Create and submit an XML sitemap
SkillWeb & browsingSitemap is an agent skill for auditing whether a website has a valid XML sitemap and whether it is submitted and referenced correctly. It guides an agent through checking crawlability and indexability, verifying the rendered HTML and HTTP response rather than trusting source files alone.
Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.
No other account needed.
Have an agent environment that can load skills and access the target website.
Then ask your AI: use the Create and submit an XML sitemap skill
What your AI can do with it
- Check that a valid XML sitemap is accessible at /sitemap.xml and properly formatted
- Generate or update an XML sitemap covering all important pages with priority and changefre
- Review metadata generation, rendered HTML, structured data, and response headers for the r
- Flag exact routes or templates where search-facing output violates the rule
- Explain how XML sitemaps help search engines discover and index pages
Getting started
- Have an agent environment that can load skills and access the target website.
- Add the sitemap skill to the agent's available skills.
- Ask the agent to audit the site's sitemap, crawlability, or indexability.
- Review the flagged routes or templates and apply the suggested fixes.
- Verify the final rendered page output as the skill recommends.
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by thedaviddias/front-end-checklist in skills/sitemap/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
Search engines may not discover all your pages through links alone—a sitemap ensures every important page gets indexed, especially for large or newly launched sites.
Quick Reference
- XML sitemaps help search engines discover all your pages
- Include priority and lastmod for important pages
- Submit to Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools
- Reference sitemap in robots.txt
Check
Verify that this website has a valid XML sitemap accessible at /sitemap.xml and that it's properly formatted.
Fix
Generate or update the XML sitemap for this website including all important pages with proper priority and changefreq values.
Explain
Explain how XML sitemaps help search engines discover and index website pages more efficiently.
Code Review
Review metadata generation, rendered HTML, structured data, and response headers related to Create and submit an XML sitemap. Flag exact routes or templates where search-facing output violates the rule, and describe how to verify the final page output.
For full implementation details, code examples, and framework-specific guidance,
see references/rule.md.
Rule page: https://frontendchecklist.io/en/rules/seo/sitemap
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 74k
- Forks
- 7k
- Last commit
- Aug 2026
Questions
- Why verify the rendered HTML and HTTP response instead of source files?
- Source files can differ from what search engines actually receive. Checking the rendered HTML and HTTP response confirms the sitemap-related output as served.
- Where should the sitemap be submitted?
- The skill says to submit it to Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools, and to reference it in robots.txt.
- What should the sitemap include?
- All important pages, with priority and lastmod values for important pages and changefreq values where appropriate.
- Is this skill suitable for beginners?
- Yes. It is marked as beginner difficulty with an estimated time of 15 minutes and high priority in the SEO category.
Advanced
- Item type
- skill
- Key
sitemap- Source
- github.com/thedaviddias/front-end-checklist