Can it create and submit an XML sitemap?

Yes. The skill can create and submit an XML sitemap.

What kinds of issues does it find?

It finds issues related to crawlability, metadata, structured data, and indexability.

Does it need an existing sitemap to work?

No. It can create a new XML sitemap if one does not exist.

Create and submit an XML sitemap

SkillWeb & browsing

The sitemap skill lets an AI agent audit a site's XML sitemap for crawlability, metadata, and indexability issues. It checks the rendered HTML and HTTP response rather than relying only on source files, so problems that appear only at runtime are caught. Use it when you need to create and submit an XML sitemap or verify that search engines can discover and index your pages.

Use Create and submit an XML sitemap in Claude, ChatGPT or Ahel Desktop

Free. Sign in, add Create and submit an XML sitemap and connect your AI. About a minute.

Claude ChatGPT Ahel Desktop

Also: Claude Code · Cursor · Codex

Then ask your AI: use the Create and submit an XML sitemap skill

Details

Instructions available. Your AI can read the instructions. Execution depends on the setup they require.

Account requirements not reviewed. Check the skill instructions before use; ahel provides instructions and does not run this skill.

No other account needed.

Have an AI agent that can load and run skills.

Create and submit an XML sitemapStart free

What your AI can do with it

Audit an XML sitemap for crawlability and indexability issues
Verify rendered HTML and HTTP responses for sitemap URLs
Check metadata and structured data on pages listed in the sitemap
Create an XML sitemap for a site
Submit an XML sitemap to search engines

Getting started

Have an AI agent that can load and run skills.
Add the sitemap skill to the agent's available skills.
Provide the agent with the site's base URL or existing sitemap URL.
Ask the agent to audit the sitemap or create and submit a new one.

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: Oct 2026
Hacker News mentions: 8

Questions

Does it check the rendered HTML and HTTP response?: Yes. The skill verifies the rendered HTML and HTTP response rather than relying only on source files.
Can it create and submit an XML sitemap?: Yes. The skill can create and submit an XML sitemap.
What kinds of issues does it find?: It finds issues related to crawlability, metadata, structured data, and indexability.
Does it need an existing sitemap to work?: No. It can create a new XML sitemap if one does not exist.

Advanced

Item type: skill
Key: sitemap
Source: github.com/thedaviddias/front-end-checklist

github.com/thedaviddias/front-end-checklist