Ahrefs Lite
$129/mo
The entry plan. Limited credits, and you still have a full dashboard to learn.
SEO data for AI agents
Ahrefs-grade SEO,
without the bill.
ContextBolt SEO is a hosted MCP server. Connect it to Claude or Cursor, ask SEO questions in plain language, and get keyword, SERP, competitor and backlink data back. $29 a month, not $129.
How hard is it to rank for "iced coffee recipe"?
Used keyword_difficulty
"iced coffee recipe" gets 14,800 searches a month and that volume is holding steady year over year. Its difficulty is only 24 out of 100, firmly in easy territory.
To break into the top 10 you would need around 87 referring domains, the kind of detail that tells you upfront whether a keyword is worth the effort.
Works in
Claude Code
Claude Desktop
Cursor
Codex
Any MCP client
The problem
SEO tools cost a
small fortune.
Ahrefs and Semrush are priced for agencies. You pay hundreds a month for a dashboard you open a few times, and a stack of features you never touch.
Semrush Pro
$140/mo
Built for marketing teams. Dozens of tabs, most of which you will never open.
Ahrefs Standard
$249/mo
What you actually need once the limits bite. That is roughly $3,000 a year.
$29 a month. ContextBolt SEO gives you the same class of data, with nothing to learn and no seat you are not using.
How it works
No app. No dashboard.
Just ask.
This is the easy part. There is no interface to learn, because there is no interface. Your AI agent is the whole product. Connect it once and ask.
01
Connect it once
Paste your MCP URL into Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Claude.ai, Cursor or Codex. Under a minute, no config to learn.
02
Ask in plain English
"What keywords should this post target?" "Who ranks for this?" No filters, no query builder, no exports.
03
Get real data back
Your agent calls a tool, ContextBolt SEO fetches live data, and the answer lands right in your chat.
04
Come back later
Ask about the same keyword next week and your agent's answer leads with what's changed. Memory is automatic and never costs credits.
What it does
Nine tools.
Research, and now backlinks.
Each tool is one question your agent can now answer with live data. The six research tools cost one lookup per call. The three backlink tools cost three, because backlink data is more expensive to pull. It also remembers every lookup and saves your research to your project, automatically.
keyword_research
most used Give it a topic or seed keyword. Get back related keywords with search volume, difficulty, CPC and search intent.
Ask: what keywords should my post on email marketing target?
keyword_difficulty
Check how hard one keyword is to rank for. Returns the difficulty score, search volume, CPC and intent.
Ask: how hard is it to rank for "project management software"?
serp_overview
See who currently ranks on Google for a keyword, with positions, page titles and URLs.
Ask: who ranks for "best running shoes"?
domain_overview
An instant read on any domain: estimated organic traffic, how many keywords it ranks for, and its authority.
Ask: how is competitor.com doing on SEO?
ranked_keywords
The keywords a domain already ranks for on Google, sorted by the traffic they bring in.
Ask: what is my site already ranking for?
competitor_keywords
Find the domains competing for the same keywords as you, with their overlap and traffic.
Ask: who are my real SEO competitors?
backlink_overview
new · 3 credits A site's full backlink profile. Domain authority, total backlinks, referring domains and spam score.
Ask: how authoritative is raindrop.io?
referring_domains
new · 3 credits Every domain linking to a site, ranked, with link counts and the dofollow/nofollow split.
Ask: who links to my biggest competitor?
backlink_gap
new · 3 credits Domains that link to your competitors but not you, scored for spam so you skip the junk. A ready-made outreach list.
Ask: who links to my competitors but not me?
See it in practice
Take the five-minute guide.
A short click-through: how to connect it, what to ask, the workflows it slots into, and the small habits that get you sharper answers faster.
What makes it stick
Built to remember.
Built to be yours.
Your SEO MCP remembers every keyword you've researched, and saves your findings to your project as markdown. Nothing to set up, nothing to learn.
