--- title: "Rankscale MCP server" url: "https://martechdb.com/vendors/rankscale" markdown_url: "https://martechdb.com/vendors/rankscale.md" api_url: "https://martechdb.com/api/v1/vendors/rankscale.ai" updated: "2026-10-20" --- # Rankscale MCP server Yes. Rankscale publishes an official MCP server at https://mcp.rankscale.ai/mcp. It's hosted. It offers 29 tools. We last checked it on 3 Nov 2026. MartechDB lists only servers the vendor publishes itself, never community servers. **Key facts:** As of 3 Nov 2026, Rankscale's official MCP server scores 65/100 (provisional) on MartechDB's Agent Readiness Index (v1.1). It answered 14 of our 14 checks in the last 90 days and has 29 tools named in its documentation. - Website: [rankscale.ai](https://rankscale.ai) - Categories: [SEO](https://martechdb.com/categories/seo.md) ## Review Rankscale's Rankscale MCP scores 65/100 on MartechDB's Agent Readiness Index: easy to connect an AI agent to, with a few gaps. The good: - Hosted by Rankscale: connect by URL, with nothing to install - Documented, with 29 tools known - Answered 100% of our checks in the last 90 days Not checked yet: how you sign in; what agent access costs. ## Agent Readiness Index: 65/100 (provisional) How friendly Rankscale is to AI agents, from its best official MCP server. Anything not yet researched scores nothing, so this score may rise once it is. Methodology v1.1: https://martechdb.com/methodology. - Official MCP server: 30/30 (Published by the vendor) - Hosted by the vendor: 25/25 (Connect by URL, nothing to install) - OAuth sign-in: pending (Sign-in: see vendor docs) - Documented tools: 10/10 (A docs page, and its tools are known) - Free to start, pay as you go: 0/15 (Not stated by the vendor) ## Rankscale MCP - Address: https://mcp.rankscale.ai/mcp - Runs: Hosted - Sign-in: Sign-in: see vendor docs (`unknown`) - Official MCP Registry: not listed - Documentation: https://rankscale.ai/docs/mcp - How we know it's official: Documented on Rankscale's own site, at rankscale.ai - First seen: 2026-10-20 - Last checked: 2026-11-03 - Recent checks: 7 of the last 7 reachable - Uptime: 100% (14 of 14 checks reachable since 2026-10-21) ### Tools (29) The server needs sign-in before it lists its tools, so these are as the vendor's documentation names them ([source](https://rankscale.ai/docs/mcp)), read on 2026-11-03. They may be out of date. - `rankscale_brands_list`: Lists the brands you own or that are shared with you. - `rankscale_brands_get`: Returns one brand by id. - `rankscale_search_terms_list`: Lists the search terms tracked for a brand. - `rankscale_search_terms_get`: Returns one search term and its configuration. - `rankscale_topics_list`: Lists the topics that group a brand's search terms. - `rankscale_executions_list`: Lists recent runs as compact summaries (paginated). - `rankscale_executions_get`: Returns one run in full: the AI answer, cited URLs, and mentioned companies. - `rankscale_operation_get`: Reports the progress of a "run now" request. - `rankscale_dashboard_summary`: Your brand's topline: AI Visibility Score, mentions, citations, sentiment, average position. - `rankscale_competitors_summary`: Competitor leaderboard and per-competitor trend. - `rankscale_citations_summary`: Top cited URLs and the sites that cite you most. - `rankscale_sources_summary`: Domains that appear in AI source boxes next to you. - `rankscale_sentiment_summary`: Sentiment breakdown and the keywords driving it. - `rankscale_shopping_summary`: Products, providers, buybox winners, price and rating signals. - `rankscale_local_results_summary`: Google local and Maps place results across AI engines: Share, average position, detection rate, top places, and prompts where the map results leave you out. - `rankscale_follow_up_forms_summary`: ChatGPT follow-up form rate, top clarifying questions, and usual pre-selected answers. - `rankscale_custom_dashboard_views_list`: Lists a brand's saved dashboard