SEO Monster vs SEO Audit Console
SEO Monster and SEO Audit Console are both MCP servers for SEO. SEO Monster is published by avansaber and SEO Audit Console by houtini-ai. Both run locally (stdio). Both install in Claude Code, Codex, VS Code and Cursor. On GitHub, SEO Monster has 553 stars and SEO Audit Console has 86. SEO Monster was last active in Sep 2026, SEO Audit Console in Oct 2026. The table lines up where they differ (publisher, license, GitHub stars and weekly downloads) and has the install commands for both. Everything here comes from the listings' public sources and is refreshed daily. SEO Monster describes itself as: Local-first SEO MCP: track AI citations, Search Console, GA4, PageSpeed, Cloudflare, IndexNow, CrUX. SEO Audit Console: Technical SEO in Claude: GSC + crawl + DataForSEO - audit, portfolio, market sizing, content recon. Licenses: SEO Monster MIT, SEO Audit Console Apache-2.0.
Updated Oct 26, 2026 · Built from catalog data; how we rank and grade
SEO Monster
avansaber
Local-first SEO MCP: track AI citations, Search Console, GA4, PageSpeed, Cloudflare, IndexNow, CrUX.
SEO Audit Console
houtini-ai
Technical SEO in Claude: GSC + crawl + DataForSEO - audit, portfolio, market sizing, content recon.
Who should pick which
- SEO Monster has the larger community: 553 GitHub stars against 86.
From listing data only. We don't pick a winner on security beyond the grades; read how grades work.
Side by side
| Fact | SEO Monster | SEO Audit Console |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Connector | Connector |
| Publisher | avansaber | houtini-ai |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Pricing | Not stated | Not stated |
| Runs | Local (stdio) | Local (stdio) |
| Auth | API key | API key |
| Hosts supported | Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Desktop | Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Desktop |
| Tools | 66 | 58 |
| Security grade | –Security: not graded yet | –Security: not graded yet |
| Freshness grade | AFreshness: A | AFreshness: A |
| GitHub stars | 553 | 86 |
| Weekly downloads | 313 | 1,205 |
| Last release | Sep 25, 2026 | Oct 25, 2026 |
| Last activity | Sep 25, 2026 | Oct 25, 2026 |
Facts from each listing's public sources, checked daily. Tool lists arrive with tool scans.
Install
SEO Monster
claude mcp add seo-monster -- uvx seo-monster@0.9.3
Settings it needs
SEO_MCP_GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT· Path to your Desktop-app OAuth client-secrets JSON, downloaded from Google Cloud Console. Required for Search Console, Indexing, and GA4 tools.SEO_MCP_GOOGLE_TOKEN· Writable path where the cached OAuth token is stored. On first use, a browser opens for one-time consent and the token is written here. Default: ${HOME}/.config/seo-monster/token.jsonSEO_MCP_GSC_DEFAULT_SITE· Default Search Console property, e.g. 'sc-domain:example.com' or 'https://www.example.com/'.SEO_MCP_GA4_PROPERTY_ID· Default GA4 property, e.g. 'properties/123456789' or bare '123456789'.PSI_API_KEYsecret · Google API key shared by PageSpeed Insights and Chrome UX Report History tools. Optional; both work anonymously at a tighter rate limit when unset.CF_API_TOKENsecret · Cloudflare API token. Optional; needed only for the Cloudflare tools. Scopes: Zone:Read, DNS:Read, Account Analytics:Read, and (only when destructive mode is on) Cache Purge:Purge, Single Redirect:Edit, Zone Settings:Edit, and (for bulk redirects) Account Rulesets:Edit + Account Filter Lists:Edit.CF_ZONE· Default Cloudflare zone hostname, e.g. 