# Third Party Bloat

> Inventory third-party scripts on a page — analytics, tag managers, chat widgets, ads, A/B tools — and rank them by transfer size and main-thread cost. Flags the heaviest offenders. Playwright MCP only, no signup.

- Skill: `quality-max/third-party-bloat` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add quality-max/third-party-bloat`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/quality-max/third-party-bloat/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Data & Analytics
- Author: Quality-Max (https://skillmd.com/u/quality-max)
- Updated: 2026-09-21
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/quality-max/third-party-bloat

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# Third-Party Bloat

Find out which third-party scripts are weighing your page down. No signup required.

## Prerequisites

- **Playwright MCP** (comes with Claude Code)

## Trigger

- "What third-party scripts are slowing my site?"
- "Third-party bloat audit https://..."
- "Which trackers are on my page?"

## Workflow

1. Navigate to the URL using `mcp__playwright__browser_navigate`
2. Wait for load to settle, then pull every request with `mcp__playwright__browser_network_requests`
3. Classify each request as first-party (same registrable domain as the page) or third-party.
   Group third-party requests by their domain and sum transfer size + request count per domain.
4. Label well-known vendors by domain so the report is readable, e.g.:
   - `google-analytics.com`, `googletagmanager.com` → Analytics / Tag Manager
   - `doubleclick.net`, `googlesyndication.com` → Ads
   - `connect.facebook.net` → Meta Pixel
   - `intercom`, `crisp.chat`, `hotjar`, `fullstory` → Chat / Session replay
   - `optimizely`, `launchdarkly` → A/B / Flags
5. Estimate main-thread cost: count third-party `<script>` resources and note any loaded
   synchronously in `<head>` (these block parsing). Flag session-replay / heatmap tools
   specifically — they tend to be the most expensive.

6. Output:

```
## Third-Party Bloat Report: [URL]

**18 third-party requests across 7 domains — 1.4 MB (44% of page weight)**

### Heaviest offenders
| Vendor                  | Size   | Requests | Note |
|-------------------------|--------|----------|------|
| Hotjar (session replay) | 620 KB | 5        | Loaded sync — blocks main thread |
| Google Tag Manager      | 310 KB | 4        | Fans out to 3 more tags |
| Intercom (chat)         | 280 KB | 3        | Could lazy-load on scroll |
| Meta Pixel              | 90 KB  | 2        | —    |

### Recommendations
1. Defer Hotjar until after `load`, or sample fewer sessions.
2. Lazy-load the Intercom widget on first scroll / click.
3. Audit GTM — it's pulling tags you may not still use.

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