Details
Overview
SEO Technical: IndexNow Skill is an open-source Agent Skill from the kostja94/marketing-skills collection (MIT). It teaches AI coding agents focused marketing / SEO workflows so they can produce production-ready guidance instead of generic advice.
Guides IndexNow protocol integration for faster search engine indexing (primarily Bing).
Identify: 1. Site URL: Base domain 2. URL source: Config file, sitemap, CMS, etc. 3. Deployment: CI/CD, manual, or both
Official skill id: indexnow. Source path: skills/seo/technical/indexnow.
Key Features
- I: ndexNow: Submit URLs to Bing/Yandex for faster indexing
- U: RL notification: Notify search engines of new or updated URLs
- G: enerate API key (e.g., UUID)
- C: reate verification file:
https://example.com/{key}.txt - F: ile content: the API key string
- C: onfigure key and URL in your IndexNow client
How to Use
- Use a Skill-compatible agent such as Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex.
- Install from the terminal (Node.js required):
npx skills add https://github.com/kostja94/marketing-skills --skill indexnow
Or paste the install prompt from this tool page into your agent and ask it to install for you. 3. Restart / reload the agent so the new Skill is loaded. 4. Invoke the Skill with its slash commands or by asking the agent to run the workflow described in Overview / Key Features. 5. Review outputs before publishing — treat model-generated copy, images, and data as drafts.
Pricing
| Plan | Billing | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open source | — | Free | MIT license; install via npx skills add |
| Full pack | — | Free | Optional: install the entire marketing-skills repo |
No paid tiers. Check the GitHub repository for license and updates.
Best For
Marketers, indie hackers, ecommerce / SaaS founders, and SEO operators who want agents to execute a specific marketing task with structured best practices.
Trigger context from the skill author: When the user wants to implement IndexNow, notify search engines of new/updated URLs, or speed up Bing indexing. Also use when the user mentions "IndexNow," "Bing indexing," "URL notification," "instant indexing," "sitemap IndexNow sync," "share URL list with sitemap," or "IndexNow API." For sitemap SSOT, use…
FAQ
How do I install this skill?
npx skills add https://github.com/kostja94/marketing-skills --skill indexnow
Or copy the skill folder into .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, or .claude/skills/.
Does this skill run code on my machine?
No. Skills in this collection are pure Markdown instructions for agents — no executable payloads.
Can I install only this skill instead of the full pack?
Yes. Prefer --skill indexnow for a single task. Install 2–3 related skills per job rather than the entire library.
Where should I add project context?
Copy templates/project-context.md from the repo into .cursor/ or .claude/ and fill in product, audience, and brand details so outputs stay tailored.