SEO Skill vs Advanced GSC
Advanced GSC is a paid hosted MCP server from the author of the open source mcp-gsc. It puts Search Console and GA4 next to SERP, keyword and backlink tools. SEO Skill gives your agent your own Search Console, Google Analytics and keyword data for free, with nothing to install.
Get started freeRun it in a terminal, then sign in with Google.
Or run it on your machine
Installs the CLI, signs you in and adds the skill to your agents. Site crawls and Bing data run this way, on your own machine. A crawl fetches many pages, and Bing blocks our hosted server.
At a glance
The four things most people compare first, from each product's own pages.
SEO Skill
- Free use
- Every on-demand tool, no usage cap
- Paid
- $50 a month per site, for the weekly audit
- Works in web chat
- Yes
- Connect
- One URL and a Google sign-in
Advanced GSC
- Free use
- Limited free version, limits not stated
- Paid
- $15 a month
- Works in web chat
- Yes
- Connect
- Through its own account
Pick Advanced GSC if
From Advanced GSC's own pages.
You want SERP lookups, keyword research and backlink data in the same subscription, without a separate provider key.
You want Google Ads data next to Search Console and GA4, on its Pro and Max plans.
You want team seats where teammates only see the properties you pin for them.
Pick SEO Skill if
One hosted MCP server for your own search data.
You want every tool your agent calls to be free, with no usage cap and no trial that ends.
You want Search Console, Google Analytics, URL Inspection and Clicky behind one Google sign-in, plus keyword research with your own DataForSEO or Ahrefs key.
You want your Search Console rows fetched on each request and never stored, except what the paid weekly audit keeps for its sites.
You want a weekly crawl, daily index checks and drop alerts done for you, for $50 a month per site.
Side by side
Every fact we compared, with Advanced GSC's taken from the sources at the end of this page.
SEO Skill: Add https://seoskill.dev/mcp to your agent and sign in with Google. Read-only access, no Google Cloud project, no API key.
Advanced GSC: Sign in with the Google account that has Search Console access. Search Console permission (webmasters.readonly) is requested during sign-in. You then pick a plan and the GSC and GA4 properties the AI may use, and connect your AI client by one click or by pasting a config.
SEO Skill: 7 hosted tools: seo_sites, seo_report, seo_page, seo_compare, seo_index, seo_research and seo_data. The CLI adds the site crawl, internal links and Bing.
Advanced GSC: Not stated for the hosted server. Its blog says the open-source mcp-gsc has 20 tools.
SEO Skill: Google Search Console, Google Analytics, URL Inspection, Clicky, and DataForSEO or Ahrefs with your own key. Bing Webmaster Tools in the CLI. Free Domain Rating by Ahrefs on research rows.
Advanced GSC: Google Search Console, Google Analytics 4 (Pro and Max), Google Ads (optional, Pro and Max), Google and Bing SERP, Keyword research, Backlinks (DataForSEO), Core Web Vitals, Schema validator, On-page and technical SEO crawl (Max)
SEO Skill: Claude Code, Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Le Chat and any remote MCP client
Advanced GSC: Claude, Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Cursor, Windsurf, Zed, Codex
SEO Skill: Yes
Advanced GSC: Yes
SEO Skill: Every on-demand tool, with no usage cap and no time limit.
Advanced GSC: A limited free version with no credit card, per its MCP page. The free limits are not stated.
SEO Skill: The weekly site audit is $50 a month per site: weekly crawl, daily Google index checks, stored history, drop and return alerts, and a Monday email and webhook. Cancel any time.
Advanced GSC: Starter $15 a month (up to 3 properties, 1 seat). Pro $40 a month (up to 10 GSC and 10 GA4 properties, 3 seats). Max $105 a month (unlimited properties under fair use, 5 seats, up to 3 Google accounts). Quarterly billing saves 15%. Prices exclude tax. The page says these are round two rates held while you stay subscribed.
SEO Skill: Read-only Google sign-in. Your agent can start the paid audit for a site, which returns a Stripe Checkout link for you to open.
Advanced GSC: Read-only, per its privacy policy: it requests webmasters.readonly and analytics.readonly and says it cannot modify Search Console or Analytics. The optional Google Ads scope has write permission, but the policy says the service only reads Ads data.
SEO Skill: Search Console and analytics rows are fetched on each request and never stored, except what the paid weekly audit keeps for its sites. Your linked accounts and saved keys are kept, encrypted.
Advanced GSC: No, per its privacy policy. Search Console, GA4 and Google Ads results are fetched live and not stored beyond the request. It stores an encrypted OAuth refresh token, briefly caches Google Ads account details, and stores saved backlink sample datasets until you delete them.
SEO Skill: Google's 16 months, read live. With the weekly audit, crawl and index history for the sites you audit.
Advanced GSC: Not stated
SEO Skill: Hosted service, with the CLI and local MCP server open source (Apache 2.0)
Advanced GSC: Hosted service. The open-source mcp-gsc it is based on is MIT licensed.
Move from Advanced GSC in a few minutes
Nothing to migrate: SEO Skill reads your accounts live. When you are done, remove Advanced GSC from your agent and revoke its access.
- Add SEO Skill to your agentUse the setup box above, or the steps for your client on the integrations page.
Check your access
Ask "list my Search Console properties". Every Google account you link shows up.
- Add your research keySave a DataForSEO or Ahrefs key on your account page if you use keyword research.
Carry your prompts over
Prompts in plain words work as they are. Prompts that name Advanced GSC's own tools need rewording.
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SEO Skill vs GSC WizardQuestions about Advanced GSC
Sources for Advanced GSC, read 2 November 2026: Features, plans, prices, clients, free version, setup, Scopes, read-only, no data storage, retention, Open-source mcp-gsc has 20 tools, mcp-gsc stars, last commit, licence, mcp-gsc version.