A specialized technical SEO skill for diagnosing and resolving Google Search Console indexing issues and managing page-level crawl directives.
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1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install indexing
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install indexing using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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What is SEO Technical Indexing?
The SEO Technical Indexing skill is a comprehensive toolkit designed for Openclaw Skills users to manage how search engines discover and index website content. It provides expert guidance on resolving common Google Search Console (GSC) errors such as Crawled - currently not indexed, soft-404s, and accidental exclusions. By bridging the gap between raw data and actionable fixes, this skill ensures that high-value pages are prioritized for search visibility while low-value or sensitive pages are correctly excluded.
This skill excels at handling modern framework complexities, such as Next.js static asset parameters and Vercel deployments, ensuring that technical noise doesn't interfere with your SEO performance. Whether you are implementing the Google Indexing API for rapid updates or fine-tuning meta robots tags, this skill provides the technical truth and best practices needed for a healthy search presence.
SEO Technical Indexing Use Cases
- Fixing Crawled - currently not indexed or Discovered - currently not indexed errors in Google Search Console.
- Implementing noindex tags for login, admin, and staging environments to prevent security risks.
- Resolving soft-404 errors where pages return a 200 status code but contain no substantive content.
- Managing static asset indexing for Next.js and Vercel applications to avoid GSC clutter.
- Setting up the Google Indexing API for JobPosting or BroadcastEvent schema types.
How SEO Technical Indexing Works
- The skill first checks for project context in .claude/project-context.md or .cursor/project-context.md to understand the site URL and indexing goals.
- It analyzes the specific error type reported in Google Search Console (e.g., Coverage report, URL Inspection).
- It determines the appropriate fix action based on the cause, such as improving content quality, updating canonical tags, or adjusting robots.txt permissions.
- It guides the implementation of page-level directives like noindex or X-Robots-Tag while ensuring they don't conflict with path-level blocks.
- It provides prioritized action items and links to official documentation for final validation and indexing requests.
SEO Technical Indexing Setup
To use this indexing skill within your Openclaw Skills workflow, ensure your environment is configured to allow file reading for project context.
# Ensure project context is available for the agent
touch .claude/project-context.md
# Add your site URL and SEO goals to the file
echo "Site URL: https://example.com" >> .claude/project-context.md
If implementing the Google Indexing API, you must:
- Enable the Indexing API in the Google Cloud Console.
- Create a Service Account and download the JSON key.
- Add the Service Account email as an Owner in Google Search Console.
SEO Technical Indexing Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes its troubleshooting and fix logic based on the Google Search Console Coverage report taxonomy:
| Data Point | Description | Key Directive |
|---|---|---|
| Fix Actions | Prioritized steps to resolve indexing blocks | canonical, noindex, quality |
| Noindex Logic | Mapping page types to robots meta strings | noindex, follow |
| Static Assets | Handling of /_next/ and ?dpl= parameters |
X-Robots-Tag |
| API Config | Requirements for JobPosting and BroadcastEvent | Indexing API Quota |
It differentiates between path-level control (robots.txt) and page-level control (meta tags) to ensure crawlers can always reach noindex directives.
SEO Technical Indexing Advanced Features
- Multi-skill integration with robots-txt and google-search-console for holistic SEO management.
- Specialized handling for Next.js/Vercel deployments to prevent static asset bloat in search indexes.
- Granular noindex,follow vs. noindex,nofollow logic recommendations based on page security and link equity needs.
- Automated diagnosis of Soft-404 states and recommended HTTP status code corrections.
- Guidance on Google Indexing API service account setup and quota management.
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