# AEO Backlink (remote · aeo.advancelabs.dev)

Find brand mentions, link prospects and competitor link sources, and draft outreach. Read-only.

- Trust score: 76/100 (medium)
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-06

## Components

- remote · `aeo.advancelabs.dev`: 76/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/dev-advancelabs-aeo-backlink/api-mcp-backlink-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/dev-advancelabs-aeo-backlink/api-mcp-backlink-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://aeo.advancelabs.dev/api/mcp/backlink/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.0.1`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-11-06.

- **Endpoint Security**: 80/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - No authorisation is required to call this server. Nothing on it is marked destructive, but we can't show that an anonymous caller can only read: full credit needs the server to list at least one tool and every tool to be verifiably read-only. We use a best-effort check of tool names and descriptions to tell read-only tools from tools that change things, so some genuinely read-only tools may not get full credit. Names that start with a read verb (get, list, read, search and similar) and accurate readOnlyHint annotations help. Meet that to earn full credit, or require authorisation.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 75/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 665 tokens (~95/item across 7 items; 7 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 20/100
  - Stability observed for 6 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 96/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 89% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 7 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 7 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the AEO Backlink MCP server?

AEO Backlink is a hosted endpoint at https://aeo.advancelabs.dev/api/mcp/backlink/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http dev-advancelabs-aeo-backlink 'https://aeo.advancelabs.dev/api/mcp/backlink/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dev-advancelabs-aeo-backlink": {
      "url": "https://aeo.advancelabs.dev/api/mcp/backlink/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "dev-advancelabs-aeo-backlink": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://aeo.advancelabs.dev/api/mcp/backlink/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.dev-advancelabs-aeo-backlink]
url = "https://aeo.advancelabs.dev/api/mcp/backlink/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "dev-advancelabs-aeo-backlink": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://aeo.advancelabs.dev/api/mcp/backlink/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add dev-advancelabs-aeo-backlink --url 'https://aeo.advancelabs.dev/api/mcp/backlink/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  dev-advancelabs-aeo-backlink:
    url: "https://aeo.advancelabs.dev/api/mcp/backlink/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "dev-advancelabs-aeo-backlink": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://aeo.advancelabs.dev/api/mcp/backlink/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add dev-advancelabs-aeo-backlink -t streamable-http -u 'https://aeo.advancelabs.dev/api/mcp/backlink/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dev-advancelabs-aeo-backlink": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://aeo.advancelabs.dev/api/mcp/backlink/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-11-06 (score 76, 0)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-11-05 (score 76, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 13 to 17. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 4 days of observed history at the previous scan, 5 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-11-03 (score 75, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 7 to 10. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 2 days of observed history at the previous scan, 3 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-11-01 (score 74, +1)

- [security] Tool “find_competitor_link_sources” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “find_mentions” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “find_prospects” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.03

### 2026-10-31 (score 73)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (7)

### `find_mentions` (~113 tokens)

Find brand mentions

Find linked and unlinked mentions of a brand across the web via web search results. When a domain is supplied, classifies each mention as linked (on the brand domain) or unlinked (a third-party page — a potential backlink opportunity).

Input parameters:

- `brand` (string, required): Brand or product name to search mentions for.
- `domain` (string): The brand's own domain (e.g. acme.com) — used to classify linked vs unlinked.
- `limit` (integer): Max results (default 20).

### `find_prospects` (~75 tokens)

Find link prospects

Find guest-post, resource-page, and roundup link-building prospects for a topic by running classic outreach footprints through web search and merging the results by host.

Input parameters:

- `limitPerAngle` (integer): Max results per outreach angle (default 8).
- `topic` (string, required): Niche or topic to find link-building prospects for.

### `find_competitor_link_sources` (~100 tokens)

Find competitor link sources

Approximate the pages linking to a competitor using free web-search signals (domain mentions and brand mentions). De-duplicates by host and excludes the competitor's own domain. Not a complete backlink index — a free, directional starting point for prospecting.

Input parameters:

- `competitorUrl` (string, required): Competitor's URL or domain (e.g. https://competitor.com or competitor.com).
- `limit` (integer): Max sources (default 20).

### `verify_page_links` (~79 tokens)

Verify page links

Fetch a page and confirm whether it contains a link to the target domain, reporting anchor text and rel attributes (nofollow/sponsored/ugc) and whether the link is dofollow.

Input parameters:

- `targetDomain` (string, required): The domain the link should point to (e.g. yoursite.com).
- `url` (string, required): The page URL to inspect.

### `extract_contact_info` (~62 tokens)

Extract contact info

Fetch a page and extract contact emails (including de-obfuscated and mailto links) and social media handles (Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, GitHub, YouTube).

Input parameters:

- `url` (string, required): The page URL to extract contact info from.

### `check_page_history` (~72 tokens)

Check page history

Return a Wayback Machine timeline for a URL: total snapshots, first/last archived dates, and a bounded list of snapshot records with direct archive links.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer): Max snapshots to return (default 50).
- `url` (string, required): The URL to look up in the Wayback Machine.

### `generate_outreach_email` (~164 tokens)

Generate outreach email

Draft a short, personalized cold outreach email from a contact + context object using your own LLM key (BYOK). Returns a subject line and body. The API key is request-scoped and is never persisted or logged.

Input parameters:

- `apiKey` (string, required): BYOK API key — request-scoped, never persisted or logged.
- `contact` (object, required): The recipient. All fields optional; more detail yields better personalization.
- `context` (object, required): The outreach angle and sender context.
- `maxTokens` (integer)
- `model` (string, required): Model id (e.g. claude-sonnet-4-20250514).
- `provider` (string, required): LLM provider for @advance-labs/llm.
- `temperature` (number)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/dev-advancelabs-aeo-backlink/api-mcp-backlink-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-06: 76
- 2026-11-05: 76
- 2026-11-04: 75
- 2026-11-03: 75
- 2026-11-02: 74
- 2026-11-01: 74
- 2026-10-31: 73

## Common questions

### What is the AEO Backlink MCP server?

AEO Backlink is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as dev.advancelabs/aeo-backlink. Find brand mentions, link prospects and competitor link sources, and draft outreach. Read-only. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://aeo.advancelabs.dev/api/mcp/backlink/mcp).

### Is the AEO Backlink MCP server safe to use?

AEO Backlink scores 76 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the AEO Backlink MCP server expose?

AEO Backlink exposes 7 tools: find_mentions, find_prospects, find_competitor_link_sources, verify_page_links, extract_contact_info, and 2 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 665 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the AEO Backlink MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to AEO Backlink without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the AEO Backlink MCP server still maintained?

AEO Backlink is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 6 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

### What did VerifyMCP test on the AEO Backlink MCP server?

VerifyMCP ran 13 checks on AEO Backlink, covering TLS certificate, Authorization, HTTPS, HSTS header and 9 more. Supply Chain Security and Provenance & Transparency do not apply to a hosted endpoint, so they were not tested. The score does not measure everything, and the scoring documentation lists what it leaves out.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://aeo.advancelabs.dev/api/mcp/backlink/mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/Advance-Labs/aeo-toolkit
- Website: https://aeo.advancelabs.dev/mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/dev-advancelabs-aeo-backlink/api-mcp-backlink-mcp.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/dev-advancelabs-aeo-backlink/api-mcp-backlink-mcp/changelog.json
- Trust report (JSON): https://verifymcp.io/servers/dev-advancelabs-aeo-backlink/api-mcp-backlink-mcp.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/dev-advancelabs-aeo-backlink/api-mcp-backlink-mcp