# Manifold

> One hosted MCP server of growth tools: SEO, your own Search Console and Bing data, AI answers, people and companies, ad libraries, Reddit, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and X. Sold on prepaid credits.

Server URL: https://mcp.manifoldmcp.com/mcp (streamable HTTP, OAuth or an API key as a bearer token). An agent asked to connect should follow https://www.manifoldmcp.com/setup.md.

**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.
- Read the user's own sites' clicks, rankings, sitemaps and indexing from Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools, once connected. These tools are free.
- 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.
- [Search Console](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/console.md) (`console_*`): Your own sites' clicks, rankings, sitemaps, indexing and crawl issues, from Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools. Free.
- [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: it has no tools for that.

**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.

## Get started

- [Getting started](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/index.md): Connect Manifold to your agent in a minute and make your first call.
- [Authentication](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/authentication.md): Sign in with OAuth from your client, or send an API key. Both spend one workspace's credits.
- [Docs for agents](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/for-agents.md): Every page as Markdown, llms.txt, and a setup page written for an agent to follow.

## Clients

- [Clients](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients.md): Manifold is one remote MCP server. Pick the app or agent you use.
- [Connect Claude](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/claude.md): Add Manifold to Claude and give it search, AI answer, social, ads and people tools.
- [Connect Claude Code](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/claude-code.md): Add Manifold to Claude Code and give it search, AI answer, social, ads and people tools.
- [Connect ChatGPT](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/chatgpt.md): Add Manifold to ChatGPT and give it search, AI answer, social, ads and people tools.
- [Connect Codex](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/codex.md): Add Manifold to Codex and give it search, AI answer, social, ads and people tools.
- [Connect Cursor](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/cursor.md): Add Manifold to Cursor and give it search, AI answer, social, ads and people tools.
- [Connect Gemini CLI](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/gemini.md): Add Manifold to Gemini CLI and give it search, AI answer, social, ads and people tools.
- [Connect Grok](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/grok.md): Add Manifold to Grok and give it search, AI answer, social, ads and people tools.
- [Connect Grok Bot](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/grok-bot.md): Add Manifold to Grok Bot and give it search, AI answer, social, ads and people tools.
- [Connect OpenCode](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/opencode.md): Add Manifold to OpenCode and give it search, AI answer, social, ads and people tools.
- [Connect any MCP client](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/other.md): Add Manifold as a remote MCP server in any client, with OAuth or an API key.

## Tools

- [How the tools work](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools.md): The parameters every tool shares, what a response carries, pagination and async tasks.
- [SEO tools](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/seo.md): Google organic search: keywords, rankings, results pages, domains, backlinks and site health.
- [Search Console tools](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/console.md): Your own sites' clicks, rankings, sitemaps, indexing and crawl issues, from Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools. Free.
- [AI answer tools](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/aeo.md): What ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI answers say and cite, and whether a site is ready for them.
- [People and company tools](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/leads.md): People and companies, and finding and verifying work emails. Every reveal is charged.
- [Ad library tools](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/ads.md): Ads running in the platforms' public ad libraries, by keyword, brand or advertiser.
- [Reddit tools](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/reddit.md): Posts, comments and communities: search across Reddit, or watch what appears in a subreddit.
- [TikTok tools](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/tiktok.md): Accounts, videos, comments, transcripts, followers and audiences.
- [Instagram tools](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/instagram.md): Accounts, posts, reels, comments and transcripts.
- [Facebook tools](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/facebook.md): Pages, posts, groups, comments and transcripts.
- [YouTube tools](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/youtube.md): Channels, videos, comments and transcripts.
- [LinkedIn tools](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/linkedin.md): People, company pages and posts.
- [X tools](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/x.md): Accounts and posts on X.

## Credits and usage

- [Credits](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/credits.md): What a call costs, how the charge is worked out, and how to cap it.
- [Caching](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/caching.md): Repeat calls are served from a shared cache for a fraction of the price. What is cached, and for how long.
- [Plans and top-ups](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/plans.md): Free credits to start, monthly plans, and top-ups that never expire.
- [Errors and limits](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/limits.md): The typed errors a tool returns, what each one costs, and the rate limits.

