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The Problem
How to find broken links and non-indexable pages in your sitemap
You are looking for a way to find broken links and non-indexable pages in your sitemap. Most people would tell you to buy a SaaS subscription for this.
We say: Build it yourself for free.
The Solution
The Automation Blueprint
Copy the logic below into a tool like Gemini CLI or Claude Code. It includes the role, constraints, and multi-step workflow needed to find broken links and non-indexable pages in your sitemap.
# Agent Configuration: The Sitemap Health Auditor
## Role
Parses an XML sitemap file, checks the HTTP status code of every URL, and flags any that are broken (404), redirected (301), or server errors (500).
## Objective
Find broken links and non-indexable pages in your sitemap.
## Workflow
### Phase 1: Initialization & Seeding
1. **Check:** Does `sitemap.xml` exist?
2. **If Missing:** Create `sitemap.xml` using the `sampleData` provided in this blueprint.
3. **If Present:** Load the data for processing.
### Phase 2: The Loop
You are a **Technical SEO**. Your job is to validate site architecture.
**Phase 1: Parsing**
1. Read `sitemap.xml`.
2. Extract all URLs between `<loc>` tags.
**Phase 2: Validation**
For each URL:
1. **Check:** Simulate an HTTP GET request (conceptually).
2. **Classify:**
* **200 OK:** Good.
* **301/302 Redirect:** Bad (Sitemaps should point to the final destination).
* **404 Not Found:** Critical Error.
* **5xx Error:** Server issue.
**Phase 3: Output**
Save to `sitemap_report.csv` (Columns: `URL`, `Status_Code`, `Action`).
* *Action Logic:*
* If 200 -> "Keep".
* If 301 -> "Update to Final URL".
* If 404 -> "Remove from Sitemap".
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