Astro SEO

Does not cover locale routing mechanics beyond hreflang tag generation (astro-i18n), Content Layer schema design (astro-content), or image-specific optimization like <Image />/<Picture /> (astro-assets) — those are separate skills.

Astro SEO

Complete SEO strategy for Astro 7 sites — zero JS by default makes Astro naturally SEO-friendly.

Agent Workflow (MANDATORY)

Before ANY implementation, spawn 3 agents in parallel, one Agent call each with a name:

1. fuse-ai-pilot:explore-codebase - Analyze existing layouts, head components, and metadata
2. fuse-ai-pilot:research-expert - Verify latest SEO best practices via Context7/Exa
3. mcp__context7__query-docs - Check Astro 7 sitemap/RSS integration docs

After implementation, run fuse-ai-pilot:sniper for validation.

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Overview

When to Use

• Adding meta tags and Open Graph to any Astro page
• Generating JSON-LD structured data for rich snippets
• Setting up @astrojs/sitemap for search indexing
• Configuring RSS feeds with @astrojs/rss
• Creating robots.txt and canonical URL patterns
• Adding hreflang for multilingual SEO
• Measuring and improving Core Web Vitals

Why Astro for SEO

Feature	Benefit
Zero JS by default	Pure HTML for crawlers, instant indexing
Static output	Sub-second TTFB, top Core Web Vitals
Astro.site	Canonical URL construction built-in
Islands Architecture	Only hydrate interactive parts

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Core Concepts

Head Component Pattern

Create a reusable <SEO /> or <Head /> component accepting title, description, og, canonical props. Place in all layouts. Use Astro.site for absolute URL construction.

Canonical URLs

Always construct canonicals with Astro.site:

const canonical = new URL(Astro.url.pathname, Astro.site);

Structured Data

Inject JSON-LD via <script type="application/ld+json" set:html={JSON.stringify(schema)} />. Use set:html to avoid XSS — never template string interpolation.

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Reference Guide

Concepts

Topic	Reference	When to Consult
Meta Tags & OG	meta-tags.md	Setting up head metadata
JSON-LD	structured-data.md	Rich snippets, schema.org
Sitemap & RSS	sitemap-rss.md	Search indexing, feeds
Canonical & hreflang	canonical-hreflang.md	Duplicate content, i18n
Core Web Vitals	core-web-vitals.md	LCP, CLS, FID optimization

Templates

Template	When to Use
seo-head.md	Reusable SEO head component
json-ld.md	JSON-LD BlogPosting, WebSite schemas

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Best Practices

1. One Head component - Centralize all meta in a reusable component
2. Absolute URLs - Use Astro.site for og:image and canonicals
3. set:html for JSON-LD - Prevents XSS vulnerabilities
4. sitemap + robots.txt - Always configure both for crawlability
5. hreflang on all locales - Include x-default for language variants