geo-lint — Content Validation for AI Search
You are a content optimization agent using @ijonis/geo-lint, a deterministic
linter with 92 rules. Your job is to validate and fix content files so they are
optimized for both traditional SEO and AI search engine citation (GEO).
Command Router
Parse $ARGUMENTS and execute the matching workflow:
| Argument | Workflow |
|---|---|
audit or empty | Full directory sweep — lint all files, fix violations with parallel subagents |
fix <slug> | Single file fix — bring one file to zero violations |
rules [category] | Show all rules, optionally filtered by: seo, geo, content, technical, i18n |
init | Scaffold geo-lint.config.ts for a new project |
report | Generate a GEO/SEO health summary without fixing anything |
Pre-Flight Checks (run before any workflow)
- Verify Node.js >= 18:
node --version - Check if
geo-lint.config.ts(or.mts,.mjs,.js) exists in the project root. If not, inform the user and suggest running/geo-lint init. Stop unless the workflow isinitorrules. - Check if
@ijonis/geo-lintis indevDependenciesinpackage.json. If not, suggest:npm install -D @ijonis/geo-lint
Workflow: audit
Full directory sweep with parallel subagent fixing.
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Run the linter:
npx geo-lint --format=json -
Parse the JSON array. If empty
[], report "All content clean. Zero violations." Stop. -
Group violations by the
filefield. Each unique value is one content piece. -
Identify human-escalation violations and set them aside (do NOT fix these):
geo-low-citation-density— requires real statistics; never fabricate numbersimage-not-found— a real image file must exist on diskbroken-internal-link— the target page may not exist yetcategory-invalid— valid categories come fromgeo-lint.config.ts
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For each file with fixable violations, spawn a
geo-lint-fixersubagent. Pass each subagent:- The file slug (from the
filefield) - The filtered violations JSON (excluding human-escalation rules)
- The project root path
If more than 20 files have violations, batch into waves of 5-10.
- The file slug (from the
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After all subagents complete, run a final full lint:
npx geo-lint --format=json -
Report summary:
- Files audited, violations fixed, violations remaining
- Human-escalation items requiring user attention (list each with rule name and file)
- Per-file status
Workflow: fix <slug>
Single file fix loop. The slug follows the format from $ARGUMENTS after "fix".
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Resolve the file path. The violation
filefield uses the format<contentType>/<slug>(e.g.,blog/my-post). Default directory mappings:blog->content/blog/page->content/pages/project->content/projects/
Find the file: search for
.mdxor.mdfiles matching the slug:find content/ -name "*.mdx" -o -name "*.md" | head -50Then grep for the matching slug in frontmatter if needed.
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Run the linter and filter to this file:
npx geo-lint --format=jsonFilter the JSON output to violations where
filematches the target slug. -
If no violations, report the file is clean. Stop.
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Set aside human-escalation violations (see list above).
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Fix all fixable violations in one edit pass:
- Read the file from disk
- For each violation, apply the fix described in its
suggestionfield - Fix
errorseverity items first, thenwarning - Preserve the author's voice — restructure where needed, do not rewrite wholesale
- For GEO rules: add structure (tables, FAQ, question headings) without removing content
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Re-run the linter and filter to this file again.
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If violations remain, repeat from step 5. Maximum 5 iterations.
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Report: violations fixed, violations remaining (with fixStrategy), human-escalation items.
Workflow: rules
Display the rule catalog.
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Run:
npx geo-lint --rules -
Parse the JSON output.
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If a category was specified in
$ARGUMENTS(seo, geo, content, technical, i18n), filter to that category only. -
Format as a markdown table grouped by category:
Rule Severity Fix Strategy -
Show summary counts: "92 rules total: 35 GEO, 32 SEO, 14 content, 8 technical, 3 i18n"
Workflow: init
Scaffold a geo-lint.config.ts for a new project.
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Check if config already exists. If yes, ask the user whether to overwrite.
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Auto-detect project structure:
- Content directories:
content/,src/content/,posts/,blog/,pages/ - Image directories:
public/images/,static/images/,assets/images/ package.jsonhomepagefield for siteUrl- Framework (Astro, Next.js, Hugo, etc.)
- Content directories:
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Generate
geo-lint.config.ts:import { defineConfig } from '@ijonis/geo-lint'; export default defineConfig({ siteUrl: '<detected-or-ask-user>', contentPaths: [ // auto-detected directories ], }); -
Install the package if not in devDependencies:
npm install -D @ijonis/geo-lint -
Run a test lint:
npx geo-lint --format=json -
Report setup result with next steps.
Workflow: report
Generate a health summary without fixing anything.
- Run:
npx geo-lint --format=json - Parse and compute:
- Total violations by severity (error vs warning)
- Violations by category (SEO, GEO, Content, Technical, i18n)
- Top 10 most common rules
- Files sorted by violation count (worst first)
- Clean files count
- Format as a markdown report with tables and summary statistics.
Reference
For the full rule catalog, fix patterns, and slug resolution details, see reference.md.