A side-by-side look at the Best Keyword Research API and Yandex Analytics MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Best Keyword Research API for marketing work; choose Yandex Analytics for marketing as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
YANDEX_MCP_DEFAULT_COUNTER, YANDEX_MCP_CLIENT_ID, YANDEX_MCP_KEYSTORE, YANDEX_MCP_SECRET_TOKEN, YANDEX_MCP_SECRET_METRIKA_TOKEN, YANDEX_MCP_DIRECT_SANDBOX, YANDEX_MCP_DIRECT_CLIENT_LOGIN, YANDEX_MCP_WORDSTAT_WAIT.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | B Best Keyword Research API | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Marketing | Marketing |
| Quality signal | 38/100 · Fair | 41/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | OAuth 2.0 |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | YANDEX_MCP_DEFAULT_COUNTERYANDEX_MCP_CLIENT_IDYANDEX_MCP_KEYSTOREYANDEX_MCP_SECRET_TOKENYANDEX_MCP_SECRET_METRIKA_TOKENYANDEX_MCP_DIRECT_SANDBOXYANDEX_MCP_DIRECT_CLIENT_LOGINYANDEX_MCP_WORDSTAT_WAIT |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | — | 4 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Best Keyword Research API | View Yandex Analytics |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
No confirmed install command for Best Keyword Research API yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
{
"mcpServers": {
"yandex-analytics": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"yandex-mcp"
],
"env": {
"YANDEX_MCP_DEFAULT_COUNTER": "YOUR_YANDEX_MCP_DEFAULT_COUNTER_HERE",
"YANDEX_MCP_CLIENT_ID": "YOUR_YANDEX_MCP_CLIENT_ID_HERE",
"YANDEX_MCP_KEYSTORE": "YOUR_YANDEX_MCP_KEYSTORE_HERE",
"YANDEX_MCP_SECRET_TOKEN": "YOUR_YANDEX_MCP_SECRET_TOKEN_HERE",
"YANDEX_MCP_SECRET_METRIKA_TOKEN": "YOUR_YANDEX_MCP_SECRET_METRIKA_TOKEN_HERE",
"YANDEX_MCP_DIRECT_SANDBOX": "YOUR_YANDEX_MCP_DIRECT_SANDBOX_HERE",
"YANDEX_MCP_DIRECT_CLIENT_LOGIN": "YOUR_YANDEX_MCP_DIRECT_CLIENT_LOGIN_HERE",
"YANDEX_MCP_WORDSTAT_WAIT": "YOUR_YANDEX_MCP_WORDSTAT_WAIT_HERE"
}
}
}
}