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ThriveStack MCP:The best MCP server for AEO and GEO.Find citation gaps and prove AI revenue, in chat.

ThriveStack MCP gives your AI assistant live access to your AI visibility and revenue data. Ask about citations, competitors, crawlers and revenue. Get answers with the evidence behind them.

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Plug-ins for ChatGPT Cursor Claude
ThriveStack citedbyHow the MCP works
Which prompts do rivals win, and what did AI send us in revenue?
Your AI assistant
ChatGPTPlug-in
CursorOAuth 2.1
ClaudeOAuth 2.1
Ask in plain English
ThriveStack MCP server
183 toolsAI visibility, revenue, marketing and accountsapi.app.thrivestack.ai/mcp
OAuth 2.1 sign-in, or a revocable token
get_domain_reportget_citation_probe_dataget_ai_revenue_summary
Live tool calls
Your ThriveStack data
Citations and sourcesWhich engines cite you, and from where
CompetitorsShare of voice and top brands per prompt
AI crawlers and AI revenueBot visits, AI-referred sessions, revenue
Revenue IntelligenceMRR movements, churn and expansion signals
Sample flow. Tool names such as get_domain_report and get_ai_revenue_summary are listed in the docs.
Why now

Answer engine optimization demand rose 83% in three months, so a weekly record beats one snapshot.

Interest in answer engine optimization keeps moving, and so do the answers AI gives. One snapshot goes stale fast. A weekly record, one question away in your AI assistant, shows what changed.

~500M

downloads of the Python and TypeScript MCP SDKs in the last 30 days

PyPI Stats 235.2M plus npm 264.4M, read Nov 4, 2026
+83%

rise in monthly US searches for answer engine optimization, June to September 2026

DataForSEO, Google US, Sep 2026
5,400

monthly US searches for claude mcp in September 2026, down from 9,900 in March 2026

DataForSEO, Google US, Sep 2026
183

tools in the ThriveStack MCP server, from AI visibility to revenue intelligence, up from 23 at launch

ThriveStack MCP changelog, Nov 3, 2026
ThriveStack citedbyGoogle US, DataForSEO
Monthly US searches for answer engine optimization stayed near 2,400 for most of a year, then reached 4,400 in September 2026
Searches per month, October 2025 to September 2026. Volumes are estimates from Google Ads data.
2,400Oct2,400Nov1,900Dec1,900Jan1,900Feb2,900Mar2,400Apr2,400May2,400Jun2,400Jul2,900Aug4,400Sep
1.8x

September 2026 against October 2025: 4,400 searches a month against 2,400.

4,400 divided by 2,400 is 1.83. The data cannot say why the jump happened.
01

Demand moves in jumps

Searches sat near 2,400 for most of the year, then jumped in one month.

02

One snapshot goes stale

AI answers and their sources shift. A weekly record shows what changed.

03

Evidence beats opinion

The server returns one raw citation record for each question and AI engine.

04

Revenue needs a trail

AI sessions, conversions and revenue sit one question away.

Start with ThriveStack citedby

Sources: PyPI Stats, mcp package (235,193,557 downloads, last 30 days, read Nov 4, 2026). npm, @modelcontextprotocol/sdk (264,415,993 downloads, Oct 5 to Nov 3, 2026). DataForSEO Labs keyword overview, Google, United States, English, monthly searches to September 2026. ThriveStack MCP tools reference, November 2026. Download counts include automated installs, so they measure installs, not users.

What it is

ThriveStack citedby is an AI visibility tool you can now ask in plain English.

MCP is the open standard that lets an AI assistant call tools. The ThriveStack MCP server exposes 183 tools, from ThriveStack citedby AI visibility to revenue intelligence. Your assistant picks the right tool, calls it and explains the result.

You skip the dashboard tour and ask the question you came with. The server is available to existing ThriveStack customers.

Server URLhttps://api.app.thrivestack.ai/mcp
ClaudeThriveStack connected
Where are we losing AI citations for northwind.com?
Called get_citation_probe_data1 tool call

Northwind is cited in 4 of 16 answers. Acme CRM wins three of the four buyer questions.

best crm for startups1/4
crm with ai forecasting0/4
crm pricing comparison0/4
Draft an outline for the top gapWhich sources does Acme CRM use?
Sample answer, made-up brands
  1. 1

    You ask

    Type the question you came with, in plain English.

