---
title: "OpenSEO MCP server"
url: "https://martechdb.com/vendors/openseo"
markdown_url: "https://martechdb.com/vendors/openseo.md"
api_url: "https://martechdb.com/api/v1/vendors/openseo.so"
updated: "2026-10-08"
---

# OpenSEO MCP server

Yes. OpenSEO publishes an official MCP server at https://app.openseo.so/mcp. It's hosted. MartechDB lists only servers the vendor publishes itself, never community servers.

- Website: [openseo.so](https://openseo.so)
- Categories: [SEO](https://martechdb.com/categories/seo.md)

## Review

OpenSEO's OpenSEO MCP scores 72/100 on our agent score: easy to connect an AI agent to, with a few gaps.

The good:

- Hosted by OpenSEO: connect by URL, with nothing to install
- Documented, with what it can do known
- Free trial

Not checked yet: how you sign in.

## Agent score: 72/100

How friendly OpenSEO is to AI agents, from its best official MCP server. Anything not yet researched scores nothing.

- Official MCP server: 30/30 (Published by the vendor)
- Hosted by the vendor: 25/25 (Connect by URL, nothing to install)
- OAuth sign-in: 0/20 (Sign-in: see vendor docs)
- Documented tools: 10/10 (A docs page, and its tools are known)
- Free to start, pay as you go: 7/15 (Free trial, no sales call)

## OpenSEO MCP

- Address: https://app.openseo.so/mcp
- Runs: Hosted
- Sign-in: Sign-in: see vendor docs (`unknown`)
- Cost to use: Metered, plan: Base Plan, free trial. Limits: $10 of usage a month included; top-up credits never expire. ([source](https://openseo.so/pricing))
- Official MCP Registry: not listed
- Documentation: https://openseo.so/docs/mcp
- How we know it's official: The vendor's own documentation
- First seen: 2026-10-08
- Last checked: not checked yet

### What it can do

Tools: not known by name. The server needs sign-in before it lists them, and the vendor's documentation doesn't name them, so this is what it says the server can do ([source](https://openseo.so/features/mcp)), read on 2026-10-08. It may be out of date.

- Research keywords
- Get SERP results
- Save keywords
- Get rank tracker data
- Get domain overview
- Get domain keywords
- Get backlinks overview
- Get GSC performance
- Inspect URLs

### Connect it

Claude Code:

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http openseo https://app.openseo.so/mcp
```

- Add to Cursor: <cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=openseo&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2FwcC5vcGVuc2VvLnNvL21jcCJ9>
- Add to VS Code: <vscode:mcp/install?%7B%22name%22%3A%22openseo%22%2C%22type%22%3A%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fapp.openseo.so%2Fmcp%22%7D>
- Claude.ai and Claude Desktop: Customize, Connectors, "+", Add custom connector, then paste https://app.openseo.so/mcp
- ChatGPT: Settings, Apps, Advanced settings, turn on Developer mode, Create, then paste https://app.openseo.so/mcp (this usually works only with servers that use self-serve sign-in or none)

JSON for Cursor, Windsurf and other clients that connect to hosted servers:

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "openseo": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://app.openseo.so/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

## Questions

### Does OpenSEO have an official MCP server?

Yes. OpenSEO publishes its MCP server itself. OpenSEO's own documentation describes it. MartechDB only lists servers a vendor publishes, never community copies.

### What is the OpenSEO MCP server URL?

The address is https://app.openseo.so/mcp.

### How do I connect OpenSEO MCP to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor?

In Claude, add https://app.openseo.so/mcp as a custom connector (Customize, Connectors, Add custom connector). In Cursor, use the Add to Cursor link on MartechDB's page, or paste the JSON settings into your mcp.json. In Claude Code, run: claude mcp add --transport http openseo https://app.openseo.so/mcp

### Is the OpenSEO MCP server in the official MCP Registry?

No. OpenSEO hasn't published it to the official MCP Registry.

### Is the OpenSEO MCP server free to use?

No, it needs a paid plan, after a free trial. Plan needed: Base Plan. It is metered in units or credits. Limits: $10 of usage a month included; top-up credits never expire. From OpenSEO's own pages, checked on 8 Oct 2026.

### What are the alternatives to OpenSEO's MCP server?

In SEO, the most agent-friendly alternatives with an official MCP server are DataForSEO (100/100), Sitebulb (100/100), Rebrandly (95/100), AltText.ai (94/100) and SEOTesting.com (94/100). OpenSEO scores 72/100 on the same agent score.

## Change history

- 2026-10-08: OpenSEO MCP added
- 2026-10-08: Added to MartechDB

## Alternatives to OpenSEO's MCP server

In SEO, the most agent-friendly first:

- [DataForSEO](https://martechdb.com/vendors/dataforseo.md) (dataforseo.com), agent score 100/100
- [Sitebulb](https://martechdb.com/vendors/sitebulb.md) (sitebulb.com), agent score 100/100
- [Rebrandly](https://martechdb.com/vendors/rebrandly.md) (rebrandly.com), agent score 95/100
- [AltText.ai](https://martechdb.com/vendors/alttextai.md) (alttext.ai), agent score 94/100
- [SEOTesting.com](https://martechdb.com/vendors/seotestingcom.md) (seotesting.com), agent score 94/100

## Get this data

- API: `curl https://martechdb.com/api/v1/vendors/openseo.so`
- MCP: `claude mcp add --transport http martechdb https://martechdb.com/mcp`, then ask about OpenSEO.
- Web page: https://martechdb.com/vendors/openseo