diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 27f085d..795d2e5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@ bestiary/
 - **SEO Ready** - Structured data and semantic HTML
 - **Git-based CMS** - All content changes are version controlled
 
+## 🗺 Sitemap
+
+The sitemap is available at:
+[https://weirdanimals.life/sitemap.xml](https://weirdanimals.life/sitemap.xml)
+
 ## 🔧 Development Tips
 
 ### Adding New Animal Categories
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9e482da..abb01b7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@ampproject/remapping": "^2.2.0",
         "@babel/code-frame": "^7.27.1",
@@ -1692,6 +1693,7 @@
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "csstype": "^3.0.2"
       }
@@ -1733,6 +1735,7 @@
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
       "bin": {
         "acorn": "bin/acorn"
       },
@@ -1886,6 +1889,7 @@
         }
       ],
       "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "caniuse-lite": "^1.0.30001733",
         "electron-to-chromium": "^1.5.199",
@@ -2238,6 +2242,7 @@
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@eslint-community/eslint-utils": "^4.2.0",
         "@eslint-community/regexpp": "^4.12.1",
@@ -3490,6 +3495,7 @@
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
       },
@@ -3531,6 +3537,7 @@
         }
       ],
       "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "nanoid": "^3.3.11",
         "picocolors": "^1.1.1",
@@ -3588,6 +3595,7 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react/-/react-19.1.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-w8nqGImo45dmMIfljjMwOGtbmC/mk4CMYhWIicdSflH91J9TyCyczcPFXJzrZ/ZXcgGRFeP6BU0BEJTw6tZdfQ==",
       "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
@@ -3597,6 +3605,7 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-dom/-/react-dom-19.1.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-Dlq/5LAZgF0Gaz6yiqZCf6VCcZs1ghAJyrsu84Q/GT0gV+mCxbfmKNoGRKBYMJ8IEdGPqu49YWXD02GCknEDkw==",
       "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "scheduler": "^0.26.0"
       },
@@ -4028,6 +4037,7 @@
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "esbuild": "^0.25.0",
         "fdir": "^6.4.6",
diff --git a/src/plugins/sitemapPlugin.js b/src/plugins/sitemapPlugin.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91f1d49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/sitemapPlugin.js
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import path from "path";
+import fs from "fs";
+
+const BASE_URL = 'https://weirdanimals.life/';
+
+const getJsonFiles = (dir) => {
+  try {
+    return fs.readdirSync(dir)
+      .filter(file => file.endsWith('.json'))
+      .map(file => file.replace('.json', ''));
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(`Error reading directory ${dir}:`, error);
+    return [];
+  }
+};
+
+const getSitemapContent = () => {
+  const categories = getJsonFiles(path.resolve('src/data/categories'));
+  const animals = getJsonFiles(path.resolve('src/data/animals'));
+  const currentDate = new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0];
+
+  let xml = `<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
+  <url>
+    <loc>${BASE_URL}/</loc>
+    <lastmod>${currentDate}</lastmod>
+    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
+    <priority>1.0</priority>
+  </url>
+  <url>
+    <loc>${BASE_URL}/categories</loc>
+    <lastmod>${currentDate}</lastmod>
+    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
+    <priority>0.8</priority>
+  </url>`;
+
+  categories.forEach(category => {
+    xml += `
+  <url>
+    <loc>${BASE_URL}/category/${category}</loc>
+    <lastmod>${currentDate}</lastmod>
+    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
+    <priority>0.7</priority>
+  </url>`;
+  });
+
+  animals.forEach(animal => {
+    xml += `
+  <url>
+    <loc>${BASE_URL}/animal/${animal}</loc>
+    <lastmod>${currentDate}</lastmod>
+    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
+    <priority>0.6</priority>
+  </url>`;
+  });
+
+  xml += `
+</urlset>`;
+
+  return xml;
+};
+
+const generateSitemap = (outDir) => {
+  const xml = getSitemapContent();
+  
+  // Ensure outDir exists before writing
+  if (!fs.existsSync(outDir)) {
+    fs.mkdirSync(outDir, { recursive: true });
+  }
+
+  const sitemapPath = path.resolve(outDir, 'sitemap.xml');
+  fs.writeFileSync(sitemapPath, xml);
+  console.log(`✓ Sitemap generated at ${sitemapPath}`);
+};
+
+export const sitemapPlugin = () => {
+  return {
+    name: 'generate-sitemap',
+    // Hook for production build
+    closeBundle() {
+      generateSitemap('dist');
+    },
+    // Hook for development server
+    configureServer(server) {
+      server.middlewares.use((req, res, next) => {
+        if (req.url === '/sitemap.xml') {
+          const xml = getSitemapContent();
+          res.statusCode = 200;
+          res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/xml');
+          res.end(xml);
+        } else {
+          next();
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  };
+};
diff --git a/vite.config.js b/vite.config.js
index a493eb9..d5b5b1c 100644
--- a/vite.config.js
+++ b/vite.config.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { defineConfig } from "vite";
 import react from "@vitejs/plugin-react";
 import path from "path";
+import { sitemapPlugin } from "./src/plugins/sitemapPlugin";
 
 // https://vite.dev/config/
 export default defineConfig({
-  plugins: [react()],
+  plugins: [react(), sitemapPlugin()],
   resolve: {
     alias: {
       "~features": path.resolve(__dirname, "./src/features"),