# audit

This skill walks a site through five layers of SEO review: technical foundation, on-page work, content quality, link profile and competitive position.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 6400 installs · ★ 21
- Author: calm-north
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/calm-north/seojuice-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/audit/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-02-27
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/calm-north-audit

## What it does

The skill runs as a checklist the agent works through with you. It first asks for the domain, the goal, known issues, whether you have Search Console and Analytics access, and how wide the audit should go. Then it moves layer by layer: crawl and index first, then titles, headings, URLs, internal links and schema, then content quality, links and a competitor comparison.

Thresholds are spelled out rather than left vague. Core Web Vitals targets are LCP under 2.5s, CLS under 0.1, INP under 200ms, TTFB under 800ms. Page scoring splits across 8 sections with weights: content 25%, title and keyword optimization 15% each, meta description 5%. Keyword density above 3.0% counts as stuffing, below 0.5% as under-optimized. Everything rolls up into a grade from A+ down to F.

Search Console and Analytics data sharpen the results, though the skill runs without them. Speed-only problems belong to audit-speed, crawl and index problems to diagnose-seo. The source text cuts off partway, so I can't speak to the layers past the E-E-A-T assessment.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add calm-north/seojuice-skills --skill audit -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/audit/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/audit/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add calm-north/seojuice-skills --skill audit -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/audit/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add calm-north/seojuice-skills --skill audit -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/audit/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install calm-north/seojuice-skills audit
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/audit/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add calm-north/seojuice-skills --skill audit -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/calm-north/seojuice-skills --path skills/audit
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/audit/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add calm-north/seojuice-skills --skill audit -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/calm-north/seojuice-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/audit/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- check whether `robots.txt` blocks a section that should be crawlable
- spot pages sitting behind two or more chained redirects
- catch a stray `noindex` on a page you need indexed
- roll page scores for titles, content and internal links into one table
- compare the site against competitors

## Example prompts
- run an SEO audit on example.com, goal is more traffic
- what's wrong with my SEO?
- do a full SEO audit, I have Search Console access

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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````text
---
name: audit
description: >
  Run a comprehensive SEO audit on a website covering technical health, on-page
  optimization, content quality, and backlink profile. Use when the user asks for
  an SEO audit, site review, SEO health check, "what's wrong with my SEO",
  website analysis, or a full diagnostic of their site's search performance.
  For speed-specific issues, see audit-speed. For technical crawl/index issues
  only, see diagnose-seo.
metadata:
  version: 1.0.0
---

# SEO Audit

Run a comprehensive SEO audit covering technical foundations, on-page
optimization, content quality, link profile, and competitive positioning.

## Before You Start

Gather this context (ask if not provided):

1. **Domain.** What site are we auditing?
2. **Goals.** What are you trying to achieve? (More traffic, better rankings, fix a drop, pre-launch check)
3. **Known issues.** Anything you already suspect is wrong?
4. **Access.** Do you have Google Search Console and Google Analytics data? (Improves the audit significantly)
5. **Scope.** Full audit or focused on a specific area? (If unsure, run the full audit)

## Audit Framework

A complete SEO audit covers five layers. Work through them in order — problems
in earlier layers undermine everything that follows.

```
Layer 1: Technical Foundation     ← Can Google crawl and index the site?
Layer 2: On-Page Optimization     ← Are pages optimized for target keywords?
Layer 3: Content Quality          ← Is the content worth ranking?
Layer 4: Link Profile             ← Does the site have authority?
Layer 5: Competitive Position     ← How does the site compare to competitors?
```

## Layer 1: Technical Foundation

Check whether search engines can properly access, crawl, render, and index the site.

### Crawlability
- [ ] `robots.txt` — fetch and review. No critical paths blocked? Sitemap directive present?
- [ ] XML sitemap — exists, valid XML, lists all important pages, excludes noindex/redirected pages?
- [ ] Site architecture — important pages reachable within 3 clicks from homepage?
- [ ] Orphan pages — any pages with zero internal links pointing to them?
- [ ] Redirect chains — any paths with 2+ redirects in sequence?
- [ ] HTTP status — all important pages return 200? No unexpected 301s, 404s, or soft 404s?

### Indexability
- [ ] `noindex` tags — any important pages accidentally noindexed?
- [ ] Canonical tags — self-referencing on all pages? No conflicting canonicals?
- [ ] Duplicate content — same content accessible at multiple URLs (www/non-www, HTTP/HTTPS, trailing slash)?
- [ ] Search Console index coverage — how many pages submitted vs indexed? Any excluded pages that should be indexed?

### Performance
- [ ] Core Web Vitals — LCP < 2.5s, CLS < 0.1, INP < 200ms?
- [ ] TTFB — < 800ms from major regions?
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