Serpel vs Storelift

A side-by-side look at the Serpel and Storelift MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.

Serpel logoSerpelMarketing · Remote HTTP/SSESEO rankings, search performance, keyword opportunities, competitors and site audits.52GoodAuth: not declaredStorelift logoStoreliftMarketing · Local subprocess (stdio)App Store & Google Play keyword ranks, rivals and AI visibility as an MCP server63GoodAuth: not declared

Verdict: choose Serpel for marketing work over a hosted endpoint; choose Storelift for marketing as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.

Which MCP server should you choose?

Serpel logoChoose Serpel when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Marketing domain.
  • You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
  • You want tools like list_projects, get_project_overview, get_keyword_rankings.
Explore Serpel

Storelift logoChoose Storelift when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Marketing domain.
  • You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
  • You have the keys it needs: STORELIFT_API_KEY, STORELIFT_API.
  • You want tools like list_apps, get_keywords, get_rivals.
Explore Storelift

Feature & specification comparison

Rows where the two servers differ are marked.

SpecSerpel logoSerpelStorelift logoStorelift
CategoryMarketingMarketing
Quality signal52/100 · Good63/100 · Good
Install commandConfirmedConfirmed
TransportRemote HTTP/SSELocal subprocess (stdio)
AuthNot declaredNot declared
PricingNot declaredNot declared
Required env varsNone listedSTORELIFT_API_KEYSTORELIFT_API
Verified ownerCommunity listingCommunity listing
GitHub stars01
Directory activity 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes
Tools138

Tools & capabilities

Serpel tools 13

  • list_projectsProjects of your account with IDs and domains
  • get_project_overviewAudit score, rankings, AI visibility, tasks and next steps
  • get_keyword_rankingsTracked keywords with positions and changes
  • get_search_performanceSearch Console or Bing clicks, impressions, CTR, position
  • find_keyword_opportunitiesQueries on positions 4 to 20 with impressions
  • analyze_competitorsVisibility and head-to-head comparison from stored results
  • get_crawl_issuesIssues of the latest crawl by severity
  • get_ai_visibilityCitations and mentions in ChatGPT answers and Google AI Overviews
  • get_job_statusStatus and result of a background job
  • get_seo_recommendationsPrioritised recommendations with impact, effort and evidence
  • get_codebase_overviewRoutes, metadata and live-page mapping from the codebase snapshot
  • get_conversion_performanceSessions, conversions and conversion rate per landing page
  • +1 more on the listing page

Storelift tools 8

  • list_appsList the apps tracked in this Storelift account (id, name, countries, keywords). Call this first — every other tool needs an appId from here.
  • get_keywordsKeyword ranks for one app in one App Store / Google Play country. THREE STATES ARE DISTINCT: measured=false means the query could not be measured, rank=null means it was measured but the app is absent from the top results, rank=<number> is the rank. Never collapse them into one — counting an unmeasured day as zero produces a false answer.
  • get_rivalsApps that rank ABOVE this app in search. For each rival you get the keywords it beats you on, its rank there (theirRank) and yours (ourRank) — ourRank null means the app does not appear for that keyword at all.
  • get_ai_visibilityWhether AI assistants name this app when asked natural questions about its category — reported per engine (Claude / ChatGPT / Gemini), never averaged. This is an OBSERVATION, not a ranking: a model's knowledge is frozen at a date and the answer is not identical every time, so read the trend rather than a single measurement.
  • get_historyKeyword rank history for one country. Series points are [day, rank]; a null rank means the app was absent from the top results that day, which is not the same as a bad rank.
  • get_store_pageThe app's own store listing signals for one country: name, subtitle, version, in-app events, editorial placements, similar-apps shelves and the screenshot set (iOS), plus the Google Play page (exact install count, rating histogram, ad/IAP flags, chart badge). `timeline` lists the dated changes we detected on the listing — the cheapest explanation for a rank move. measured=false means the page was never read; it is not the same as an empty page.
  • get_reviewsRecent reviews for one country: `list` is the App Store feed, `android` the Google Play page (a narrower window, and Play publishes no review title or version). `newCount` is how many arrived since the previous measurement — null means an older record where the field was never written, which is not zero. android=null means Play was never measured; an empty list means there genuinely are no reviews.
  • get_chartsApp Store chart position for one country: current ranks per list (free / paid / grossing, overall and in category) plus their history. Google Play is absent on purpose — Google publishes no chart list, so there is nothing to read, and a number here would be invented.

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.

Serpel

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "serpel": {
      "url": "https://serpel.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Storelift

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "storelift": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "storelift-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "STORELIFT_API_KEY": "YOUR_STORELIFT_API_KEY_HERE",
        "STORELIFT_API": "YOUR_STORELIFT_API_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

Serpel is categorized under Marketing and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Storelift belongs to Marketing and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Serpel for marketing work and Storelift 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.

Serpel has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Storelift 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 serpel and storelift as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.

On AllMCPs, Serpel has a quality signal of 52/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Storelift has 63/100 (Good) with 4 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars.