OAuth-scoped MCP connection
Connect an OAuth-capable MCP client to CrawlRaven without installing software or pasting an API key. Access is limited to the websites and scopes approved during the browser consent flow.
CrawlRaven MCP Server
CrawlRaven MCP Server connects Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code and other OAuth-capable MCP clients to Search Console, GA4, keyword and SEO opportunity data.
SEO data and workflow tools for AI clients
CrawlRaven MCP Server is a remote Model Context Protocol server that gives AI clients scoped, typed access to data held in CrawlRaven. It connects Search Console performance, a linked GA4 property, ranked SEO opportunities, target keywords, and timeline information to conversational tools used in clients such as Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, and Cursor.
After an OAuth connection, an AI assistant can retrieve structured rows for questions such as which pages lost clicks, which queries have impressions without clicks, which landing pages produced GA4 key events, or what to work on next from the opportunity list. The server is read-only by default, while manual annotation changes are handled through separately approved tools. A free preview is available to eligible accounts, and paid access can expose up to 13 tools.
Core capabilities
Search Console access
Query Search Console data for sites, pages, queries, and performance windows from 1 to 365 days. Tools return structured rows rather than requiring CSV exports or dashboard screenshots.
Linked GA4 reporting
Use data from the GA4 property already linked to a website to identify landing pages, sessions, engagement, and key events alongside search performance.
Ranked SEO opportunities
Read CrawlRaven’s prioritized opportunities, target keyword plan, content gaps, runner-up keywords, decay tracking, and cannibalization flags to turn search data into a ranked work list.
Timeline and approved annotations
Compare performance changes with Google updates and your own timeline notes. The annotation tools can plan and track manual notes, but proposed changes require human approval.
Practical use cases
Investigate traffic declines
Ask an AI client to find pages with the largest click losses over a selected period and compare the timing with Google updates or internal timeline notes before deciding whether the issue is site-specific or broader.
Prioritize content refreshes
Use queries, pages, positions, and opportunity evidence to identify striking-distance pages, low-click queries, content decay, or query conflicts, then turn the ranked findings into a writer’s refresh checklist.
Connect search performance to outcomes
Combine Search Console landing-page performance with linked GA4 outcomes to identify which pages generate key events, not just impressions or clicks, over a chosen reporting window.
Audit keyword targeting
Review target keywords that have no ranking page, group queries by intent, and inspect keyword-map or cannibalization signals while working from the existing plan in CrawlRaven.
Run recurring multi-site reviews
Use the tool catalog from an agency or multi-site account to inspect several approved websites, while keeping access constrained by the OAuth connection’s website and scope permissions.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Connects Search Console, linked GA4, keyword planning, opportunities, and timeline context in one AI-client workflow.
- Uses typed, scoped responses with reporting periods and truncation information instead of relying on pasted CSV files or screenshots.
- OAuth authentication avoids manually managing an API key, and read access is the default.
- Supports human approval for manual timeline annotation changes rather than applying them automatically.
Cons
- The free MCP preview is bounded to one activated website, fixed 28-day Search Console reporting, limited rows, no pagination or annotations, and 20 shared calls per UTC day.
- GA4 access depends on a GA4 property already linked to the website, and analytics or annotation tools require the relevant paid OAuth scopes to be approved.
- The technical SEO audit is listed as coming soon rather than as an available MCP capability.
FAQ
How do I set up the CrawlRaven MCP server?
Add https://mcp.crawlraven.com/mcp to an OAuth-capable MCP client, sign in to the CrawlRaven account that owns the relevant websites, review the requested permissions, approve the connection, and return to the client. There is nothing to install and no API key to paste. The documentation recommends calling list_websites first because its website_id is required by the other tools.
Which AI clients can use it, and what does the output look like?
The server is documented for Claude.ai, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, and other OAuth-capable MCP clients. The client chooses a tool based on the question, then receives structured rows with the reporting period and any stated truncation.
What is included in the free MCP preview?
Eligible free accounts can use a bounded preview with one activated website, fixed 28-day Search Console reporting, up to 50 rows for supported result types, no pagination or annotations, and 20 shared tool calls per UTC day. Paid access can expose up to 13 tools, subject to the scopes approved for the connection.
Can the MCP server change my SEO data?
The server is read-only by default. Twelve tools are read-only; manual annotation changes use separately scoped tools and require approval. The client only sees the tools and data permitted by the OAuth scopes approved in the browser.
How is CrawlRaven priced?
CrawlRaven offers a free plan for one website and paid lifetime access. The pricing page lists one-time lifetime tiers of $39 for one website, $79 for three, $129 for ten, and $999 for 100 websites; paid access includes the MCP catalog subject to approved scopes. Prices are sold in batches and may change for future batches.
Quick Facts
- Category
- SEO analytics and AI developer tool
- Protocol
- Remote MCP over Streamable HTTP
- Authentication
- OAuth authorization code with S256 PKCE
- Server URL
- https://mcp.crawlraven.com/mcp
- Tool access
- 7-tool free preview; up to 13 tools with paid access
- Data sources
- Google Search Console, linked GA4, CrawlRaven opportunities, target keywords, and timeline data
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