How-to · Productivity · By James Anditis (Journalism)

How to use Page Monitoring in your AI agent

Install and use the Page Monitoring skill in Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, and Windsurf — with sample prompts.

What you'll get

Monitor webpages for changes without writing code — perfect for tracking competitor pricing, government policy updates, news articles, or product availability. Get instant alerts when content changes, pages go down, or important information gets removed. Works with free tools like Visualping and Distill.io, or set up your own monitoring with simple scripts.

Step 1 — Get the skill source URL

The Page Monitoring skill lives at:

Step 2 — Add it to your AI agent

Copy one of these prompts and paste it into your AI tool. The agent will fetch and install the skill for you.

Claude Code

Add the agent skill from https://github.com/jamditis/claude-skills-journalism/tree/master/page-monitoring to my project.

Cursor

Install this agent skill: https://github.com/jamditis/claude-skills-journalism/tree/master/page-monitoring

Codex

Add this skill to .codex/skills/: https://github.com/jamditis/claude-skills-journalism/tree/master/page-monitoring

Gemini CLI

Add the skill at https://github.com/jamditis/claude-skills-journalism/tree/master/page-monitoring to my .gemini/skills/ directory.

OpenCode

Install this agent skill from https://github.com/jamditis/claude-skills-journalism/tree/master/page-monitoring

Windsurf

Add this skill: https://github.com/jamditis/claude-skills-journalism/tree/master/page-monitoring

Step 3 — Try these prompts

Once the skill is installed, ask your AI things like:

  • Tracking competitor pricing or product changes
  • Know immediately when a government policy page updates
  • Monitoring news sites or announcements for specific topics
  • Preserve evidence before a page gets taken down

What this skill does

  • Monitors webpages and alerts you when text, prices, or availability changes
  • Tracks when pages go offline or become unavailable
  • Archives snapshots of content before it gets deleted or updated
  • Compares current page content to previous versions to show what changed
  • Creates notifications for pages that don't have RSS feeds
Made byJames Anditis (Journalism)
CategoryProductivity