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