What is the key difference between AI Readiness and AI Visibility MCP?

AI Readiness belongs to the Marketing category with local stdio execution, while AI Visibility MCP belongs to the Marketing category with local stdio execution.

How do I install AI Readiness or AI Visibility MCP in Claude Desktop or Cursor?

Copy the mcpServers JSON configuration snippet provided on this page into your claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json file and restart your AI client.

Are AI Readiness and AI Visibility MCP free or paid?

AI Readiness operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required). AI Visibility MCP operates under a BYOK (Pay Provider Direct) model (API Key required).

Which MCP server has more tools and community activity?

AI Readiness lists 6 tools with 3 views and 0 GitHub stars. AI Visibility MCP lists 6 tools with 4 views and 1 GitHub stars.

Can I use both AI Readiness and AI Visibility MCP together in the same MCP host?

Yes! MCP hosts like Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and VS Code support configuring multiple servers under the mcpServers object simultaneously.

Side-by-Side Model Context Protocol Comparison

AI Readiness vs AI Visibility MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the AI Readiness and AI Visibility MCP MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

At a Glance & Executive Verdict

AI Readiness

Marketing · Local stdio

Quality: 57/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required

AI Visibility MCP

Marketing · Local stdio

Quality: 44/100 (Fair) | Auth: API Key required

Verdict Summary: Choose AI Readiness if you need specialized Marketing tools running via a local process. Choose AI Visibility MCP if your workspace requires Marketing integration with local subprocess execution. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose AI Readiness when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the Marketing domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
Primary tools included: AI crawler access checks, JSON-LD and metadata analysis, 0–100 score and letter grade.

Explore AI Readiness Details

Choose AI Visibility MCP when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the Marketing domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: API Key required (BYOK (Pay Provider Direct)).
You have access to required keys: PERPLEXITY_API_KEY, OPENROUTER_API_KEY, MAX_COST_PER_CALL, MAX_DAILY_USD, LLM_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS, AI_VISIBILITY_SPEND_FILE.
Primary tools included: Audits 22 AI user-agents, Scores robots, schema, sitemap, llms.txt, and SPA visibility, Generates robots.txt patches and structured data.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	AI Readiness epistemedeus Marketing	AI Visibility MCP krissanders Marketing
Summary	Check whether a website is visible to AI search (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Google AI Overviews). Scores AI-crawler access, JSON-LD structured data, title/meta, Open Graph, sitemap, and llms.txt, with a specific fix for each gap. Dependency-free, no API keys. Install: npx -y github:epistemedeus/ai-readiness mcp.	Audit how AI sees your website. Per-bot robots.txt verdicts for 22 known AI user-agents (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, Bytespider, etc), Cloudflare AI-default flags, on-page schema, sitemap, llms.txt, SPA-shell detection, and cross-model brand mentions via Perplexity + OpenRouter. 0-100 score with explainable deductions; parallel competitor compare. SSRF-guarded, per-call and daily LLM spend caps. MIT, 24 tests, stdio + HTTP.

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

AI Readiness Tools (6)

AI crawler access checks

JSON-LD and metadata analysis

0–100 score and letter grade

Specific remediation guidance

Starter JSON-LD and robots.txt generation

MCP stdio transport

AI Visibility MCP Tools (6)

Audits 22 AI user-agents

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

AI Readiness Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "epistemedeus-ai-readiness": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "github"
      ]
    }
  }
}

AI Visibility MCP Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "krissanders-ai-visibility-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "krissanders-ai-visibility-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "YOUR_PERPLEXITY_API_KEY_HERE",
        "OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENROUTER_API_KEY_HERE",
        "MAX_COST_PER_CALL": "YOUR_MAX_COST_PER_CALL_HERE",
        "MAX_DAILY_USD": "YOUR_MAX_DAILY_USD_HERE",
        "LLM_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS": "YOUR_LLM_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS_HERE",
        "AI_VISIBILITY_SPEND_FILE": "YOUR_AI_VISIBILITY_SPEND_FILE_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Frequently Asked Questions

AI Readiness is categorized under Marketing and uses a local stdio subprocess. In contrast, AI Visibility MCP belongs to Marketing using local stdio subprocess. Select AI Readiness when you need capabilities focused on marketing and AI Visibility MCP when you require tools for marketing.

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