Seo Audit Console vs Crawlie
A side-by-side look at the Seo Audit Console and Crawlie MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Seo Audit Console for marketing work as a local process; choose Crawlie for marketing over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Seo Audit Console when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Marketing domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS, DATAFORSEO_USERNAME, DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD, MAJESTIC_API_KEY, CRUX_API_KEY.
Choose Crawlie when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Marketing domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You want tools like
crawl_site, audit_url, audit_urls.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Marketing | Marketing |
| Quality signal | 48/100 · Fair | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALSDATAFORSEO_USERNAMEDATAFORSEO_PASSWORDMAJESTIC_API_KEYCRUX_API_KEY | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 83 | 115 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 6 |
| Full listing | View Seo Audit Console | View Crawlie |
Tools & capabilities
Seo Audit Console tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Crawlie tools 6
crawl_siteCrawl + audit a whole site (SEO + GEO), returns scores, issues, per-page dataaudit_urlAudit a single pageaudit_urlsAudit an explicit list of pagesexplain_issueWhy a rule matters + how to fix itlist_rulesThe full catalogue of checkslist_reportsRead saved crawl history
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.
Seo Audit Console
{
"mcpServers": {
"seo-audit-console": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@houtini/seo-audit-console"
],
"env": {
"GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS": "YOUR_GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS_HERE",
"DATAFORSEO_USERNAME": "YOUR_DATAFORSEO_USERNAME_HERE",
"DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD": "YOUR_DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD_HERE",
"MAJESTIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_MAJESTIC_API_KEY_HERE",
"CRUX_API_KEY": "YOUR_CRUX_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Crawlie
{
"mcpServers": {
"crawlie": {
"url": "https://crawlie.app/mcp"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Seo Audit Console is categorized under Marketing and uses a local stdio subprocess. Crawlie belongs to Marketing and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick Seo Audit Console for marketing work and Crawlie 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.
Seo Audit Console has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Crawlie 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 seo-audit-console and crawlie as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Seo Audit Console has a quality signal of 48/100 (Fair) with 2 views, 0 installs and 83 GitHub stars. Crawlie has 53/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 115 GitHub stars.