# 05A SEO/GEO/AEO Recheck — Subnautica2Maps Task: t_d54ed9f8 Project: subnautica2maps Tenant: site-rerun-subnautica2maps-20260520-stitch-sdk-clean Commit under review: e96f259461b9a59decd37bf5c732623303cef874 Production: https://subnautica2maps.com/ Preview: https://e1ea5ff8.subnautica2maps.pages.dev Checked at: 2026-05-20T17:17Z ## Verdict SEO_NO_GO / PM_BLOCK_RECOMMENDED. The clean frontend is much better than the previous history-only state, but it does not pass the SEO/GEO/AEO release gate. The main blocker is index-state inconsistency: sitemap lists biome URLs that are not valid indexable pages. On the immutable Pages preview both biome URLs are 404; on the custom domain they still serve stale noindex legacy/prototype content. Canonical tags and JSON-LD schema are also absent across the audited pages. No evidence found that placeholder/prototype pages are currently indexable: the stale biome pages on the custom domain are noindex, and sulfur is noindex and absent from sitemap. However, noindex/404/stale URLs are still present in sitemap, so GSC submission should stay blocked. ## Evidence ### Deployment/source sync - Repo: /root/projects/subnautica2maps - `git rev-parse HEAD`: e96f259461b9a59decd37bf5c732623303cef874 - `git status --short --branch`: clean on main - Parent release metadata says production deploy source commit: e96f259 ### Robots https://subnautica2maps.com/robots.txt returns 200. Observed rules: ```txt User-Agent: * Allow: / Allow: /map/ Allow: /resources/silver/ Allow: /resources/copper/ Allow: /guides/ Disallow: /search/ Disallow: /markers/ Sitemap: https://subnautica2maps.com/sitemap.xml ``` Robots does not block core pages or core resources. PASS. ### Sitemap https://subnautica2maps.com/sitemap.xml returns 200 and lists 11 URLs: - https://subnautica2maps.com - https://subnautica2maps.com/map/ - https://subnautica2maps.com/resources/silver/ - https://subnautica2maps.com/resources/copper/ - https://subnautica2maps.com/biomes/shallows/ - https://subnautica2maps.com/biomes/graveyard/ - https://subnautica2maps.com/guides/how-to-find-coordinates/ - https://subnautica2maps.com/guides/does-subnautica-2-have-a-map/ - https://subnautica2maps.com/legal/ - https://subnautica2maps.com/privacy-policy/ - https://subnautica2maps.com/terms-of-service/ FAIL: - `/biomes/shallows/` and `/biomes/graveyard/` are included in sitemap but are not valid indexable pages. - `src/app/sitemap.ts` includes both biome URLs, but there is no committed `src/app/biomes/[slug]/page.tsx`. - Immutable preview result: - `https://e1ea5ff8.subnautica2maps.pages.dev/biomes/shallows/` => 404 + noindex - `https://e1ea5ff8.subnautica2maps.pages.dev/biomes/graveyard/` => 404 + noindex - Custom domain result: - `https://subnautica2maps.com/biomes/shallows/` => 200 + noindex + stale title `Subnautica 2 Map — Public-Reference Resources & Route Hints` - `https://subnautica2maps.com/biomes/graveyard/` => 200 + noindex + stale title `Subnautica 2 Map — Public-Reference Resources & Route Hints` This indicates either stale custom-domain artifacts/caching for old biome routes, or route cleanup did not fully propagate. In both cases, sitemap must not list them until real indexable biome pages exist. ### Canonical FAIL. No audited HTML page exposes a `` tag. Observed missing canonical on: - `/` - `/map/` - `/resources/silver/` - `/resources/copper/` - `/resources/sulfur/` - `/guides/how-to-find-coordinates/` - `/guides/does-subnautica-2-have-a-map/` - `/legal/` - `/privacy-policy/` - `/terms-of-service/` - `/biomes/shallows/` - `/biomes/graveyard/` Required: self-canonical for all indexable pages; no sitemap URL should point to a non-canonical/noindex/404 page. ### Noindex state PASS for sulfur, FAIL for biome sitemap consistency. - `/resources/sulfur/`: 200, `robots: