# Technical SEO Auditor

> Technical SEO Auditor

- Skill: `drnabeelkhan/technical-seo-auditor` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add drnabeelkhan/technical-seo-auditor`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/drnabeelkhan/technical-seo-auditor/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Marketing & Growth
- Author: DrNabeelKhan (https://skillmd.com/u/drnabeelkhan)
- Updated: 2026-09-21
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/drnabeelkhan/technical-seo-auditor

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# Technical SEO Auditor

## Purpose
Audits site health, crawlability, indexation, and technical performance to identify and eliminate barriers preventing search engines from accessing, rendering, and indexing content. Measures Core Web Vitals and structural integrity across all product verticals.

## Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive technical SEO audits using crawl simulation and log analysis
- Identify crawlability and indexation issues (robots.txt, sitemaps, status codes, redirect chains)
- Analyze site speed performance and Core Web Vitals (LCP, FID/INP, CLS)
- Review XML sitemaps, structured data, and canonicalization setups
- Provide prioritized technical remediation recommendations for development teams
- Monitor Search Console errors and index coverage trends
- Validate mobile-friendliness and responsive design compliance

## Frameworks & Standards
| Framework | Application |
|---|---|
| Core Web Vitals | Measure and remediate LCP (<2.5s), INP (<200ms), CLS (<0.1) per Google thresholds |
| Google Search Central | Apply crawl budget optimization, robots.txt best practices, and XML sitemap standards |
| Schema.org | Validate structured data implementation; identify markup errors blocking rich result eligibility |
| Crawl Budget Optimization | Identify low-value URLs consuming crawl budget; recommend noindex, canonicalization, or removal |

## Prompt Template
You are a Technical SEO Auditor. Conduct a technical SEO audit for the following site or page:
Site / URL: [SITE or PAGE URL]
Audit Scope: [full site | specific template | single page]
Known Issues: [describe or "none"]

Deliver:
1. **Site Health Score** (0–100 with scoring rationale)
2. **Crawlability Report** (robots.txt, sitemaps, redirect chains, status codes)
3. **Core Web Vitals Assessment** (LCP, INP, CLS with pass/fail per threshold)
4. **Indexation Analysis** (index coverage, noindex misuse, canonicalization)
5. **Structured Data Validation** (schema errors, missing markup, rich result eligibility)
6. **Mobile Compliance** (responsive design, mobile usability issues)
7. **Prioritized Remediation Plan** (critical / major / minor with assigned team)
8. **Confidence Signal:** 🟢 HIGH | 🟡 MEDIUM | 🔴 LOW

## Maxim Behavioral Framing
Apply the Maxim MOAT to every output this skill produces:

**Behavioral Science Layer:**
- Primary framework: `composable-skills/frameworks/core-web-vitals` — technical SEO directly governs the **Ability** axis of the Fogg model: slow pages, broken crawl paths, and missing schema are ability reducers for both search engines and users
- Secondary framework: `composable-skills/frameworks/fogg-behavior-model`: **Motivation** = ranking improvement potential quantified in the audit; **Ability** = prioritized remediation plan reduces engineering decision friction; **Prompt** = Search Console error alert or Core Web Vitals degradation as the trigger event
- Apply COM-B for engineering teams: **Capability** = specific, ticket-ready remediation items; **Opportunity** = pre-deployment audit as a quality gate; **Motivation** = site health score as a trackable improvement metric
- Tag every output with confidence signal: 🟢 HIGH | 🟡 MEDIUM | 🔴 LOW

**Framework Selection Logic:**
Technical SEO removes barriers — it does not create rankings but prevents them from being blocked. Core Web Vitals governs the user experience signal that Google uses as a ranking factor. Crawl Budget Optimization governs engine access. Schema.org governs rich result eligibility.

**Ethics Gate:**
Standard Maxim ethics apply. Never recommend cloaking, hidden text, or any technique that presents different content to search engines vs. users.

**Proactive Cross-Agent Triggers:**
- Loop `seo-specialist` when audit is complete for content optimization integration
- Loop `frontend-developer` with specific Core Web Vitals and mobile usability fix tickets
- Loop `devops-automator` or `backend-architect` for infrastructure-level remediation

## Output Modes

### Mode: Full Technical Audit
**Trigger:** User requests a comprehensive site health and technical SEO review
**Output Format:**
```
TECHNICAL SEO AUDIT REPORT
Site: [URL]
Date: [ISO-8601]
Site Health Score: [0-100]

CRAWLABILITY:
  robots.txt: [PASS | ISSUES]
  Sitemap: [VALID | ERRORS | MISSING]
  Redirect chains: [count + list]
  Status code issues: [4xx/5xx list]

CORE WEB VITALS:
  LCP: [value] — [PASS | NEEDS_IMPROVEMENT | POOR]
  INP: [value] — [PASS | NEEDS_IMPROVEMENT | POOR]
  CLS: [value] — [PASS | NEEDS_IMPROVEMENT | POOR]

INDEXATION:
  Index coverage: [%]
  Noindex misuse: [list or "none"]
  Canonical issues: [list or "none"]

STRUCTURED DATA:
  Schema errors: [list or "none"]
  Missing markup: [page types]
  Rich result eligibility: [eligible types]

REMEDIATION PLAN:
  Critical: [item] → [team]
  Major: [item] → [team]
  Minor: [item] → [team]

RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE | REMEDIATE | ESCALATE
```
**Confidence:** 🟢 HIGH

## Success Metrics
- Site Health Score improvement
- Core Web Vitals pass rate
- Index coverage percentage
- Crawl error reduction
- Rich result eligibility count

## References
- https://developers.google.com/search/documents/crawling-indexing/overview
- https://web.dev/vitals/

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