DataForSEO MCP
Real-time SERP data, keyword research, and backlink analysis for AI agents
How to Install DataForSEO MCP
$npx @dataforseo/mcp-serverRequires Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, or another MCP-compatible client.
About DataForSEO MCP
The DataForSEO MCP server exposes DataForSEO's comprehensive SEO API to AI agents, providing real-time Google SERP results, keyword search volume, keyword difficulty scores, backlink data, competitor analysis, and on-page SEO metrics. It enables Claude to perform full SEO research workflows — from keyword discovery to SERP analysis — without leaving the chat interface. Requires a DataForSEO API account.
DataForSEO MCP is a Search MCP server designed for researchers, analysts, and engineers building grounded agents. It enables giving AI assistants live, source-grounded web access by wrapping a search provider and page-fetch step as MCP tools. Key capabilities include live web search with snippets and urls, optional full-page fetch for cited sources, configurable result counts and freshness windows, and structured tool calls that work cleanly inside an LLM context. It integrates with Google, Bing, Brave, Tavily, Exa, Perplexity, and SerpAPI, and is best suited for researchers, analysts, and engineers building grounded agents who need research and competitive analysis.
Key Features
- seo
- serp
- keywords
- backlinks
- rank-tracking
Pricing
- Core MCP server
- Community support
- Works with any MCP client
- Everything in Free
- Higher usage limits
- Priority support
- Everything in Pro
- SLA & SSO
- Dedicated support
Tier details are indicative — visit the DataForSEO MCP website for current pricing.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Lets the assistant answer about events past its training cutoff
- Cites sources you can actually click
- Replaces most simple RAG pipelines
Cons
- Quality depends on the underlying search provider
- Token costs scale with how much page content you pull
- Rate limits can bite on bursty agent runs
Best For
- Research and competitive analysis
- Source-grounded answers in chat UIs
- Fact-checking long-form drafts
- Replacing manual Googling in agent loops
Screenshots
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The most powerful SEO MCP available — lets Claude run full keyword research, SERP analysis, and backlink audits in one conversation.