — Check which analytics connectors are available

Agent: None (model-computed rubric; reference doc: utilities/pipeline-optimizer.md) MCP: Google Analytics (optional), Google Search Console (optional) Output: Audit report with freshness scores, refresh candidates, coverage gaps, recommendations