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Query Ahrefs SEO data such as backlinks, keywords, site metrics and competitor research from your AI assistant.

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https://api.ahrefs.com/mcp/mcp

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Ahrefs MCP connects AI assistants to the Ahrefs API so answers can draw on real Ahrefs marketing and search data, including backlinks, keywords, site metrics and competitor research.

It runs as a hosted Streamable HTTP server at https://api.ahrefs.com/mcp/mcp. Users sign in with OAuth and approve a consent screen, which creates a dedicated MCP-scoped API key in their account. A Lite plan or higher is required, and calls use the account's monthly API units. Use through custom scripts or standalone HTTP clients is not permitted.

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  • Look up backlink data for a site or page
  • Research keywords and search data
  • Check site metrics for a domain
  • Run competitor research with Ahrefs data

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  • Show the top backlinks for example.com from Ahrefs.

  • Find keyword ideas for 'standing desk' with Ahrefs data.

  • Compare the site metrics of example.com and competitor.com.

  • Which keywords does my competitor rank for that I don't?

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Claude Code

  1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:
claude mcp add --transport http ahrefs https://api.ahrefs.com/mcp/mcp
  1. Start Claude Code, type /mcp, pick ahrefs and choose Authenticate. A browser window opens for the Ahrefs sign-in.

Add --scope user to make it available in every project, not just this one.

Claude Desktop

  1. Open Settings → Connectors and click Add custom connector.
  2. Name it Ahrefs and paste this URL:
https://api.ahrefs.com/mcp/mcp
  1. Click Add, then Connect, and sign in when Ahrefs asks.

Claude Desktop's JSON config file only starts local servers. Remote servers go through Connectors, and connectors you add on claude.ai show up here too.

claude.ai

  1. Open the connector form on claude.ai. This button fills in the name and URL for you:
  1. Check that the URL reads https://api.ahrefs.com/mcp/mcp and click Add.
  2. Click Connect and sign in when Ahrefs asks.

Free plans allow one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under Organization settings → Connectors.

ChatGPT

  1. On chatgpt.com, open Settings → Security and login and turn on Developer mode.
  2. Go to chatgpt.com/plugins and click + to create an app for a remote MCP server.
  3. Paste https://api.ahrefs.com/mcp/mcp as the server URL and choose OAuth. ChatGPT sends you to Ahrefs to sign in.

Developer mode is available on the web for Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Education accounts.

Cursor

Or add it by hand to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project):

mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ahrefs": {
      "url": "https://api.ahrefs.com/mcp/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cursor shows Needs login next to the server. Click it to sign in.

VS Code

Or from a terminal:

code --add-mcp '{"name":"ahrefs","type":"http","url":"https://api.ahrefs.com/mcp/mcp"}'

Or commit it to the repo in .vscode/mcp.json:

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "ahrefs": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.ahrefs.com/mcp/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code asks you to sign in the first time the server starts.

Devin Desktop

  1. Add it to ~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json (macOS and Linux) or %APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json (Windows):
mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ahrefs": {
      "serverUrl": "https://api.ahrefs.com/mcp/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  1. Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade and sign in when asked.

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf. It reads serverUrl (or url) for remote servers.

Codex

codex mcp add ahrefs --url https://api.ahrefs.com/mcp/mcp
codex mcp login ahrefs

Or edit ~/.codex/config.toml directly:

config.toml
[mcp_servers.ahrefs]
url = "https://api.ahrefs.com/mcp/mcp"

Gemini CLI

gemini mcp add --transport http ahrefs https://api.ahrefs.com/mcp/mcp

Then, inside Gemini CLI, run /mcp auth ahrefs to sign in.

This adds it to the current project. Add -s user to use it everywhere.

Any client

Most clients accept this shape. Some name the URL field differently: serverUrl in Devin Desktop, httpUrl in Gemini CLI's settings file.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ahrefs": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.ahrefs.com/mcp/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Zed puts servers under context_servers in its settings. Cline needs "type": "streamableHttp", or it assumes SSE.

Client only starts local servers? Bridge it with npx -y mcp-remote https://api.ahrefs.com/mcp/mcp.

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Can I paste mcp.tc/i/ahrefs into my MCP client?

No. mcp.tc links are pages, not server addresses. Connect with https://api.ahrefs.com/mcp/mcp, so your client talks to Ahrefs directly. The sign-in token only works there anyway. The quick link is for sharing: it opens this page, with setup steps for every client.

Does Ahrefs need an API key or a sign-in?

Yes, you need a Ahrefs account. The first time your client connects, it opens Ahrefs's sign-in page. The token goes straight to the server's own URL, never through mcp.tc.

Is Ahrefs a remote or a local server?

Remote. Ahrefs hosts it at https://api.ahrefs.com/mcp/mcp, and it speaks Streamable HTTP. There's nothing to install.

What can Ahrefs do?

You can look up backlink data for a site or page, research keywords and search data and check site metrics for a domain.

Which clients can use it?

Any client that supports remote MCP servers: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, claude.ai, ChatGPT in developer mode, Cursor, VS Code, Devin Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Zed and others. The setup steps cover each one.

Who wrote this page?

mcp.tc's robot read Ahrefs's own metadata (its MCP handshake, tool list and public pages), and an AI model drafted the text from it. A person reviews anything the checks can't confirm. The text can still be wrong, so if you spot a mistake, use Report this listing on this page.

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