Cross-session memory
Ask again, see what's changed.
Ask about a keyword you researched last week and your agent's answer starts with what's changed since last time. No extra prompt, no extra credits, no setup.
Since last lookup · 8 days ago
difficulty 47 → 52 +5
volume / mo 4.4K → 4.9K +11%
Free. No credits spent. Recall, pin, annotate and sync from any future session.
Files-as-dashboard
Your research, on your disk.
Every lookup also saves to a ./seo-findings/ folder in your project as markdown. One file per keyword or domain. Curated so the folder stays tidy.
./seo-findings/
- ├README.md
- ├INDEX.md
- ├keywords/
- │ └cold-brew-coffee.md
- ├domains/
- └ideas/
Auto-saved as markdown. Grep it. Commit it. Drop it in Obsidian.
See it in a real conversation below.
In practice
One question.
Real numbers back.
A real exchange against live data. You ask, the agent picks the tool, and the answer is the actual result, not a guess.
I'm writing a post about email marketing. What keywords should I target?
Used keyword_research
I pulled 10 ideas for that topic. 4 of the 10 are low-difficulty, and search volume runs from 90 to 22,200 a month.
- email marketing platforms · 22,200/mo · difficulty 66/100
- email marketing software · 9,900/mo · difficulty 64/100
- email marketing tools · 4,400/mo · difficulty 49/100
- mailchimp email marketing · 4,400/mo · difficulty 25/100
The headline terms are a hard climb. I would anchor the post on email marketing tools for the volume at a reachable difficulty, then add sections that pick off the easier terms under 30.
Why it is easier
Easier than Ahrefs.
By a mile.
Ahrefs and Semrush are powerful, and they ask a lot of you to get there. ContextBolt SEO asks for one thing: your question.
ContextBolt SEO
No dashboard. You ask, your agent answers.
Nothing to learn. If you can type a question, you can use it.
Remembers what you've researched. Saves your research to your project as markdown.
Lives inside Claude and Cursor, where you already work.
One flat price. $29 a month. Nine tools, with memory and project files included.
Set up in under a minute by pasting one URL.
Ahrefs and Semrush
A dashboard with dozens of tabs and reports.
A real learning curve before you get value.
A separate tool you log into and switch context for.
$129 to $449 a month, tiered by credits and seats.
Projects, crawls and onboarding to configure first.
Pricing
One plan.
One price.
No tiers, no seats, no credit math. $29 a month covers 1,000 SEO lookups, and you can top up if a month runs heavy. The price goes to $35 for new subscribers on Friday, June 5. Subscribe before then and you keep $29 for as long as you stay.
$29 until June 5
ContextBolt SEO
$29/month
1,000 SEO lookups every month.
- 9 tools: keyword research, difficulty, SERPs, domains, competitors, plus 3 backlink tools
- Backlink tools included: overview, referring domains and a competitor gap finder, 3 lookups per call
- Memory and project files included: every lookup remembered across sessions, mirrored to ./seo-findings/ in your project, no extra cost
- Works in Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and Codex
- 1,000 lookups included every month (research tools cost 1, backlink tools cost 3)
- Top up any time, top-up credits never expire
- Cancel any time, month to month
Top-up credits never expire. Check out with the same email you subscribed with, so they land on your account.
Setup
Connect it once.
Under a minute.
Your private MCP URL arrives by email after you subscribe. Add it to your agent and you are ready. Name the connection ContextBolt SEO in every client so it is clear in tool calls.
01
Claude Code
One command in your terminal:
claude mcp add --transport http contextbolt-seo <your URL>
02
Claude Desktop · Claude.ai
Open Settings, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, give it any name, and paste your URL. On Claude.ai in the browser, tool calls may show a connector ID instead of the name. That is normal.
