The full upstream README, mirrored here for reference. Install config, tool schemas, adoption signals, and an original overview live on the Seo Backlinks listing page.
SEO Backlinks MCP — backlink intelligence via DataForSEO Backlinks API
Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1476+ live data sources.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
seo_backlinks_summary | Backlink profile summary for <domain> — total backlinks, referring domains, domain rank, dofollow/nofollow split, and spam score, via DataForSEO. The "how strong is this domain's link profile" overview. Example: seo_backlinks_summary({ target: "nike.com", _apiKey: "your-base64-key" }) |
seo_backlinks_list | Backlinks pointing at <domain> — the actual list of linking pages with source domain, anchor text, dofollow flag, and first/last seen dates, via DataForSEO. "Who links to this site". Example: seo_backlinks_list({ target: "nike.com", limit: 50, _apiKey: "your-base64-key" }) |
seo_referring_domains | Referring domains for <domain> — the domains that link to a target, with each one's rank, backlink count, and spam score, via DataForSEO. "Which sites link to this domain". Example: seo_referring_domains({ target: "nike.com", limit: 50, _apiKey: "your-base64-key" }) |
seo_backlinks_anchors | Anchor-text distribution for <domain> — the anchor texts used in backlinks to a target, each with backlink and referring-domain counts, via DataForSEO. "What anchor text do links to this site use". Example: seo_backlinks_anchors({ target: "nike.com", limit: 50, _apiKey: "your-base64-key" }) |
seo_backlinks_history | Backlink growth over time for <domain> — monthly history of backlinks, new/lost referring domains, and rank, via DataForSEO. "Is this domain gaining or losing links". Example: seo_backlinks_history({ target: "nike.com", date_from: "2024-01-01", _apiKey: "your-base64-key" }) |
Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):
tools/list at https://gateway.pipeworx.io/seo-backlinks/mcp returns the tools in the table
above plus the shared Pipeworx meta-tools — ask_pipeworx,
discover_tools, search_within, remember/recall and the rest of the
gateway-wide set. So the tool count you see is larger than this table: a
single-pack endpoint currently lists roughly 30 shared tools alongside the
pack's own. The connection's initialize response states its exact scope, and
is the authoritative answer for a given day.
This is deliberate, not multiplexing by accident. The meta-tools are what let a
scoped connection answer a question this pack does not cover — via
ask_pipeworx, which routes across the whole catalog — without you adding a
second MCP server. There is currently no way to mount a pack endpoint without
them; if the extra schemas cost you more context than the routing is worth,
connect to the full gateway once rather than to several pack endpoints.
Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway to get every pack's tools listed directly, instead of just this one's:
Both URLs reach the same gateway and the same 1476+ data sources. The
only difference is which pack's tools are listed directly; ask_pipeworx
reaches all of them from either one.
Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English — this works on the pack endpoint above as well as on the full gateway:
The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.
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