# Manifold > One hosted MCP server of 71 read-only growth tools: SEO, AI answers, people and companies, ad libraries, Reddit, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and X. Sold on prepaid credits. ## Give your agent the tools to grow on every channel Search, AI answers, social, ads and people, in the agent you already use. Connect in a minute and start growing. ## Connect 71 tools. 11 sources. One connection: `https://mcp.manifoldmcp.com/mcp`, streamable HTTP, with OAuth or an API key as a bearer token. Signing in creates a workspace with free credits. An agent asked to connect should follow https://www.manifoldmcp.com/setup.md. - [Claude](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/claude): Go to Settings, then Connectors, and add a custom connector. Paste the URL and sign in. - [Claude Code](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/claude-code): Run this, then /mcp to sign in. `claude mcp add --transport http manifold https://mcp.manifoldmcp.com/mcp` - [ChatGPT](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/chatgpt): Turn on developer mode. Go to Settings, then Apps & Connectors, and choose Create. Paste the URL. - [Codex](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/codex): Run this, then codex mcp login manifold to sign in. `codex mcp add manifold --url https://mcp.manifoldmcp.com/mcp` - [Cursor](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/cursor): One click, or paste the URL in the MCP section of Cursor Settings. - [Gemini CLI](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/gemini): Run this, then /mcp auth manifold to sign in. `gemini mcp add --transport http manifold https://mcp.manifoldmcp.com/mcp` - [Grok](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/grok): Go to Settings, then Connectors, and add a connector. Paste the URL and sign in. - [Grok Bot](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/grok-bot): Paste this to the bot. It adds Manifold and asks you to sign in. `Add the Manifold MCP server as a plugin: https://mcp.manifoldmcp.com/mcp.` - [OpenCode](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/opencode): Run opencode mcp add, choose Remote and paste the URL. - [Any other client](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/other): Add it as a remote MCP server in any other client. ## Use cases ### Win on Google Find the keywords worth chasing, see who’s beating you and why, and audit your whole site in one go. Ask your agent: *Which keywords do we rank 5–15 for that could reach page one?* ### Get picked by AI See what ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini recommend in your category, and get on the list. Ask your agent: *Are we recommended for “best crm for startups”?* ### Find what’s working Pull the top TikToks, Shorts and Reels in your niche, transcripts included. Make your next hook a hit. Ask your agent: *What are the most-watched sales shorts this month, and how do they open?* ### Turn posts into pipeline Spot people posting about the problem you solve on LinkedIn and X, then get their verified email. Ask your agent: *Who posted about leaving their CRM this week?* ### Own the conversation Find every thread asking for what you make, read the lot, and draft the reply that wins it. Ask your agent: *Find threads this month asking for a CRM.* ### Outsmart your rivals’ ads Every ad they run on Meta and Google, how long it’s been live, and what it promises. Ask your agent: *What is Olipop running on Meta this week?* ## When to use Manifold Reach for Manifold when a question about marketing, growth, competitors or prospects needs live data from outside the conversation: numbers from Google search, answers from AI engines, records of companies and people, ads from the public ad libraries, and posts and profiles from social platforms. It fits jobs like these: - Find keywords worth targeting, see who ranks for a query, and compare a site's rankings, traffic and backlinks with a competitor's. - Audit a site for technical SEO, and check whether AI crawlers can read it. - See what ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI answers say for a prompt, which brands they mention and which sources they cite. - Build a list of companies and people that match a customer profile, and find a person's work email. - See the ads a competitor is running, how long each has run, and what it promises. - Find Reddit threads asking for a product, and the top posts, videos, comments and transcripts on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and X. The tools, by group: - [SEO](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/seo.md) (`seo_*`): Google organic search: keywords, rankings, results pages, domains, backlinks and site health. - [AI answers](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/aeo.md) (`aeo_*`): What ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI answers say and cite, and whether a site is ready for them. - [People & companies](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/leads.md) (`leads_*`): People and companies, and finding and verifying work emails. Every reveal is charged. - [Ad libraries](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/ads.md) (`ads_*`): Ads running in the platforms' public ad libraries, by keyword, brand or advertiser. - [Reddit](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/reddit.md) (`reddit_*`): Posts, comments and communities: search across Reddit, or watch what appears in a subreddit. - [TikTok](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/tiktok.md) (`tiktok_*`): Accounts, videos, comments, transcripts, followers and audiences. - [Instagram](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/instagram.md) (`instagram_*`): Accounts, posts, reels, comments and transcripts. - [Facebook](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/facebook.md) (`facebook_*`): Pages, posts, groups, comments and transcripts. - [YouTube](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/youtube.md) (`youtube_*`): Channels, videos, comments and transcripts. - [LinkedIn](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/linkedin.md) (`linkedin_*`): People, company pages and posts. - [X](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/x.md) (`twitter_*`): Accounts and posts on X. Do not use it to post, reply, send or change anything: every tool is read-only. **How to call it.** Connect to `https://mcp.manifoldmcp.com/mcp` (streamable HTTP; OAuth, or an API key as a bearer token) and call `tools/list`. Each tool's description says when to use it, what it returns and what it costs. Most calls spend credits from the user's balance, and a few tools are free: pass `dry_run: true` to see the price without paying it, and `max_credits` to cap a call. The slower tools return a `task_id`; call `get_task` with it for the result. An agent that is not connected yet should follow https://www.manifoldmcp.com/setup.md. ## Questions ### Which AI apps does it work with? Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Grok, Grok Bot and OpenCode, plus any other app that supports MCP. Pick yours at the top of the page for the steps. ### Do I need to be technical? No. In Claude or ChatGPT you paste one link and sign in. No code, no keys, nothing to install. ### Can my agent post or change anything? No. Every tool is read-only. Your agent looks things up and reports back; posting, replying and publishing stay with you. ### Where does the data come from? Specialist providers for search and AI answers, and the platforms’ public data for social, Reddit and the ad libraries. It’s fetched when your agent asks, not pulled from a stale database. ### How do I stop it spending too much? Your agent can check any price before it calls, and cap what a single call spends. It can only spend what’s in your balance, unless you switch on auto top-up. ### Do credits expire? Plan credits reset every month. Top-up credits never expire, and plan credits are spent first. ### Can I switch off sources I don’t need? Yes. Turn off any source for your workspace and your agent stops seeing its tools. ### What happens to my data? We cache results for a short while, most for a day to a week, so repeat questions come back fast. We don’t sell your data or share it with advertisers. ## More - [Docs](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/index.md): connecting each client, every tool, credits and limits. - [Plans and pricing](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/plans.md): the plans, their credits and top-ups. - [llms.txt](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/llms.txt): an index of every page for agents. - [About](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/about.md) and [Contact](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/contact.md). - [Terms of Service](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/terms.md) and [Privacy Policy](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/privacy.md). - [The app](https://app.manifoldmcp.com): keys, usage and credits.