views. - `rankscale_custom_dashboard_view_get`: Returns one saved view's full configuration. - `rankscale_search_terms_create`: Creates a search term in the inactive state. Duplicate-safe. - `rankscale_search_terms_update`: Updates a search term's allowed fields (for example query, tags, cadence, engine). - `rankscale_search_terms_deactivate`: Pauses 1 to 50 search terms. Shows a preview and asks you to confirm first. - `rankscale_topics_create`: Creates a topic (a grouping for search terms). - `rankscale_topics_assign_terms`: Groups search terms under a topic. Moving a term between topics asks you to confirm first. - `rankscale_topics_unassign_terms`: Removes search terms from their topic. - `rankscale_custom_dashboard_view_create`: Saves a new dashboard view. - `rankscale_custom_dashboard_view_update`: Renames or reconfigures a saved view. - `rankscale_custom_dashboard_view_set_default`: Makes one saved view the brand default. - `rankscale_search_terms_activate`: Starts recurring tracking on 1 to 50 inactive terms. Spends credits on every scheduled run. - `rankscale_search_terms_execute`: Runs 1 to 20 terms once, right now, without changing their schedule. Spends credits. ### Connect it Claude Code: ```sh claude mcp add --transport http rankscale https://mcp.rankscale.ai/mcp ``` - Add to Cursor: - Add to VS Code: - Claude.ai and Claude Desktop: Customize, Connectors, "+", Add custom connector, then paste https://mcp.rankscale.ai/mcp - ChatGPT: Settings, Apps, Advanced settings, turn on Developer mode, Create, then paste https://mcp.rankscale.ai/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": { "rankscale": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.rankscale.ai/mcp" } } } ``` ## Questions ### Does Rankscale have an official MCP server? Yes. Rankscale publishes its MCP server itself. Rankscale's own documentation describes it. MartechDB only lists servers a vendor publishes, never community copies. ### What is the Rankscale MCP server URL? The address is https://mcp.rankscale.ai/mcp. ### How do I connect Rankscale MCP to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor? In Claude, add https://mcp.rankscale.ai/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 rankscale https://mcp.rankscale.ai/mcp ### What can the Rankscale MCP server do? It offers 29 tools, including rankscale\_brands\_list, rankscale\_brands\_get, rankscale\_search\_terms\_list, rankscale\_search\_terms\_get and rankscale\_topics\_list (as its documentation names them, read on 3 Nov 2026). ### Is the Rankscale MCP server in the official MCP Registry? No. Rankscale hasn't published it to the official MCP Registry. ### Is the Rankscale MCP server working? Yes. It answered our most recent check. We last checked it on 3 Nov 2026. ### What are the alternatives to Rankscale's MCP server? In SEO, the most agent-friendly alternatives with an official MCP server are DataForSEO (100/100), Sitebulb (100/100), Seolyze (97/100), Rebrandly (95/100) and SE Ranking (94/100). Rankscale scores 65/100 on the same index. ## Change history - 2026-10-20: Added to MartechDB with Rankscale MCP ## Alternatives to Rankscale's MCP server In SEO, the most agent-friendly first: - [DataForSEO](https://martechdb.com/vendors/dataforseo.md) (dataforseo.com), Agent Readiness Index 100/100 - [Sitebulb](https://martechdb.com/vendors/sitebulb.md) (sitebulb.com), Agent Readiness Index 100/100 - [Seolyze](https://martechdb.com/vendors/seolyze.md) (seolyze.com), Agent Readiness Index 97/100 - [Rebrandly](https://martechdb.com/vendors/rebrandly.md) (rebrandly.com), Agent Readiness Index 95/100 - [SE Ranking](https://martechdb.com/vendors/se-ranking.md) (seranking.com), Agent Readiness Index 94/100 ## Get this data - API: `curl https://martechdb.com/api/v1/vendors/rankscale.ai` - MCP: `claude mcp add --transport http martechdb https://martechdb.com/mcp`, then ask about Rankscale. - Web page: https://martechdb.com/vendors/rankscale