## MCP servers

- [LinkedIn MCP](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/mcp/linkedin.md): Posts, profiles and company pages.
- [Reddit MCP](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/mcp/reddit.md): Threads, comments and subreddits.
- [YouTube MCP](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/mcp/youtube.md): Videos, channels, comments and transcripts.
- [Instagram MCP](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/mcp/instagram.md): Accounts, posts, reels and hashtags.
- [Facebook MCP](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/mcp/facebook.md): Pages, posts, groups and comments.
- [X (Twitter) MCP](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/mcp/twitter.md): Accounts, recent posts and replies.
- [TikTok MCP](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/mcp/tiktok.md): Videos, creators, transcripts and audiences.
- [SEO MCP](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/mcp/seo.md): Keywords, rankings, backlinks and audits.
- [Google Search Console MCP](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/mcp/search-console.md): Your sites' clicks, rankings and sitemaps.
- [Bing Webmaster Tools MCP](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/mcp/bing-webmaster-tools.md): Your sites' queries, pages and crawl issues.
- [AI visibility MCP](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/mcp/ai-visibility.md): What ChatGPT, Gemini and others say and cite.
- [Apollo MCP alternative](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/mcp/apollo.md): Companies, people and verified work emails.
- [Ahrefs MCP alternative](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/mcp/ahrefs.md): Keywords and backlinks without an Ahrefs plan.
- [Semrush MCP alternative](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/mcp/semrush.md): Keyword research and rankings, pay per call.
- [Clay MCP alternative](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/mcp/clay.md): Enrichment and waterfall emails in your agent.
- [DataForSEO MCP](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/mcp/dataforseo.md): DataForSEO's data, hosted, with no account.

## Blog

- [The best YouTube MCP servers](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/blog/best-youtube-mcp-servers.md): Compare YouTube MCP servers for transcripts, comments and channel research: TubeAlfred, TranscriptAPI, vidIQ, free open-source servers and Manifold.
- [Instagram MCP: setup guide and options](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/blog/instagram-mcp.md): Set up an Instagram MCP server in Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor: hosted servers, open-source options, Meta's Graph API, and when Manifold fits better.
- [The best ad library MCP servers for competitor research](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/blog/best-ad-library-mcp-servers.md): Compare ad library MCP servers for competitor research: InsightfulPipe, gads-transparency-mcp, ad-library-mcp, meta-ads-mcp and Manifold, by platform and price.
- [Ahrefs MCP: setup guide and alternatives](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/blog/ahrefs-mcp.md): Set up Ahrefs MCP in Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor: which plans include it, how API units are spent, 401 and tool fixes, and when hosted Manifold fits better.
- [The best LinkedIn MCP servers](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/blog/best-linkedin-mcp-servers.md): Compare LinkedIn MCP servers for research and publishing: stickerdaniel's open-source server, Postiv, ContentIn, Taplio and hosted Manifold.
- [Semrush MCP: setup guide and alternatives](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/blog/semrush-mcp.md): Set up Semrush MCP in Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor: which plans include it, how API units are spent, common fixes, and when hosted Manifold fits better.
- [Reddit MCP: setup guide and hosted options](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/blog/reddit-mcp.md): Set up a Reddit MCP server in Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor. Compare open-source servers with hosted Manifold, plus the tools, credit costs and example prompts.
- [The best AI visibility tools with an MCP server](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/blog/best-ai-visibility-mcp-servers.md): Compare AI visibility tools with MCP servers: Peec AI, OtterlyAI, LLM Pulse, Quattr, SE Ranking, and Manifold for tracking ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.
- [How to search Reddit and find subreddits with Claude or ChatGPT](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/blog/how-to-search-reddit-with-ai.md): How to search Reddit posts and comments, find the right subreddits, and get keyword alerts, plus how to let Claude or ChatGPT do the research with Manifold MCP.
- [DataForSEO MCP: setup guide and a hosted alternative](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/blog/dataforseo-mcp.md): Set up the DataForSEO MCP server in Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor. Covers authentication, common problems, example prompts, and when Manifold fits better.
- [The best SEO MCP servers, compared](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/blog/best-seo-mcp-servers.md): Compare the best SEO MCP servers: Ahrefs, Semrush, SE Ranking, Serpstat, DataForSEO, Search Console, ContextBolt and Manifold, with setup and pricing.
- [The best MCP servers for marketing teams](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/blog/best-mcp-servers-for-marketing.md): Best MCP servers for marketing teams: SEO, CRM, analytics, paid ads, cross-channel research. Compare Ahrefs, Semrush, HubSpot, Google Analytics, Manifold.
- [The best Google Search Console MCP servers](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/blog/best-google-search-console-mcp-servers.md): Compare the best Google Search Console MCP servers: mcp-gsc, OpenSEO, GSC Wizard, Coupler.io, ContextBolt, and Manifold. Local vs hosted, pricing, and setup.
- [How to track AI search visibility in ChatGPT](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/blog/chatgpt-brand-recommendations.md): Track your AI visibility by running prompts across ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. See who gets recommended, which sources are cited, and what to fix.

## Optional

- [Every page in one file](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/llms-full.txt): the whole of the docs as Markdown.
- [Homepage](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/index.md): what Manifold does, the use cases and the common questions.
- [Pricing](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/pricing.md): the plans, top-ups and what a credit buys.
- [About](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/about.md): what Manifold does, who uses it, the founder and the key facts.
- [Contact](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/contact.md): support, privacy and legal contacts.
- [Terms of Service](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/terms.md) and [Privacy Policy](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/privacy.md).