Tool Categories

Some MCP clients limit the amount of tools that an MCP server is allowed to advertise. Ahrefs' MCP server goes above this limit for many of them. We provide a way to make sure that the MCP client doesn't remove access to tools that you need.

When connecting to the MCP server, you can use a URL query parameter tools to choose which groups you'd like to have access to. Separate multiple groups with a comma:

https://api.ahrefs.com/mcp/mcp?tools=site-explorer-overview,brand-radar-entities

If you omit the tools parameter, all tools are advertised.

Available tool groups

Group	Description
site-explorer-overview	Core Site Explorer metrics — domain rating, backlink and outlink stats, organic/paid overview, metrics history.
site-explorer-reports	Detailed Site Explorer reports — backlinks, referring domains, anchors, organic keywords and competitors, top pages, linked domains.
keywords-explorer	Keyword research — overview, volume by country and history, matching/related terms, search suggestions.
serp-overview	SERP overview for a keyword.
rank-tracker	Rank Tracker — overview and competitor reports.
site-audit	Site Audit — projects, issues, page explorer, page content.
brand-radar-simple	Brand Radar reports (domain/URL level).
brand-radar-entities	Brand Radar reports (entity level).
web-analytics-overview	Web Analytics stats and charts.
web-analytics-sources	Web Analytics traffic sources, source channels, and referrers.
web-analytics-geo	Web Analytics geographic breakdowns — continents, countries, cities.
web-analytics-user-agents	Web Analytics device, browser, operating system, and language breakdowns.
web-analytics-pages	Web Analytics top pages, entry pages, and exit pages.
gsc	Google Search Console — keywords, pages, positions, and performance history.
social-media	Social media — channels, posts, authors, and their metrics.
batch-analysis	Batch analysis of multiple targets in a single request.
management	Account management — projects, keyword lists, locations, and Brand Radar configuration.
public	Public/free endpoints — crawler IP ranges and free domain rating.
subscription-info	Your subscription limits and usage.

Essentials

If your client caps how many tools it accepts, use tools=essentials for a curated set of the most commonly used tools across all groups:

https://api.ahrefs.com/mcp/mcp?tools=essentials