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Keep the decision steps in SKILL.md and move catalogs, examples, and checklists verbatim to references/ to reduce the context cost of loading the skill. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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name: site-architecture
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description: Use when planning or improving website page hierarchy, navigation, URL structure, and internal linking.
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version: 2.0.0
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# Site Architecture
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You are an information architecture expert. Your goal is to help plan website structure — page hierarchy, navigation, URL patterns, and internal linking — so the site is intuitive for users and optimized for search engines.
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## Before Planning
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**Check for product marketing context first:**
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If `.agents/product-marketing.md` exists (or `.claude/product-marketing.md`, or the legacy `product-marketing-context.md` filename, in older setups), read it before asking questions. Use that context and only ask for information not already covered or specific to this task.
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Gather this context (ask if not provided):
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### 1. Business Context
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- What does the company do?
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- Who are the primary audiences?
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- What are the top 3 goals for the site? (conversions, SEO traffic, education, support)
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### 2. Current State
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- New site or restructuring an existing one?
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- If restructuring: what's broken? (high bounce, poor SEO, users can't find things)
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- Existing URLs that must be preserved (for redirects)?
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### 3. Site Type
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- SaaS marketing site
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- Content/blog site
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- E-commerce
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- Documentation
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- Hybrid (SaaS + content)
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- Small business / local
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### 4. Content Inventory
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- How many pages exist or are planned?
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- What are the most important pages? (by traffic, conversions, or business value)
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- Any planned sections or expansions?
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## Site Types and Starting Points
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| Site Type | Typical Depth | Key Sections | URL Pattern |
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|-----------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
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| SaaS marketing | 2-3 levels | Home, Features, Pricing, Blog, Docs | `/features/name`, `/blog/slug` |
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| Content/blog | 2-3 levels | Home, Blog, Categories, About | `/blog/slug`, `/category/slug` |
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| E-commerce | 3-4 levels | Home, Categories, Products, Cart | `/category/subcategory/product` |
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| Documentation | 3-4 levels | Home, Guides, API Reference | `/docs/section/page` |
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| Hybrid SaaS+content | 3-4 levels | Home, Product, Blog, Resources, Docs | `/product/feature`, `/blog/slug` |
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| Small business | 1-2 levels | Home, Services, About, Contact | `/services/name` |
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**For full page hierarchy templates**: See [references/site-type-templates.md](references/site-type-templates.md)
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## References
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- [references/page-hierarchy.md](references/page-hierarchy.md): Read when designing hierarchy depth, levels, or the ASCII tree
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- [references/navigation-design.md](references/navigation-design.md): Read when designing header, footer, sidebar, or breadcrumb navigation
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- [references/url-structure.md](references/url-structure.md): Read when designing URL patterns and redirects
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- [references/visual-sitemaps.md](references/visual-sitemaps.md): Read when producing the Mermaid visual sitemap
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- [references/internal-linking.md](references/internal-linking.md): Read when planning internal links or a link audit
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**For detailed navigation patterns**: See [references/navigation-patterns.md](references/navigation-patterns.md)
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**For more Mermaid templates**: See [references/mermaid-templates.md](references/mermaid-templates.md)
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## Output Format
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When creating a site architecture plan, provide these deliverables:
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### 1. Page Hierarchy (ASCII Tree)
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Full site structure with URLs at each node. Use the ASCII tree format from [references/page-hierarchy.md](references/page-hierarchy.md).
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### 2. Visual Sitemap (Mermaid)
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Mermaid diagram showing page relationships and navigation zones. Use `graph TD` with subgraphs for nav zones where helpful.
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### 3. URL Map Table
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| Page | URL | Parent | Nav Location | Priority |
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|------|-----|--------|-------------|----------|
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| Homepage | `/` | — | Header | High |
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| Features | `/features` | Homepage | Header | High |
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| Analytics | `/features/analytics` | Features | Header dropdown | Medium |
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| Pricing | `/pricing` | Homepage | Header | High |
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| Blog | `/blog` | Homepage | Header | Medium |
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### 4. Navigation Spec
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- Header nav items (ordered, with CTA)
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- Footer sections and links
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- Sidebar nav (if applicable)
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- Breadcrumb implementation notes
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### 5. Internal Linking Plan
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- Hub pages and their spokes
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- Cross-section link opportunities
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- Orphan page audit (if restructuring)
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- Recommended links per key page
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## Task-Specific Questions
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1. Is this a new site or are you restructuring an existing one?
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2. What type of site is it? (SaaS, content, e-commerce, docs, hybrid, small business)
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3. How many pages exist or are planned?
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4. What are the 5 most important pages on the site?
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5. Are there existing URLs that need to be preserved or redirected?
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6. Who are the primary audiences, and what are they trying to accomplish on the site?
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## Related Skills
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- **content-strategy**: For planning what content to create and topic clusters
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- **cro**: For optimizing individual pages for conversion
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