Ranks Hawk MCP MCP server

An official MCP server by Ranks Hawk that connects AI agents to real-time SEO data. It provides read-only tools for competitor intelligence, including finding keyword opportunities, content gaps, backlink prospects, and AI citation mentions, all scoped to the user's account via OAuth 2.0.

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 Ranks Hawk

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://www.rankshawk.com/api/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Find keyword opportunities where competitors rank weakly
Identify content gaps against tracked competitors
Discover backlink opportunities from dead competitor pages
Find AI mentions where competitors are cited instead of you

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 ranks-hawk-mcp https://www.rankshawk.com/api/mcp

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 ranks-hawk-mcp --url https://www.rankshawk.com/api/mcp

Cursor

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

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ranks-hawk-mcp": {
      "url": "https://www.rankshawk.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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": {
    "ranks-hawk-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://www.rankshawk.com/api/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "ranks-hawk-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.rankshawk.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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 ranks-hawk-mcp https://www.rankshawk.com/api/mcp

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": {
    "ranks-hawk-mcp": {
      "url": "https://www.rankshawk.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

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

Windsurf configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ranks-hawk-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://www.rankshawk.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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