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 jonathimer/devmarketing-skills --skill alternatives-pagesgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jonathimer/devmarketing-skillsWrote 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/jonathimer/devmarketing-skills/alternatives-pages)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/jonathimer/devmarketing-skills/alternatives-pages"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/jonathimer/devmarketing-skills/alternatives-pages/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/jonathimer/devmarketing-skills/alternatives-pages"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/jonathimer/devmarketing-skills/alternatives-pages.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 | $0.00090 | $0.02216 |
| Opus 5 | $0.00045 | $0.01108 |
| Sonnet 5 | $0.00018 | $0.00443 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00009 | $0.00222 |
Grade A, and why
alternatives-pages 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 10d 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
92% identical to alternatives-pages — 33 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 — 368 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Alternatives Pages
Create effective "[Competitor] alternative" and comparison pages that rank for competitive keywords, convert developers honestly, and support your competitive positioning.
Overview
Alternatives pages and comparison content are high-intent SEO plays. Developers searching for "[competitor] alternative" or "[your product] vs [competitor]" are actively evaluating solutions. Done well, this content captures demand, educates prospects, and positions your product effectively. Done poorly, it damages trust and brand perception.
The key principles:
- Be honest - developers will fact-check you
- Be helpful - even if they don't choose you
- Be specific - vague comparisons waste everyone's time
- Be current - outdated comparisons are worse than none
SEO Research for Competitive Keywords
Keyword Categories
Alternative keywords:
- "[Competitor] alternative"
- "[Competitor] alternatives"
- "Alternative to [competitor]"
- "Best [competitor] alternatives"
- "[Competitor] replacement"
Comparison keywords:
- "[Competitor] vs [your product]"
- "[Your product] vs [competitor]"
- "[Competitor] vs [other competitor]" (consider if you should play here)
- "[Competitor] comparison"
- "Compare [category] tools"
Migration keywords:
- "Migrate from [competitor]"
- "Switch from [competitor]"
- "[Competitor] to [your product]"
- "Moving away from [competitor]"
Problem-aware keywords:
- "[Competitor] pricing too expensive"
- "[Competitor] limitations"
- "[Competitor] [specific problem]"
- "Frustrated with [competitor]"
Research Developer Conversations
Use social listening tools to identify which competitive keywords have real search intent based on developer conversations. Search for:
- "[competitor] alternative" or "alternative to [competitor]"
- "[competitor] vs"
- Negative sentiment mentions of competitors
Look for patterns in:
- Which competitors developers frequently compare
- What problems drive people away from competitors
- What features developers ask about when evaluating
- Migration concerns and blockers
What ships with it
1 file beside SKILL.md in the same directory: the scripts, references and assets a skill reads on demand. Not counted in the per-session cost; read them before you install if any of them is executable.
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.
- 10d ago First seen · 368 lines · 90 tokens per session scan A 3f18003ac4f4
alternatives-pages is a skill published in the GitHub repository jonathimer/devmarketing-skills (86 stars, last pushed 6mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 90 tokens to every session and 2,216 once invoked, about $0.0005 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. It is 92% identical to alternatives-pages, differing in 33 lines, and is treated as a copy.
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