---
title: "DataForSEO MCP for VS Code | SEO Skill"
description: "Connect DataForSEO to VS Code with the free SEO Skill MCP server. Keyword metrics, rankings, SERPs, competitors, backlinks and AI answer checks with your own login. Setup steps and prompts to try."
canonical: "https://seoskill.dev/integrations/dataforseo/vs-code"
language: "en"
---

# DataForSEO MCP for VS Code

Ask VS Code about your DataForSEO data in plain words. Add one server, sign in with Google, and it reads your own numbers on each request.

[Get started free](https://seoskill.dev/account)

1.  1

    Open the Command Palette, run MCP: Add Server and choose HTTP. Enter the server URL and the name seoskill:

    ```
    https://seoskill.dev/mcp
    ```

2.  2

    Or add it to .mcp.json at the root of your workspace:

    ```
    {
      "mcpServers": {
        "seoskill": { "type": "http", "url": "https://seoskill.dev/mcp" }
      }
    }
    ```

3.  3

    Sign in with Google when VS Code opens the browser.

4.  4

    Save your DataForSEO login and password under Keys on your account page at seoskill.dev/account. It works in every client you connect.

5.  5

    Or send the key as a header, so nothing is saved on your account:

    ```
    {
      "mcpServers": {
        "seoskill": {
          "type": "http",
          "url": "https://seoskill.dev/mcp",
          "headers": {
            "X-DataForSEO-Login": "${DATAFORSEO_LOGIN}",
            "X-DataForSEO-Password": "${DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD}"
          }
        }
      }
    }
    ```

VS Code opens the Google sign-in the first time the server connects, then keeps the token.

## Prompts to try in VS Code

Ask in plain words and your agent picks the tool. DataForSEO numbers are estimates from its own index. They are kept apart from your Search Console data and never mixed into it.

-   ### What is the search volume for these 40 keywords?

    Keyword metrics: volume, keyword difficulty and cost per click for up to 100 keywords at once.

-   ### What does example.org rank for in the UK?

    Ranked keywords for that domain, in the country you name.

-   ### Who ranks for "seo audit tool" right now?

    The SERP for up to five keywords, with the pages in each result.

-   ### Do AI answers cite my site?

    Your top AI-style questions from Search Console, checked in ChatGPT search, Google AI Mode and AI Overviews. A full run costs about 12 cents of credit.

## DataForSEO in other AI clients

The same server and sign-in, with each client's own setup steps.

[

### Claude Code

One command in your terminal.

DataForSEO in Claude Code](https://seoskill.dev/integrations/dataforseo/claude-code)[

### Claude

A custom connector, added once for web, desktop and mobile.

DataForSEO in Claude](https://seoskill.dev/integrations/dataforseo/claude)[

### ChatGPT

A custom MCP server added from Plugins.

DataForSEO in ChatGPT](https://seoskill.dev/integrations/dataforseo/chatgpt)[

### Codex

Two commands in your terminal.

DataForSEO in Codex](https://seoskill.dev/integrations/dataforseo/codex)[

### Cursor

One entry in mcp.json.

DataForSEO in Cursor](https://seoskill.dev/integrations/dataforseo/cursor)[

### Gemini CLI

One command in your terminal.

DataForSEO in Gemini CLI](https://seoskill.dev/integrations/dataforseo/gemini-cli)[

### Windsurf

Two commands, or one entry in mcp\_config.json.

DataForSEO in Windsurf](https://seoskill.dev/integrations/dataforseo/windsurf)[

### Le Chat

A custom MCP connector.

DataForSEO in Le Chat](https://seoskill.dev/integrations/dataforseo/le-chat)

## More data for VS Code

One server reads all of these. Add a key or a site and your agent can use it.

[

### Google Search Console

Clicks, impressions, CTR, positions, queries, pages and URL Inspection.

Google Search Console in VS Code](https://seoskill.dev/integrations/google-search-console/vs-code)[

### Google Analytics

Search sessions beside your clicks, landing pages and visits from AI assistants.

Google Analytics in VS Code](https://seoskill.dev/integrations/google-analytics/vs-code)[

### Ahrefs

Keyword metrics, ranked keywords, SERPs, competitors and backlinks with your own key.

Ahrefs in VS Code](https://seoskill.dev/integrations/ahrefs/vs-code)[

### Clicky

Visits by landing page, with the traffic sources and search engines that sent them.

Clicky in VS Code](https://seoskill.dev/integrations/clicky/vs-code)

## Questions about DataForSEO in VS Code