Tracetify MCP Server (io.github.tracetify/tracetify-mcp)

The Tracetify MCP server helps users trace how products actually grew, read their own Search Console, and audit a site while working in Claude Code or Cursor. It focuses on reconstructing growth timelines (first mention, quiet periods, directory wave, launch spike) using linked sources.

🛠️ Key Features

Competitive analysis focused on “how it got there” via traced product growth
Trace reconstruction using twelve sources per trace, with each claim linked
Search Console reading capability
Site auditing capability
15 tools exposed by the server

🚀 Use Cases

Find competitors and understand their growth history
Review product growth events (e.g., early mentions and launch spikes)
Audit a site and connect findings to searchable source evidence
Use Search Console data from your own account

⚡ Developer Benefits

Designed for use within Claude Code or Cursor
Trace outputs provide source-linked claims for verification
Uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) with topics including model-context-protocol and mcp

⚠️ Limitations

The provided documentation excerpt does not describe specific tool names, authentication flow, or supported audit scope beyond the high-level capabilities.

tracetify-mcp

MCP server for Tracetify — trace how any product actually grew, read your own Search Console, and audit a site, without leaving Claude Code or Cursor.

Most competitive tools tell you where a product stands today. Tracetify reconstructs how it got there: the first mention, the quiet weeks, the directory wave, the launch spike. Twelve sources per trace, every claim linked to the page it came from.

Full setup guide and example questions: tracetify.com/mcp

Free agent skills

Start with Competitor Research and GSC SEO Optimizer for sourced competitor briefs and prioritized Search Console work. These free, MIT-licensed workflows use public sources or your own exports and do not require a Tracetify account. Browse the skill source. Connect this MCP server when you want additional Tracetify tools and data; authentication and applicable credit charges still apply.

Setup

Create an API key in the dashboard, then pick one of the two transports.

Claude Code — one command:

code

claude mcp add tracetify -e TRACETIFY_API_KEY=ttfy_... -- npx -y tracetify-mcp

Or skip the install entirely — nothing to install, not even Node:

code

claude mcp add --transport http tracetify https://tracetify.com/api/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer ttfy_..."

Same tools, same balance; the server runs on our side.

Claude Desktop / Cursor take the same JSON (Cursor reads ~/.cursor/mcp.json):

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tracetify": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "tracetify-mcp"],
      "env": { "TRACETIFY_API_KEY": "ttfy_..." }
    }
  }
}

Codex uses TOML in ~/.codex/config.toml — note the snake_case table name:

toml

[mcp_servers.tracetify]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "tracetify-mcp"]
env = { TRACETIFY_API_KEY = "ttfy_..." }

Try asking

Your agent picks the right tool on its own — these are real questions, not placeholders:

How did photoai.com get its first users? Cite the sources.
My page ranks #12 for "ai headshot generator" — what should I change to reach page one?
We just deployed — audit example.com and fix what you find.
Where can I get my new SaaS listed for real dofollow links?
What is competitor.com running on Meta and Google right now? Pull the hooks and landing pages.

If your agent ever reaches for the wrong tool, say trace <domain> and it will come straight here.

Tools

Tools that cost credits quote the price first and wait for you to say yes. Reading existing reports never costs anything.

Tool	Cost	What it does
`search_reports`	free	Find existing growth reports by domain
`read_report`	free	Read a full report — timeline & verdict follow your account's unlocks
`start_trace`	10 credits	Rebuild a competitor's growth from 12 sources (~60–90s); a fresh cached report comes back free
`get_trace`	free	Poll a running trace
`unlock_report`	10 credits	Permanently unlock a report's full timeline, evidence & SEO detail (idempotent — never charges twice)
`gsc_overview`	free	Your own Search Console: clicks, impressions, period comparison
`gsc_queries`	free	Your real ranking keywords with position and CTR — find what sits at #5–20
`gsc_pages`	free	Your pages by search performance, including high-impression low-CTR ones
`site_audit_start`	3 credits	Crawl a site for broken links, missing titles, redirect chains, thin content
`site_audit_get`	free	Poll an audit and read the issue list grouped by severity
`research_competitors`	2 credits	Who fights a domain for the same keywords, flagging which ones already have a report
`research_domain_overview`	3 credits	Estimated organic traffic and top keywords for any domain
`research_keyword_volume`	2 credits	Google Ads monthly search volume, CPC, 12-month trend and keyword difficulty (0–100) for up to 10 keywords (per market or worldwide; difficulty is US-based when worldwide)
`research_backlinks`	3 credits	Referring domains, authority and anchor texts
`research_competitor_ads`	3 credits	The ads a domain is running on Meta (Facebook/Instagram) and Google right now — copy, CTA, landing page, creative URL, platforms, start dates
`research_brand_lookup`	12 credits	How AI assistants cite a brand: platforms, mentions, associated entities
`backlink_directories`	8 credits	Hand-verified directories that actually give dofollow links (billed once per day)

Everything draws from your Tracetify credit balance — the same balance the website uses. No seats, no per-tool add-ons. Top up at tracetify.com/pricing.

What this package does

It is a thin protocol adapter: MCP tool calls in, Tracetify HTTP API calls out. No business logic, no data of its own — your API key never leaves your machine except as an Authorization header to tracetify.com.

License

MIT

url	string	required	Domain to trace, e.g. weshop.ai
refresh	boolean	optional	Force a fresh run even if a cached report exists

url	string	required	Site to audit, e.g. https://example.com
confirm	boolean	optional	Set true only after the user agrees to the quoted credit cost
request_key	string	optional	Request key returned by the first confirmation response; must be sent back with confirm=true so retries cannot charge twice

keywords	string	required	Up to 10 search phrases, comma-separated, e.g. "ai image generator, ai avatar maker"
location_code	number	optional	Market: 2840 US, 2826 UK, 2276 DE, 2250 FR, 2724 ES, 2392 JP, 2076 BR, 2356 IN. Omit for worldwide.

io.github.tracetify/tracetify-mcp

Tracetify MCP Server (io.github.tracetify/tracetify-mcp)

🛠️ Key Features

🚀 Use Cases

⚡ Developer Benefits

⚠️ Limitations

Topics

search_reports

read_report

start_trace

get_trace

unlock_report

gsc_overview

gsc_queries

gsc_pages

site_audit_start

site_audit_get

research_competitors

research_domain_overview

research_backlinks

research_keyword_volume

research_brand_lookup

backlink_directories