How to Run SEO Audit with Cursor: HTML the Crawler Can See
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Last updated: 5 October 2026
How to run SEO audit with Cursor is a file-by-file check that the published HTML is eligible for Google Search, then a commit of the fixes Agent makes in the repo.
TLDR
- Google finds pages by crawling links. A sitemap helps discovery. It does not guarantee indexing (SEO starter guide).
- Use URL Inspection in Search Console to see the page the way Googlebot fetched it. Do not hide CSS or JavaScript that the page needs.
- Changes can take hours or months. The starter guide says to wait weeks before judging a change.
- This URL is the Cursor audit recipe. The catalog stays on /cursor. Articles stay on /cursor/seo-content.
- First-party GSC (4 Sep–2 Oct 2026): this URL had 9 impressions and 0 clicks. The hub had 2 clicks at position ~23, plus the query
cursor seo skillat position ~8.6.
Contents
- What the audit checks
- Run it inside Cursor
- What Google needs to see
- Pages that own other queries
- FAQ
- Related reading
- Sources
What the audit checks
Search Essentials decide whether a URL can appear. SEO is the work after that. There is no setting that places a site first (starter guide).
| Check | Pass |
|---|---|
| Index | site: search or URL Inspection shows the URL |
| Title and H1 | One clear topic in the first HTML |
| Links | Important URLs are reachable by <a href> |
| Canonical | One URL per piece of content |
| Resources | CSS and JS required to understand the page are not blocked |
The method for any agent lives on the SEO audit skill. This page is the Cursor install.
Run it inside Cursor
Project rules belong in .cursor/rules as .mdc files (Cursor rules). Put the audit constraints there: one H1, crawlable links, no price or heading that exists only after JavaScript.
npx @seoskillsai/cli add cursor --all
npx @seoskillsai/cli run seo-audit --agent cursor --target "https://example.com"
Save the findings in the repo. A chat transcript is not the audit.
What Google needs to see
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Google’s crawler should see the page the way a user does. The starter guide says to use the URL Inspection tool for that check. If the important text is missing from the inspected HTML, fix the template before you add more pages.
Duplicate URLs make Google pick one canonical. Parameter copies of the same product do not each need an audit report.
Pages that own other queries
| Job | URL |
|---|---|
| Catalog | /cursor |
| Articles | /cursor/seo-content |
| Store templates | /cursor/seo-ecommerce |
| Sitemap method | /skills/seo-sitemap |
Bing showed 8 impressions and 0 clicks on the Cursor hub in this pull, and 3 clicks on /chatgpt/. Do not retitle the ChatGPT hub to chase a Cursor query.
FAQ
How long before an audit fix shows in Google?
The starter guide says some changes take hours and others take months. Wait a few weeks before you judge one edit.
Does a sitemap replace the audit?
No. A sitemap lists URLs you care about. Google still has to crawl and choose whether to index them.
Where do Cursor project rules go?
In .cursor/rules as .mdc files, or in AGENTS.md for plain markdown.
Is this the same page as the Cursor catalog?
No. The catalog is /cursor. This URL is the audit recipe.
Should I block CSS from Googlebot?
No. If the page needs that CSS or JavaScript to be understood, Google should be allowed to fetch it.
Related reading
Sources
Cursor IDE Configuration Blueprint (.cursorrules)
Paste this configuration block directly into your .cursorrules:
{
"skills": {
"seo-audit": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@seoskillsai/seo-audit", "--strict-wcag", "--validate-schema"]
}
}
}What the Cursor .cursorrules Technical & On-Page AI SEO Audit Analyzes
Automated diagnostic data points evaluated during every execution run.
| Diagnostic Category | Specific Data Points Checked | Algorithmic Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Technical Architecture | HTTP status codes, canonical chains, robots directives, rendering budgets | Eliminates indexation fragmentation and crawl waste |
| Semantic Entity Density | Knowledge Graph triples, subject position, semantic term frequency | Improves entity confidence in Google Knowledge Graph |
| Structured Data Integrity | JSON-LD syntax, schema nesting, Schema.org 2026 compliance | Secures rich results and AI Overview inclusions |
| Performance & SXO | CLS, LCP preloading, responsive layout shifts, touch targets | Passes Core Web Vitals and prevents dwell-time drops |
How to Execute Technical & On-Page AI SEO Audit in Cursor IDE
Imperative configuration instructions with ready-to-run commands.
Step 1: Install or Register the Skill
Add the SEO Audit skill configuration to your agent runtime.
npx @seoskillsai/cli add seo-auditStep 2: Trigger the Audit Command
Run the audit against your target domain with custom crawl depth.
seoskillsai run seo-audit --target "https://example.com" --depth fullStep 3: Deploy Automated Code Remediations
Parse the structured findings and apply direct code diffs.
git apply seo-audit-fixes.patchDeploy This Skill on Other AI Coding Agents
Symmetric Twin Topics: Identical SEO capability configured for other agentic runtimes.