SEO Audit

Run a comprehensive technical SEO audit on a website using Whispering Wombat crawler and Jezweb Brain for client context.

Required MCP Tools

• Whispering Wombat: whispering_crawls, whispering_pages, whispering_issues, whispering_links, whispering_content
• Brain (optional): brain_site_get, brain_issues

If Whispering Wombat MCP is not connected, inform the user and stop.

Input

$ARGUMENTS should be a domain name or URL (e.g., abpsychology.au or https://www.greenplanetplumbing.com.au).

If no argument provided, ask the user which site to audit.

Workflow

Step 1: Resolve Domain and Get Context

Extract the domain from the input URL. Then:

1. Brain lookup (if available): brain_site_get { domain } — get client name, platform, previous issues, hosting
2. Note if it's a WordPress site (affects later steps)

Step 2: Check for Recent Crawl

whispering_crawls list — look for a completed crawl of this domain within the last 24 hours.

• If recent crawl exists: reuse it (note the crawl_id)
• If no recent crawl: proceed to Step 3

Step 3: Start New Crawl

whispering_crawls start {
  url: "https://{domain}",
  max_pages: 500,
  respect_robots: true
}

Then poll for completion:

whispering_crawls get { crawl_id: "..." }

Poll every 15 seconds. Typical times: 50 pages ~30s, 200 pages ~2min, 500 pages ~5min.

While waiting, inform the user: "Crawling {domain}... {pages_crawled}/{pages_found} pages"

Step 4: Gather Analysis Data

Once crawl is complete, gather data in parallel where possible:

1. whispering_issues overview — SEO scores, status codes, security, response times
2. whispering_issues summary — all issue types with counts
3. whispering_links stats — follow/nofollow/broken/empty
4. whispering_content sitemaps — sitemap validation
5. whispering_content structure — URL tree and depth distribution

Step 5: Deep Dive on Issues

Based on issues found, gather additional detail:

• If broken links > 0: whispering_links domains for external link analysis
• If duplicate content detected: whispering_content duplicates
• If WordPress: whispering_content wordpress
• If security issues: whispering_content security
• For top-traffic pages: whispering_content pagespeed { url } (max 3 pages)

Step 6: Compare with Previous Crawl

whispering_crawls history { crawl_id } — get previous crawls.

If a previous completed crawl exists:

whispering_crawls compare {
  crawl_id: current_id,
  other_id: previous_id
}

Highlight: new issues, resolved issues, pages added/removed.

Step 7: Generate Report

Output the report in this structure:

# SEO Audit: {domain}
**Date**: {date} | **Pages crawled**: {count} | **Client**: {client_name or "N/A"}

## Site Health Summary
- SEO Score: {avg} (Good: {count}, OK: {count}, Poor: {count})
- Response Time: {avg}ms average
- Indexable Pages: {count}/{total}
- Broken Links: {count}
- Security: HSTS {yes/no}, CSP {yes/no}

## Critical Issues
{For each critical issue: description, affected URLs (max 5), how to fix}

## Warnings
{Same format, medium priority}

## Improvements
{Suggestions ranked by impact}

## Changes Since Last Crawl
{If comparison data available: new issues, resolved, pages added/removed}

## WordPress Status
{If WP site: plugin info, WP-specific issues}

Step 8: Log to Brain (Optional)

If Brain is connected and critical issues were found, offer to log them:

brain_issues create {
  site_id: "...",
  subject: "SEO: {issue description}",
  description: "Found during SEO audit on {date}...",
  priority: "high",
  category: "seo"
}

SEO Analysis Priorities

Critical (always report)

• Broken pages (4xx/5xx responses)
• Missing/wrong canonical tags
• Noindex on important pages
• Missing H1 tags
• HTTPS mixed content
• Missing sitemap

High

• Keyword cannibalisation (duplicate titles/H1s)
• Duplicate URL variants (/, /home, /index.html)
• Slow pages (>3s response)
• Missing meta descriptions on key pages
• Internal nofollow links

Medium

• Title length issues
• Missing image alt text
• Missing JSON-LD schema
• Heading hierarchy issues
• Orphan pages (zero inlinks)

Low

• Missing OG tags
• Long URLs
• Minor meta issues

Notes

• Use Australian English (EN-AU)
• Be specific: "Fix missing H1 on /services" not "Add headings to pages"
• Focus on technical correctness, not keyword density or vanity scores
• For WordPress sites, cross-reference JezPress data if available