> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://searchconsolemcp.saurabh.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Discovery Tools

> Managing sites and discovery paths.

Sitemaps are how you tell Google what to crawl. Our sitemap tools give the agent control over how your site is discovered.

## Tool Groups

### Site Management

* `list_sites` (Google) & `bing_sites_list` (Bing): See everything in your account.
* `add_site` (Google): Add a new property (Bing relies on imported sites or Verification via other means typically).
* `delete_site` (Google): Remove a property.

### Sitemap Management

* `list_sitemaps` (Google) & `bing_sitemaps_list` (Bing): See status and error counts.
* `submit_sitemap` (Google) & `bing_sitemaps_submit` (Bing): Push a new XML sitemap to the engine.

### Instant Indexing (Bing Only)

* `bing_index_now`: Instantly notify Bing and other engines of new, updated, or deleted URLs. Prefer this over sitemaps for time-sensitive content.

## Operational Use Cases

### 1. New Site Onboarding

An agent can automatically list all your properties and run an initial "health check" on each one.

### 2. Monitoring Errors

An agent can periodically check `list_sitemaps` to see if Google has reported any "Couldn't fetch" or "Parsing error" statuses.

## Example Agent Prompts

#### 1. Checking Sitemap Health

> "Check the status of all sitemaps for [https://example.com](https://example.com). Are there any errors or warnings I should know about?"

#### 2. Discovery Audit

> "When was the last time the sitemap for [https://example.com](https://example.com) was crawled? Find any pages that are in the sitemap but not getting indexed."

#### 3. New Content Deployment

> "I just added a new sitemap at [https://example.com/products-sitemap.xml](https://example.com/products-sitemap.xml). Please submit it to Search Console."