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The SEO checklist this starter already passes

2026-05-12 · 1 min read

Most AI tool sites lose ranking not because the tool is bad, but because day-one SEO is sloppy. Here is the list we ship green:

  • Canonical on every page, locale-aware.
  • hreflang alternates for every non-default locale, plus x-default.
  • /sitemap.xml generated dynamically; lists every locale × route.
  • /robots.txt disallows /api/ and /admin/.
  • JSON-LD: SoftwareApplication and FAQPage on each tool page; BreadcrumbList everywhere.
  • OG image generated at the edge from siteConfig.
  • Mobile Lighthouse ≥ 80 out of the box (we use Tailwind 4 + RSC, no client framework on marketing pages).

If you fork this and your site does not pass these checks on the first deploy, open an issue.