'example.com'.SEO_MCP_INDEXNOW_KEYsecret · IndexNow shared key (any 8-128 hex string you generate). Required only for the IndexNow tools. Host the key file at https://<your-host>/<key>.txt for engine verification.SEO_MCP_INDEXNOW_KEY_LOCATION· Override the default IndexNow key-file URL (https://<host>/<key>.txt). Set only if you host the key file at a non-standard path.SEO_MCP_ALLOW_DESTRUCTIVE· Set to 'true' to enable the Cloudflare cache-purge tools. Default false: all destructive tools refuse to run.DATAFORSEO_LOGINsecret · DataForSEO Basic-auth login. Optional (v0.9). Unlocks SERP/PAA/related, keyword volume+difficulty+intent, competitor keyword-gap, and Google AI Overview citations for keyword_universe / serp_adjacency_expand / onpage_serp_gap auto-fetch / ai_citation_track.DATAFORSEO_PASSWORDsecret · DataForSEO Basic-auth password. Optional (v0.9). Required alongside DATAFORSEO_LOGIN.OPENPAGERANK_API_KEYsecret · Open PageRank (DomCop) free API key. Optional (v0.9). Free competitor domain-authority proxy for onpage_serp_gap.PERPLEXITY_API_KEYsecret · Perplexity Sonar API key. Optional (v0.9). One of the AI answer-engines for ai_citation_track.OPENAI_API_KEYsecret · OpenAI API key (Responses web_search). Optional (v0.9). One of the AI answer-engines for ai_citation_track.ANTHROPIC_API_KEYsecret · Anthropic API key (web_search tool). Optional (v0.9). One of the AI answer-engines for ai_citation_track.GEMINI_API_KEYsecret · Google Gemini API key (Search grounding). Optional (v0.9). One of the AI answer-engines for ai_citation_track.GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKENsecret · Google Ads API developer token. Optional (v0.9). Volume-only alternative to DataForSEO for keyword_universe; live use also needs an adwords-scope OAuth re-consent.GOOGLE_ADS_CUSTOMER_ID· Google Ads customer id (digits). Optional (v0.9). Required alongside GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN.
SEO Audit Console
claude mcp add seo-audit-console -e GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS='<GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS>' -- npx -y @houtini/seo-audit-console@0.17.0
Settings it needs
GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALSrequired · Path to the Google service-account JSON key with Search Console access.SAC_DATA_DIR· Directory for per-property SQLite databases and reports. Defaults to ~/Documents/seo-audit-console.DATAFORSEO_USERNAME· DataForSEO API username (optional, enables SERP/keyword/domain/market/recon checks).DATAFORSEO_PASSWORDsecret · DataForSEO API password (optional).DATAFORSEO_CACHE_DAYS· TTL for the DataForSEO response cache, in days. Default 20.MAJESTIC_API_KEYsecret · Majestic API key (optional). Enriches link_intersect with Trust Flow + Topical Trust Flow and re-sorts prospects by real authority.MAJESTIC_CACHE_DAYS· TTL for the Majestic response cache, in days. Default 30.CRUX_API_KEYsecret · Chrome UX Report API key (optional, free Google Cloud key). Switches on sync_crux: real-user Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) and the crux-field-* checks.
Also consider
- 0.841score
Google Ads + Meta Ads + SEO/GEO MCP
irinabuht12-oss
Google Ads, Meta Ads, Google Analytics (GA4) & Search Console MCP server by Ryze AI
ConnectorAFreshness: ARemote★ 5.8KClaude Code +3 - 0.813score
SEO Skill
seoskill.devOfficial
Free Google Search Console MCP: your real GSC, Google Analytics and keyword data for AI agents.
ConnectorAFreshness: ARemoteLocal★ 593Claude Code +5 - 0.629score
GA4 SEO MCP
GermaniU
Set up and audit site measurement: GA4, Search Console and PageSpeed.
ConnectorAFreshness: ALocal★ 1↓ 231/wkClaude Code +5
Questions
- Is SEO Monster or SEO Audit Console more popular?
- SEO Monster has more GitHub stars (553 against 86). Stars measure attention, not quality, so check freshness and docs too.
- Do SEO Monster and SEO Audit Console work with Claude Code?
- Yes, both list a Claude Code install; the commands are on this page.
- Which one runs without a local install?
- Both run locally on your machine.
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SEO Monster vs SEO Audit Console. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/compare/avansaber-seo-monster-vs-houtini-ai-seo-audit-console (last updated 2026-10-26)