# geo-technical

Audits technical SEO for indexing and AI crawler access. Use it before publishing or when investigating search visibility issues.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 841 installs · ★ 11253
- Author: geo-seo-claude
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/zubair-trabzada/geo-seo-claude/tree/HEAD/skills/geo-technical/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/geo-technical

## What it does

This skill runs a technical GEO audit covering crawlability, indexability, security headers, performance, SSR, and AI crawler access. It fetches raw HTML and HTTP headers, reads `robots.txt` and the sitemap, then writes the findings to `GEO-TECHNICAL-AUDIT.md`.

It checks canonical links, `noindex` directives, duplicate URLs, redirects, and crawl depth. It also examines rules for `GPTBot`, `Googlebot`, `Bingbot`, and other AI crawlers. A blocked `Googlebot` is a hard stop because it prevents search indexing. You need a homepage URL and relevant internal pages for the audit.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zubair-trabzada/geo-seo-claude --skill geo-technical -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zubair-trabzada/geo-seo-claude --skill geo-technical -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zubair-trabzada/geo-seo-claude --skill geo-technical -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install zubair-trabzada/geo-seo-claude geo-technical
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zubair-trabzada/geo-seo-claude --skill geo-technical -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/zubair-trabzada/geo-seo-claude --path skills/geo-technical
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zubair-trabzada/geo-seo-claude --skill geo-technical -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/zubair-trabzada/geo-seo-claude/tree/HEAD/skills/geo-technical/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- check `robots.txt` and AI crawler access
- find faulty canonical links and `noindex` directives
- detect duplicate URLs and redirect issues
- inspect HTTPS and security response headers
- generate `GEO-TECHNICAL-AUDIT.md`

## Example prompts
- Run a technical GEO audit for the site in this task and create `GEO-TECHNICAL-AUDIT.md`.
- Check `robots.txt`, the sitemap, and access for search and AI crawlers.
- Review the site pages for SSR, indexability, and canonical links.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: geo-technical
description: Technical SEO audit with GEO-specific checks — crawlability, indexability, security, performance, SSR, and AI crawler access
version: 1.0.0
author: geo-seo-claude
tags: [geo, technical-seo, core-web-vitals, ssr, crawlability, security, performance]
allowed-tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash, WebFetch, Write
---

# GEO Technical SEO Audit

## Purpose

Technical SEO forms the foundation of both traditional search visibility and AI search citation. A technically broken site cannot be crawled, indexed, or cited by any platform. This skill audits 8 categories of technical health with specific attention to GEO requirements — most critically, **server-side rendering** (AI crawlers do not execute JavaScript) and **AI crawler access** (many sites inadvertently block AI crawlers in robots.txt).

## How to Use This Skill

1. Collect the target URL (homepage + 2-3 key inner pages)
2. Fetch each page using curl/WebFetch to get raw HTML and HTTP headers
3. Run through each of the 8 audit categories below
4. Score each category using the rubric
5. Generate GEO-TECHNICAL-AUDIT.md with results

---

## Category 1: Crawlability (15 points)

### 1.1 robots.txt Validity
- Fetch `https://[domain]/robots.txt`
- Check for syntactic validity: proper `User-agent`, `Allow`, `Disallow` directives
- Check for common errors: missing User-agent, wildcards blocking important paths, Disallow: / blocking entire site
- Verify XML sitemap is referenced: `Sitemap: https://[domain]/sitemap.xml`

### 1.2 AI Crawler Access (CRITICAL for GEO)
Check robots.txt for directives targeting these AI crawlers:

| Crawler | User-Agent | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| GPTBot | GPTBot | ChatGPT / OpenAI |
| Google-Extended | Google-Extended | Gemini / Google AI training |
| Googlebot | Googlebot | Google Search + AI Overviews |
| Bingbot | bingbot | Bing Copilot + ChatGPT (via Bing) |
| PerplexityBot | PerplexityBot | Perplexity AI |
| ClaudeBot | ClaudeBot | Anthropic Claude |
| Amazonbot | Amazonbot | Alexa / Amazon AI |
| CCBot | CCBot | Common Crawl (used by many AI models) |
| FacebookBot | FacebookExternalHit | Meta AI |
| Bytespider | Bytespider | TikTok / ByteDance AI |
| Applebot-Extended | Applebot-Extended | Apple Intelligence |

**Scoring for AI crawler access:**
- All major AI crawlers allowed: 5 points
- Some blocked but Googlebot + Bingbot allowed: 3 points
- GPTBot or PerplexityBot blocked: 1 point (significant GEO impact)
- Googlebot blocked: 0 points (fatal)

**Important nuance**: Blocking Google-Extended does NOT block Googlebot. Google-Extended only controls AI training data usage, not search indexing. However, blocking Google-Extended may reduce presence in AI Overviews. Recommend allowing Google-Extended unless there is a specific data licensing concern.

### 1.3 XML Sitemaps
- Fetch sitemap (check robots.txt for location, or try `/sitemap.xml`, `/sitemap_index.xml`)
- Validate XML syntax
- Check for `<lastmod>` dates (should be present and accurate)
- Count URLs — compare to expected number of indexable pages
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