  2. 2

    MCP calls the tool

    Your assistant picks a ThriveStack tool and runs it on your data.

    get_citation_probe_data
  3. 3

    You get evidence

    Per question and AI engine, with the rivals that won.

Read the MCP setup guide
AEO

As an AEO tool, the ThriveStack MCP server shows where AI cites you and who it picks instead.

Answer engine optimization starts with evidence. The server returns your tracked buyer questions, the answer each AI engine gave and the brands it named.

Ask for one prompt, one engine or the whole domain. Then ask what to publish to close the gap.

ThriveStack citedbySample data, made-up brands
Citation evidence: Northwind is cited in 4 of 16 sample answers, and Acme CRM beats it on 3 of 4 buyer questions
One row per tracked buyer question. A colored logo means that AI engine cited the brand.
4/16answers cite Northwind
3 of 4buyer questions where Acme CRM beats Northwind
Tracked buyer questionResult
“best crm for startups”Missed. Acme CRM, Globex named instead
“crm with ai forecasting”Missed. Acme CRM named instead
“northwind vs acme crm”Cited. Northwind leads
“crm pricing comparison”Missed. Initech, Acme CRM named instead
Close the gap:get_owned_content_recommendations→generate_content_outline→save_content_recommendations(asks first)
get_citation_probe_dataget_competitor_visibilityget_prompt_top_brandsget_engine_visibility_trendget_prompt_chats
Find my citation gaps
GEO

As a GEO tool, it shows which sources AI engines trust and which crawlers visit your site.

Generative engine optimization depends on the sources AI reads. The server ranks the domains and pages AI answers used, splits owned from earned sources and counts AI bot visits.

Earned ideas come labeled citation_backed when a real probe gap supports them, and category_inferred when it does not.

ThriveStack citedbySample data, made-up brands
Source mix: AI answers lean on earned media for Acme CRM (44%) and mostly on other sources for Northwind (60%)
Share of sources AI answers used, by type.
Northwind
22%18%60%
Acme CRM
31%44%25%
OwnedEarnedOther
Most cited domains for Northwind prompts
reddit.com31%
g2.com24%
northwind.com18%
youtube.com15%
capterra.com12%
get_source_mix_summaryget_competitor_source_mixget_cited_domainsget_url_report
ThriveStack citedbySample data
AI crawlers: 91% of sampled bot visits fetched a page, and 7% hit a 404
Share of AI bot visits by status code, last 30 days.
91%fetched a page
200 OK 91%404 not found 7%5xx error 2%
Who visits
GPTBot58%
ClaudeBot24%
PerplexityBot11%
Other AI bots7%
Fix first: 404s on /pricing-old and /blog/guide-2025 send AI bots to dead pages.
get_ai_crawl_summaryget_ai_crawl_urlsget_agent_visit_recommendationsget_technical_recommendations
See which sources AI cites for me
Revenue

AI referral traffic becomes revenue you can read in one question.

Three tools report AI sessions, conversions and revenue. They compare AI with organic and direct, and they list the landing pages that earn from AI-referred visits.

Ask which pages AI sends buyers to, and which of those pages convert.

ThriveStack citedbySample data
AI-referred sessions grew 3.1x in 8 weeks while organic grew 1.1x
Sessions indexed to week 1 = 100, by channel.
100200300AI referrals 3.1xOrganic 1.1xDirect 1.0xW1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8
1,240AI-referred sessions
+18% vs prior period
37Conversions
+9%
$18.4KRevenue
+12%
get_ai_revenue_summaryget_ai_revenue_trendget_ai_revenue_pagesget_traffic_attribution_overviewget_page_traffic
Prove my AI revenue
Revenue Intelligence

ThriveStack Revenue Intelligence agents find and fix the revenue leaks behind your traffic.

AI search brings the visit. ThriveStack Revenue Intelligence agents work on what happens next, from the first conversion to expansion.

The MCP server now carries 25 Revenue Intelligence tools and 28 Marketing tools next to AI visibility. Your assistant can read the same revenue data.

01

Find the leaks

Agents scan marketing, product, billing and CRM data for revenue that slips away.

get_missed_revenueget_churn_expansion_signals
02

Fix them

They go after conversions, engagement, churn reduction and expansion.

list_at_risk_accountsget_lead_quality
03

Prove it

Revenue stays tied to the source, so you can show what each fix earned.

get_multi_touch_attributionget_mrr_movements
Explore Revenue Intelligence agents
Tools

ThriveStack MCP puts 183 tools on AI search monitoring and revenue intelligence, from citations to churn.

