@ranki.io/mcp

@ranki.io/mcp

The Ranki.io MCP server — adds SEO + AEO tools to Claude Code, Claude Desktop, and Cursor. Audit your site, generate sitemap.xml / llms.txt / robots.txt, and pull your Ranki.io articles into your editor — all using your Claude credits.

Install

Claude Desktop / Claude Code (stdio via npx)

Add to ~/.claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ranki": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@ranki.io/mcp"],
      "env": { "RANKI_API_KEY": "rk_live_..." }
    }
  }
}

Cursor (HTTP transport, no npx needed)

.cursor/mcp.json in your project root:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ranki": {
      "url": "https://mcp.ranki.io",
      "headers": { "X-API-Key": "rk_live_..." }
    }
  }
}

Tools

Tool	Auth	What it does
audit_aeo	Free (5/day per IP)	Scorecard + fix recipes for ChatGPT/Claude/Perplexity/AI Overviews citation signals
audit_seo	Free	10-check on-page SEO scorecard
generate_sitemap_xml	Free	Build sitemap.xml from URL list
generate_llms_txt	Free	Generate the emerging llms.txt standard
generate_robots_txt	Free	Build robots.txt allowing/blocking AI crawlers
list_projects	API key	List your Ranki.io projects
get_article	API key	Fetch full Ranki.io article (HTML, TOC, images, keywords)

Get a free API key at https://app.ranki.io/developer

Why "advisor only"?

The MCP server returns structure + advice (checklists, generated files, fix recipes). Your Claude/Cursor evaluates the advice against your code using your Claude credits. Ranki MCP never makes LLM calls on your behalf — no surprise bills.

License

MIT