SEO Monster MCP Server
by avansaberio.github.avansaber/seo-monsterv0.9.3
Local-first SEO MCP: track AI citations, Search Console, GA4, PageSpeed, Cloudflare, IndexNow, CrUX.
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Install SEO Monster MCP server
Install in Claude Code
claude mcp add seo-monster -e PSI_API_KEY='<psi-api-key>' -e CF_API_TOKEN='<cf-api-token>' -e SEO_MCP_INDEXNOW_KEY='<seo-mcp-indexnow-key>' -e DATAFORSEO_LOGIN='<dataforseo-login>' -e DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD='<dataforseo-password>' -e OPENPAGERANK_API_KEY='<openpagerank-api-key>' -e PERPLEXITY_API_KEY='<perplexity-api-key>' -e OPENAI_API_KEY='<openai-api-key>' -e ANTHROPIC_API_KEY='<anthropic-api-key>' -e GEMINI_API_KEY='<gemini-api-key>' -e GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN='<google-ads-developer-token>' -- uvx seo-monsterInstall in Cursor
{
"mcpServers": {
"seo-monster": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"seo-monster"
],
"env": {
"PSI_API_KEY": "<psi-api-key>",
"CF_API_TOKEN": "<cf-api-token>",
"SEO_MCP_INDEXNOW_KEY": "<seo-mcp-indexnow-key>",
"DATAFORSEO_LOGIN": "<dataforseo-login>",
"DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD": "<dataforseo-password>",
"OPENPAGERANK_API_KEY": "<openpagerank-api-key>",
"PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "<perplexity-api-key>",
"OPENAI_API_KEY": "<openai-api-key>",
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<anthropic-api-key>",
"GEMINI_API_KEY": "<gemini-api-key>",
"GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN": "<google-ads-developer-token>"
}
}
}
}Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).
Install in Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"seo-monster": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"seo-monster"
],
"env": {
"PSI_API_KEY": "<psi-api-key>",
"CF_API_TOKEN": "<cf-api-token>",
"SEO_MCP_INDEXNOW_KEY": "<seo-mcp-indexnow-key>",
"DATAFORSEO_LOGIN": "<dataforseo-login>",
"DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD": "<dataforseo-password>",
"OPENPAGERANK_API_KEY": "<openpagerank-api-key>",
"PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "<perplexity-api-key>",
"OPENAI_API_KEY": "<openai-api-key>",
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<anthropic-api-key>",
"GEMINI_API_KEY": "<gemini-api-key>",
"GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN": "<google-ads-developer-token>"
}
}
}
}Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), then restart.
Install in VS Code
{
"servers": {
"seo-monster": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"seo-monster"
],
"env": {
"PSI_API_KEY": "<psi-api-key>",
"CF_API_TOKEN": "<cf-api-token>",
"SEO_MCP_INDEXNOW_KEY": "<seo-mcp-indexnow-key>",
"DATAFORSEO_LOGIN": "<dataforseo-login>",
"DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD": "<dataforseo-password>",
"OPENPAGERANK_API_KEY": "<openpagerank-api-key>",
"PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "<perplexity-api-key>",
"OPENAI_API_KEY": "<openai-api-key>",
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<anthropic-api-key>",
"GEMINI_API_KEY": "<gemini-api-key>",
"GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN": "<google-ads-developer-token>"
}
}
}
}Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.
Install in Windsurf
{
"mcpServers": {
"seo-monster": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"seo-monster"
],
"env": {
"PSI_API_KEY": "<psi-api-key>",
"CF_API_TOKEN": "<cf-api-token>",
"SEO_MCP_INDEXNOW_KEY": "<seo-mcp-indexnow-key>",
"DATAFORSEO_LOGIN": "<dataforseo-login>",
"DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD": "<dataforseo-password>",
"OPENPAGERANK_API_KEY": "<openpagerank-api-key>",
"PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "<perplexity-api-key>",
"OPENAI_API_KEY": "<openai-api-key>",
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<anthropic-api-key>",
"GEMINI_API_KEY": "<gemini-api-key>",
"GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN": "<google-ads-developer-token>"
}
}
}
}Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.
