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USE CASES
Surfer MCP Use Cases
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Claude
1. In claude.ai or the Claude desktop app open Customize → Connectors and click Add custom connector.
2. Name it Surfer, paste this URL and select Continue.
<https://mcp.surferseo.com/mcp>
3. Keep the detected authentication settings and click Add.
4. Click Connect next to Surfer and sign in. Pick the organization if you have more than one and select Authorize.
5. In a new chat, enable Surfer under + → Connectors.
💡 Free plans allow one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under Organization settings → Connectors → Add → Custom, then each member clicks Connect on it in Customize → Connectors.
6. Then ask your assistant to confirm it works:
List my Surfer workspaces

Claude Code
1. Run this in your terminal. Drop -scope user to add Surfer to the current project only.
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user surfer <https://mcp.surferseo.com/mcp>
2. Start Claude Code, run /mcp, select surfer and choose Authenticate. Sign in with your Surfer account in the browser. If the browser does not open, copy the URL Claude Code prints and open it yourself.
3. Then ask your assistant to confirm it works:
List my Surfer workspaces

ChatGPT
1. In ChatGPT open Settings → Security and login and turn on Developer mode.
2. Go to chatgpt.com/plugins and click +. Name it Surfer, paste this URL as the server URL, choose OAuth, tick I understand and want to continue and click Create.
<https://mcp.surferseo.com/mcp>
3. On the plugin page click Connect, then Sign in with Surfer. Pick the organization if you have more than one and select Authorize.
4. In a chat, open the + menu, choose Developer mode and select Surfer.
💡 Developer mode works on ChatGPT web for Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Edu accounts. Whether it is available can depend on your workspace policy.
5. Then ask your assistant to confirm it works:
List my Surfer workspaces

Codex
Add to Cursor or set it up manually:
1. Add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project) and save:
{
"mcpServers": {
"surfer": {
"url": "<https://mcp.surferseo.com/mcp>"
}
}
}
2. Open Customize → MCPs, click Authenticate on the surfer row and sign in with your Surfer account. The row reads Ready once connected.
3. Then ask your assistant to confirm it works:
List my Surfer workspaces

Cursor
Add to Cursor or set it up manually:
1. Add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project) and save:
{
"mcpServers": {
"surfer": {
"url": "<https://mcp.surferseo.com/mcp>"
}
}
}
2. Open Customize → MCPs, click Authenticate on the surfer row and sign in with your Surfer account. The row reads Ready once connected.
3. Then ask your assistant to confirm it works:
List my Surfer workspaces
PLANS
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Surfer MCP is available on AI Search Analytics, Pro, Peace of Mind, and Enterprise plans.
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