Introduction
Connect AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, and other MCP-compatible tools directly to your ThriveStack data. Ask questions in plain language and get answers from the same telemetry your dashboard shows.
MCP Server
Ask your AI assistant about your brand’s AI search visibility and get answers from your actual ThriveStack data. This works with Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, and others.
What you can do
- Check brand visibility across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, and Grok
- Compare against competitors on the main metrics such as visibility, sentiment, share of voice, and position
- Analyze sources to see which domains and URLs AI models retrieve and cite most often, and how that shapes your content strategy
- Inspect source content by pulling the scraped markdown of any cited URL to see exactly what an AI engine read
- Spot trends by date, AI model, topic, or country to surface patterns and gaps to act on
- Inspect AI bot traffic: list the bots ThriveStack tracks and aggregate visit counts from your access logs, grouped by bot, response status, host, path, or time bucket
- Get ranked next steps from ThriveStack Actions: opportunity-scored recommendations grouped by owned pages, editorial coverage, reference sites, and UGC communities
- Run ready-made workflows with built-in prompts like the weekly pulse, engine scorecard, topic heatmap, and campaign tracker. One slash command, full report.
- Manage your project setup by asking the assistant to create, edit, or delete prompts, topics, tags, tracked brands, and custom domain/URL classifications. Works one at a time or in batches of up to 50. It always confirms before applying a change.
- Refine your brand profile so AI-generated prompt suggestions match how you actually describe your business.
How it works
Connect
Add the server URL to your AI tool. See our setup guide for your platform.
Sign in
Authorize with your ThriveStack account. This only happens once.
Free-form questions:
- “How has our brand visibility changed over the last 30 days?”
- “Which competitors have the highest share of voice in ChatGPT?”
- “What are our most cited URLs across AI search engines?”
Or pick a ready-made example from Prompts or Use Cases for a full analysis.
Connection details
Your tool may ask for these details:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Server URL | https://api.app.thrivestack.ai/mcp |
| Transport | Streaming HTTP (Remote) |
| Authentication | x-api-key header, or OAuth-style (Claude and Claude Desktop) |
Authentication
Two options, depending on what your client supports:
- OAuth-style authorization. Your AI assistant opens a ThriveStack consent page in your browser. Sign in and authorize access. The session persists across conversations. Available for Claude and Claude Desktop.
- x-api-key. Create a key under Settings → API Keys in the ThriveStack dashboard, then attach it as an
x-api-keyheader on your client’s MCP connection. Works with any MCP client — best for headless setups or clients without OAuth support.
Tokens act on your account, so every call respects the same project permissions as your dashboard session. See the setup guide for client-by-client examples.
Read and write access
Most tools are read-only. Visibility reports, source content, bot traffic, and next-step actions all pull existing data.
A smaller set of tools edits your project configuration. The assistant uses them when you ask to add a prompt, rename a topic, or update a tracked brand. Delete tools always confirm before they run. See Tools for the full list.
Supported platforms
The ThriveStack MCP works with any tool that supports MCP (Model Context Protocol). Setup guides:
- Claude (Desktop & Code)
- Cursor
- Windsurf
- Gemini CLI
- Lovable (coming soon)
See the setup guide.
Requirements
- A ThriveStack account with API access
- A supported AI tool
Support
Stuck? Email support@thrivestack.ai.