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Ahrefs MCP for AI Agents. Audit Backlinks, Keywords, and Domain Authority Instantly

Ahrefs MCP connects professional SEO data directly into your AI agent. Audit domain authority, track backlink profiles, and research keywords with industry-leading metrics—all from a single chat interface. Get detailed reports on keyword difficulty, organic traffic performance, and competitor link structures instantly.

Ahrefs MCP is compatible with Claude Claude
Ahrefs MCP is compatible with ChatGPT ChatGPT
Ahrefs MCP is compatible with Cursor Cursor
Ahrefs MCP is compatible with Gemini Gemini
Ahrefs MCP is compatible with Windsurf Windsurf
Ahrefs MCP is compatible with VS Code VS Code
Ahrefs MCP is compatible with JetBrains JetBrains
Ahrefs MCP is compatible with Vercel Vercel
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Give Claude and any AI agent real-world access

Audit a domain’s overall health

Get comprehensive metrics on a website, including its total backlinks and current authority rating.

Analyze linking structures

List all existing backlinks or specifically identify 404 broken links that need fixing on a site.

Research keyword performance

Retrieve metrics like search volume, difficulty score, and estimate the cost per click for target keywords.

Generate content ideas

Ask your agent to brainstorm related keywords based on a seed topic or existing research.

Track search engine results

Analyze live search result pages for any keyword across different countries to see how people are searching.

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What AI agents can do with Ahrefs: 10 Tools for Deep SEO Analysis

Use these tools to analyze site backlinks, track keyword performance, audit domain health, and discover organic traffic opportunities through your AI agent.

Make your AI actually useful.

Add this MCP to Claude, Cursor, or Windsurf and your AI stops guessing. It gets real tools to look things up, take action, and handle the stuff you keep doing by hand.

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Get Domain Overview

Retrieves a summary of a domain’s current SEO metrics, including its overall rating.

List Backlinks

Lists all the websites that link back to a specified URL or domain.

List Organic Keywords

Provides a list of keywords for which a given site currently ranks in search results.

List Broken Backlinks

Identifies and lists specific backlinks that point to non-existent 404 pages.

Get Backlinks Stats

Generates a high-level summary of the total number and quality of backlinks pointing...

List Top Pages

Lists the pages on a site that are currently getting the most organic traffic.

Get Keyword Overview

Pulls detailed metrics for specific keywords, including volume and difficulty scores.

List Keyword Ideas

Generates a set of related keyword ideas based on a core topic to expand content...

Get Keyword Volume History

Retrieves historical data showing how the search volume for a keyword has changed...

Get Serp Overview

Analyzes what the current search results page looks like for any given keyword and...

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Pick your AI client below to get set up. Just create a Vinkius account, subscribe, and you're instantly up and running. We handle the entire backend infrastructure, delivering out-of-the-box support for HTTPS Streamable, SSE, and OAuth2—zero messy routing required.

Ahrefs MCP is compatible with Claude

Claude AI

1

Open Claude Settings

Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.

2

Add Custom Connector

Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL:

https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand Advanced settings to add credentials.

3

Start a conversation

Open a new chat. The Ahrefs integration is available immediately — no restart needed.

Choose How to Get Started

Build a custom MCP for your own tools, or connect a ready-made integration from our catalog.

Build Your Own

Turn any API into an MCP. Import a spec, define Agent Skills, or deploy with MCPFusion.

  • Import from OpenAPI, Swagger, or YAML specs
  • Create Agent Skills with progressive disclosure
  • Deploy to edge with MCPFusion framework
  • Built in DLP, auth, and compliance on each call
  • Real time usage dashboard and cost metering
  • Publish to catalog or keep private
Start building

Make Your AI Do More

Start with Ahrefs, then connect any of our 5,200+ other servers whenever your AI needs more. One click, no limits.

  • Use this MCP plus 5,200+ others, all in one place
  • Add new capabilities to your AI anytime you want
  • Connections are secured and governed automatically
  • Track usage and costs across all your servers
  • Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and more
  • New servers added to the catalog weekly
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The Problem of the SEO Dashboard Overload Solved with Vinkius AI Gateway

Right now, compiling a full audit means juggling five different tabs: one for domain health, one for keywords, another for backlinks, and then opening multiple reports to find broken links. You spend more time clicking through filters and copying numbers than you do actually strategizing.

With this MCP, the entire process collapses into chat. Instead of leaving your agent's interface, you ask it to run a comprehensive audit using `get_domain_overview` and `list_backlinks`. The data flows straight back to you, organized and ready for immediate use.

Ahrefs MCP: Structured SEO Intelligence in Your Workflow

You no longer need to copy a domain name into three different sections of a platform. You can simply ask the agent to analyze the backlink structure and then immediately cross-reference it with the top pages that rank for keywords, all from one prompt.

This MCP doesn't just provide data; it runs complex workflows. It makes deep SEO analysis as easy as asking a question.

What your AI can actually do with this

Stop spending hours clicking through multiple dashboards just to compile one client report. This MCP gives your agent direct access to Ahrefs' massive SEO database. You can audit everything from domain ratings and broken links to identifying exactly which pages rank for specific keywords. Your agent manages the entire organic growth strategy conversationally, retrieving crucial data points like keyword volume metrics and real-time SERP analysis without you ever needing to open a web dashboard.

When you connect this MCP via Vinkius, your AI client treats Ahrefs as just another set of tools at hand. You simply ask for insights—like 'Show me the top 10 pages ranking for 'best coffee shop' in Austin'—and get structured data back immediately.

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Questions you might have

How do I check my domain authority using the Ahrefs MCP? +

You use the get_domain_overview tool to retrieve your site's current Domain Rating (DR) and other core metrics. This gives you a quick, reliable snapshot of your authority.

Is the Ahrefs MCP better than just using the website directly? +

Yes, because this MCP runs these complex analyses through natural language conversation. You get structured data and reports without navigating any web dashboard.

Can I use the Ahrefs MCP to find competitor links? +

Absolutely. Simply ask your agent to run list_backlinks on a competitor's domain, and it will list who is linking back to them for analysis.

How do I use the Ahrefs MCP for content brainstorming? +

You can leverage the list_keyword_ideas tool. Give it a topic, and your agent generates several related keywords you can target with new content pieces.

What if my site has many broken links? Which Ahrefs MCP tool should I use? +

You must run the list_broken_backlinks tool. It specifically checks for 404 errors, giving you a clean list of dead links to fix.