Vaneform MCP server

vaneform-mcp

Website traffic lookups for AI assistants and the terminal. This repo has an MCP server, a small CLI and an agent skill for Vaneform, a free website traffic checker.

Ask your assistant "how much traffic does notion.so get?" or "compare figma.com and canva.com" and it answers with estimated monthly visits, month-over-month change, rank, top countries, traffic sources and registry facts. Traffic figures are third-party traffic estimates; see the Vaneform methodology.

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What's inside

Tools

These tool names and descriptions come from the hosted server's tools/list:

API key

Discovery (initialize, tools/list) is open. Tool calls need a Vaneform API key.

1. The API is included with Vaneform Pro. Create a key at vaneform.com/account/api. Domain lookups and compares cost no points; each key allows 60 requests a minute and 5,000 a day (429 lookuprateexceeded above that). Pro's 1,000 monthly points pay only for keyword data (lookup_keyword, keyword rankings).
2. Pass the key as Authorization: Bearer vflive… (remote) or VANEFORMAPIKEY (local server and CLI).

If no key is set, tools still list. A call returns a sign-up link and a browser link such as https://vaneform.com/?q=notion.so, where you get 3 free lookups a day without an account (999 with a free account). When points run out, the error points to pricing.

Install

Claude Code (remote)

claude mcp add --transport http --scope user vaneform https://vaneform.com/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer vf_live_…"

Cursor (remote)

~/.cursor/mcp.json (or .cursor/mcp.json in a project):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vaneform": {
      "url": "https://vaneform.com/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer vf_live_…" }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop (local stdio)

The simplest Claude Desktop setup that passes your key is the local proxy. Edit claudedesktopconfig.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vaneform": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "github:jiangqizheng/vaneform-mcp"],
      "env": { "VANEFORM_API_KEY": "vf_live_…" }
    }
  }
}

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.