Agent skill · data analytics · sickn33
seo-sitemap
Analyze existing XML sitemaps or generate new ones with industry templates. Validates format, URLs, and structure. Use when user says "sitemap", "generate sitemap", "sitemap issues", or "XML sitemap".
Why this skill is useful
Adds specific validation checks and generation processes for XML sitemaps that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
About 3k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 44,571 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Sitemap Analysis & Generation When to Use Use when analyzing an existing XML sitemap or generating a new one. Use when the user mentions sitemap issues, sitemap generation, or sitemap validation. Use when checking URL coverage, sitemap limits, and sitemap quality rules. Mode 1: Analyze Existing Sitemap Validation Checks Valid XML format URL count <50,000 per file (protocol limit) All URLs return HTTP 200 <lastmod> dates are accurate (not all identical) No deprecated tags: <priority> and <changefreq> are ignored by Google Sitemap referenced in robots.txt Compare crawled pages vs sitemap; flag missing pages Quality Signals Sitemap index file if >50k URLs Split by content type (pages, posts, images, videos) No non-canonical URLs in sitemap No noindexed URLs in sitemap No redirected URLs in sitemap HTTPS URLs only (no HTTP) Common Issues Issue Severity Fix ------- ---------- ----- >50k URLs in single file Critical Split with sitemap index Non-200 URLs High Remove or fix broken URLs Noindexed URLs included High Remove from sitemap Redirected URLs included Medium Update to final URLs All identical lastmod Low Use actual modification dates Priority/changefreq used Info Can remove (ignored by Google) Mode 2: Generate New Sitemap Process 1. Ask for business type (or auto-detect from existing site) 2. Load industry template from ../seo-plan/assets/ directory 3. Interactive structure planning with user 4. Apply quality gates: ⚠️ WARNING at 30+ location pages (require 60%+ unique content) 🛑 HARD STOP at 50+ location pages (require justification) 5. Generate valid XML output 6. Split at 50k URLs with sitemap index 7. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills sickn33/seo-sitemap--de097d