Performance SEO MCP Server v1.0

Website Performance & Technical SEO for AI Assistants by John Rippy | johnrippy.link

MCP Server providing AI assistants with unified access to website performance and technical SEO analysis through a single interface. PageSpeed Insights, Core Web Vitals, Lighthouse audits, robots.txt validation, sitemap analysis, and comprehensive technical SEO checks.

Supported Analysis Tools

Tool	Data Available
PageSpeed Insights	Performance score, opportunities, diagnostics
Core Web Vitals	LCP, FID, CLS, INP metrics
Lighthouse	Performance, accessibility, SEO, best practices
Robots.txt	Crawl directives, sitemap references
Sitemap	URL count, structure, last modified dates
GTmetrix	Page speed, YSlow scores, waterfall
Security Headers	HTTPS, HSTS, CSP, X-Frame-Options

MCP Tools Available

1. get_pagespeed_insights

Get Google PageSpeed Insights scores and recommendations.

{
  "tool": "get_pagespeed_insights",
  "toolInput": {
    "url": "https://example.com",
    "strategy": "mobile"
  }
}

2. get_core_web_vitals

Get Core Web Vitals metrics (LCP, FID, CLS, INP).

{
  "tool": "get_core_web_vitals",
  "toolInput": {
    "url": "https://example.com",
    "device": "mobile"
  }
}

3. run_lighthouse_audit

Run a full Lighthouse audit.

{
  "tool": "run_lighthouse_audit",
  "toolInput": {
    "url": "https://example.com",
    "categories": ["performance", "accessibility", "seo", "best-practices"]
  }
}

4. check_robots_txt

Analyze robots.txt file for issues.

{
  "tool": "check_robots_txt",
  "toolInput": {
    "url": "https://example.com"
  }
}

5. analyze_sitemap

Analyze XML sitemap structure and health.

{
  "tool": "analyze_sitemap",
  "toolInput": {
    "url": "https://example.com/sitemap.xml"
  }
}

6. run_gtmetrix_test

Run GTmetrix performance test.

{
  "tool": "run_gtmetrix_test",
  "toolInput": {
    "url": "https://example.com",
    "location": "vancouver"
  }
}

7. check_technical_seo

Comprehensive technical SEO audit.

{
  "tool": "check_technical_seo",
  "toolInput": {
    "url": "https://example.com",
    "checkCanonicals": true,
    "checkHreflang": true,
    "checkSchemaMarkup": true
  }
}

8. analyze_mobile_usability

Check mobile-friendliness and usability.

{
  "tool": "analyze_mobile_usability",
  "toolInput": {
    "url": "https://example.com"
  }
}

9. check_security_headers

Analyze security headers and HTTPS configuration.

{
  "tool": "check_security_headers",
  "toolInput": {
    "url": "https://example.com"
  }
}

10. full_performance_audit

Complete performance and technical SEO audit.

{
  "tool": "full_performance_audit",
  "toolInput": {
    "url": "https://example.com",
    "includePageSpeed": true,
    "includeLighthouse": true,
    "includeGTmetrix": true,
    "includeTechnicalSEO": true
  }
}

11. list_tools

Get a list of all available performance SEO tools.

{
  "tool": "list_tools"
}

Use Cases

• Performance Optimization - Identify speed issues and opportunities
• Technical SEO Audits - Check indexability and crawlability
• Core Web Vitals Monitoring - Track Google ranking factors
• Mobile Optimization - Ensure mobile-first compliance
• Security Hardening - Identify security vulnerabilities

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event pricing:

Event	Description	Price
actor-start	Base cost per run	$0.10
pagespeed_analyzed	Per PageSpeed analysis	$0.05
lighthouse_audit	Per Lighthouse audit	$0.10
gtmetrix_test	Per GTmetrix test	$0.15
technical_seo_audit	Per technical audit	$0.10
sitemap_analyzed	Per sitemap analysis	$0.03

Example costs:

• PageSpeed Insights: $0.10 + $0.05 = $0.15
• Full Performance Audit: $0.10 + $0.40 = $0.50
• Technical SEO Check: $0.10 + $0.10 = $0.20

Integration with AI Assistants

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Add to your Claude configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "performance-seo": {
      "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/localhowl~performance-seo-mcp-server/runs",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

n8n / Make / Zapier

Use the Apify integration to call this actor with the desired tool and inputs.

Demo Mode

Set demoMode: true to test without actual API calls. Returns realistic sample performance data.

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