How to integrate Keyword MCP with Claude Code

Manage your Keyword directly from Claude Code with zero worries about OAuth hassles, API-breaking issues, or reliability and security concerns. You can do this in two different ways: Via Composio Connect - Direct and easiest approach Via Composio SDK - Programmatic approach with more control

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Keyword.com is a digital marketing platform for search rank tracking and SEO analytics. Use it to monitor keyword performance, spot ranking changes, and measure SEO visibility.

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Introduction

Manage your Keyword directly from Claude Code with zero worries about OAuth hassles, API-breaking issues, or reliability and security concerns.

You can do this in two different ways:

  1. Via Composio Connect - Direct and easiest approach
  2. Via Composio SDK - Programmatic approach with more control

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Why use Composio?

  • Only one MCP URL to connect multiple apps with Claude Code with zero auth hassles.
  • Programmatic tool calling allows LLMs to write its code in a remote workbench to handle complex tool chaining. Reduces to-and-fro with LLMs for frequent tool calling.
  • Handling Large tool responses out of LLM context to minimize context rot.
  • Dynamic just-in-time access to 20,000 tools across 1000+ other Apps for cross-app workflows. It loads the tools you need, so LLMs aren't overwhelmed by tools you don't need.

Connecting Keyword to Claude Code using Composio

1. Add the Composio MCP to Claude

Terminal

2. Start Claude Code

bash
claude

3. Open your MCP list

bash
/mcp

4. Select Composio and click on Authenticate

Select Composio and click Authenticate

5. This will redirect you to the Composio OAuth page. Complete the flow by authorizing Composio and you're all set.

Composio OAuth authorization page
Composio authorization complete
Ask Claude to connect to your account and authenticate via the link

What is the Keyword MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Keyword MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Keyword account. It provides structured and secure access to your SEO projects, keywords, rankings, and performance data, so your agent can monitor search rankings, analyze keyword movement, review top pages, track share of voice, and manage keyword settings on your behalf.

  • Keyword ranking analysis: Have your agent retrieve tracked keywords, review their current ranking metrics, and examine up to 180 days of Google ranking history.
  • Project performance monitoring: Let the agent summarize active projects, inspect project details, and analyze keyword movement across projects, groups, or tags.
  • Share of voice and page insights: Direct your agent to track share of voice over time and identify top ranking pages by keyword count, average rank, search volume, and cost per click.
  • Alerts and regional tracking: Instruct your agent to review account alerts and list the Google regions tracked for each project.
  • Keyword and project management: Have your agent update keyword settings, refresh rankings on demand, or delete keywords and projects you no longer need.

Connecting Keyword via Composio SDK

Composio SDK is the underlying tech that powers Rube. It's a universal gateway that does everything Rube does but with much more programmatic control. You can programmatically generate an MCP URL with the app you need (here Keyword) for even more tool search precision. It's secure and reliable.

How the Composio SDK works

The Composio SDK follows a three-phase workflow:

  1. Discovery: Searches for tools matching your task and returns relevant toolkits with their details.
  2. Authentication: Checks for active connections. If missing, creates an auth config and returns a connection URL via Auth Link.
  3. Execution: Executes the action using the authenticated connection.

Step-by-step Guide

Step by step10 STEPS
1

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:
  • Claude Pro, Max, or API billing enabled Anthropic account
  • Composio API Key
  • A Keyword account
  • Basic knowledge of Python or TypeScript
2

Install Claude Code

bash
# macOS, Linux, WSL
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash

# Windows PowerShell
irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex

# Windows CMD
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.cmd -o install.cmd && install.cmd && del install.cmd

To install Claude Code, use one of the following methods based on your operating system:

3

Set up Claude Code

bash
cd your-project-folder
claude

Open a terminal, go to your project folder, and start Claude Code:

  • Claude Code will open in your terminal
  • Follow the prompts to sign in with your Anthropic account
  • Complete the authentication flow
  • Once authenticated, you can start using Claude Code
Claude Code initial setup showing sign-in prompt
Claude Code terminal after successful login
4

Set up environment variables

bash
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_composio_api_key_here
USER_ID=your_user_id_here

Create a .env file in your project root with the following variables:

  • COMPOSIO_API_KEY authenticates with Composio (get it from Composio dashboard)
  • USER_ID identifies the user for session management (use any unique identifier)
5

Install Composio library

npm install @composio/core dotenv

Install the Composio TypeScript library to create MCP sessions.

  • @composio/core provides the core Composio functionality
  • dotenv loads environment variables from your .env file
6

Generate Composio MCP URL

import 'dotenv/config';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';

const { COMPOSIO_API_KEY, USER_ID } = process.env;

if (!COMPOSIO_API_KEY || !USER_ID) {
  throw new Error('COMPOSIO_API_KEY and USER_ID required in .env');
}

const composioClient = new Composio({ apiKey: COMPOSIO_API_KEY });

const composioSession = await composioClient.create(USER_ID, {
  toolkits: ['keyword'],
});

const composioMcpUrl = composioSession?.mcp.url;

console.log(`MCP URL: ${composioMcpUrl}`);
console.log(`\nUse this command to add to Claude Code:`);
console.log(`claude mcp add --transport http keyword-composio "${composioMcpUrl}" --headers "X-API-Key:${COMPOSIO_API_KEY}"`);

Create a script to generate a Composio MCP URL for Keyword. This URL will be used to connect Claude Code to Keyword.

