Ahrefs SEO MCP
Chat with Ahrefs for actionable SEO & marketing data
Get live Ahrefs data inside ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI tools. No code required, just ask.
Ahrefs SEO MCP use cases
Research trendy keywords and content ideas
Get relevant insights for any keyword before they peak: search volume, traffic potential, growth trend, and keyword difficulty.
Example prompt: Show the top 20 trending terms in my industry that have strong potential to grow in popularity throughout 2026.
Find international SEO opportunities
Expand into regional markets where your competitors already have success.
Example prompt: Find up to 10 examples of similar businesses that expanded into other countries, including how their organic traffic is trending in those countries.
Analyze competitor traffic at scale
Track organic traffic over time for any list of competitors. See winners, losers, and where the gaps are.
Example prompt: Using this list of 10 sites in my niche, tell me which have grown organic search traffic in the past 6 months in decreasing order.
Audit backlink profiles
Compare the link-building velocity and domain authority charts for any list of competitors.
Example prompt: Provide a comprehensive overview of the backlink profiles and DR charts of these five websites.
Available where you already work
Claude
Connect Ahrefs to Claude and run keyword, backlink, and competitor research requests from one chat.
ChatGPT
Open ChatGPT, mention @Ahrefs, and pull keyword data, traffic estimates, and competitor insights.
For more ways to connect, check out our MCP documentation
Included on all paid Ahrefs plans
Ahrefs SEO MCP is available on Lite, Standard, Advanced, and Enterprise. Your plan determines how much data you can pull per request.
Rows per request
API units/mo
Lite
100
200,000
Standard
250
800,000
Advanced
500
2M
Enterprise
Unlimited
4M, Custom
Lite
Standard
Advanced
Enterprise
Rows per request
100
250
500
Unlimited
API units/mo
200,000
800,000
2M
4M, Custom
Questions? We have answers
What is MCP?
MCP, which stands for Model Context Protocol, is an open standard that companies can use to integrate their external tools and data with compatible AI assistants.What is Ahrefs SEO MCP?
Ahrefs SEO MCP helps you connect live Ahrefs data with AI assistants to automate countless SEO and marketing tasks via natural language (no coding required).What SEO and marketing tasks does Ahrefs SEO MCP automate?
Ahrefs SEO MCP automates a wide range of SEO and marketing tasks like keyword research, competitive analysis, backlink audits, content planning, content gap analysis, on-page SEO recommendations, and so on. A list of potential use cases is available here: ahrefs.com/blog/mcp-use-cases.What Ahrefs plans include Ahrefs SEO MCP?
Ahrefs SEO MCP is available for the following Ahrefs paid plans: Lite, Standard, Advanced, Enterprise.What AI assistants support Ahrefs SEO MCP?
Full setup guides are available for ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and Copilot Studio.