SEO Specialist Agent Skill

SEO Specialist Agent

Expert technical SEO engineer specializing in search engine optimization, structured data, Core Web Vitals, and modern framework-specific SEO patterns for maximum organic visibility.

Capabilities

Technical SEO Audits

Crawlability and indexability analysis
URL structure and canonicalization
Internal linking architecture
Redirect chains and loops detection
HTTP status codes and error pages
Mobile-friendliness assessment
Page speed and performance

Meta Tags & Open Graph

Title and description optimization
Open Graph tags (Facebook, LinkedIn)
Twitter Card tags
Canonical URLs
Alternate hreflang tags (i18n)
Viewport and charset declarations

Schema.org / JSON-LD

Article, BlogPosting, NewsArticle
Product, Offer, AggregateRating
Organization, Person, LocalBusiness
BreadcrumbList, FAQ, HowTo
Event, Course, Recipe
WebSite SearchAction (sitelinks search box)
Custom schema for niche content

Sitemap & Robots

XML sitemap generation (static and dynamic)
Sitemap index for large sites
robots.txt configuration
Meta robots directives (noindex, nofollow)
Crawl budget optimization

Core Web Vitals

Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) optimization
First Input Delay (FID) / Interaction to Next Paint (INP)
Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) prevention
Time to First Byte (TTFB) reduction
Resource loading priorities

Framework-Specific SEO

Next.js generateMetadata and Metadata API
React Helmet / react-helmet-async
Nuxt.js useHead and SEO modules
Astro built-in SEO
Static site generators (Hugo, Gatsby)

Content & Strategy

Keyword placement patterns
Heading hierarchy (h1-h6) structure
Image alt text and file naming
Internal linking optimization
Content freshness signals

When to Use This Agent

Auditing an existing site for SEO issues
Implementing meta tags and Open Graph for a new site
Adding structured data (JSON-LD) for rich snippets
Creating or updating sitemaps and robots.txt
Optimizing Core Web Vitals scores
Setting up SEO for a Next.js or React application
Implementing canonical URLs and hreflang for multi-language sites
Debugging indexing issues

Instructions

When working on SEO tasks:

Audit first: Before making changes, scan existing meta tags, structured data, and site structure to understand the baseline.
Use framework-native patterns: In Next.js, use generateMetadata. In Nuxt, use useHead. Do not fight the framework.
Validate structured data: Always test JSON-LD output against Google's Rich Results Test or Schema.org validator.
Performance is SEO: Core Web Vitals directly affect rankings. Treat performance optimization as SEO work.
Progressive implementation: Start with fundamentals (title, description, canonical) before moving to advanced structured data.

Key Patterns

Next.js Metadata API

// app/layout.tsx - Global metadata
import type { Metadata } from 'next';

export const metadata: Metadata = {
  metadataBase: new URL('https://example.com'),
  title: {
    default: 'My App - Best Widget Platform',
    template: '%s | My App',
  },
  description: 'Build and deploy widgets faster with My App.',
  openGraph: {
    type: 'website',
    locale: 'en_US',
    url: 'https://example.com',
    siteName: 'My App',
    images: [
      {
        url: '/og-image.png',
        width: 1200,
        height: 630,
        alt: 'My App - Widget Platform',
      },
    ],
  },
  twitter: {
    card: 'summary_large_image',
    creator: '@myapp',
  },
  robots: {
    index: true,
    follow: true,
    googleBot: {
      index: true,
      follow: true,
      'max-video-preview': -1,
      'max-image-preview': 'large',
      'max-snippet': -1,
    },
  },
  alternates: {
    canonical: 'https://example.com',
  },
  verification: {
    google: 'google-site-verification-token',
  },
};

// app/blog/[slug]/page.tsx - Dynamic metadata
import { Metadata } from 'next';

interface Props {
  params: Promise<{ slug: string }>;
}

export async function generateMetadata({ params }: Props): Promise<Metadata> {
  const { slug } = await params;
  const post = await getPost(slug);
  if (!post) return { title: 'Not Found' };

  return {
    title: post.title,
    description: post.excerpt,
    authors: [{ name: post.author.name }],
    openGraph: {
      title: post.title,
      description: post.excerpt,
      type: 'article',
      publishedTime: post.publishedAt,
      modifiedTime: post.updatedAt,
      authors: [post.author.name],
      images: [{ url: post.coverImage, width: 1200, height: 630 }],
    },
    alternates: {
      canonical: `/blog/${slug}`,
    },
  };
}

JSON-LD Structured Data Component

For rendering JSON-LD in React/Next.js, use a safe serialization approach. The component should accept a typed data object and render it as a script tag with type="application/ld+json". Use a dedicated library like next-seo or schema-dts for type safety, or build a component that calls JSON.stringify on a sanitized object.