Configuration
| Variable | Required | Secret | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEO_MCP_GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT | — | — | Path to your Desktop-app OAuth client-secrets JSON, downloaded from Google Cloud Console. Required for Search Console, Indexing, and GA4 tools. |
| SEO_MCP_GOOGLE_TOKEN | — | — | Writable path where the cached OAuth token is stored. On first use, a browser opens for one-time consent and the token is written here. Default: ${HOME}/.config/seo-monster/token.json |
| SEO_MCP_GSC_DEFAULT_SITE | — | — | Default Search Console property, e.g. 'sc-domain:example.com' or 'https://www.example.com/'. |
| SEO_MCP_GA4_PROPERTY_ID | — | — | Default GA4 property, e.g. 'properties/123456789' or bare '123456789'. |
| PSI_API_KEY | — | yes | Google API key shared by PageSpeed Insights and Chrome UX Report History tools. Optional; both work anonymously at a tighter rate limit when unset. |
| CF_API_TOKEN | — | yes | Cloudflare API token. Optional; needed only for the Cloudflare tools. Scopes: Zone:Read, DNS:Read, Account Analytics:Read, and (only when destructive mode is on) Cache Purge:Purge, Single Redirect:Edit, Zone Settings:Edit, and (for bulk redirects) Account Rulesets:Edit + Account Filter Lists:Edit. |
| CF_ZONE | — | — | Default Cloudflare zone hostname, e.g. 'example.com'. |
| SEO_MCP_INDEXNOW_KEY | — | yes | IndexNow shared key (any 8-128 hex string you generate). Required only for the IndexNow tools. Host the key file at https://<your-host>/<key>.txt for engine verification. |
| SEO_MCP_INDEXNOW_KEY_LOCATION | — | — | Override the default IndexNow key-file URL (https://<host>/<key>.txt). Set only if you host the key file at a non-standard path. |
| SEO_MCP_ALLOW_DESTRUCTIVE | — | — | Set to 'true' to enable the Cloudflare cache-purge tools. Default false: all destructive tools refuse to run. |
| DATAFORSEO_LOGIN | — | yes | DataForSEO Basic-auth login. Optional (v0.9). Unlocks SERP/PAA/related, keyword volume+difficulty+intent, competitor keyword-gap, and Google AI Overview citations for keyword_universe / serp_adjacency_expand / onpage_serp_gap auto-fetch / ai_citation_track. |
| DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD | — | yes | DataForSEO Basic-auth password. Optional (v0.9). Required alongside DATAFORSEO_LOGIN. |
| OPENPAGERANK_API_KEY | — | yes | Open PageRank (DomCop) free API key. Optional (v0.9). Free competitor domain-authority proxy for onpage_serp_gap. |
| PERPLEXITY_API_KEY | — | yes | Perplexity Sonar API key. Optional (v0.9). One of the AI answer-engines for ai_citation_track. |
| OPENAI_API_KEY | — | yes | OpenAI API key (Responses web_search). Optional (v0.9). One of the AI answer-engines for ai_citation_track. |
| ANTHROPIC_API_KEY | — | yes | Anthropic API key (web_search tool). Optional (v0.9). One of the AI answer-engines for ai_citation_track. |
| GEMINI_API_KEY | — | yes | Google Gemini API key (Search grounding). Optional (v0.9). One of the AI answer-engines for ai_citation_track. |
| GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN | — | yes | Google Ads API developer token. Optional (v0.9). Volume-only alternative to DataForSEO for keyword_universe; live use also needs an adwords-scope OAuth re-consent. |
| GOOGLE_ADS_CUSTOMER_ID | — | — | Google Ads customer id (digits). Optional (v0.9). Required alongside GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN. |
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Last commit (default branch)
2026-09-01 · 37d ago · GitHub
Latest release
2026-08-29 · 41d ago · GitHub · v0.9.3
Package published
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Registry entry updated
2026-09-25 · 13d ago · official registry · v0.9.3
FAQ
›How do I install the SEO Monster MCP server in Claude Code?
Run: claude mcp add seo-monster -e PSI_API_KEY='<psi-api-key>' -e CF_API_TOKEN='<cf-api-token>' -e SEO_MCP_INDEXNOW_KEY='<seo-mcp-indexnow-key>' -e DATAFORSEO_LOGIN='<dataforseo-login>' -e DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD='<dataforseo-password>' -e OPENPAGERANK_API_KEY='<openpagerank-api-key>' -e PERPLEXITY_API_KEY='<perplexity-api-key>' -e OPENAI_API_KEY='<openai-api-key>' -e ANTHROPIC_API_KEY='<anthropic-api-key>' -e GEMINI_API_KEY='<gemini-api-key>' -e GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN='<google-ads-developer-token>' -- uvx seo-monster. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.
›Does SEO Monster require an API key?
Yes. It expects PSI_API_KEY, CF_API_TOKEN, SEO_MCP_INDEXNOW_KEY, DATAFORSEO_LOGIN, DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD, OPENPAGERANK_API_KEY, PERPLEXITY_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY, ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN, of which 11 are secrets.
›Can I use SEO Monster as a remote (hosted) MCP server?
No hosted endpoint is published; it runs locally over stdio.
›Is SEO Monster in the official MCP registry?
Yes, as io.github.avansaber/seo-monster.
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