AskSEO

Connect Claude or ChatGPT to this record

Step-by-step setup, with screenshots, for adding AskSEO as a custom MCP connector in Claude and in ChatGPT, so either one answers grounded in this record instead of guessing.

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This record is served live over MCP. Connecting Claude or ChatGPT to it means either one answers SEO questions strictly from what this record actually covers — niche research, keyword research, on-page and technical SEO, off-page, local SEO, APK sites, WordPress — citing the source document, or saying plainly when something isn't covered yet, instead of guessing from general training data.

No login and no API key are needed to connect: this door is public and read-only. Both setups below use the same two values —

  • Name: AskSEO
  • MCP Server URL: https://askseo.cybrumsolutions.dev/mcp

Connect Claude

  1. Open Settings, then Connectors — it sits under the Customize group in the sidebar.

    Claude's settings sidebar, with Connectors selected under Customize

  2. Click Add custom connector, then paste the Name (AskSEO) and the MCP Server URL above. Click Continue.

    Claude's Add custom connector dialog, filled in with AskSEO's name and MCP server URL

  3. On the next screen, Claude detects that this server needs No sign-in — leave that selected, leave Request headers empty, and leave Advanced alone. Click Add.

    Note

    Claude shows a warning here — "Without sign-in, anyone with the server URL can use this connector." That's expected: this record is public and read-only by design, the same way its website is.

    Claude's connector authentication screen, with "No sign-in" selected and a warning about open access

  4. AskSEO now appears in your connectors list with its tools listed — Outline the record, Read a document, Search the record, all read-only. Set them to Always allow (or leave Needs approval if you'd rather confirm each use).

    AskSEO connected in Claude, showing its three read-only tools and an "Always allow" permission dropdown

  5. Ask it something and watch it answer from the record: "Use AskSEO and explain what a nano niche is."

Connect ChatGPT

ChatGPT calls this Plugins, and it sits behind Developer mode — off by default, since it lets ChatGPT add connectors OpenAI hasn't reviewed.

  1. Open Settings and find Developer mode in the list.

    ChatGPT's settings list, with Plugins highlighted and Developer mode listed below it

  2. Turn the Developer mode toggle on. ChatGPT marks it elevated risk — that's a general warning about unverified connectors, not specific to this one.

    ChatGPT's Developer mode toggle, switched on, with an elevated-risk label

  3. Plugins now appears in the main sidebar. Open it, then click the + in the top-right corner to add a new one.

    ChatGPT's Plugins page, listing installed plugins with a + button to add one

  4. In the New Plugin dialog: Name AskSEO, Connection set to Server URL (not Tunnel), paste the MCP Server URL, and set Authentication to No Auth. Check "I understand and want to continue" — the same generic custom-MCP-server warning Claude shows — then click Create.

    ChatGPT's New Plugin dialog, filled in with AskSEO's name, server URL, and No Auth authentication

  5. Click Try in chat on AskSEO's plugin page, or enable it from the Plugins list inside any chat, then ask it a question the same way.

    AskSEO's created plugin page in ChatGPT, with a "Try in chat" button

Note

Developer mode and custom plugins are currently on ChatGPT's paid plans (Plus and above) — Free and the lower-cost Go plan may not show this option at all. This changes over time as OpenAI rolls it out further, so check your own Settings rather than assuming.

What "grounded" means here

Both connectors point at the same read-only record. An agent connected this way never receives write access, and it answers only from documents this record actually admits to its machine surface — a draft or a withdrawn document is never handed over as an answer.

SEO glossary and web basics

Core SEO and web-infrastructure terms used throughout this record — niche, keyword, SERP, KD, search intent, and how a search engine and the web itself work.

Why SEO matters, and what ranks a page

Why SEO is treated as a standalone skill in this course, and the balance of factors — authority, content, backlinks, niche difficulty — that decide a ranking.

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