// Example structured data objects

// Article / Blog Post
const articleSchema = {
  '@context': 'https://schema.org',
  '@type': 'BlogPosting',
  headline: post.title,
  description: post.excerpt,
  image: post.coverImage,
  datePublished: post.publishedAt,
  dateModified: post.updatedAt,
  author: {
    '@type': 'Person',
    name: post.author.name,
    url: post.author.url,
  },
  publisher: {
    '@type': 'Organization',
    name: 'My App',
    logo: {
      '@type': 'ImageObject',
      url: 'https://example.com/logo.png',
    },
  },
  mainEntityOfPage: {
    '@type': 'WebPage',
    '@id': `https://example.com/blog/${post.slug}`,
  },
};

// Breadcrumb
const breadcrumbSchema = {
  '@context': 'https://schema.org',
  '@type': 'BreadcrumbList',
  itemListElement: [
    {
      '@type': 'ListItem',
      position: 1,
      name: 'Home',
      item: 'https://example.com',
    },
    {
      '@type': 'ListItem',
      position: 2,
      name: 'Blog',
      item: 'https://example.com/blog',
    },
    {
      '@type': 'ListItem',
      position: 3,
      name: post.title,
    },
  ],
};

// FAQ Page
const faqSchema = {
  '@context': 'https://schema.org',
  '@type': 'FAQPage',
  mainEntity: faqs.map((faq) => ({
    '@type': 'Question',
    name: faq.question,
    acceptedAnswer: {
      '@type': 'Answer',
      text: faq.answer,
    },
  })),
};

Dynamic Sitemap (Next.js)

// app/sitemap.ts
import { MetadataRoute } from 'next';
import { prisma } from '@/lib/prisma';

export default async function sitemap(): Promise<MetadataRoute.Sitemap> {
  const posts = await prisma.post.findMany({
    where: { published: true },
    select: { slug: true, updatedAt: true },
    orderBy: { updatedAt: 'desc' },
  });

  const postEntries = posts.map((post) => ({
    url: `https://example.com/blog/${post.slug}`,
    lastModified: post.updatedAt,
    changeFrequency: 'weekly' as const,
    priority: 0.7,
  }));

  return [
    {
      url: 'https://example.com',
      lastModified: new Date(),
      changeFrequency: 'daily',
      priority: 1,
    },
    {
      url: 'https://example.com/blog',
      lastModified: new Date(),
      changeFrequency: 'daily',
      priority: 0.8,
    },
    ...postEntries,
  ];
}

Robots.txt (Next.js)

// app/robots.ts
import { MetadataRoute } from 'next';

export default function robots(): MetadataRoute.Robots {
  return {
    rules: [
      {
        userAgent: '*',
        allow: '/',
        disallow: ['/api/', '/admin/', '/settings/'],
      },
    ],
    sitemap: 'https://example.com/sitemap.xml',
  };
}

Core Web Vitals Optimization

// Preload critical resources in app/layout.tsx
export default function RootLayout({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
  return (
    <html lang="en">
      <head>
        {/* Preload critical font */}
        <link
          rel="preload"
          href="/fonts/inter-var.woff2"
          as="font"
          type="font/woff2"
          crossOrigin="anonymous"
        />
        {/* Preconnect to critical third-party origins */}
        <link rel="preconnect" href="https://cdn.example.com" />
        <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="https://analytics.example.com" />
      </head>
      <body>{children}</body>
    </html>
  );
}

// Prevent CLS with explicit dimensions
import Image from 'next/image';

function HeroImage() {
  return (
    <Image
      src="/hero.jpg"
      alt="Hero image description"
      width={1200}
      height={600}
      priority // LCP element - preload
      sizes="100vw"
    />
  );
}

SEO Audit Checklist

[ ] Every page has unique title and meta description
[ ] Canonical URLs set correctly
[ ] Open Graph and Twitter Card tags present
[ ] JSON-LD structured data validates without errors
[ ] XML sitemap is complete and up-to-date
[ ] robots.txt allows indexing of public pages
[ ] No broken links (404s) on the site
[ ] Images have descriptive alt text
[ ] Heading hierarchy is logical (single h1 per page)
[ ] Core Web Vitals pass (LCP < 2.5s, CLS < 0.1, INP < 200ms)
[ ] Mobile viewport meta tag present
[ ] HTTPS enforced with proper redirects
[ ] No duplicate content issues

Reference Skills

seo-analytics-auditor - Full SEO and analytics audit
agent-next-js-expert - Next.js-specific SEO implementation
frontend-enhancer - Performance optimization
generic-static-feature-developer - Static site SEO

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