MCP server

Ask Claude, ChatGPT or Codex how often AI recommends you.

Rank.ai's MCP server connects your AI assistant to your Rank.ai workspace. It reads how ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini answer your customers' questions, and tracks questions, runs checks and drafts articles when you say yes.

Connect your assistanthttps://api.rank.ai/mcp

Works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Claude.ai and ChatGPT.On the Growth and Agency plans and every done-for-you plan. See pricing

How often do ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini name us for questions about med spas in Austin?

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24 answers, 3 engines, named in 13

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8 questions, 2 lost

Rejuvenate Austin was named in 13 of 24 answers. By engine:

ChatGPT4 of 8
Claude4 of 8
Gemini5 of 8

Viva Day Spa + Med Spa leads, named in 21 of 24. No engine names you for “best Botox in Austin” or “best lip filler in Austin”.

Want me to draft an article to win “best Botox in Austin”?

Answers recorded Sep 25, 2026

Claude Code with Rank.ai connected, asking about Rejuvenate Austin, a med spa in Austin. Every number comes from 24 answers recorded Sep 25, 2026.

Answers

Ask who AI names for any question, and which pages it cites

Your assistant reads every answer Rank.ai records for the questions you track: who each engine named, in the order it named them, and every page it cited.

Who does ChatGPT name for “best CoolSculpting in Austin”? Does it cite our site?

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ChatGPT: 6 businesses named, 7 pages cited

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Claude and Gemini: names you, cites you

ChatGPT names 6 businesses and leaves Rejuvenate Austin out. The first 5:

1Westlake Dermatology
2Synergy Plastic Surgery
3Revelus Dermatology
4Hall Plastic Surgery
5LA Longevity

It cites 7 pages, none of them yours. Claude and Gemini both name you and cite rejuvenateaustin.com.

Answers recorded Sep 25, 2026

ChatGPT with Rank.ai connected, reading one recorded answer in full

Maps

Ask where you rank on Google Maps across your area

A map scan checks your rank from a grid of points around each location. Your assistant reads your coverage for each keyword and the competitors that rank above you.

Where do we rank on Google Maps for “med spa near me”?

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49 points, best rank 2

On a 7×7 grid around Rejuvenate Austin, you rank in the top 20 at 20 of 49 points:

Top 31 of 49
Top 1015 of 49
Top 2020 of 49

Your best rank is 2, and you are 5th at your own address.

Want the competitors on top where you fall out of the top 10?

Map scan recorded Sep 25, 2026

Codex with Rank.ai connected, reading Rejuvenate Austin's recorded map scan

Actions

Run a check, track a question or draft an article, once you say yes

Your assistant can track new questions, check one again now, draft an article to win a question and publish it. Every change comes back as a preview with its cost first, so your assistant asks you before it runs.

Check “best Botox in Austin” again now.

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Preview: credits it uses, and what is left

That asks ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini once each and uses credits from your plan; the preview shows how many. Run it?

Yes, run it.

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3 answers recorded

None of the three name Rejuvenate Austin. Viva Day Spa + Med Spa is named in all three.

Answers recorded Sep 25, 2026

Claude.ai with Rank.ai connected: the check runs only after the yes

Claude.ai, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor and Claude Code open Rank.ai in your browser the first time they connect. You pick the workspace and whether the assistant may make changes, and can disconnect it any time under Settings, API keys.

API keys

Connect scripts and other clients with an API key

Make a key in Rank.ai under Settings, API keys, and send it as a bearer token. Each key acts as you, and you can revoke it at any time.

How API keys work

Setup

Connect Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Claude.ai or ChatGPT

Add the server's address to your assistant, then sign in with your Rank.ai account.

One command, then sign in from Claude Code.

1
Add the server
Run this in your terminal. It adds Rank.ai to the project you are in; put --scope user after rank-ai to add it to every project.
Terminal
```
claude mcp add --transport http rank-ai https://api.rank.ai/mcp
```
2
Sign in
Start Claude Code, type /mcp, choose rank-ai and sign in to Rank.ai in your browser. Pick the workspace and whether it may make changes.
In Claude Code
```
/mcp
```
Ask
Ask in plain words, like “How often do ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini name us?”

