Trysonar MCP vs Citable MCP
A side-by-side look at the Trysonar MCP and Citable MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Trysonar MCP for marketing work as a local process; choose Citable MCP 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 Trysonar MCP 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:
SONAR_API_KEY, SONAR_API_URL. - You want tools like
sonar_app_lookup, sonar_app_search, sonar_app_aso_score.
Choose Citable MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Marketing domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
CITABLE_WALLET, CITABLE_MAX_PRICE, CITABLE_API. - You want tools like
citable_prices, citable_connect, citable_keyword_suggest.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Marketing | Marketing |
| Quality signal | 64/100 · Good | 60/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Freemium | Not declared |
| Required env vars | SONAR_API_KEYSONAR_API_URL | CITABLE_WALLETCITABLE_MAX_PRICECITABLE_API |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 5 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 53 | 19 |
| Full listing | View Trysonar MCP | View Citable MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Trysonar MCP tools 53
sonar_app_lookupLook up a single app by its store ID. Returns app metadata including name, developer, category, rating, reviews, installs (Android), and price. Works without an API key (free tier, limited daily use per IP).sonar_app_searchSearch apps in the App Store or Google Play by keyword. Returns ranked list of apps with metadata (results are returned in store ranking order). Works without an API key (free tier, limited daily use per IP).sonar_app_aso_scoreCalculate an ASO (App Store Optimization) audit score (0-100) for an app. Returns the overall score plus an itemized breakdown of checks (title length, keyword usage, screenshots, ratings, etc.) so you can identify what to improve. Works without an API key (free tier, limited daily use per IP).sonar_app_extract_keywordsExtract the most likely target keywords from an app's title and description, ranked by relevance. Useful for understanding what an app (yours or a competitor) is optimizing for. Works without an API key (free tier, limited daily use per IP).sonar_app_reviewsFetch user reviews for an app. Supports filtering by star rating range and sorting by recent or helpful. Useful for sentiment analysis, feature-request mining, and competitive research.sonar_app_revenueEstimate monthly revenue for an app, based on install counts, ratings, and category benchmarks. Returns the dollar estimate, a confidence grade (high/medium/low) with the factors behind it, and the methodology used — always communicate the confidence alongside the number.sonar_keyword_searchResearch a keyword and related terms. Returns difficulty (0-100), popularity score, and results count for the seed keyword plus related autocomplete suggestions. Use this to find keywords worth targeting.sonar_keyword_metricsDifficulty + popularity for a specific keyword (or up to 25 in bulk). Use this when you already know which keywords you care about — costs 1 credit per keyword. Works without an API key for up to 5 keywords/day (free tier, per IP); an API key removes that cap. Use sonar_keyword_search instead when you want related keyword ideas alongside metrics. A keyword the API cannot compute right away comes back as `pending` (queued on the scrape fleet, not charged) — this tool already waits and re-checks briefly; if it is still pending, call again after `retry_after_seconds`.sonar_keyword_suggestionsGet autocomplete suggestions for a seed keyword from the App Store or Google Play. Returns terms with a priority score (higher = more searched). Lighter and faster than sonar_keyword_search — use when you only need term ideas without difficulty/popularity scoring. Works without an API key (free tier, limited daily use per IP).sonar_top_chartsGet a store top chart (free / paid / grossing, overall or by category) with day-over-day movement: per-app rank delta, apps new to the chart, biggest movers and apps that dropped out. Use to see what's rising in a market or category. Note: summary, movers and droppedApps always describe the full top 200 — `limit` truncates the returned entries only. Movement is empty on the first day a chart is requested (no previous snapshot yet). Works without an API key (free tier, limited daily use per IP).sonar_list_appsList the apps tracked in the caller's Sonar workspace (own apps + competitors), each with its latest snapshot (rating, review count, version, installs). Returns the Sonar app UUIDs needed by sonar_get_app, sonar_app_keywords, sonar_app_rankings, and sonar_app_changes. Cursor-paginated (default 100 per page). Requires an Indie plan (trial counts).sonar_get_appGet full details for one tracked app in the caller's Sonar workspace: store metadata plus up to 90 daily snapshots of rating, review count, version, and installs. Requires an Indie plan (trial counts).- +41 more on the listing page
Citable MCP tools 19
