XKnow Knowledge Base MCP server

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Search and explore source-backed SEO, SaaS, and LLM-wiki knowledge from the XKnow knowledge base.

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XKnow Knowledge Base tools (6)

write = sends, deletes, buys or posts

Read from the package source without running it. The installed server may list more.

cite
Return the canonical citation (title, description, URL) for a note, so an answer can attribute the XKnow source.
explore_concept
Return a note together with the notes it links to (outbound) and the notes that link back to it (inbound). Use to walk the knowledge graph around a concept instead of a flat search.
get_page
Fetch the full text of one note by title or slug. Use after search_knowledge to read the note before answering. Preserves [[wikilinks]].
lint_rules
Return the XKnow content quality rubric: each rule with its priority (P0 blocks publishing), the reasoning, the fix, and the knowledge-base notes that back it. Use this to review a page, a draft, or a site against source-backed SEO/SaaS checks with actionable suggestions.
list_topics
List the available notes, grouped by section (seo, saas, blog). Use to discover what the knowledge base covers.
search_knowledge
Search curated, source-backed SEO, SaaS, and LLM-wiki knowledge. Returns ranked notes with a snippet and URL. Use this to ground answers about search-engine optimization, SaaS business models, or AI knowledge bases.

Public scan report

scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-03 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings

Code scan7 source files scanned25/25
–Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
–Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
Maintenancelast push 22 days ago15/15
Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner6/10

Overall 89/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.Rubric Appeal a finding JSON

How XKnow Knowledge Base compares

Against every graded SEO MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.

Safety score: 89/100; higher than 83% of 769 SEO servers
Tools: 6; the typical SEO server has 6
Tools that change things: 0%; typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
Downloads a week: 43; more than 35% of 170 SEO servers with a package

What its tools let an agent do: 6 read

Install XKnow Knowledge Base in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

Runs npx -y xknow-mcp on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.

claude mcp add xknow-mcp -- npx -y xknow-mcp

Add to Cursor

What the publisher says

From the XKnow Knowledge Base repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub

xknow-mcp

An MCP server for the XKnow Knowledge Base — a curated, cross-linked body of SEO, SaaS, and LLM-wiki knowledge. Give any MCP-capable agent (Claude, Cursor, Cline, opencode, and others) the ability to search and cite it.

package. Nothing is fetched at query time.

Local and private. Runs on your machine over stdio. No server, no account, no API key.
Static data. The free layer is a snapshot of the public XKnow guides, bundled with the

notes, so an agent can follow a topic instead of getting a flat list.

Graph-aware. Beyond keyword search, explore_concept walks the cross-links between

Quick start

Add it to your MCP client.

Claude Desktop (claudedesktopconfig.json), Cursor, Cline, and most clients:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xknow": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "xknow-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add xknow -- npx -y xknow-mcp

opencode (opencode.json)

{
  "mcp": {
    "xknow": { "type": "local", "command": ["npx", "-y", "xknow-mcp"], "enabled": true }
  }
}

Then ask your agent something like:

"Use the xknow tools to explain keyword difficulty and cite the source."

"Search XKnow for SaaS pricing models and summarise the trade-offs."

Tools

Two knowledge layers

The full-vault mode reads a local folder of Markdown notes, so your purchased copy never leaves your machine. Set it once with the XKNOW_VAULT environment variable if you prefer:

export XKNOW_VAULT="/path/to/SEO-SaaS-Vault"
npx -y xknow-mcp

How it works

xknow-mcp is a Node.js stdio server. The free layer is a static JSON snapshot generated from the public site and bundled in the package (data/knowledge.json); search is a small, dependency-free ranking pass over the bundled notes. Vault mode parses Markdown notes from a local folder on the fly. No network calls, no vector database, no telemetry.

Development

npm install
npm run build:data   # refresh data/knowledge.json from https://xknow.org/mcp/knowledge.json
npm run build        # tsc
npm run smoke        # exercise every tool over a real stdio connection

# also test against a local vault
SMOKE_VAULT=/path/to/SEO-SaaS-Vault npm run smoke

License

MIT — see LICENSE.

Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.

XKnow Knowledge Base: common questions

Is XKnow Knowledge Base MCP server safe?: Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (89/100). Read the XKnow Knowledge Base safety report
How do I install XKnow Knowledge Base?: It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
Does XKnow Knowledge Base need an API key?: Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
Is XKnow Knowledge Base maintained?: The last commit was 53 days ago (2026-09-12). The latest release is v1.0.2.
What can I use instead of XKnow Knowledge Base?: Servers from other publishers that do the same job: SEO Skill MCP server, Google Ads + Meta Ads + SEO/GEO MCP server and SEO Monster MCP server.
How does XKnow Knowledge Base compare with other SEO MCP servers?: safety score 89/100 (higher than 83% of 769 SEO servers); tools 6 (the typical SEO server has 6); tools that change things 0% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.

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