Frase SEO vs Kive
A side-by-side look at the Frase SEO and Kive MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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KiveMarketingCreate on-brand product shots and brand visuals from your Kive workspace, right in the chat.37FairAuth: not declaredVerdict: choose Frase SEO for marketing work as a local process; choose Kive for marketing. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Frase SEO when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Marketing domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
FRASE_API_KEY. - You want tools like
list_sites, create_site, list_briefs.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | K Kive | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Marketing | Marketing |
| Quality signal | 56/100 · Good | 37/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | FRASE_API_KEY | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | — |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 55 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Frase SEO | View Kive |
Tools & capabilities
Frase SEO tools 55
list_sitesList all sites in your accountcreate_siteCreate a new site to tracklist_briefsList content briefs with optional status filtercreate_briefCreate a new brief (with optional auto-outline generation)get_briefGet brief details including outline and SERP dataget_brief_statusCheck brief generation progressexport_briefExport a brief in JSON or Markdown formatlist_contentList content items with optional status filterget_contentGet content details including full body textgenerate_contentGenerate content from a briefupdate_contentUpdate content title, body, status, or meta tagsdelete_contentDelete a content item (soft delete)- +43 more on the listing page
Kive tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
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.
Frase SEO
{
"mcpServers": {
"frase-seo-3": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@frase/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"FRASE_API_KEY": "YOUR_FRASE_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Kive
No confirmed install command for Kive yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Frequently asked questions
Frase SEO is categorized under Marketing and uses a local stdio subprocess. Kive belongs to Marketing and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick Frase SEO for marketing work and Kive for marketing.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client. Kive has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Frase SEO has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Kive has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add frase-seo-3 and kive as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Frase SEO has a quality signal of 56/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Kive has 37/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.