Cite42 MCP MCP server

An official MCP server by Cite42 that enables AI agents to access real-time AI visibility, SEO data, keyword research, and trend analysis. It allows agents to query rankings across major AI models, analyze citations and sentiment, and track competitor performance using natural language prompts.

Endpoint and access

OAuth sign-in: the first time you connect, your client opens the vendor's own authorization prompt in a browser.

OAuth sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-10-05Operated by Cite42

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://mcp.cite42.dev

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Check AI search rankings for specific keywords across models
Analyze AI citations and sentiment for brand mentions
Research SEO keywords and search volume data
Track Google Trends and YouTube video trends

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers a Streamable HTTP server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.

Claude Code configuration

claude mcp add --transport http cite42-mcp https://mcp.cite42.dev

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).

Codex configuration

codex mcp add cite42-mcp --url https://mcp.cite42.dev

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable cite42-mcp in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cite42-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.cite42.dev"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure). The type must be streamableHttp for a remote HTTP server.

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cite42-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://mcp.cite42.dev",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start cite42-mcp and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "cite42-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.cite42.dev"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.

Gemini CLI configuration

gemini mcp add --transport http cite42-mcp https://mcp.cite42.dev

Claude Desktop

Merge this into claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\), then restart Claude Desktop.

Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cite42-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.cite42.dev"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.

Windsurf configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cite42-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.cite42.dev"
    }
  }
}

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