ContextBolt SEO in Codex (2026 Setup Guide)

One block in config.toml, and the Codex CLI answers with live search data.

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Used keyword_research

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It connects in 3 minutes.

Use the right ContextBolt account Use the email on your active ContextBolt SEO trial or subscription. Signing in does not buy another plan or change your credits.

Add the remote server Run codex mcp add contextbolt-seo --url https://seo.contextbolt.app/mcp. This saves the server in Codex's MCP configuration.

Log in from Codex Run codex mcp login contextbolt-seo. Sign in on the ContextBolt page with your SEO subscription email, enter the email code, and approve the connection.

Check the connection Start a fresh chat or session and ask what SEO tools are available. Your current credits and saved research belong to the same account as before.

Connect Search Console if you want it Google Search Console is a separate, optional read-only connection. Ask your agent to connect it and approve the Google prompt. Existing Search Console connections are unchanged, and old SEO Dashboard links now open the sign-in page first.

The guide covers every client and the compatibility options. The full setup guide

Then ask it something real.

“What keywords should my developer-tools blog target?” Codex calls keyword_research and returns related terms with volume, difficulty, and intent, so you get a content shortlist from the terminal.

“How hard is 'rust web framework' to rank for, and who's in the top 10?” Chains keyword_difficulty and serp_overview so you get a difficulty score and the live page-one results without leaving Codex.

“What does vercel.com rank for, and who competes for those terms?” Runs ranked_keywords then competitor_keywords for a content map plus the rivals chasing the same keywords.

“Who links to my top competitor but not to me?” Calls backlink_gap and returns a spam-scored prospect list, a ready-made outreach shortlist. Backlink calls cost three credits each.

What it can do in Codex.

Run keyword research in plain English from the terminal

Score how hard a keyword is to rank for before you write

See who ranks in Google's top 10 for any query

Size up any domain's traffic, keywords, and authority

Find the keywords a competitor already ranks for

Spot backlink gaps: who links to rivals but not you

Connect your own Google Search Console, read-only and free

Get a private SEO Dashboard that fills itself with your research, free

The longer story.

Connect with OAuth. Use https://seo.contextbolt.app/mcp, then sign in with your SEO subscription email, enter the email code, and approve access. Existing personal URLs still work for older clients. Full setup and recovery help.

Codex is OpenAI’s command-line coding agent, and alongside Claude it is one of the agents ContextBolt SEO is built around. It speaks the Model Context Protocol, so you can wire in ContextBolt SEO and pull live keyword, SERP, domain, and competitor data straight into your terminal workflow.

Every lookup you run lands on your SEO Dashboard, a private page you can sign in to from any machine, instead of disappearing into the session.

SEO research where you ship

When you are building, the question “what should this rank for, and who already owns it?” is one you want answered without breaking flow. With ContextBolt SEO in Codex you ask it in the terminal and the numbers come back inline. Every answer is saved to your SEO Dashboard, with no export and no second tool.

Because these are MCP tools, Codex chains them. “Find ten low-difficulty keywords for my docs site, check which ones a competitor already ranks for, and list the gaps” is one prompt, not ten dashboard sessions, and the whole session lands on your dashboard.

The config block

Add ContextBolt SEO to ~/.codex/config.toml:

[mcp_servers.contextbolt-seo]
url = "https://seo.contextbolt.app/mcp"

Run codex mcp login contextbolt-seo and complete the ContextBolt email-code sign-in. Start a fresh session and ask “what SEO tools do you have?” to confirm. The shared URL is not a secret; older personal token URLs still need to stay private. The full tour of tools and workflows is in the ContextBolt SEO guide.

Common questions.

Where does the Codex MCP config live?

In ~/.codex/config.toml. Add contextbolt-seo with codex mcp add contextbolt-seo --url https://seo.contextbolt.app/mcp, then run codex mcp login contextbolt-seo. Adding the URL alone does not complete OAuth sign-in.

Why is Codex a good fit for SEO research?

Codex is one of the agents ContextBolt SEO is built around. It runs in your terminal next to your project, so SEO research happens where you ship, and every lookup lands on your SEO Dashboard automatically.

Where does my research get saved?

To your ContextBolt account, and it shows up on your SEO Dashboard, a private page that fills itself as you work. It is one URL, so the research follows you between machines and between agents instead of living in one project folder. Saving is free and never counts against your 1,000 monthly credits.

How many credits does a question cost?

Research tools cost one credit each. Backlink tools cost three each. The plan includes 1,000 a month, top-ups never expire, and checking your balance is free.

Does it remember past research?

Yes. Ask about the same keyword again and the answer leads with what has changed since last time, like a difficulty or volume delta, at no extra cost. Memory is automatic and free.

ContextBolt SEO in Codex (2026 Setup Guide)

It connects in 3 minutes.

Then ask it something real.

What it can do in Codex.

The longer story.

SEO research where you ship

The config block

Common questions.

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