# SE Ranking MCP server

> Query SE Ranking SEO data: keywords, backlinks, domains, SERP, site audits, rank tracking and AI search visibility.

- Listing: https://mcp.tc/i/se-ranking
- Connect: use the server's own URL `https://api.seranking.com/mcp` (OAuth sign-in at the server); clients connect to it directly. The listing link is a page, not an MCP endpoint.
- Type: remote (Streamable HTTP)
- Auth: OAuth sign-in
- Category: [Marketing & SEO](https://mcp.tc/c/marketing-seo)
- Vendor: SE Ranking
- Homepage: <https://seranking.com/api/integrations/mcp/>

## About

Connects an assistant to SE Ranking's SEO data. The documented API areas include keyword research, backlinks, domain analysis, rank tracking, website audits and AI search visibility, so you can ask questions about competitors, rankings and site issues in plain language.

Runs as a hosted streamable HTTP endpoint at https://api.seranking.com/mcp. Sign in with OAuth, or send an X-Api-Key header with your SE Ranking API key instead. An SE Ranking account with API access is needed.

## What it can do

- Research keywords, including similar, related and question keywords
- Analyze backlinks and referring domains
- Review domain traffic, rankings and competitors
- Run and read website audits
- Track keyword rankings in projects
- Check brand visibility in AI search

## Example prompts

- "Find long-tail keyword ideas for 'standing desk' in the US"
- "Show the backlink summary and new referring domains for example.com"
- "Who are the top organic competitors of example.com?"
- "Start a website audit for example.com and list the main issues"

## Install

### Claude Code

1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http se-ranking https://api.seranking.com/mcp
```

2. Start Claude Code, type `/mcp`, pick **se-ranking** and choose **Authenticate**. A browser window opens for the SE Ranking 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 **SE Ranking** and paste this URL:

```url
https://api.seranking.com/mcp
```

3. Click **Add**, then **Connect**, and sign in when SE Ranking 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:

[Add to claude.ai](<https://claude.ai/customize/connectors?modal=add-custom-connector&connectorName=SE%20Ranking&connectorUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.seranking.com%2Fmcp>) (opens connector settings)

2. Check that the URL reads `https://api.seranking.com/mcp` and click **Add**.

3. Click **Connect** and sign in when SE Ranking 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.seranking.com/mcp` as the server URL and choose **OAuth**. ChatGPT sends you to SE Ranking to sign in.

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

### Cursor

[Add to Cursor](<https://cursor.com/install-mcp?name=se-ranking&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2FwaS5zZXJhbmtpbmcuY29tL21jcCJ9>) (opens Cursor)

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

`mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "se-ranking": {
      "url": "https://api.seranking.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

### VS Code

[Install in VS Code](<https://vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=se-ranking&config=%7B%22type%22%3A%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fapi.seranking.com%2Fmcp%22%7D>) (opens VS Code)

Or from a terminal:

```bash
code --add-mcp '{"name":"se-ranking","type":"http","url":"https://api.seranking.com/mcp"}'
```

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

`.vscode/mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "se-ranking": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.seranking.com/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`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "se-ranking": {
      "serverUrl": "https://api.seranking.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

2. 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

```bash
codex mcp add se-ranking --url https://api.seranking.com/mcp
codex mcp login se-ranking
```

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

`config.toml`:

```toml
[mcp_servers.se-ranking]
url = "https://api.seranking.com/mcp"
```

### Gemini CLI

```bash
gemini mcp add --transport http se-ranking https://api.seranking.com/mcp
```

Then, inside Gemini CLI, run `/mcp auth se-ranking` 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.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "se-ranking": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.seranking.com/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.seranking.com/mcp`.

## Details

- Server version: 2.5.1
- Last checked: 2026-10-03 (reachable, asks for credentials)
- Listed: 2026-10-03
- Updated: 2026-10-03

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