seo v1.0.0 · Updated Apr 17, 2026 · by AgriciDaniel

Technical SEO Audit

Audits the technical layer of SEO — crawlability, indexability, canonical tags, sitemaps, security headers, mobile rendering, JavaScript-rendered content, and Core Web Vitals.

Claude Code
$ curl -fsSL https://www.cendis.ai/library/skill/seo-technical/install | sh

Attribution: Original skill by AgriciDaniel, MIT licensed. Cendis hosts this entry for discovery and install convenience; the upstream repo is the source of truth.

What it does

Runs a focused audit of a site’s technical SEO foundation — the layer that decides whether search engines and AI crawlers can find, fetch, render, and index your pages at all. This is the first thing to check when a site has good content but isn’t ranking.

When to use it

  • After a major site migration or framework change
  • When organic traffic drops with no content changes
  • Before launching a new site or section
  • When AI Overviews / AI Mode aren’t citing your pages and you want to know why

What it checks

Crawlability

  • robots.txt validity and disallow rules
  • XML sitemap presence, structure, and lastmod accuracy
  • Internal link graph and crawl depth
  • noindex / nofollow meta tags
  • Pagination and faceted navigation handling

Indexability

  • Canonical tag correctness (self-referencing, cross-domain, www vs apex)
  • Duplicate content detection
  • HTTP status codes (200/301/302/404/410)
  • Soft 404s and thin content

Rendering

  • Server-rendered vs JavaScript-rendered HTML diff
  • Critical content present in initial HTML
  • Hydration issues affecting bots

Performance (Core Web Vitals)

  • LCP (Largest Contentful Paint) — target < 2.5s
  • INP (Interaction to Next Paint) — target < 200ms
  • CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift) — target < 0.1

Security and trust signals

  • HTTPS enforcement
  • HSTS header
  • CSP and security headers
  • Mixed content warnings

Mobile

  • Viewport meta tag
  • Tap target size
  • Mobile-friendly rendering

Output

A structured report grouping findings by severity (Critical / High / Medium / Low) with the affected URL, the specific check that failed, and a recommended fix.

Why it matters

Technical SEO problems are silent killers. A missing canonical tag duplicates your page in the index. A broken sitemap means new content goes undiscovered. Slow LCP drops you in AI Overviews. None of these issues show up in your CMS or content workflow — they live in HTTP headers, render pipelines, and crawl budgets. This skill surfaces them in one pass.

License

MIT — original work by AgriciDaniel. Attribution preserved.