The server grew from 23 tools at launch to 183 on Nov 3, 2026. Nearly all of them only read data.

AI visibility covers brand setup, reports, prompt drilldown, source mix, AI crawlers, AI revenue and content recommendations. Revenue Intelligence, Marketing, Accounts and product analytics sit beside it.

ThriveStack citedbyThriveStack MCP changelog, Nov 3, 2026
ThriveStack MCP tools: 183 tools in five areas, and AI visibility has the most, with 54
Tools per area. Nearly all read data. Two write.
AI Visibility54Product analytics and setup53Marketing28Revenue Intelligence25Accounts23
See all 54 AI visibility tool names, and examples from the other four areas

AI Visibility (54)

Brands & Account (4)
get_accessible_brandsget_brand_informationget_ai_visibility_setup_statusget_brand_kit
Visibility & Citations (8)
get_domain_reportget_prompt_metricsget_domain_promptslist_domain_topicsget_citation_probe_dataget_competitor_visibilityget_competitor_metricsget_engine_visibility_trend
Prompt Drilldown (6)
get_domain_promptget_prompt_chatsget_prompt_chatget_prompt_sourcesget_prompt_top_brandsget_prompt_visibility_trend
Probe Runs (3)
get_probe_runget_probe_resultget_probe_schedule
Sources & Pages (6)
get_url_reportget_cited_domainsget_source_mix_summaryget_source_trendget_competitor_source_mixget_source_run_days
Site & Crawl Health (5)
list_urlsget_url_detailsget_url_funnelget_search_console_statusget_technical_recommendations
Traffic & Search Performance (5)
get_page_trafficget_search_performanceget_attribution_healthget_traffic_attribution_overviewget_traffic_attribution_sources
AI Crawlers (4)
get_agent_visit_addonget_agent_visit_recommendationsget_ai_crawl_summaryget_ai_crawl_urls
AI Revenue (3)
get_ai_revenue_summaryget_ai_revenue_trendget_ai_revenue_pages
Content Audit (3)
get_content_audit_summarylist_content_audit_pageslist_content_audit_sitemap_urls
Prompt Research (2)
list_prompt_researchget_prompt_research
Recommendations (2)
get_owned_content_recommendationsget_earned_content_recommendations
Drafting & Saving (2)
generate_content_outlinesave_content_recommendations
Diagnostics (1)
check_connection

Product analytics and setup (53), examples

get_retention_dataget_feature_adoptionget_activation_summaryget_feature_usage_trendlist_accountsstart_thrivestack_setup

Marketing (28), examples

get_multi_touch_attributionget_channel_performanceget_campaign_performanceget_ads_performanceget_lead_qualityget_conversion_analytics

Revenue Intelligence (25), examples

get_mrr_movementsget_net_revenueget_revenue_kpisget_customer_lifetime_valueget_missed_revenueget_churn_expansion_signals

Accounts (23), examples

get_account_overviewget_account_revenueget_account_engagement_trendlist_account_invoicesget_account_pre_signup_journeylist_at_risk_accounts
Browse all 183 tools
Prompts

AI citation tracking by prompt: copy these questions into your assistant.

Each question maps to documented tools, so the answer comes from your data. Swap ourdomain.com for your domain, then ask follow-ups.

1Check2Diagnose3Act4Prove
Step 1

Check

See where you stand

“

How visible is ourdomain.com in AI search right now?

get_domain_report
“

What buyer questions is ourdomain.com being evaluated on?

get_domain_prompts
Step 2

Diagnose

Find the gaps

“

Where are we losing AI citations for ourdomain.com, and which competitors are showing up instead?

get_citation_probe_data
“

Before our QBR: how does ourdomain.com's AI visibility compare to last quarter?

get_domain_reportget_citation_probe_data
Step 3

Act

Plan the fix

“

What content should we publish this week to close our biggest AI citation gaps?

get_owned_content_recommendationsgenerate_content_outline
“

Where could we get cited on sites like Reddit or G2 instead of just our own blog?

get_earned_content_recommendations
Step 4

Prove

Tie it to revenue

“

How much revenue did AI engines send to ourdomain.com last month, compared with organic?

