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title: "Set up OpenSEO MCP"
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description: "Connect OpenSEO MCP to Claude, Codex, and other AI clients."
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---
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OpenSEO MCP lets compatible AI clients call OpenSEO tools for keyword research, SERP inspection, domain research, backlink overview, saved keywords, and rank tracking.
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The hosted MCP server URL is:
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```txt
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https://app.openseo.so/mcp
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```
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The first connection sends you through OpenSEO login. After authorization, your MCP client can call OpenSEO tools with the project context and account scopes you approved.
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For the most current setup UI and a copyable endpoint, open [AI & MCP in OpenSEO](https://app.openseo.so/ai).
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## Claude Code
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Use user scope to make OpenSEO available across projects. Use local scope for the current repository.
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```bash
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claude mcp add --transport http --scope user openseo https://app.openseo.so/mcp
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```
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After adding the server, approve the OpenSEO login when prompted.
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## Claude Desktop
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1. Open Settings -> Connectors.
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2. Click Add custom connector.
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3. Paste `https://app.openseo.so/mcp`.
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4. Approve the OpenSEO login when prompted.
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Claude Desktop custom connectors require a Claude plan that supports custom connectors.
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## Codex CLI
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Run this in your terminal:
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```bash
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codex mcp add openseo --url https://app.openseo.so/mcp
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```
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Approve the login when prompted.
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## Codex Desktop
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1. Open Settings -> Integrations & MCP.
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2. Click Add your own.
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3. Paste `https://app.openseo.so/mcp`.
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4. Approve the OpenSEO login when prompted.
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## Available tools
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OpenSEO MCP exposes tools for SEO research workflows:
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- Research keywords with volume, difficulty, and CPC.
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- Fetch live Google organic SERP results for keywords.
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- List saved keywords from an OpenSEO project.
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- Save useful keywords back to OpenSEO.
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- Read rank tracker configs and latest keyword positions.
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- Summarize a domain's organic footprint.
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- Find keywords a domain already ranks for.
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- Check backlink and referring-domain overview data.
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## What to do after setup
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Once OpenSEO MCP is connected, [set up OpenSEO Agent Skills](/docs/skills/setup). MCP gives your agent access to OpenSEO data. Skills are separate `SKILL.md` files that tell your agent how to use that data for specific SEO jobs.
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Start with one focused workflow instead of asking your agent to "do SEO" broadly.
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- Use [SEO project setup](/docs/skills/seo-project-setup) to capture your SEO goals and website context in a local workspace.
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- Use [SEO coach](/docs/skills/seo-coach) if you are new to SEO or are not sure which workflow to run first.
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- Use [keyword research](/docs/skills/keyword-research) to discover keyword opportunities.
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- Use [competitive landscape](/docs/skills/competitive-landscape) to map a market before choosing competitors or pages.
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- Use [competitor analysis](/docs/skills/competitor-analysis) to study one competitor.
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- Use [keyword clustering](/docs/skills/keyword-clustering) to turn keywords into page groups.
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- Use [link prospecting](/docs/skills/link-prospecting) to find outreach prospects for a linkable asset.
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## Troubleshooting
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If your client cannot connect, check that the server URL is exactly `https://app.openseo.so/mcp`.
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If authorization fails, disconnect the OpenSEO server in your client, add it again, and repeat the login flow.
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If your agent cannot find a project, ask it to list OpenSEO projects first and use the returned project ID in later tool calls.
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