Name: SE Ranking MCP
Author: SE Ranking

LABSCO SUMMARY

Your own rank, backlink and AI-visibility data, queryable in a sentence.

The surface is wide — 160+ tools across research, audits and the rank-tracker projects you already run — and the seven published Skills are the shortcut through it: they turn that surface into named deliverables like a backlink gap or a content brief instead of leaving you to compose the calls.

What it is

A hosted remote server on top of the SE Ranking API, with 160+ tools covering keyword research, backlink analysis, domain analysis, website audits, AI search visibility, SERP analysis and project management.

What you get

Keyword research, backlink analysis and domain analysis over live SE Ranking data
Website audits and SERP analysis
AI search visibility alongside classic rank data
Project management — rank tracker, audits, competitors and prompt monitoring
Seven open-source Claude Skills built on the same server: AI Search share of voice, backlink gap, content briefs, keyword clusters, paid-search intelligence, content audits and SERP-fit analysis

Requirements

An SE Ranking account. The endpoint speaks streamable HTTP with OAuth 2.1 and dynamic client registration, so most clients need only the URL; an API key header is the alternative for headless environments, CI runners and shared machines. Sub-accounts use the master account's key from the API Dashboard. Clients without remote MCP support bridge through mcp-remote.

Setup effort

One command plus a key — claude mcp add --transport http se-ranking https://api.seranking.com/mcp, then supply credentials

See installation options

USE CASES

01

Finding where a competitor outranks you

Run a backlink gap and a keyword overlap against the domain and read the difference.

02

Checking whether you show up in AI answers

Pull AI search visibility for the brand alongside the classic rankings.

03

Turning a site audit into a work list

Query the audit for pages by issue, then read every issue found on a specific URL.

04

Briefing a writer on a page you have not built yet

Cluster the keywords, check the SERP, and produce the brief in the same conversation.

BEFORE YOU INSTALL

What to know first

Requires

A client that can reach a remote MCP server over HTTP

INSTALLATION

Connect your client

Server setup

Setup

Claude Code, Option A (OAuth, recommended): claude mcp add --transport http se-ranking https://api.seranking.com/mcp, then run /mcp inside a Claude Code session to go through the authentication flow

Claude Code, Option B (API key, for headless/CI): claude mcp add --transport http se-ranking https://api.seranking.com/mcp --header "X-Api-Key: *****"

Claude.ai Web / Claude Desktop: connectors page (or Customize > Connectors), click + and Add custom connector, Name = SE Ranking, Remote MCP server URL = https://api.seranking.com/mcp, Add, then select it and Connect to authorize

Codex: codex mcp add se-ranking --url https://api.seranking.com/mcp — first-time users must also enable [features] experimental_use_rmcp_client = true in ~/.codex/config.toml, then codex mcp login se-ranking

Cursor: add the url-form mcpServers block to .cursor/mcp.json (project) or ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global); an OAuth window opens on first use

Clients without remote-MCP support (VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, Gemini CLI, and others): use the mcp-remote bridge — Command: npx, Arguments: -y mcp-remote https://api.seranking.com/mcp, Environment: None

Sub-accounts only: API access lives with the master account, so get the API key from your administrator and choose "Enter API key manually" instead of "Sign in with SE Ranking"

Hosted endpoint

ENDPOINT URL

https://api.seranking.com/mcp

Add this hosted endpoint to your MCP client, then sign in.

MCP Clients

Claude Code

CLAUDE CODE · TERMINAL

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

Codex

CODEX · JSON

{
  "features": {
    "experimental_use_rmcp_client": true
  },
  "mcp_servers": {
    "se-ranking": {
      "url": "https://api.seranking.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cursor

CURSOR · JSON

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

VS Code

VS CODE · JSON

{
  "servers": {
    "se-ranking": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://api.seranking.com/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Windsurf, Gemini CLI

JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "se-ranking": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://api.seranking.com/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Zed

ZED · JSON

{
  "context_servers": {
    "se-ranking": {
      "source": "custom",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://api.seranking.com/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

Any MCP client

ANY MCP CLIENT · TERMINAL

npx -y mcp-remote https://api.seranking.com/mcp

SE Ranking MCP