intermediate / 55 minutes
AI Content Audit Workflow
Turn an exported inventory into an editorial decision record without pretending URL metrics explain every page.
Result: A content inventory with page facts, decision reasons, source notes and a named next action.
Jump to prompt ↓5 steps to a reviewable draft
- 01
Freeze the inventory
Export URLs, titles, dates and available metrics with a capture date.
Result: A dated inventory.
- 02
Add page context
Record the intended reader job and known overlap for each page.
Result: A decision sheet with context.
- 03
Classify pages
Ask for decisions based on supplied facts and visible uncertainty.
Result: A reviewable action list.
Your prompt
Classify these pages. Inventory: {{inventory}}. Reader purpose: {{purpose}}. Return keep, refresh, merge or retire with reason, evidence gap and owner. Mark assumptions [TO VERIFY]. Do not invent traffic causes or ranking data.Example inputTen articles with dates, titles and editor notes.
Example outputRefresh: outdated source links. Ranking cause: [TO VERIFY].
- 04
Challenge merge decisions
Check canonical intent before merging pages or removing a URL.
Result: Fewer accidental content collisions.
- 05
Assign actions
Give every accepted decision an owner and date.
Result: An actionable audit.
What a finished draft should contain
An inventory that distinguishes page facts from editorial decisions and assigns follow-up work.
What this process cannot decide
- Metrics do not prove causality
- AI cannot decide a business priority.
