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Ahrefs

Tools Used

  • Purpose: Get all backlinks for a target domain
  • Parameters: target, mode (domain/prefix/url), limit, order_by
  • Returns: List of backlinks with source URL, domain, DR, anchor, dofollow status
  • Purpose: Backlink statistics overview
  • Parameters: target, mode
  • Returns: Total backlinks, referring domains, dofollow/nofollow counts

site-explorer-referring-domains

  • Purpose: List all referring domains
  • Parameters: target, mode, limit, order_by
  • Returns: Domains with DR, backlinks count, traffic, country

site-explorer-anchors

  • Purpose: Anchor text distribution
  • Parameters: target, mode, limit, order_by
  • Returns: Anchor texts with backlink and referring domain counts
  • Purpose: Find broken backlinks for recovery
  • Parameters: target, mode, limit, order_by
  • Returns: Broken links with source, target URL, HTTP code, DR

site-explorer-domain-rating

  • Purpose: Get Domain Rating for a target
  • Parameters: target
  • Returns: Domain Rating value and Ahrefs rank

site-explorer-domain-rating-history

  • Purpose: DR trend over time
  • Parameters: target, date_from
  • Returns: Historical DR data points

site-explorer-refdomains-history

  • Purpose: Referring domains trend over time
  • Parameters: target, mode, date_from
  • Returns: Historical referring domain counts

site-explorer-linked-domains

  • Purpose: Domains linked from the target
  • Parameters: target, mode, limit
  • Returns: Outgoing linked domains with counts

Configuration

  • Ahrefs MCP tools are available via mcp__ahrefs__* prefix
  • No API key needed when using MCP (handled by tool server)
  • Rate limits: Follow Ahrefs plan limits (typically 500 rows/request)

Examples

# Get backlink stats
mcp__ahrefs__site-explorer-backlinks-stats(target="example.com", mode="domain")

# Get referring domains sorted by DR
mcp__ahrefs__site-explorer-referring-domains(target="example.com", mode="domain", limit=500, order_by="domain_rating:desc")

# Get anchor text distribution
mcp__ahrefs__site-explorer-anchors(target="example.com", mode="domain", limit=200)

# Find broken backlinks
mcp__ahrefs__site-explorer-broken-backlinks(target="example.com", mode="domain", limit=100)