LightSpot vs Qqq AI Visibility MCP
A side-by-side look at the LightSpot and Qqq AI Visibility MCP 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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LightSpotMarketing · Local subprocess (stdio)Audit a website for SEO and AI search visibility (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini) and read the fixes.53GoodAuth: api key requiredQ
Qqq AI Visibility MCPMarketing · Remote HTTP/SSEFree MCP server that checks website AI visibility and GEO readiness, including AI crawler access, technical SEO signals, and public brand mentions or citations in ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity.76GreatAuth: no auth requiredVerdict: choose LightSpot for marketing work as a local process; choose Qqq AI Visibility MCP for marketing over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
LChoose LightSpot when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Marketing domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
LIGHTSPOT_API_KEY, LIGHTSPOT_BASE_URL. - You want tools like
audit_and_wait, run_audit, get_audit_status.
QChoose Qqq AI Visibility MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Marketing domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
check_ai_visibility, get_tool_info.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | L LightSpot | Q Qqq AI Visibility MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Marketing | Marketing |
| Quality signal | 53/100 · Good | 76/100 · Great |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | API key required | No auth required |
| Pricing | BYOK (pay the provider) | Free |
| Required env vars | LIGHTSPOT_API_KEYLIGHTSPOT_BASE_URL | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Verified |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 11 | 2 |
| Full listing | View LightSpot | View Qqq AI Visibility MCP |
Tools & capabilities
LightSpot tools 11
audit_and_waitRun an audit on a URL, wait for it to finish, and return a summary (score, top actions, main issues). The one-shot "audit this and tell me what's wrong."run_auditStart an audit without waiting (returns the audit id).get_audit_statusLightweight status of an audit (`PENDING`/`RUNNING`/`DONE`/`FAILED` + progress 0–1).get_auditAudit results — a trimmed summary by default, or the full payload with `full: true`.list_sitesList the sites in your team (with their latest score).get_siteA site's metadata and recent audits.list_site_auditsA site's paginated audit history.get_competitorsGet a site's latest competitor analysis (detected competitors, tiers, citations, recommendations). Read-only — does not trigger a new analysis. Requires the Zenith plan.get_expert_reportRead the latest report from our 8 experts (technical SEO, content, AI visibility, structured data, sitemaps, performance, visual, brand authority) for a site or a given audit: prioritized findings, recommended actions with steps, limitations and ready-to-apply artifacts. Summary by default, `full:…get_editorial_calendarRead a site's calendar over an ISO date range, including imported slots and content already preparing, scheduled, or published.create_editorial_calendarImport or update up to 50 dated editorial slots. Idempotent with `externalId`; it does not generate or publish content.
Qqq AI Visibility MCP tools 2
check_ai_visibilityFree AI visibility and GEO (generative engine optimization) check for a company website by QQQ (qqq.ee). Checks whether AI crawlers (GPTBot, OAI-SearchBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended ...) may read the site, plus robots.txt, sitemap, Organization structured data, indexability and llms.txt, and returns the latest public report of brand mentions and citations in ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity answers when the domain has been checked before. The full AI answer check (brand visibility in live AI answers) runs on qqq.ee: the result always includes a prefilled link. Limited to a few checks per day; read-only.get_tool_infoDescribes the free QQQ AI Visibility Checker (qqq.ee): what it measures (brand mentions and website citations in ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity answers, AI crawler access, technical readiness for AI search / GEO), its limits, and the English and Estonian links to the web tool and full reports. No cost, no website is fetched.
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.
LightSpot
{
"mcpServers": {
"lightspot": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@lightspot/mcp"
],
"env": {
"LIGHTSPOT_API_KEY": "YOUR_LIGHTSPOT_API_KEY_HERE",
"LIGHTSPOT_BASE_URL": "YOUR_LIGHTSPOT_BASE_URL_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Qqq AI Visibility MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"qqq-ai-visibility-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"qqq-ai-visibility-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
LightSpot is categorized under Marketing and uses a local stdio subprocess. Qqq AI Visibility MCP belongs to Marketing and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick LightSpot for marketing work and Qqq AI Visibility MCP 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.
LightSpot is bring-your-own-key: usage is billed by the API provider you supply a key for. Auth: api key required. Qqq AI Visibility MCP is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. 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 lightspot and qqq-ai-visibility-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, LightSpot has a quality signal of 53/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Qqq AI Visibility MCP has 76/100 (Great) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.