content-refresh

Re-optimize existing articles with updated statistics, sources, and citations while preserving SEO equity.

1|Updated Aug 18, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/teachskillofskills-ai/ContentForge-techshu --skill content-refresh-teachskillofskills-ai
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: content-refresh
Source: https://github.com/teachskillofskills-ai/ContentForge-techshu/tree/main/skills/content-refresh
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/teachskillofskills-ai/ContentForge-techshu --skill content-refresh-teachskillofskills-ai

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Published content decays: statistics go stale, citation links break, and rankings drop, but rewriting from scratch risks losing the SEO equity and evergreen sections that made the piece work. This Skill refreshes existing articles at a controlled scope while preserving URL slugs, keyword placements, and internal links. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Three Refresh Scopes: Choose light (~20% rewrite), medium (~50%), or heavy (~80%) depending on content age and how much of the industry landscape has shifted. - Evergreen Preservation: Detects timeless sections (definitions, frameworks, historical context) and leaves them untouched while updating only outdated paragraphs, statistics, and broken citations. - Quality Gate Re-run: Re-runs fact-checking, validation, humanization, and review phases on rewritten sections, targeting a score within ±0.5 of the original. - Version Control: Saves the refresh as a new version (v1.1, v1.2) with a before/after comparison report; the original file is never overwritten. - Use Case: A blog post from 14 months ago dropped from position #3 to #7. Run a medium refresh to update its statistics, fix six broken citation links, rewrite the intro and conclusion, and republish under the same URL slug. ## Quick Start Ask the AI to refresh an existing article by providing its Google Drive URL or local .docx path and specifying a light, medium, or heavy refresh scope.

Frequently Asked Questions about content-refresh

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

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How do I refresh an old blog post without losing SEO rankings?

Run the refresh with a light, medium, or heavy scope on the existing .docx. The process preserves the URL slug, keyword placements in the title, H1, first 100 words, and H2s, plus all internal links, while updating outdated statistics and fixing broken citations.

What is the difference between light, medium, and heavy content refresh?

Light refresh updates about 20% of the content (statistics, examples, citation links) in 8-12 minutes. Medium rewrites roughly 50% including intro and conclusion in 15-20 minutes. Heavy rewrites about 80% using the original as an outline, taking 22-30 minutes.

Can I refresh content that was not originally created by ContentForge?

Yes, but imported content has no baseline quality score, so the refresh is graded absolutely rather than against the ±0.5 delta criterion. The original .docx must still be retrievable from the brand's configured tracking backend.

Does content refresh work from a published URL alone?

No. The refresh requires the original .docx file loaded from the brand's tracking backend such as local filesystem, Airtable attachment, or Google Drive. It cannot reconstruct a refreshable document from a live published URL.

How do I find which articles in my library need refreshing?

Run the cf-audit skill first, which scores freshness across your content library and records candidates with a recommended scope. The refresh skill can then read those recorded candidates directly instead of relying on manual selection.