Ahrefs MCP

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Connect AI assistants directly to Ahrefs' SEO and AI-search data — keyword research, backlinks, rank tracking, site audits, and brand visibility, all through natural language.

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What can you do with Ahrefs MCP?

  • Research keywordsPull search volume, keyword difficulty, CPC, and related-term ideas for any seed keyword or market.
  • Analyze backlinksInspect any domain's backlink profile, referring domains, anchor text, and broken links.
  • Track rankings and competitorsCheck organic keyword rankings, top pages, and organic competitors for any site.
  • Audit site healthSurface technical SEO issues, crawled-page data, and on-page problems from Site Audit projects.
  • Monitor AI-search visibilityUse Brand Radar to see how often your brand is cited and mentioned across AI assistants versus competitors.

Connection URLs

Streamable HTTP (recommended)

https://api.ahrefs.com/mcp/mcp

worth adding two real caveats, access requires an Ahrefs Lite plan or higher, and the first connection runs an OAuth sign-in in the browser (credentials are reused after that). Accurate and saves your visitors a "why won't it connect" moment.

One thing I can do since the Ahrefs MCP is live in this session: pull its actual tool list straight from the endpoint, so your capabilities are exhaustive and precisely named rather than my five-line summary. It may prompt an auth check on your side. Want me to fetch the real list so the page is definitive or is the five-capability version enough for a directory entry?