@patchwindow/seo-mcp

MCP server for Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools. Give your AI assistant live access to search performance data, indexing status, keyword research, crawl health, and more — directly in the chat.

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Features

• 10 SEO tools across Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools
• Keyword research via Bing — search volume and related keywords not available in GSC
• Traffic drop analysis — automatically compare two periods and surface the biggest drops
• Striking distance finder — identify queries in positions 4–20 ready for quick ranking gains
• Brand vs. non-brand split — segment traffic without leaving your AI chat
• Dual URL inspection — inspect any URL in both Google and Bing simultaneously
• Simple auth — Bing needs one env var; GSC uses a one-time OAuth2 flow with auto-refreshing tokens
• Config file defaults — set your site URL once, skip it on every tool call

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Installation

Install globally:

npm install -g @patchwindow/seo-mcp

Or run without installing:

npx @patchwindow/seo-mcp

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Setup

Bing Webmaster Tools

Bing uses an API key. No OAuth required.

1. Go to Bing Webmaster Tools
2. Navigate to Settings → API Access
3. Generate an API key
4. Set the environment variable:

export BING_WEBMASTER_API_KEY="your-api-key"

That's it.

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Google Search Console

GSC requires OAuth2. Service accounts do not work with the Search Console API — user credentials are required.

Step 1: Create a Google Cloud project

1. Go to Google Cloud Console
2. Create a new project (or select an existing one)
3. Go to APIs & Services → Library
4. Search for Google Search Console API and enable it

Step 2: Create OAuth2 credentials

1. Go to APIs & Services → Credentials → Create Credentials → OAuth 2.0 Client ID
2. Choose Web application as the application type
3. Under Authorized redirect URIs, add:

   http://localhost:3847/callback
   

4. Copy the Client ID and Client Secret

Step 3: Authenticate (one-time)

Set your credentials as environment variables, then run the auth command:

export GSC_CLIENT_ID="your-client-id.apps.googleusercontent.com"
export GSC_CLIENT_SECRET="your-client-secret"

npx @patchwindow/seo-mcp auth gsc

A browser window opens for Google login. After approving, the token is saved to ~/.seo-mcp/gsc-token.json. You only need to do this once — the token refreshes automatically.

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Config File (optional)

Create ~/.seo-mcp/config.json to set default site URLs. This lets you skip the site_url parameter on every tool call:

{
  "gsc": {
    "default_site": "sc-domain:example.com"
  },
  "bing": {
    "default_site": "https://example.com/"
  },
  "output": {
    "max_rows": 500
  }
}

GSC site URL format: Use sc-domain:example.com for domain properties or https://example.com/ for URL prefix properties. Check which type you have in Search Console under your property settings.

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Claude Desktop Integration

Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json (typically at ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "seo": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@patchwindow/seo-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "BING_WEBMASTER_API_KEY": "your-bing-api-key",
        "GSC_CLIENT_ID": "your-client-id.apps.googleusercontent.com",
        "GSC_CLIENT_SECRET": "your-client-secret"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor / Windsurf (.cursor/mcp.json or mcp.json):

{
  "seo-mcp": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["@patchwindow/seo-mcp"],
    "env": {
      "BING_WEBMASTER_API_KEY": "your-bing-api-key",
      "GSC_CLIENT_ID": "your-client-id.apps.googleusercontent.com",
      "GSC_CLIENT_SECRET": "your-client-secret"
    }
  }
}

Restart your AI client after saving the config.

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Tools Reference

* = not required if default_site is set in ~/.seo-mcp/config.json.

Google Search Console

Tool	Description	Required params	Optional params
gsc_search_performance	Clicks, impressions, CTR, and position. Supports grouping by query, page, country, device, or date.	start_date, end_date	site_url*, dimensions, filter_query, filter_page, filter_device, filter_country, row_limit
gsc_striking_distance	Queries in positions 4–20 sorted by impressions — best candidates for quick ranking improvements.	start_date, end_date	site_url*, min_position, max_position, min_impressions, row_limit
gsc_traffic_drop	Compare two date periods and surface pages or queries with the largest click drops.	current_start, current_end, previous_start, previous_end	site_url*, dimension, min_drop_percent, min_clicks_previous, row_limit
gsc_url_inspection	Indexing status, crawl date, canonical URL, page fetch state, rich results, and mobile usability for a specific URL.	url	site_url*
gsc_sitemap_list	All sitemaps submitted to GSC with status, URL counts, indexed counts, and error summary.	—	site_url*
gsc_brand_nonbrand	Split search traffic into branded and non-branded segments with aggregated clicks, impressions, CTR, and position.	start_date, end_date, brand_terms	site_url*, show_top_queries

