# SEO tools for your AI agent: keywords, rankings, backlinks and audits on one key

RouterGrowth is an SEO toolkit an agent calls through one MCP server: keyword volume and ideas, live Google and Bing results, the keywords any domain ranks for, its competitors, its backlinks and an on-page audit of any URL. The data is DataForSEO's, with no account to open and no monthly plan.

HTML page: https://www.routergrowth.com/tools/seo

## What your agent can do

| Capability | What it returns | Providers | From | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [`seo.keywords`](https://www.routergrowth.com/catalog/seo.keywords) | Search volume and keyword ideas for a seed keyword. | DataForSEO | $0.0212 per search | live |
| [`seo.serp`](https://www.routergrowth.com/catalog/seo.serp) | Live Google or Bing results for a keyword and location, with SERP features and AI Overview presence. | DataForSEO, Apify | $0.0035 per search | live |
| [`seo.ranked_keywords`](https://www.routergrowth.com/catalog/seo.ranked_keywords) | The keywords a domain ranks for on Google, with position, volume, CPC and estimated traffic per keyword. | DataForSEO | $0.0212 per search | live |
| [`seo.competitors`](https://www.routergrowth.com/catalog/seo.competitors) | Domains competing for the same Google keywords, with shared-keyword counts, average position and their organic footprint. | DataForSEO | $0.0214 per search | live |
| [`seo.domain_overview`](https://www.routergrowth.com/catalog/seo.domain_overview) | Organic and paid footprint of a domain: ranking keywords, estimated traffic and its value, top-3 and top-10 counts. | DataForSEO | $0.021 per lookup | live |
| [`seo.backlinks`](https://www.routergrowth.com/catalog/seo.backlinks) | Backlinks and referring domains for a target domain. | DataForSEO | $0.0841 per search | live |
| [`seo.page_audit`](https://www.routergrowth.com/catalog/seo.page_audit) | Instant on-page audit of one URL: status, title, description, headings, links, timing, on-page score and the failing checks. | DataForSEO | $0.002 per page | live |

## Ask it like this

- Run a full SEO audit of our site against our three closest competitors and give me the ten pages to write next. (`seo.competitors`, `seo.ranked_keywords`, `seo.page_audit`)
- Find 50 keywords around this topic with volume, and show me who ranks for the ten easiest. (`seo.keywords`, `seo.serp`)
- Which keywords does this competitor rank for that we do not? (`seo.ranked_keywords`)

## Connect

MCP server: `https://api.routergrowth.com/mcp` (OAuth, or an API key header).

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http routergrowth https://api.routergrowth.com/mcp
```

```bash
npm install -g routergrowth && routergrowth setup
routergrowth run -c seo.keywords -i '{"keyword": "ai sales agent", "location": "United States", "limit": 50}'
```

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.routergrowth.com/v1/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ROUTERGROWTH_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"capability": "seo.keywords", "input": {"keyword": "ai sales agent", "location": "United States", "limit": 50}}'
```

## Worth knowing

- **Research on demand.** The agent asks a question and pays for the calls that answer it. There is no project to set up and no seat.
- **One source, named.** Volume, results pages, backlinks and audits come from DataForSEO, and the page for each capability says so.
- **From research to a brief.** The agent reads the winning pages with the same key and writes the outline against them.

## Questions

### Is there an SEO MCP server?

RouterGrowth is an MCP server with keyword research, live results pages, ranked keywords, competitors, backlinks and on-page audits as tools, for Claude, ChatGPT, Codex and Cursor.

### Can Claude do SEO research with real data?

Yes. Connected to these tools it reads live volume, rankings and backlinks instead of guessing. The AI SEO agent guide walks through a full audit.

### Is this a DataForSEO MCP?

The SEO capabilities run on DataForSEO, and its full API is also reachable as raw endpoints. You use RouterGrowth's key and balance, with no DataForSEO account.

### Does it replace Ahrefs or Semrush?

For research an agent runs on demand, it covers the same questions at a per-call price. It does not host dashboards or scheduled reports for you.

### What does a keyword lookup cost?

Each capability's price is in the table above and is quoted before a run. A full audit of a site against its competitors is typically a few dollars.

## Related

- Workflow: [SEO research for the AI sales tools category](https://www.routergrowth.com/workflows/seo-ai-sales-tools.md)
- Workflow: [SEO research for sales engagement software](https://www.routergrowth.com/workflows/seo-sales-engagement.md)
- Guide: [AI SEO agent: run a full SEO audit from Claude, ChatGPT or Codex](https://www.routergrowth.com/use-cases/ai-seo-agent.md)
- Guide: [Keyword research API: volume, CPC and the live SERP for every keyword](https://www.routergrowth.com/use-cases/seo-opportunity-research.md)
- Guide: [Competitor SEO analysis in five API calls](https://www.routergrowth.com/use-cases/competitor-seo-teardown.md)
- Guide: [Semrush MCP: which plans include it, what it costs in API units, and a pay-per-call alternative](https://www.routergrowth.com/use-cases/semrush-mcp.md)
- Guide: [Ahrefs MCP: which plans include it, the limits per plan, and a pay-per-call alternative](https://www.routergrowth.com/use-cases/ahrefs-mcp.md)