get_ai_revenue_summaryget_ai_revenue_trend
“

Which landing pages get AI-referred traffic, and what do they earn?

get_ai_revenue_pages
“Give me the full AI-visibility picture for ourdomain.com: how we’re doing, why, and what to publish next.”
get_domain_reportget_citation_probe_dataget_owned_content_recommendationsai_visibility_analyst
Or run the AI visibility analyst prompt for a structured pass. The server has two more prompts: setup wizards for marketing and product telemetry.
Revenue Intelligence prompts
“What moved our MRR last month, and which customers drove it?”
get_mrr_movements
“Which accounts are at risk of churning, and what expansion signals do we see?”
list_at_risk_accountsget_churn_expansion_signals
“Which channels earn the most revenue under multi-touch attribution?”
get_multi_touch_attributionget_channel_performance
Build my prompt panel
Setup

Claude MCP setup takes one URL and one sign-in. Cursor, VS Code and Claude Code work the same way.

Use OAuth 2.1 for the fastest start. Use a personal access token for Windsurf, Gemini CLI, headless setups and CI. The same URL works on every platform.

1

Add the URL

Add ThriveStack as a custom connector or MCP server in your assistant.

https://api.app.thrivestack.ai/mcp
2

Sign in

A browser window opens. Sign in to ThriveStack, review the permissions and click Allow access.

3

Ask

Try: “How visible is yourdomain.com in AI search right now?”

Claude OAuth 2.1, custom connector

Click +, then Add connector, then Add custom connector. Name it ThriveStack, paste the server URL and click Continue. Sign in and click Allow access. Only workspace admins can add custom connectors in a Claude workspace.

Claude Code OAuth 2.1

Run this command, start claude, run /mcp, pick ThriveStack and sign in.

claude mcp add --transport http --scope user Thrivestack "https://api.app.thrivestack.ai/mcp"
Cursor OAuth 2.1

Add a ThriveStack entry with the server URL. When Cursor shows ThriveStack as needing login, click Connect, sign in and click Allow access.

{ "mcpServers": { "thrivestack": { "url": "https://api.app.thrivestack.ai/mcp" } } }
VS Code VS Code OAuth 2.1

Create or edit .vscode/mcp.json, start the server from the editor, then sign in and click Allow access.

{ "servers": { "thrivestack": { "type": "http", "url": "https://api.app.thrivestack.ai/mcp" } } }
Windsurf, Gemini CLI and headless setups Personal access token

Create a token under AI Visibility, Settings, Personal Access Tokens. Tokens start with tsmcp_ and show once. Send the token as Authorization: Bearer YOUR_PAT_TOKEN. Treat it like a password. Open the token page.

Open the setup guide
Trust

AI brand monitoring through MCP stays read-only, apart from two write tools.

The server gives your assistant a window into your data, and nothing more. A personal access token acts as you across every brand your account can access, so treat it like a password.

Sign in with OAuth

OAuth 2.1 sends you to ThriveStack to sign in and allow access. The session persists across conversations.

Read-only by design

Nearly all of the 183 tools only read data. Requests follow the same permissions as your dashboard session.

Two write tools

The save_content_recommendations tool saves suggested items and asks for confirmation first. The create_account_segment tool creates a segment.

Tokens you can revoke

Revoke a personal access token at any time. Clients using it lose access immediately.

Read the security notes
Compare

AEO vs SEO tools: an SEO suite MCP reads rankings, and the ThriveStack MCP server reads AI answers.

An SEO suite MCP reads rankings. ThriveStack reads the AI answer. Scored on seven checks, it is the most complete AEO and GEO MCP server in the industry.

ThriveStack citedby7 checks in 4 stages
ThriveStack MCP covers all 7 checks, and an SEO suite MCP or a dashboard without MCP covers 1 or 2
ThriveStack citedby MCPYour AI assistant + AI visibilitySEO suite MCPRankings and backlinksAI visibility dashboardNo MCP
Checks fully coveredPartial does not count7 of 71 of 72 of 7
Visibility
Shows where AI engines cite you✓−Some suites add AI modules✓
Competitor visibility and share of voice✓−Keyword rivals, not AI answers✓
Diagnose
Raw citation evidence per question and engine✓✕−Usually summaries
AI crawler visits by bot and status✓✕−Often a separate tool
Act
Content outlines that close citation gaps✓−Keyword briefs−Recommendations only
Answers inside your AI assistant✓✓✕
Prove
AI referral sessions, conversions and revenue✓✕−Some link analytics
✓Fully covered−Partial, not counted in the score✕Not covered

The two other columns describe types of product, not named vendors. What each product covers varies, so check the tool you use today.

