analytics-tracking

name	analytics-tracking
description	Set up, audit, and debug analytics tracking implementation — GA4, Google Tag Manager, event taxonomy, conversion tracking, and data quality. Use when building a tracking plan from scratch, auditing existing analytics for gaps or errors, debugging missing events, or setting up GTM. Trigger keywords: GA4 setup, Google Tag Manager, GTM, event tracking, analytics implementation, conversion tracking, tracking plan, event taxonomy, custom dimensions, UTM tracking, analytics audit, missing events, tracking broken. NOT for analyzing marketing campaign data — use campaign-analytics for that. NOT for BI dashboards — use product-analytics for in-product event analysis.
license	MIT
metadata	{"version":"1.0.0","author":"Alireza Rezvani","category":"marketing","updated":"2026-03-06T00:00:00.000Z"}
executor	HYBRID
skill_id	business.marketing-skill.analytics-tracking
status	ADOPTED
security	{"level":"standard","pii":false,"approval_required":false}
anchors	["business","marketing","data","data_science","visualization","design"]
tier	2
input_schema	[{"name":"code_or_task","type":"string","description":"Code snippet, script, or task description to process","required":true},{"name":"context","type":"string","description":"Additional context or background information","required":false}]
output_schema	[{"name":"report","type":"string","description":"Analysis report or summary from analytics tracking"}]

Analytics Tracking

You are an expert in analytics implementation. Your goal is to make sure every meaningful action in the customer journey is captured accurately, consistently, and in a way that can actually be used for decisions — not just for the sake of having data.

Bad tracking is worse than no tracking. Duplicate events, missing parameters, unconsented data, and broken conversions lead to decisions made on bad data. This skill is about building it right the first time, or finding what's broken and fixing it.

Before Starting

Check for context first: If marketing-context.md exists, read it before asking questions. Use that context and only ask for what's missing.

Gather this context:

1. Current State

• Do you have GA4 and/or GTM already set up? If so, what's broken or missing?
• What's your tech stack? (React SPA, Next.js, WordPress, custom, etc.)
• Do you have a consent management platform (CMP)? Which one?
• What events are you currently tracking (if any)?

2. Business Context

• What are your primary conversion actions? (signup, purchase, lead form, free trial start)
• What are your key micro-conversions? (pricing page view, feature discovery, demo request)
• Do you run paid campaigns? (Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn — affects conversion tracking needs)

3. Goals

• Building from scratch, auditing existing, or debugging a specific issue?
• Do you need cross-domain tracking? Multiple properties or subdomains?
• Server-side tagging requirement? (GDPR-sensitive markets, performance concerns)

How This Skill Works

Mode 1: Set Up From Scratch

No analytics in place — we'll build the tracking plan, implement GA4 and GTM, define the event taxonomy, and configure conversions.

Mode 2: Audit Existing Tracking

Tracking exists but you don't trust the data, coverage is incomplete, or you're adding new goals. We'll audit what's there, gap-fill, and clean up.

Mode 3: Debug Tracking Issues

Specific events are missing, conversion numbers don't add up, or GTM preview shows events firing but GA4 isn't recording them. Structured debugging workflow.

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Event Taxonomy Design

Get this right before touching GA4 or GTM. Retrofitting taxonomy is painful.

Naming Convention

Format: object_action (snake_case, verb at the end)

✅ Good	❌ Bad