Yoast SEO for Openclaw

A powerful integration for managing WordPress SEO metadata, keyword analysis, and site-wide search configurations programmatically.

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v1.0.4
May 1, 2026
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Install & Download

1. ClawHub CLI

The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.

npx clawhub@latest install yoast-seo

2. Manual Installation

Copy the skill folder to one of these locations

Global
~/.openclaw/skills/
Workspace
<project>/skills/

Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled

3. Prompt Installation

Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.

Help me install yoast-seo using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).

Prefer to download?

Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.

What is Yoast SEO?

Yoast SEO is a specialized skill designed to interface with the leading WordPress SEO plugin, enabling AI agents to programmatically manage search visibility. This skill allows for the automated retrieval and update of SEO configurations for posts, pages, and taxonomies, ensuring that web content remains optimized for search engines. By utilizing Openclaw Skills, developers can bridge the gap between AI-driven content generation and technical SEO implementation.

Through this integration, users can handle complex tasks such as keyword analysis and readability checks without manual entry in the WordPress dashboard. It leverages a secure proxy system to manage authentication, allowing agents to focus on optimization logic rather than the complexities of API auth plumbing.

Yoast SEO Use Cases

  • Automating the update of meta descriptions and SEO titles across large volumes of blog posts.
  • Performing bulk SEO audits on WordPress taxonomies and pages.
  • Synchronizing search engine configurations between development and production environments.
  • Integrating automated readability and keyword checks into headless CMS workflows.

How Yoast SEO Works

  1. The AI agent utilizes the CLI to establish a secure session with the Yoast SEO environment.
  2. A connection is established to a specific WordPress domain, which Membrane normalizes and authenticates.
  3. The agent queries for available actions based on intent, such as retrieving post-specific SEO metadata.
  4. Commands are sent to the Yoast SEO API through a managed proxy that handles header injection and token refresh.
  5. The skill returns structured JSON data representing the current SEO state or the results of an update operation.

Yoast SEO Setup

To get started with this skill, install the required CLI and authenticate your environment:

npm install -g @membranehq/cli@latest
membrane login --tenant --clientName=openclaw

Create a connection to your WordPress site:

membrane connection ensure "https://your-site.com/" --json

Verify the connection status using the returned ID to ensure it is in the READY state before executing actions.

Yoast SEO Data Schema & Taxonomy

The skill organizes SEO data into several distinct schemas to ensure granular control over site elements:

Data Object Description Primary Fields
General SEO Site-wide search settings and configurations get_seo_configuration, update_seo_configuration
Post SEO Metadata specific to WordPress posts focus_keyword, meta_description, title_template
Page SEO Search configurations for static pages readability_score, canonical_url
Taxonomy SEO data for categories and tags meta_robots_noindex, breadcrumb_title

Yoast SEO Advanced Features

  • Natural language intent discovery to automatically map user requests to specific SEO actions.
  • Support for raw API proxying, allowing for custom requests to any valid Yoast SEO endpoint.
  • Automated credential lifecycle management, eliminating the need for manual API key rotation.
  • Seamless multi-agent support designed to work with Openclaw Skills and other AI development harnesses.

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