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Funding it

You can fund an AI visibility audit habit from the hours you already spend checking AI by hand.

Manual checks cost hours that never show up on an invoice. A worked example shows how fast they add up.

4 hours

a week spent checking AI answers by hand. This is an assumption. Use your own number.

208 hours

a year. That is 4 hours a week times 52 weeks.

Your rate

times 208 hours is what manual checks cost you. The MCP server answers the same questions in chat.

Divide the cost of the program by your saving per hour. That is how many hours pay for it.

Worked example with labeled assumptions, not a benchmark. The MCP server is available to existing ThriveStack customers.

Replace my manual checks
FAQ

ThriveStack MCP server, explained.

What is an MCP server for AEO and GEO?

An MCP server for answer engine optimization (AEO) and generative engine optimization (GEO) lets an AI assistant read AI visibility data through tools. The ThriveStack MCP server exposes 183 tools. 54 cover AI visibility: citations, competitors, sources, AI crawlers and AI revenue.

What does the ThriveStack MCP server do?

The ThriveStack MCP server at api.app.thrivestack.ai/mcp lets Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients read your ThriveStack citedby and revenue data. You ask in plain English. The assistant calls the right tool and explains the result.

Which AI assistants work with the ThriveStack MCP server?

ThriveStack MCP setup guides cover Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and Gemini CLI. Claude, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code sign in with OAuth. Windsurf and Gemini CLI use a personal access token. The Get ThriveStack MCP menu at the top of this page links the ChatGPT, Cursor and Claude plug-ins.

Can the ThriveStack MCP server change my data?

Two of its 183 tools write. The save_content_recommendations tool saves suggested content items for your team and asks for confirmation first. The create_account_segment tool creates an account segment. The other tools only read data.

How do I sign in to the ThriveStack MCP server?

Use OAuth 2.1 for Claude, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. The first connection opens ThriveStack, where you sign in and click Allow access. For Windsurf, Gemini CLI, headless setups and CI, create a personal access token that starts with tsmcp_ and send it as a bearer token. You can revoke a token at any time.

Who can use the ThriveStack MCP server?

The ThriveStack MCP server is available to existing ThriveStack customers. In a Claude workspace, only admins can add custom connectors. Requests follow the same permissions as your ThriveStack dashboard session.

Why should a brand check AI visibility every week?

Demand and answers keep moving. DataForSEO shows that US searches for answer engine optimization rose from 2,400 a month in June 2026 to 4,400 in September 2026, an 83% rise. A weekly record shows the change that one snapshot misses.

How is an AEO and GEO MCP server different from an SEO MCP?

An SEO MCP reads rankings, keywords and backlinks. The ThriveStack MCP server reads AI answers: which brands AI engines name, which sources they cite, which crawlers visit and which AI referrals convert. In the AEO vs SEO and GEO vs SEO debates, AEO is about being the answer, GEO is about being cited in generative answers, and SEO is about ranking in links.

What does ThriveStack Revenue Intelligence add to the MCP server?

ThriveStack Revenue Intelligence adds agents that find and fix revenue leaks across conversions, engagement, churn reduction and expansion. The MCP server carries 25 Revenue Intelligence tools, such as get_mrr_movements, and 28 Marketing tools, such as get_multi_touch_attribution. Its AI revenue tools report AI-referred sessions, conversions and revenue.

Try it

You start LLM tracking in your AI assistant in five steps.

Five steps take you from sign-up to your first answer.

1

Sign up for ThriveStack citedby

The MCP server is available to existing ThriveStack customers.

2

Add the server URL

Use the Get ThriveStack MCP menu at the top of this page, or paste https://api.app.thrivestack.ai/mcp into your assistant.

3

Sign in and allow access

Sign in to ThriveStack in the browser window and click Allow access.

4

Ask your first question

“How visible is yourdomain.com in AI search right now?”

5

Follow the gaps

“Run the AI visibility analyst for yourdomain.com”, then ask for a content plan.

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