noindex, follow`, absent from sitemap. Correct because sulfur is limited/noindex. - `/biomes/shallows/`: in sitemap but noindex/404 or stale noindex depending host. Incorrect. - `/biomes/graveyard/`: in sitemap but noindex/404 or stale noindex depending host. Incorrect. ### Schema / GEO / AEO FAIL. `application/ld+json` count is 0 across audited pages. Missing minimum schema for this site type: - `WebApplication` or `SoftwareApplication` on map/tool page - `BreadcrumbList` on indexable pages - `FAQPage` on guide/resource pages where FAQ/short-answer blocks exist - `CreativeWork` / `Article` for guide pages with source/version/confidence context AEO content exists in copy form (`Short answer`, steps, source confidence), but it is not reinforced with structured data. ### Internal links PARTIAL PASS. Good: - Global nav links to Map, Silver, Copper, Coordinates, Legal. - Footer links core route cluster: Map, Silver, Copper, Does Subnautica 2 have a map, Privacy, Terms, Legal. - Resource pages link back to filtered map query. Gaps: - `/map/` has no H1 and weak semantic heading structure. - Home has only one H2 and no H3; guide pages have no H2/H3; resource pages have no H3. - Legal/privacy/terms pages are near-duplicates: same title/description/content structure across 3 indexable URLs. Either make privacy/terms unique, canonicalize to `/legal/`, or noindex duplicates. ### Social meta PARTIAL FAIL. - OG/Twitter tags exist broadly. - `og:url` is generic homepage on most pages, not page-specific. - Biome stale pages lack `og:url`. ### Page uniqueness / thin-prototype check - Homepage: 200, unique title, ~2024 parsed words, no placeholder flags. - Map: 200, unique title, ~1545 parsed words, no placeholder flags, but no H1. - Silver: 200, unique title, ~3110 parsed words, no placeholder flags. - Copper: 200, unique title, ~2920 parsed words, no placeholder flags. - Guides: 200, unique titles, >1100 parsed words, no placeholder flags, but weak heading depth. - Sulfur: 200 noindex, absent from sitemap. OK as noindex support page. - Legal / Privacy / Terms: 200 indexable but same title/description/content family; uniqueness risk. - Biomes: invalid for sitemap; not indexable, but stale/custom-domain mismatch requires cleanup. ### SEO audit script gate FAIL. `package.json` defines: ```json "verify": "node scripts/verify-site.mjs" ``` But `/root/projects/subnautica2maps/scripts/verify-site.mjs` does not exist. `npm run verify` fails with `MODULE_NOT_FOUND`. This violates the pipeline requirement that an SEO audit script exists and can block release on Title, Meta description, canonical, H1/H2/H3, word count, noindex, sitemap inclusion, robots, image alt, OG/Twitter meta. ## Required fixes before GSC / final acceptance P0 blockers: 1. Remove `/biomes/shallows/` and `/biomes/graveyard/` from sitemap until real indexable biome pages exist. 2. Purge/cleanup stale custom-domain biome route artifacts so custom domain matches immutable Pages preview behavior. 3. Add self-canonical metadata for all indexable pages. 4. Add JSON-LD schema: `BreadcrumbList`, `WebApplication` for `/map/`, and `FAQPage`/`Article`/`CreativeWork` where appropriate. 5. Restore or add `scripts/verify-site.mjs`; make `npm run verify` fail on sitemap/noindex/canonical/schema/heading/social-meta violations. P1 improvements: 1. Add H1 to `/map/`. 2. Add H2/H3 depth to guide/resource pages, especially short-answer, steps, FAQ, data/source sections. 3. Make `og:url` page-specific. 4. De-duplicate `/legal/`, `/privacy-policy/`, `/terms-of-service/`: unique titles/descriptions/body sections, or canonical/noindex secondary pages. ## Recommended downstream state - `seo_verdict`: No-Go - `gsc_submission`: Blocked - `next_assignee`: mojie - `pm_acceptance`: should wait for technical SEO cleanup before PM_GO