citable_pricesFree. Lists Citable's SEO endpoints with current per-call USDC prices, plus the wallet that pays: address (the one to fund), walletMode (keypair or sign-in), balanceUsdc and funded. When it is empty, `setup` gives the two ways to fund it — put them to the user. Call this first.citable_connectFree. For people who do not use crypto. Returns a link to open in a browser: sign in at Citable with Google or email, add a few dollars of USDC, click Connect — the agent then pays from that wallet. The link works for 15 minutes; when the user says it is done, call citable_prices to confirm (walletMode becomes sign-in). {status:true} only reports; {reset:true} disconnects and returns to the keypair. The first connect installs Para's SDK under ~/.config/citable/para (about 200 MB, once).citable_keyword_suggestPaid ($0.005 USDC per call). Expands a seed keyword into autocomplete suggestions, related queries and questions, deduped and ranked across Google, YouTube and Bing. Returns `suggestions[]` and `questions[]` with a 0–1 prominence score, the sources each came from, and whether the keyword still contains the seed.citable_onpage_auditPaid ($0.01 USDC per call). Fetches one URL and returns a scored on-page audit: title, meta description, canonical, robots, viewport, lang, heading counts and text, word count, internal/external links, image alt coverage, Open Graph, JSON-LD types, HTTP details, and 15 weighted checks with a 0–100 score. Not charged if the page cannot be fetched.citable_ai_visibilityPaid ($0.05 USDC per engine asked; $0.20 for all four). Asks the AI answer engines (Perplexity, Gemini, OpenAI, Claude — whichever the deployment has configured) a prompt through their official APIs and reports which ones cite the domain: `mentioned`, 1-based `position` in each engine's citation list, and the full cited-domain list per engine. One run per engine — answers vary between runs, so call 2–3 times for signal. Not charged if no engine answers.citable_rank_checkPaid ($0.012 USDC per call). Google organic position of a domain for a keyword via a licensed SERP feed: 1-based `position` (null if outside the checked window), the ranking URL and title, plus the top-10 result list. Not charged if the feed is unavailable.citable_keyword_researchPaid ($0.06 USDC per call). One seed returns keywords AND questions, merged from public autocomplete and the paid keyword index, with search volume, CPC, difficulty and intent attached. Each row says which sources found it — both is the strongest signal. Cheaper than citable_keyword_ideas plus citable_keyword_metrics separately; reach for those only when you want to control exactly what you pay for. Not charged on failure.citable_keyword_ideasPaid ($0.05 USDC per call). Keyword research: one seed returns up to 100 keywords that contain it, each with search volume, CPC, competition, difficulty and intent, ordered by volume. Full-text matched, so results stay on topic. Use citable_keyword_suggest for the exact phrasings people type (no volume), and citable_keyword_metrics when you already have a shortlist. Not charged on failure.citable_keyword_metricsPaid ($0.03 USDC per call, covers the whole batch). Search volume, CPC, competition, keyword difficulty and search intent for 1–20 keywords — licensed clickstream-derived estimates. Answers in request order; unknown keywords return null metrics. Pair with citable_keyword_suggest: expand a seed there, price the shortlist here. Not charged if the metrics feed is unavailable.citable_top_cited_pagesPaid ($0.22 USDC per call). Which pages of a domain AI engines cite most, from an aggregated index of AI answers — per-page mentions, AI search volume, per-engine and per-language splits, plus domain totals. Answers 'what already works on this site — write more of that'. Not charged if the index is unavailable.citable_citability_reportPaid ($0.30 USDC per call; $0.43 bought separately). One call bundles the on-page citability audit, AI visibility across all configured engines, and the domain's top AI-cited pages. Answers: can AI read this site, who cites it today, and which pages already work. Not charged on failure.citable_cited_promptsPaid ($0.25 USDC per call). The real questions AI answer engines cite a domain for, from an aggregated index of AI answers — question, answer snippet, AI search volume, and the exact URL cited. These are observed prompts, never generated ones, so use this to discover what to track instead of inventing them. Repeated observations of one question are collapsed, with `observations` counting them. Point it at a competitor's domain to get the prompts they win and you do not. Not charged on failure.- +7 more on the listing page
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.
Trysonar MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"trysonar-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@sonarapp/mcp"
],
"env": {
"SONAR_API_KEY": "YOUR_SONAR_API_KEY_HERE",
"SONAR_API_URL": "YOUR_SONAR_API_URL_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Citable MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"zaialamm-citable-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"citable-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CITABLE_WALLET": "YOUR_CITABLE_WALLET_HERE",
"CITABLE_MAX_PRICE": "YOUR_CITABLE_MAX_PRICE_HERE",
"CITABLE_API": "YOUR_CITABLE_API_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Trysonar MCP is categorized under Marketing and uses a local stdio subprocess. Citable MCP belongs to Marketing and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Trysonar MCP for marketing work and Citable 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.
Trysonar MCP is listed as freemium — a free tier with paid plans. Auth: api key required. Citable MCP 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 trysonar-mcp and zaialamm-citable-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Trysonar MCP has a quality signal of 64/100 (Good) with 5 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Citable MCP has 60/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.