If you run a static website and you’re still manually filling out robots.txt, copying nav links between files, or guessing what should be in your sitemap, you are wasting energy you could spend actually shipping content.
So we built some tools that do that grunt work for you.
Over at Ki-Ki, there are now three completely free tools that anyone can use:
- Ki-Ki Tools home: https://ki-ki.co.uk/tools/
- robots.txt and sitemap.xml generator: https://ki-ki.co.uk/tools/sitemap-robots-generator/
- Nav and footer generator: https://ki-ki.co.uk/tools/nav-footer/
There is no login, no tracking wall and no dark pattern. You open the page, you do the job, you close the tab. That is it.
The quiet problem these tools actually solve
Most SEO advice assumes you are running WordPress or some bloated CMS with a plugin for everything. If you use static hosting instead, you probably recognise this mess:
- You add a new page and forget to update
sitemap.xml - Your
robots.txtis either missing, copied from some random blog, or full of junk - Your main nav and footer drift out of sync as the site grows
- Every “free generator” you find wants to crawl your site, collect data and sell you something later
Ki-Ki Tools were built from the point of view of people who like static sites, and who care about clean structure and minimal attack surface. You keep control of your files, because everything is driven by your folder or your list of URLs.
You feed the tool your paths, and it gives you clean output you can drop straight into your repo or hosting panel.
Tool 1: robots.txt and sitemap.xml generator
👉 https://ki-ki.co.uk/tools/sitemap-robots-generator/
This tool takes the structure you provide and turns it into a valid robots.txt and sitemap.xml, without crawling your site or touching your server at all.
You can:
- Import a local folder directly in your browser, or
- Paste a list of file paths, or
- Paste a list of live URLs
Then you can:
- Decide which paths are public and should be indexable
- Generate a clean
sitemap.xmlthat only includes the pages that actually matter - Generate a
robots.txtthat points to that sitemap and sets sensible defaults for crawlers
It is built for:
- Static sites on Porkbun, Cloudflare, GitHub Pages, Neocities and similar
- Advocacy or whistleblowing projects that need search coverage but do not want aggressive crawling
- Small charities and businesses that need correct XML, but do not have time to learn it
You leave with two simple text outputs. You can download them, commit them, or paste them into your file manager, and your search hygiene is instantly less embarrassing.
Tool 2: Nav and footer generator
👉 https://ki-ki.co.uk/tools/nav-footer/
A static site starts as a simple landing page, then quietly turns into a maze once you add more sections. If your navigation is hard coded per page, it quickly becomes a chore.
The Ki-Ki nav and footer generator fixes this by letting you:
- Import a folder or paste a file list from your site
- Pick which pages should appear in the main nav and which should sit in the footer
- Rename labels so they read like a human, not a filename
- Export ready to use
nav.htmlandfooter.htmlpartials
It is ideal if you:
- Like static hosting, but hate maintaining ten different copies of the same menu
- Want consistent, accessible navigation without installing a full CMS
- Prefer a single source of truth for your site structure, so new pages do not vanish into limbo
The Reasonable Adjustment uses the same pattern across its own network of pages. This tool is basically that workflow turned into a public utility.
Why these tools are genuinely free
Ki-Ki is designed to build small, sharp and practical tools for the same kind of people who read The Reasonable Adjustment:
- Founders who are running real projects on limited budgets
- Community groups and small charities that need working infrastructure, not vanity features
- Individuals interested in building static sites for evidence, transparency and long term publishing
The tools run entirely in your browser, and they are not crawling your site in the background. You choose what you paste in, you choose what you export, and nothing is hidden behind a paywall.
If all you want is a clean robots.txt, a sensible sitemap and a consistent nav and footer, you should not have to hand your URL list to some SaaS platform or spend an evening learning XML.
Try them on your site tonight
If you run any static project, from a personal blog to a serious advocacy platform, you can tighten it up in one short session:
- Browse all Ki-Ki tools: https://ki-ki.co.uk/tools/
- Generate robots.txt and sitemap.xml: https://ki-ki.co.uk/tools/sitemap-robots-generator/
- Build nav.html and footer.html partials: https://ki-ki.co.uk/tools/nav-footer/
Bookmark them, send them to the one tech minded person in your organisation, and stop doing boring SEO hygiene by hand. You have better things to do than wrestling with XML and inconsistent menus.
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