# Automating niche research: Ahrefs MCP connected to Claude (/docs/niche-research/finding-niches/automate-niche-research-ahrefs-mcp)

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title: "Automating niche research: Ahrefs MCP connected to Claude"
description: Connecting the Ahrefs MCP server to Claude so that the assistant finds goldmine keywords (DR under 20, AI related) and reverse engineers a site you want to replicate, with a better prompt giving a better answer.
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    title: "SEO module, Class 13: Automate Niche Research"
    resource: "iSkills SEO Class 13 notes, Automate Niche Research, taught by Sir M. Tanveer Nandla"
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*Taught by Sir M. Tanveer Nandla, in Class 13 of the SEO module, Automate
Niche Research.*

## What you need

| Tool | Cost |
| --- | --- |
| Ahrefs, paid plan | $129 |
| An AI assistant: ChatGPT Astra, Claude, Grok Bot or Muse | $20 |

Both costs are as given in class.[^seo-class-13]

## Steps

1. **Connect the Ahrefs MCP to Claude.**
2. **Start your research.**[^seo-class-13]

## How the research goes

- Once Ahrefs is connected, give Claude a prompt asking it to help you find
  keywords whose **DR is under 20** and that are **related to AI**.
- Claude does all the research itself and brings you keywords that will be
  **goldmines** for you.
- When you find a website you think you can replicate, have the same setup
  do its whole **reverse engineering**.[^seo-class-13]

## Getting a better answer

- The more refined the input you give, the more refined the answer you get.
- To fine-tune the input, you can take help from ChatGPT to write a good
  prompt.[^seo-class-13]

[^seo-class-13]: iSkills SEO Class 13 notes, Automate Niche Research,
    taught by Sir M. Tanveer Nandla.

## Class infographic

![Infographic: Automating niche research: Ahrefs MCP connected to Claude](automate-niche-research-ahrefs-mcp-infographic.webp)