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1

Open Claude Desktop and go to Customize → Connectors.
2

Click Add custom connector and paste the DataForSEO MCP HTTP URL:
https://mcp.dataforseo.com/http
3

When prompted, approve the Authorization request to access the DataForSEO API.
4

Start a new chat. Claude will request your approval the first time it calls a DataForSEO tool.

1

Open the configuration file:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
On Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Add the following configuration to the file:

JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dataforseo": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "dataforseo-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "DATAFORSEO_USERNAME": "your_api_login",
        "DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD": "your_api_password"
      }
    }
  }
}

3

Replace your_api_login and your_api_password with credentials from the API Access dashboard.
4

Restart Claude Desktop. The DataForSEO tools will appear in your tool list.

1

Generate a Base64 token from your API login and password (or copy a pre-encoded one from the API Access dashboard via the Send by Email button).

Add the remote DataForSEO MCP server in your terminal:

Bash

claude mcp add --header "Authorization: Basic " --transport http dfs-mcp https://mcp.dataforseo.com/http

3
Verify the connection:
Bash
```
claude mcp list
```

1

Make sure you have Node.js 18+ installed.

Bash

claude mcp add dataforseo \
  --env DATAFORSEO_USERNAME=your_api_login \
  --env DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD=your_api_password \
  -- npx -y dataforseo-mcp-server

3
Verify the connection:
Bash
```
claude mcp list
```
Check our Help Center for more ways to install DataForSEO MCP with Claude Code.

1

In Cursor, open Settings → Tools & Integrations → MCP Tools.

Click Add Custom MCP and paste the remote configuration:

JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dataforseo": {
      "url": "https://mcp.dataforseo.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Basic "
      }
    }
  }
}

3

Replace with your Base64-encoded username:password from the API Access dashboard.
4

Save and reopen the chat. Cursor supports up to 40 active MCP tools — disable any modules you don’t need.

1

Open the global Cursor MCP configuration:
~/.cursor/mcp.json
You can also access this file from Settings → Tools & Integrations → Add Custom MCP.

Add the local NPX configuration:

JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dataforseo": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "dataforseo-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "DATAFORSEO_USERNAME": "your_api_login",
        "DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD": "your_api_password"
      }
    }
  }
}

3

Replace credentials with values from the API Access dashboard and save the file.
4

Restart Cursor or reload the MCP servers from Tools & Integrations.

1

Log into the OpenAI platform dashboard and start a new Chat with your preferred model.
2

Click Tools → MCP Server → Add new.
3

Paste the DataForSEO MCP server URL and give the connector a label:
https://mcp.dataforseo.com/mcp
4
Choose Custom headers as the authentication method and add:
Header
```
Authorization: Basic 
```
Your credentials must be Base64-encoded. Use the Send by Email button in the API Access dashboard to receive a ready-to-use token.
5

Enable the DataForSEO modules you want to expose and click Update.

1
Install the Gemini CLI globally:
Bash
```
npm install -g @google/gemini-cli
```
2

Open the Gemini settings file:
~/.gemini/settings.json
Windows: C:\Users\\.gemini\settings.json

Add the DataForSEO MCP server:

JSON

{
  "selectedAuthType": "gemini-api-key",
  "mcpServers": {
    "dataforseo": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "dataforseo-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "DATAFORSEO_USERNAME": "your_api_login",
        "DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD": "your_api_password"
      }
    }
  }
}

4

Restart the CLI and run /mcp list to confirm DataForSEO is connected.

1

Install Docker for your operating system.

Pull and run the official DataForSEO MCP image:

Bash

docker run -p 3000:3000 \
  -e DATAFORSEO_USERNAME=your_api_login \
  -e DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD=your_api_password \
  dataforseo/mcp:latest

Use your API login and password from the API Access section of the dashboard.

3

The MCP server is now available locally at:
http://localhost:3000
Connect any MCP-compatible client to that URL. See the Docker Hub repository for advanced configuration.

1

Point your MCP-compatible client to the official DataForSEO remote endpoint:
https://mcp.dataforseo.com/mcp
2
Authenticate with a Base64-encoded Basic Auth header:
Header
```
Authorization: Basic 
```
Get your credentials from the API Access dashboard. The Send by Email button delivers a pre-encoded token.
3

If your client expects a separate SSE endpoint, use https://mcp.dataforseo.com/http.

1
Make sure Node.js 18+ is installed, then launch the server locally:
Bash
```
npx -y dataforseo-mcp-server
```

Provide your credentials as environment variables:

Bash

export DATAFORSEO_USERNAME=your_api_login
export DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD=your_api_password

Or register the server directly inside your client config:

JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dataforseo": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "dataforseo-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "DATAFORSEO_USERNAME": "your_api_login",
        "DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD": "your_api_password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Need a different setup? See the full DataForSEO MCP help center.

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