What's happening

  • We import the Composio client and load environment variables
  • Create a Composio instance with your API key
  • Call create() to create a Tool Router session for Keyword
  • The returned mcp.url is the MCP server URL that Claude Code will use
  • The script prints this URL so you can copy it
7

Run the script and copy the MCP URL

node --loader ts-node/esm generate_mcp_url.ts
# or if using tsx
tsx generate_mcp_url.ts

Run your TypeScript script to generate the MCP URL.

  • The script connects to Composio and creates a Tool Router session
  • It prints the MCP URL and the exact command you need to run
  • Copy the entire claude mcp add command from the output
8

Add Keyword MCP to Claude Code

bash
claude mcp add --transport http keyword-composio "YOUR_MCP_URL_HERE" --headers "X-API-Key:YOUR_COMPOSIO_API_KEY"

# Then restart Claude Code
exit
claude

In your terminal, add the MCP server using the command from the previous step. The command format is:

  • claude mcp add registers a new MCP server with Claude Code
  • --transport http specifies that this is an HTTP-based MCP server
  • The server name (keyword-composio) is how you'll reference it
  • The URL points to your Composio Tool Router session
  • --headers includes your Composio API key for authentication

After running the command, close the current Claude Code session and start a new one for the changes to take effect.

9

Verify the installation

bash
claude mcp list

Check that your Keyword MCP server is properly configured.

  • This command lists all MCP servers registered with Claude Code
  • You should see your keyword-composio entry in the list
  • This confirms that Claude Code can now access Keyword tools

If everything is wired up, you should see your keyword-composio entry listed:

Claude Code MCP list showing the toolkit MCP server
10

Authenticate Keyword

The first time you try to use Keyword tools, you'll be prompted to authenticate.

  • Claude Code will detect that you need to authenticate with Keyword
  • It will show you an authentication link
  • Open the link in your browser (or copy/paste it)
  • Complete the Keyword authorization flow
  • Return to the terminal and start using Keyword through Claude Code

Once authenticated, you can ask Claude Code to perform Keyword operations in natural language. For example:

  • "Track keyword rankings for target domains"
  • "Compare SEO visibility across competitors"
  • "Find ranking drops for tracked keywords"

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Keyword and Claude Code:

import 'dotenv/config';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';

const { COMPOSIO_API_KEY, USER_ID } = process.env;

if (!COMPOSIO_API_KEY || !USER_ID) {
  throw new Error('COMPOSIO_API_KEY and USER_ID required in .env');
}

const composioClient = new Composio({ apiKey: COMPOSIO_API_KEY });

const composioSession = await composioClient.create(USER_ID, {
  toolkits: ['keyword'],
});

const composioMcpUrl = composioSession?.mcp.url;

console.log(`MCP URL: ${composioMcpUrl}`);
console.log(`\nUse this command to add to Claude Code:`);
console.log(`claude mcp add --transport http keyword-composio "${composioMcpUrl}" --headers "X-API-Key:${COMPOSIO_API_KEY}"`);

Conclusion

You've successfully integrated Keyword with Claude Code using Composio's MCP server. Now you can interact with Keyword directly from your terminal using natural language commands.

Key features of this setup:

  • Terminal-native experience without switching contexts
  • Natural language commands for Keyword operations
  • Secure authentication through Composio's managed MCP
  • Tool Router for dynamic tool discovery and execution

Next steps:

  • Try asking Claude Code to perform various Keyword operations
  • Add more toolkits to your Tool Router session for multi-app workflows
  • Integrate this setup into your development workflow for increased productivity

You can extend this by adding more toolkits, implementing custom workflows, or building automation scripts that leverage Claude Code's capabilities.

TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Keyword action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Add Keywords

Tool to add keywords to a Keyword.

Archive Project

Tool to archive a project in Keyword.

Create Project or Group

Tool to create a new project or group in Keyword.

Delete Keyword

Tool to delete a single keyword from a project or group.

Bulk delete keywords

Tool to bulk delete multiple keywords from a single project by providing keyword IDs.

Delete Project

Tool to delete a single project or group from Keyword.

Get Current User

Tool to retrieve the current authenticated user's account information.

Get Keyword

Tool to retrieve all keyword settings and ranking metrics for a single keyword.

Get Project Details

Tool to retrieve a single project's summary from Keyword.

Get Project Metrics

Retrieve keyword movement metrics for a project, group, or tag.

Get Keyword Ranking History

Tool to retrieve Google ranking history for specified keywords for up to 180 days.

Get Share of Voice History

Retrieve Share of Voice data over time for a specific project.

Get Top Pages

Tool to retrieve Top Pages data for a project showing ranking URLs with keyword counts, average rank, search volume, and cost per click metrics.

List Active Projects

Tool to retrieve all active projects with their groups, tags, and keyword counts.

List Alerts

Tool to retrieve all alerts for the Keyword.

List Keywords

Tool to retrieve all keywords and their ranking data in a project or group.

List Project Regions

Tool to list all Google regions being tracked in a Keyword.

Refresh Keywords

Tool to trigger an on-demand update for all keywords in one or more projects or groups.

Restore Archived Project

Tool to restore an archived project or group.

Update Keywords

Tool to update keyword settings in a project.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Keyword MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Keyword tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Keyword and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. Claude Code fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Keyword tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Keyword scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Keyword data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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