Getting it into your agent
One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.
npx skills add ariadoss/superskills --skill alternativesgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ariadoss/superskillsWrote this? Show the measurements
A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.
[](https://agentmods.dev/skills/ariadoss/superskills/alternatives)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/ariadoss/superskills/alternatives"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/ariadoss/superskills/alternatives/github.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>Or the 80×15 button, for a site that already has a row of RSS and ATOM ones. Only the verdict fits; the numbers stay here.
<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/ariadoss/superskills/alternatives"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/ariadoss/superskills/alternatives.svg" alt="Reviewed on agentmods" width="80" height="20"></a>What it costs to keep this loaded
Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.00098 | $0.02107 |
| Opus 5 | $0.00049 | $0.01053 |
| Sonnet 5 | $0.00020 | $0.00421 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00010 | $0.00211 |
Grade A, and why
alternatives-page-generator scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 7d ago.
A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.
Nothing flagged
None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.
This is a copy
100% identical to alternatives-page-generator — 0 lines differ, which has more behind it and is treated as the original. This page carries a canonical link to it rather than competing with it.
How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 149 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Pages: Alternatives / Compare
Guides alternatives and comparison content that target "X alternatives" and "X vs Y" search intent. Purpose: Intercept competitor brand traffic—organic (SEO) and paid (brand keyword ads). High-intent, bottom-of-funnel; users searching alternatives are ready to switch. Content format: Standalone page (/alternatives, /alternatives-to-notion) or blog article (/blog/notion-alternatives). Same structure; blog builds topical authority.
When invoking: On first use, if helpful, open with 1–2 sentences on what this skill covers and why it matters, then provide the main output. On subsequent use or when the user asks to skip, go directly to the main output.
Purpose & Keywords
| Goal | Use |
|---|---|
| SEO | Rank for "[Competitor] alternatives," "alternatives to [Competitor]," "[Competitor] vs [You]" |
| PPC | Bid on competitor brand + "alternative"/"vs"; send to alternatives landing page |
| Intent | High-intent; short sales cycle; users already understand the category |
Keyword patterns: alternatives, alternative, vs, comparison, compare, "best [X] alternatives." Include name variants (e.g., "SuccessBox" and "Success Box") in metadata.
Competitor Types
| Type | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Direct | Obvious rivals | FreshBooks vs QuickBooks |
| Bundlers | Large platforms; users want lighter/cheaper | Salesforce, HubSpot → "cheaper Salesforce for SMB" |
| Indirect | Same problem, different solution | "Spreadsheet alternative" for accounting software |
Target all three for long-tail growth; don't only target the biggest competitor.
Content Format: Page vs Blog Article
| Format | Path | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Standalone page | /alternatives, /alternatives-to-[competitor] | Dedicated hub; strong for your own product as alternative; preferred for paid ads (competitor brand keyword ads) |
| Blog article | /blog/[product]-alternatives, /blog/best-[x]-alternatives | Listicle format; common for affiliate, challenger brands; builds topical authority; SEO/organic only |
What this file has done since we first saw it
Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.
- 7d ago First seen · 149 lines · 98 tokens per session scan A 376877c6eb4d
alternatives-page-generator is a skill published in the GitHub repository ariadoss/superskills (9 stars, last pushed 5d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 98 tokens to every session and 2,107 once invoked, about $0.0005 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. It is 100% identical to alternatives-page-generator, differing in 0 lines, and is treated as a copy.
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