03
Cursor
Add to your mcp.json under mcpServers:
"contextbolt-seo": { "url": "<your URL>" }
04
Codex
Add to your ~/.codex/config.toml:
[mcp_servers.contextbolt-seo]
url = "<your URL>"
Want the detailed version? Read the full ContextBolt SEO guide for your first session and workflow tips.
FAQ
Common
questions.
Anything else, email hello@contextbolt.com and we will help.
What is ContextBolt SEO?
ContextBolt SEO is a hosted MCP server that gives your AI agent live SEO data: keyword research, keyword difficulty, Google SERP results, domain and competitor analysis, and backlink tools. You connect it to Claude or Cursor and ask SEO questions in plain language. It costs $29 a month.
Is there an app or a dashboard?
No, and that is the point. ContextBolt SEO has no interface of its own. You connect it once to Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor or Codex, and your AI agent becomes the interface. There is nothing to learn.
How is this different from Ahrefs or Semrush?
It is the same class of data for a fraction of the price, with nothing to learn. Ahrefs and Semrush are dashboards you log into, learn, and pay $129 to $449 a month for. ContextBolt SEO answers SEO questions inside the agent you already use, for $29 a month.
Does it do backlink analysis?
Yes. ContextBolt SEO has three backlink tools. backlink_overview pulls a domain authority score, total backlinks, referring domains and spam score. referring_domains lists every site linking to a domain, ranked. backlink_gap finds the domains linking to your competitors but not you, scored for spam, which is a ready-made outreach list. Each backlink call costs three lookups, because backlink data is more expensive to pull than keyword data.
What is a lookup, and what happens at 1,000?
Most tool calls are one lookup. The three backlink tools cost three lookups each, because that data is more expensive to pull. The $29 plan includes 1,000 lookups a month, which is plenty for most people. If a month runs heavy, top-up packs start at $9, and top-up credits never expire. Nothing breaks at the limit.
How do I check how many credits I have left?
Just ask your agent. ContextBolt SEO includes a free check_credits tool, so asking "how many SEO credits do I have left?" gives you an instant answer: the credits left in your monthly allowance, any top-up credits you hold, and the date your allowance resets. Checking your balance costs zero credits and works even after you have run out.
Which AI tools does it work with?
Any tool that supports MCP. That includes Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and Codex today, and any other client that speaks the Model Context Protocol.
Where does the data come from?
From DataForSEO, an established SEO data provider that powers hundreds of SEO products. It is the same class of keyword, SERP and ranking data behind the big-name tools.
Can I cancel any time?
Yes. ContextBolt SEO is month to month, so you can cancel whenever you want and you will not be billed again. If you email hello@contextbolt.com within 24 hours of subscribing, you will get a full refund. Your subscription will be canceled and you will lose access to the SEO tools, but the money comes back in full. After 24 hours, canceling stops your next charge rather than refunding the current month.
Does it remember what I have researched?
Yes. ContextBolt SEO keeps every lookup on your account, and when you ask about the same keyword or domain again, your agent's answer starts with what has changed since last time, like "difficulty has gone from 47 to 52 and search volume from 4.4K to 4.9K a month." You can also ask "what have I researched?" or tell the agent to pin a finding. Memory is free and does not count toward your monthly lookups.
What is the seo-findings folder?
When you use ContextBolt SEO in a client with file access like Claude Code or Cursor, every lookup also saves to a ./seo-findings/ folder in your project as markdown. One file per keyword or domain you research, plus an INDEX. You can search it, commit it to git, or open it in Obsidian. If you use the claude.ai web app, you still get the same recalled research; the files just do not appear on disk.
Does memory cost extra credits?
No. Cross-session memory and the ./seo-findings/ folder run in the background and cost zero credits. Only the tools that fetch live data draw from your monthly 1,000. The six research tools cost one lookup each. The three backlink tools cost three each.
SEO data in your agent, $29 a month
Stop paying for the dashboard.
Pay for the data.
Connect it to your agent and ask your first SEO question in under a minute.