Axiom Url Canonicalizer

Normalize URLs by lowercasing host, sorting parameters, stripping tracking, default ports, and normalizing percent-encoding for SEO and comparison.

Version: 0.1.2 Axioma Tools

Normalizes URLs to a canonical form suitable for SEO and comparison.

What this skill does

• Lowercases host (preserves path case)
• Sorts query parameters
• Strips default ports (80, 443)
• Optional: strip tracking params (utm_*, fbclid, gclid)
• Optional: normalize percent-encoding
• Removes trailing slash on root

When to use this skill

• ✅ Generate canonical URLs for SEO
• ✅ Deduplicate URL lists
• ✅ Compare URLs ignoring tracking noise
• ❌ Follow redirects (separate lib)
• ❌ Parse HTML for URLs (use BeautifulSoup)

Usage

python3 axiom_url_canonicalizer.py "HTTPS://Example.com:443/Path/?b=2&a=1&utm_source=tw"
python3 axiom_url_canonicalizer.py urls.txt --strip-tracking

from axiom_url_canonicalizer import canonicalize
canonicalize('HTTPS://Example.com/?b=2&a=1')
# 'https://example.com/?a=1&b=2'

Validation

Check	Status
Unit tests	20 cases
Performance	<100ms
Security	Pure stdlib, no injection
Determinism	Byte-to-byte stable
License	Apache-2.0

Last updated: 2026-06-14