Screaming Frog MCP Server vs SEOmatic MCP
What the Screaming Frog MCP does, what it costs, and when SEOmatic's MCP server is the better fit: your own Search Console data, fixes staged in your CMS for your approval, and a verdict on whether each change worked.
- Your own Search Console data, free
- Fixes staged in 18 CMSs, with your approval
- Each change measured afterwards
Last Checked
October 2026
Endpoint
https://app.seomatic.ai/api/mcp
Full Docs
Every tool, parameter and cost: SEOmatic MCP docs.
SEOmatic MCP and Screaming Frog MCP, Compared
The Short Answer
The Screaming Frog MCP is built into the Screaming Frog SEO Spider desktop app from version 24. It lets an AI agent run crawls, read reports and export data from the Spider on your machine, and it does not change your website. SEOmatic's MCP server (https://app.seomatic.ai/api/mcp) is built for a different job. It reads your own Google Search Console data for free, audits your site, and can stage the fix in your CMS (18 platforms), wait for your approval, then measure whether the change worked. Pick the Screaming Frog MCP when you need a full technical crawl of a large site and want the agent to drive the SEO Spider. Pick SEOmatic when you want Search Console data next to the audit, from any device, and an agent that ships the fix.
What the Screaming Frog MCP Does
| Screaming Frog MCP | |
|---|---|
| Official | Yes |
| Runs where | Inside the SEO Spider desktop app (version 24+), on your machine |
| Sign-in | None; it runs inside your installed app |
| Price / plan needed | A licensed SEO Spider |
| Data | Your own crawls: URLs, status codes, titles, canonicals, links |
| Changes your site | No |
Because it runs on your desktop, it works with desktop agents such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor, not with Claude on the web or ChatGPT. SEOmatic's own site audit covers up to 30 pages for free.
Sources, checked October 2026: SEO Spider 24 release, SEO Spider pricing.
SEOmatic MCP vs Screaming Frog MCP
| SEOmatic MCP | Screaming Frog MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| Runs where | Hosted | Inside the SEO Spider desktop app (version 24+), on your machine |
| Sign-in | OAuth 2.1 with PKCE, or an API key | None; it runs inside your installed app |
| Your own Search Console data | Yes, free with no limit | No |
| Data | Search Console, GA4, site audits, keyword volumes, SERPs, backlinks | Your own crawls: URLs, status codes, titles, canonicals, links |
| Changes your site | Yes, staged in 18 CMSs, live after your approval | No |
| Rollback | Yes, with a check for edits made since | No |
| Measures whether a change worked | Yes: verified, ineffective or regressed | No |
| Price / plan needed | Free plan: Search Console, audits and page checks unlimited | A licensed SEO Spider |
When to Use Each
Pick the Screaming Frog MCP when you need a full technical crawl of a large site and want the agent to drive the SEO Spider.
Pick SEOmatic when you want Search Console data next to the audit, from any device, and an agent that ships the fix.
Or use both. MCP servers sit side by side in the same agent. Ask Screaming Frog for its data, then ask SEOmatic to check your own Search Console and stage the fix.
Try SEOmatic Next to Screaming Frog
Add the URL below as a remote MCP server in your agent and sign in; Screaming Frog can stay connected beside it. Reading your Search Console, audits and page checks are free with no limit, and staged fixes are part of paid plans. How approval, rollback and the verdict on each change work is on the SEO MCP server page.
https://app.seomatic.ai/api/mcpMore SEOmatic MCP Pages
Frequently Asked Questions
Which version of the SEO Spider has the MCP?
The MCP server arrived in SEO Spider version 24, released in May 2026, and runs inside the licensed desktop app.
Can the Screaming Frog MCP change my website?
No. It crawls and exports; it does not change your website. SEOmatic can stage changes in WordPress, Shopify, Webflow and 15 more platforms, and by default nothing goes live until you approve it.
What is the difference between the Screaming Frog MCP and SEOmatic's MCP?
The Screaming Frog MCP gives your agent the SEO Spider's data. SEOmatic gives it your own Search Console data for free, then stages fixes in your CMS for your approval and measures whether each change worked.