Real Google rankings as a tool: where a domain ranks for a keyword, plus the top 10 organic results.
Real Google rankings as a tool for AI assistants. Ask Claude (or any MCP client) "where does example.com rank for best running shoes in the UK?" and it makes a live lookup instead of guessing.
One tool:
check_rank(domain, keyword, country="us") returns
position: the domain's 1-based Google organic position, or null if it isn't
in the results checkedurl: which of the domain's pages ranksresults: the top 10 organic results (position, domain, url, title), so the
assistant can answer "who's above me?" without another callquota: lookups used and remaining this monthPositions are organic results only (ads, maps and answer boxes aren't counted),
for the Google market you pass as country.
1. Get an API key. Sign in at rankjot.com, open Account → API access → Generate key. Free accounts include 25 lookups a month; the API plan ($20/mo) includes 5,000.
2. Add the server to your client. It runs with uvx,
so there's nothing to install by hand.
Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"rankjot": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["rankjot-mcp"],
"env": { "RANKJOT_API_KEY": "rjk_your_key_here" }
}
}
}
Any other client that launches stdio servers takes the same command, uvx rankjot-mcp, with RANKJOT_API_KEY in its environment.
Prefer pip? pip install rankjot-mcp, then use rankjot-mcp as the command.
3. Restart the client and ask a ranking question.
Failures come back as a normal result with an error field, so the assistant can
tell you what happened instead of retrying blindly:
error | Meaning |
|---|---|
config | RANKJOT_API_KEY isn't set |
unauthorized | The key is wrong or was revoked |
api_trial_limit | This month's included lookups are used up |
quota_exceeded / rate_limited | Monthly quota used, or too many calls per minute |
provider_error / network | The lookup couldn't be made; try again |
Every call spends one lookup. Models are happy to call tools in loops, so if you ask about many keywords at once, say how many lookups it may use.
The domain, keyword and country you check are sent to rankjot.com to perform the lookup. See the privacy policy.
MIT
Source-derived launch command. Check the maintainer’s required arguments and credentials before running:
uvx rankjot-mcpMerge this template into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Keep existing servers. Add any arguments, credentials, and permissions required by the maintainer; this template has not been install-tested.
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-epolat-rankjot-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"rankjot-mcp"
]
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect. Confirm the server appears connected in the client’s tool list, then try a read-only example from its documentation.
Claude Desktop setup referencerankjot-mcppypiRankJot works with any MCP-compatible client. Copy the config snippet from the Configuration section above and add it to the file shown for your client, then restart the application.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonRestart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect.~/.cursor/mcp.jsonRestart Cursor for changes to take effect..vscode/mcp.jsonReload VS Code window for changes to take effect.~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.jsonRestart Windsurf for changes to take effect..mcp.jsonSave at the project root, then start Claude Code in that project and review the MCP server approval prompt. Keep real credentials out of shared files.