How to Install DataForSEO MCP Server in Gemini CLI

DataForSEO API modelcontextprotocol server

What DataForSEO MCP Server does

Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for DataForSEO, enabling AI assistants to interact with selected DataForSEO APIs and obtain SEO data through a standardized interface. Features AI_OPTIMIZATION API: provides data for keyword discovery, conversational optimization, and real-time LLM benchmarking; SERP API: real-time Search Engine Results Page (SERP) data for Google, Bing, and Yahoo; KEYWORDS_DATA API: keyword research and clickstream data, including search volume, cost-per-click, and other metrics; ONPAGE API: allows crawling websites and webpages according to customizable parameters to obtain on-page SEO performance metrics; DATAFORSEO LABS API: data on keywords, SERPs, and domains based on DataForSEO's in-house databases and proprietary algorithms; BACKLINKS API: comprehensive backlink analysis including referring domains, anchor text distribution, and link quality metrics; BUSINESS DATA API: publicly available data on any business entity; DOMAIN ANALYTICS API: data on website traffic, technologies, and Whois details; CONTENT ANALYSIS API: robust source of data for brand monitoring, sentiment analysis, and citation management.

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seo data

seo api

Installation steps

1Copy the config below
2Open ~/.gemini/settings.json
3Paste inside "mcpServers": {}
4Restart Gemini CLI

Configuration

File location: ~/.gemini/settings.json

settings.jsonjson

{
  "dataforseoMcpServer": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": [
      "-y",
      "dataforseo-mcp-server"
    ]
  }
}

Full server details GitHub Open Config Editor

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