A side-by-side look at the Best Keyword Research API and Citable MCP 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 Citable MCP for marketing as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
CITABLE_WALLET, CITABLE_MAX_PRICE, CITABLE_API.citable_prices, citable_connect, citable_keyword_suggest.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | B Best Keyword Research API | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Marketing | Marketing |
| Quality signal | 38/100 · Fair | 57/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | CITABLE_WALLETCITABLE_MAX_PRICECITABLE_API |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | — | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 19 |
| Full listing | View Best Keyword Research API | View Citable MCP |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
citable_pricesendpoints, prices, wallet, balance, spend cap — call this firstcitable_connecta sign-in link for funding without touching cryptocitable_keyword_suggestautocomplete expansions and questions for a seedcitable_serpthe Google results page for a keywordcitable_onpage_auditcitability score for one URL, 20 checks, ordered fixescitable_rank_checkwhere a domain ranks on Google for a keyword, plus the top 10citable_keyword_metricsvolume, CPC, competition, difficulty and intent for 1–20 keywordscitable_domain_overviewa domain's organic footprint: keywords ranked, top positions, trafficcitable_domain_historythat footprint month by monthcitable_domain_keywordsthe keywords a domain ranks for, with month-over-month movementcitable_keyword_ideasrelated keywords for a seed, with volume and difficultycitable_ai_visibilitywhich AI engines cite a domain for your question, and who they cite insteadPaste 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": {
"zaialamm-citable-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"citable-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CITABLE_WALLET": "YOUR_CITABLE_WALLET_HERE",
"CITABLE_MAX_PRICE": "YOUR_CITABLE_MAX_PRICE_HERE",
"CITABLE_API": "YOUR_CITABLE_API_HERE"
}
}
}
}