CiteRank

The AI search visibility platform that tells you why AI won't cite your brand, then hands you the fix.

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Citerank MCP Server

Citerank exposes its audit suite as a Model Context Protocol server. Connect from Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, or any MCP-capable agent and run AI visibility audits, generate schema, check brand citations, and simulate agent journeys — without leaving your editor.

Quick Setup — Claude Code

claude mcp add citerank --transport http https://citerankscore.com/api/mcp-server

Claude Desktop / Other Clients

Add this to your MCP client configuration (for Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "citerank": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://citerankscore.com/api/mcp-server"
    }
  }
}

Cursor

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Open Cursor Settings → MCP → Add new MCP server

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Type: HTTP · URL: https://citerankscore.com/api/mcp-server

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Save — the five Citerank tools appear in your agent's tool list.

Available Tools

citerank_analyze_url

Run a full AI visibility audit on a URL. Returns schema analysis, AI citation score, E-E-A-T signals, agentic readiness, and prioritized issues.

url (required) · focus: full | schema | citations | agentic | eeat

citerank_check_brand_citations

Check whether a brand or domain is cited in AI-generated answers (Google AI Overviews, Gemini). Returns citation rate, share of voice, top cited queries, and competitor analysis.

domain (required) · keywords: optional array, max 10

citerank_generate_schema

Generate JSON-LD structured data for a URL. Analyzes page content and produces schema markup ready to implement.

url (required) · schemaType: optional, auto-detected if omitted

citerank_check_agentic_readiness

Check how ready a website is for AI agent interactions. Tests MCP endpoint, WebMCP declarative tools, potentialAction schema, A2A agent card, llms.txt, and more.

url (required)

citerank_simulate_agent_journey

Simulate an AI agent attempting to complete a task on a website. Returns step-by-step results and specific fixes for each failure point.

url (required) · journeyType: book | quote | contact | buy | subscribe

Example prompt once connected: "Use citerank to audit example.com and tell me the top 3 things blocking it from being cited in AI Overviews."

REST API

Prefer plain HTTP? The same data is available through the Citerank REST API with API-key auth and per-plan rate limits.