Pylon SEO vs Seo Tools
A side-by-side look at the Pylon SEO and Seo Tools 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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Pylon SEOMarketingAudit, rank-track and analyze SEO for sites via an authenticated MCP server.37FairAuth: not declaredVerdict: choose Pylon SEO for marketing work; choose Seo Tools for marketing as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Seo Tools when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Marketing domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
SEO_API_BASE, X402_PAY_TO, X402_NETWORK. - You want tools like
get_content_brief, keyword_research, serp_analysis.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | P Pylon SEO | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Marketing | Marketing |
| Quality signal | 37/100 · Fair | 49/100 · Fair |
| 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 | SEO_API_BASEX402_PAY_TOX402_NETWORK |
| 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 | 5 |
| Full listing | View Pylon SEO | View Seo Tools |
Tools & capabilities
Pylon SEO tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Seo Tools tools 5
get_content_briefGenerate a POP content brief with keyword analysis, LSI terms, and content structurekeyword_researchSearch volume, CPC, and competition difficulty for a keywordserp_analysisTop 10 organic results with domain metrics and SERP featuresbacklink_profileReferring domains, link metrics, and anchor text distributionon_page_auditFull on-page SEO audit — meta, headings, images, links, speed
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.
Pylon SEO
No confirmed install command for Pylon SEO yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Seo Tools
{
"mcpServers": {
"seo-tools": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@seodesignlab/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SEO_API_BASE": "YOUR_SEO_API_BASE_HERE",
"X402_PAY_TO": "YOUR_X402_PAY_TO_HERE",
"X402_NETWORK": "YOUR_X402_NETWORK_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Pylon SEO is categorized under Marketing and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Seo Tools belongs to Marketing and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Pylon SEO for marketing work and Seo Tools 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. Pylon SEO has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Pylon SEO has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Seo Tools 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 pylon-seo and seo-tools as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Pylon SEO has a quality signal of 37/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Seo Tools has 49/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.