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DataForSEO MCP

NPM · @SCALABLY-IO/DATAFORSEO-MCP · SCANNED SEP 20

DataForSEO MCP wrapper: searchable API docs plus normalized calls to the official server. 4 tools.

+5 this week 74 Trust /100
Trust breakdown (7 categories)

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →

Supply Chain Security99
  • No malware found by supply-chain analysis.Pass
  • No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.Pass
  • No install/post-install scripts declared.Pass
  • 41 of 271 dependencies flagged as unhealthy. View diagnostics → Partial
Provenance & Transparency45
Schema Quality & AI Usability69
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
  • Tool/resource definitions use about 361 tokens (~90/item across 4 items; 4 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
  • Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management37
  • Stability observed for 11 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage100
  • 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
  • 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
Tool Safety100
  • No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
  • We read all 4 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
  • An AI judge read all 5 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
  • Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
Install

How do I install the DataForSEO MCP server?

DataForSEO MCP runs locally as an npm package, launched with npx -y @scalably-io/dataforseo-mcp. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

npm · @scalably-io/dataforseo-mcp

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add io-scalably-dataforseo-mcp -- npx -y @scalably-io/dataforseo-mcp
// .cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-scalably-dataforseo-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@scalably-io/dataforseo-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
// .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "io-scalably-dataforseo-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@scalably-io/dataforseo-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
# add to Codex CLI
codex mcp add io-scalably-dataforseo-mcp -- npx -y @scalably-io/dataforseo-mcp
// opencode.json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "io-scalably-dataforseo-mcp": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@scalably-io/dataforseo-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
# add to OpenClaw
openclaw mcp add io-scalably-dataforseo-mcp --command npx --arg -y --arg @scalably-io/dataforseo-mcp
# ~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  io-scalably-dataforseo-mcp:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@scalably-io/dataforseo-mcp"]
// ~/.netclaw/config/netclaw.json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "io-scalably-dataforseo-mcp": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "npx",
      "Arguments": [
        "-y",
        "@scalably-io/dataforseo-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
# add to Vellum
assistant mcp add io-scalably-dataforseo-mcp -t stdio -c npx -a -y @scalably-io/dataforseo-mcp
// mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-scalably-dataforseo-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@scalably-io/dataforseo-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Changelog

Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.

  • 19 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 30 to 33. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 9 days of observed history at the previous scan, 10 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 17 Sept 26 +4
    • Stability: unverified → 0.27 functional
  • 12 Sept 26 +3
    • GHSA-rgj7-g3m4-5g8c no longer affects this package security
    • Known CVEs: fail → pass security
  • 10 Sept 26 +38
    • GHSA-rgj7-g3m4-5g8c affects this package: high security
    • Known CVEs: unverified → fail security
    • Injection markers: unverified → pass security
    • First check of Judged manipulation: pass security
    • Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window). security
    • Tool coverage: unverified → 100 functional
    • Dependency health: unverified → 0.92 functional
    • MCP protocol: unverified → pass functional
    • First check of Schema quality: fail functional
    • First check of Destructive annotations: pass functional
    • First check of Schema quality: pass functional
    • First check of Schema quality: good functional
    • First check of Tool coverage: 100 functional
  • 9 Sept 26 28

    First indexed and scored.

Diagnostics

Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.

Captured 20 Sept 2026 · Analysed npm/@scalably-io/dataforseo-mcp@1.0.1

Provenance No attestation

The registry publishes no build provenance for this version, so there is nothing to verify.

Result No attestation
Ecosystem npm

Background: How many MCP packages publish verified provenance →

Dependencies 271 packages
Packages resolved 271
Stale 41
Tree resolution Complete

Background: SBOMs and build attestations, explained →

MCP tools · 4 exposed · ~268 tokens

The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →

Tool Tokens
api_request ~120

Make an authenticated request to the DataForSEO API

NameTypeReqDescription
dataRequest body as JSON object or array of task objects
methodstringyesHTTP method
noAiModebooleanDisable the .ai path suffix and return the full response schema instead of the AI-optimized subset. Can increase context size significantly. Default: false.
pathstringAPI path (e.g. /v3/serp/google/organic/live/regular)
urlstringFull API URL (alternative to path)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

docs_index ~45

Fetch the DataForSEO API documentation index (llms.txt), optionally filtered by section

NameTypeReqDescription
sectionstringFilter by API section (e.g. "SERP API")

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

docs_list_sections ~19

Return available DataForSEO API documentation section names

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

docs_search ~84

Fetch DataForSEO API documentation from a documentation URL

NameTypeReqDescription
needCodeExamplebooleanInclude multi-language code examples (PHP, Node.js, Python, C#)
urlstringyesDocumentation URL or path (e.g. https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/google/organic/live/regular or serp/google/organic/live/regular)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

Common questions

What is the DataForSEO MCP server?

DataForSEO MCP is listed in the public MCP registry as io.scalably/dataforseo-mcp. DataForSEO MCP wrapper: searchable API docs plus normalized calls to the official server. 4 tools. This page covers its npm package (@scalably-io/dataforseo-mcp).

Is the DataForSEO MCP server safe to use?

DataForSEO MCP scores 74 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 20 September 2026. It declares no install or post-install scripts. 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 DataForSEO MCP server expose?

DataForSEO MCP exposes 4 tools: docs_index, docs_list_sections, docs_search, api_request. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 268 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

Is the DataForSEO MCP server still maintained?

DataForSEO MCP is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 20 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

What licence is the DataForSEO MCP server under?

DataForSEO MCP declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.