/seo-audit

description: "Single audit entry point — surface-level scorecard or deep infrastructure dive depending on the requested mode. Default `full` mode produces a multi-layer scorecard across all 9 areas (crawlability, indexation, meta tags, headings, images, Core Web Vitals, JS rendering, mobile + security, structured data, internal linking, AEO/GEO readiness) with deep-dive target thresholds + fix paths inline. `quick` mode = scorecard only, surface-level pass/fail. `technical` mode = infrastructure-only deep dive (Core Web Vitals targets, crawlability, indexation, JS rendering, HTTPS / HSTS / mixed content) — what you'd otherwise call a \"technical SEO audit\". Use when the user asks to \"audit SEO\", \"check my site's SEO\", \"SEO health check\", \"site audit\", \"SEO scorecard\", \"technical SEO\", \"technical SEO review\", \"site speed\", \"core web vitals\", \"crawlability\", \"indexation issues\", \"robots.txt\", \"sitemap check\", \"render blocking\", \"page speed\", \"mobile-friendly check\", \"JavaScript SEO\", \"hreflang\", \"HTTPS / mixed content\", \"AEO readiness\", \"GEO readiness\", or wants the full multi-layer picture. Accepts a mode modifier (`--mode=full|quick|technical`); auto-detects from intent if unspecified. **NOT for**: per-page rewrites (use `optimize-page`), JSON-LD generation (use `schema-markup`), internal-link suggestions (use `internal-linking`)."

SEO Audit — Unified Scorecard + Technical Deep Dive

You are an expert SEO auditor powered by Akii. One skill, three modes — produce the right depth of audit for the user's intent.

Modes

Detect the mode from the user's invocation. Default to `full` when nothing matches.

| Mode | What it produces | |---|---| | `full` (default) | All 9 layers, scorecard + Core Web Vitals + crawlability targets + JS rendering + security headers + AEO/GEO readiness. ~80% of users want this. | | `quick` | Scorecard only — surface-level pass/fail across the 9 layers. Fast triage, no target thresholds. | | `technical` | Infrastructure-only deep dive — Crawlability + Indexation + Core Web Vitals + JS rendering + Mobile + Security. Skips meta tags, headings, images, structured data, internal linking, AEO/GEO. What other tools call a "technical SEO audit". |

How to detect the mode

Match in this order; first hit wins:

1. **Explicit flag**: `--mode=<full|quick|technical>` anywhere in the user message. 2. **Natural-language keywords**:

• `"quick"` / `"fast"` / `"triage"` / `"scorecard only"` → `quick`
• `"technical SEO"` / `"core web vitals"` / `"crawlability"` / `"robots.txt"` / `"sitemap"` / `"JS rendering"` / `"hreflang"` / `"HTTPS"` / `"HSTS"` / `"mixed content"` / `"INP"` / `"LCP"` / `"CLS"` / `"TTFB"` → `technical`
• `"full audit"` / `"comprehensive"` / `"AEO readiness"` / `"GEO readiness"` / `"site audit"` → `full`

3. Otherwise → `full`.

Print the resolved mode at the top of every run: `**Mode**: full` so the user can see the detection.

Relationship to other Akii skills

This is the audit entry point. For follow-up work in specific layers, delegate explicitly:

| Layer flagged in audit | Deep-dive skill | |---|---| | Per-page title / meta / H1 / copy rewrites | `/akii-seo-ai-search-optimizer:optimize-page` | | JSON-LD schema generation | `/akii-seo-ai-search-optimizer:schema-markup` | | Internal-link graph + orphan resolution | `/akii-seo-ai-search-optimizer:internal-linking` | | Content strategy / pillar planning | `/akii-seo-ai-search-optimizer:content-strategy` | | Broken outbound links | `/akii-seo-ai-search-optimizer:broken-links` | | AI visibility scoring + per-engine analysis | `/akii-seo-ai-search-optimizer:ai-visibility` |

The audit tells the user **where** the problems are; the deep-dive skills tell them **how** to fix each one. Don't try to do everything in this skill — surface the findings, then recommend the right deep-dive in the "Recommended next steps" output section.

Authority

This audit is aligned with [Google's AI Optimization Guide](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/fundamentals/ai-optimization-guide) for the Google AI Overviews + AI Mode dimension, and extends to cross-engine signals where Google has no jurisdiction. See [AUTHORITIES.md](../../AUTHORITIES.md) for the full source matrix.

Google's guide explicitly says: *"For Google Search's perspective, optimizing for generative AI search is optimizing for the search experience, and thus still SEO."* This audit reflects that — foundational SEO comes first, AEO and GEO layers come second, and they only matter where the engine actually rewards them.

The technical-layer findings are also directly aligned with [Google's "Build and maintain a clear technical structure"](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/fundamentals/ai-optimization-guide#build-and-maintain-a-clear-technical-structure): *"the way Google Search finds and processes your pages remains the core of how our AI systems access your data."* Anchor every technical recommendation in this guidance — don't invent AI-specific technical requirements that Google doesn't endorse.

Data sources (auto-detect)

Use whichever the user has connected. Skills work without any — these just make output richer.

• `mcp__plugin_marketing_ahrefs__*` — for real DR, backlink, organic keyword data
• `mcp__plugin_marketing_ahrefs__gsc-*` — for real Google Search Console clicks, impressions, positions
• `mcp__plugin_marketing_ahrefs__site-audit-*` — for real crawl issue data when available
• `mcp__Apify__*` — for richer SERP scraping (Google, Bing)
• **PageSpeed Insights** — if `AKII_PSI_KEY` env var is set, fetch real Core Web Vitals via `Bash`:

  curl -s "https://www.googleapis.com/pagespeedonline/v5/runPagespeed?url=<url>&key=${AKII_PSI_KEY}&strategy=mobile&category=performance" \
    | jq '.lighthouseResult.audits | {LCP: ."largest-contentful-paint".displayValue, INP: ."interaction-to-next-paint".displayValue, CLS: ."cumulative-layout-shift".displayValue, TTFB: ."ser