AI agent for content writers
Newsletter Link and Affiliate Audit Agent
Every link works, earns what it should and has the right disclosure before an issue goes out.
What it does
A broken link in a sent issue is permanent, and a missing affiliate tag means lost income. Before each send, this agent tests every link in the draft: it loads the page, follows redirects, checks that the destination matches the text, and confirms affiliate tags and tracking parameters are present. It checks disclosure lines against the rules for sponsored and affiliate content. Failures are fixed where the fix is clear, such as adding a tag, and flagged where it is not. After fixes, it tests every link again. It also audits old issues, since pages move and links die. The writer approves the send. Edge case: a link redirects through a coupon site that strips the affiliate tag.
How it works
Follow the arrows from top to bottom. The orange dashed arrow is the loop: when a check fails, the agent goes back and tries again.
Read the steps as a list
- Draft marked ready to send
- Extract every link in the draft
- Load each link and follow redirects to the final page
- Compare the destination with the link text and affiliate rules
- Does each link load, land correctly and keep its tag?If not: fix the tag or replace the link where possible and flag the rest for the writer. Back to step 3.
- Check disclosure lines for sponsored and affiliate items
- Apply clear fixes and record each change
- Do all links and disclosures pass after the fixes?If not: retest everything and list what still fails. Back to step 2.
- Writer approves the sendThe agent waits here for your OK.
- Audit report saved and issue cleared
How it decides
A link passes only when it loads, lands on the intended page, keeps its tag and has the needed disclosure nearby.
- Fail a link on any 4xx or 5xx error or a wrong landing page.
- Fail an affiliate link when the tag is missing after the redirects.
- Require a disclosure line above any affiliate section.
- Audit the archive monthly, newest first.
Make it yours
Every agent is a starting point. You choose these settings for your own situation.
- Affiliate programs and tag formats
- Disclosure wording
- Archive audit frequency
- Link failure rules
What keeps you in control
It always asks you first
- Writer approves the send
Hard limits
- Never send the newsletter
- Do not add affiliate tags to links the writer did not mark
It stops when
- Done: all checks pass and the writer approves.
- Stop: unresolved link failures after two full retests.
Set it up
We guide you through the set-up, step by step
Members get the full set-up guide for this agent. No technical skills needed: you copy, paste and upload.
- One set of instructions to paste into your AI, with the clicks for ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Gemini and Grok
- The agent then walks you through connecting your own data, one source at a time
- A downloadable copy with the flow chart, the rules and the full guide