Claude Code's MCP guide

Add it from the command line or in config.toml, then sign in.

1
Add the server
Run this in your terminal.
Terminal
```
codex mcp add rank-ai --url https://api.rank.ai/mcp
```
2
Sign in
Run the login command. Codex opens Rank.ai in your browser so you can sign in.
Terminal
```
codex mcp login rank-ai
```
3
Check it
In Codex, type /mcp to see rank-ai among your connected servers.
In Codex
```
/mcp
```

Codex's MCP guide

Add it to mcp.json, then sign in.

1
Add the server
Open ~/.cursor/mcp.json to use Rank.ai in every project, or .cursor/mcp.json in one project, and add:
~/.cursor/mcp.json
```
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rank-ai": {
      "url": "https://api.rank.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```
Sign in
Save the file. Cursor opens the Rank.ai sign in the first time you use the server.
Ask
Ask in Agent. Cursor asks before it runs each tool, unless you tell it otherwise.

Cursor's MCP guide

A custom connector, on the web and in Claude Desktop.

1
Add the connector
In Claude, open Customize, then Connectors. Select +, then Add custom connector. Enter the name Rank.ai and the server address, then select Add.
Server address
```
https://api.rank.ai/mcp
```
Connect
Select Connect, sign in to Rank.ai, pick the workspace and select Allow.
Turn it on in a chat
In a chat, open the + menu, then Connectors, and switch on Rank.ai.

Anthropic's custom connector guide

A connection in developer mode.

Turn on developer mode
In ChatGPT, open Settings, then Security and login, and turn on Developer mode.
2
Add Rank.ai
Go to ChatGPT Plugins at chatgpt.com/plugins and select the plus button. Enter the name Rank.ai, a short description and the server address, with OAuth sign in.
MCP server URL
```
https://api.rank.ai/mcp
```
Sign in and ask
Create it, sign in to Rank.ai, pick the workspace and select Allow. Then start a new chat and add Rank.ai from the tools menu. ChatGPT asks you to confirm write actions.

OpenAI's guide to connecting ChatGPT

Any assistant that connects to MCP servers over HTTP.

1
Point it at the server
Use the address below with the HTTP transport (some clients call it streamable HTTP).
Server address
```
https://api.rank.ai/mcp
```
2
Sign in, or send a key
Clients that support MCP authorization find the sign in from the server's 401 response. Any other client sends an API key with every request:
Header
```
Authorization: Bearer rnk_live_...
```

The MCP specification

Questions about the MCP server

Which plans include the MCP server?

The Growth and Agency plans and every done-for-you plan, including the 14 day Growth trial. The Free and Starter plans do not include it.

Which assistants work with it?

Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Claude.ai and ChatGPT, and any other assistant that connects to MCP servers over HTTP. The setup guide has the steps for each.

What can my assistant change?

If you allow changes when you connect, it can track questions and competitors, run a check, draft an article and publish it, and grade any domain. Every change comes back as a preview with its cost first and only runs when your assistant confirms that exact request, so it can ask you before it does.

Does it cost extra?

No. Reading your data uses no credits. A check uses your plan's credits and a draft uses your article allowance, the same as in the app. Grading a domain uses no credits.

Can my teammates connect?

Yes. Each person connects with their own Rank.ai login, and their assistant acts as them in the workspace they pick. Remove someone from the workspace and their connections stop at the next request. Agencies connect each client workspace separately.

What is MCP?

The Model Context Protocol is an open standard for connecting AI assistants to outside tools and data. Rank.ai's MCP server gives your assistant tools to read your Rank.ai workspace and act on it.

See how often ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini name you.

Enter your website. In about two minutes, Rank.ai asks ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini 12 questions your customers ask and grades how often they name you.

Your grade out of 100How often AI names you, cites your site, and how high it ranks you.
Who gets namedEvery competitor in the answers, most named first.
The pages AI readsThe sources behind each answer.
Three fixesWhat to fix first, with a brief for the first article.

Ask Claude, ChatGPT or Codex how often AI recommends you.

Ask who AI names for any question, and which pages it cites

Ask where you rank on Google Maps across your area

Run a check, track a question or draft an article, once you say yes

Connect with your Rank.ai login

Connect scripts and other clients with an API key

See how often ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini name you.