Bing Webmaster Tools

Tool	Description	Required params	Optional params
bing_keyword_research	Monthly search volume and related keywords from Bing. This data is exclusive to Bing — not available in GSC.	keyword	site_url*, country, language, include_related
bing_crawl_health	Crawl statistics (total crawled, errors by type: 4xx, timeouts, DNS failures, blocked) and a list of specific crawl issues.	—	site_url*, show_issues, max_issues
bing_url_inspection	HTTP status, indexing state, crawl date, page title, internal/external link counts, and redirect target for a URL.	url	site_url*
bing_sitemap_list	Sitemaps registered in Bing Webmaster Tools with URL counts, indexed counts, errors, and last crawl time.	—	site_url*

Parameter details

gsc_search_performance

Parameter	Type	Description
site_url	string	GSC site URL (sc-domain:example.com or https://example.com/)
start_date	string	Start date, YYYY-MM-DD
end_date	string	End date, YYYY-MM-DD
dimensions	array	Group by: query, page, country, device, date. Default: ["query"]
filter_query	string	Filter to queries containing this string
filter_page	string	Filter to this exact page URL
filter_device	string	DESKTOP, MOBILE, or TABLET
filter_country	string	ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code, e.g. USA
row_limit	number	Max rows. Default: 100. Max: 25000

gsc_striking_distance

Parameter	Type	Description
site_url	string	GSC site URL
start_date	string	Start date, YYYY-MM-DD
end_date	string	End date, YYYY-MM-DD
min_position	number	Min position to include. Default: 4
max_position	number	Max position to include. Default: 20
min_impressions	number	Min impressions to include. Default: 10
row_limit	number	Max results. Default: 50

gsc_traffic_drop

Parameter	Type	Description
site_url	string	GSC site URL
current_start	string	Current period start, YYYY-MM-DD
current_end	string	Current period end, YYYY-MM-DD
previous_start	string	Previous period start, YYYY-MM-DD
previous_end	string	Previous period end, YYYY-MM-DD
dimension	string	page or query. Default: page
min_drop_percent	number	Minimum drop % to flag. Default: 20
min_clicks_previous	number	Minimum clicks in previous period. Default: 5
row_limit	number	Max results. Default: 25

gsc_brand_nonbrand

Parameter	Type	Description
site_url	string	GSC site URL
start_date	string	Start date, YYYY-MM-DD
end_date	string	End date, YYYY-MM-DD
brand_terms	array	Brand terms to match, case-insensitive. E.g. ["acme", "acmecorp"]
show_top_queries	boolean	Include top 10 queries per segment. Default: true

bing_keyword_research

Parameter	Type	Description
keyword	string	The keyword to research
site_url	string	Bing site URL
country	string	Two-letter country code, e.g. US. Default: US
language	string	Language code, e.g. en-US. Default: en-US
include_related	boolean	Include related keywords. Default: true

bing_crawl_health

Parameter	Type	Description
site_url	string	Bing site URL
show_issues	boolean	Include specific crawl issues. Default: true
max_issues	number	Max issues to show. Default: 20

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Examples

Ask your AI assistant:

Find quick wins for content optimization:

"Show me my top striking distance queries for the last 90 days. I want queries where I'm ranking between 5 and 15 with at least 50 impressions."

Diagnose a traffic drop:

"Compare my search traffic for April 2025 vs April 2024 by page. Flag anything that dropped more than 30%."

Research a topic before writing:

"Research the keyword 'typescript performance' in Bing. Show me monthly search volume and the top related keywords."

Audit indexing:

"Inspect the URL https://example.com/blog/my-post and tell me its indexing status, canonical URL, and whether it's eligible for rich results."

Understand brand exposure:

"Split my search traffic for Q1 2025 into branded and non-branded. My brand terms are 'acme' and 'acmecorp'. Show me the top 10 queries for each segment."

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Roadmap

Planned for v2:

• gsc_top_pages — top pages by traffic with trend comparison
• bing_link_counts — inbound link data (not available in GSC API)
• bing_url_submit — trigger reindexing for new or updated URLs
• gsc_batch_url_inspection — inspect a list of URLs with rate-limit handling
• bing_crawl_settings — read and update Bing crawl frequency settings
• Multi-site support — switch between properties without reconfiguring

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Building from Source

git clone https://github.com/patchwindow/seo-mcp
cd seo-mcp
npm install
npm run build

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Contributing

Issues and pull requests are welcome. Please open an issue before starting work on a significant change.

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License

MIT — Patch Window