OpenSEO MCP Server

MIT

seokeyword-researchserpbacklinkssearch-consolerank-tracking

Summary

Live SEO data for agents — keyword metrics, Google SERPs, backlinks, rank tracking and Search Console, from the open-source OpenSEO platform.

Features

Keyword research with volume, difficulty and CPC
Live Google SERP fetching instead of assumed rankings
Domain analysis, backlinks and referring domains
Rank tracking over time and local business search by coordinates
Google Search Console metrics plus URL index and canonical checks
Browser-based OAuth login — no API key to paste into a config file
Self-hostable on Docker or Cloudflare with your own DataForSEO key

Installation

Set up this MCP server in your favorite AI agent — copy a ready-made configuration below.

Any MCP-compatible agent

Most agents (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, and more) read a standard mcpServers configuration.

Open your agent's MCP configuration file.
Merge the snippet below into it.
Restart the agent — the "OpenSEO MCP Server" tools will be available.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openseo": {
      "command": "https://app.openseo.so/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

Add the server with a single CLI command.

claude mcp add openseo -- https://app.openseo.so/mcp

Claude Desktop

Add the server to claude_desktop_config.json (Settings → Developer → Edit Config).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openseo": {
      "command": "https://app.openseo.so/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

{
  "command": "claude",
  "args": [
    "mcp",
    "add",
    "--transport",
    "http",
    "--scope",
    "user",
    "openseo",
    "https://app.openseo.so/mcp"
  ]
}

Codex CLI

{
  "command": "codex",
  "args": [
    "mcp",
    "add",
    "openseo",
    "--url",
    "https://app.openseo.so/mcp"
  ]
}

Description

Ask an agent for SEO advice and it will improvise: plausible keywords, invented volumes, confident guesses about what ranks. OpenSEO's MCP server replaces the guessing with measurements. It is the agent-facing half of OpenSEO, the open-source alternative to Ahrefs and Semrush, and it hands an agent the same data the web interface shows.

What the tools cover

Keyword research with search volume, difficulty and CPC; live Google SERP fetches so an agent can see who currently ranks rather than assuming; domain analysis and organic keyword discovery; backlink and referring-domain data; rank tracking over time; local business search near a set of coordinates; and Google Search Console metrics — clicks, impressions, CTR and average position — alongside URL index-status and canonical checks in batches of up to ten.

Connecting

A hosted HTTP endpoint at https://app.openseo.so/mcp, with no API key to paste. The first connection opens an OpenSEO login in your browser, and afterwards the client calls tools within the project context and account scopes you approved. Works with Claude Code, Claude Desktop as a custom connector, Cursor, Codex CLI and other MCP clients.

Self-hostable

OpenSEO is MIT-licensed and runs on Docker or Cloudflare against your own DataForSEO key, so the same MCP surface is available from a deployment you control. Eight companion Agent Skills — keyword research, clustering, competitor analysis, site audit, link prospecting and more — give agents documented procedures on top of the raw tools.