Official Ahrefs MCP integration The AI SEO agent that turns Ahrefs data into briefs you can ship.
Riley pulls your Ahrefs keyword, backlink, and rank data, then plans the content, briefs the work, and drafts what gets published. You approve every brief and every draft before anything ships.
What can Riley do in Ahrefs?
- Pulls keyword volume, difficulty, and SERP data so plans use real numbers.
- Reads backlink profiles and surfaces the links worth chasing.
- Tracks rank movement so you see what is climbing and what is slipping.
- Reads content gaps and top pages, then drafts briefs the team can ship.
Connect Ahrefs once. Riley gets to work.
Connect Ahrefs
Paste your Ahrefs API key (or sign in if your Ahrefs plan supports OAuth). Riley reads the workspace it is scoped to. One step, no MCP server to install, no config file to edit.
Riley pulls your data
Riley pulls keyword volume and difficulty, backlinks, rank movement, content gaps, and top organic pages, and surfaces what is worth working on.
You approve before anything ships
Riley shows the brief, the content plan, or the draft, and waits. Nothing publishes (to your CMS, your blog, or anywhere) until you approve.
How Riley works in Ahrefs.
Keyword research, drafted into a brief
Riley pulls the keyword volume, difficulty, and SERP, then drafts the brief from the data. It is SEO automation that still puts the brief past you before anything ships.
Content gaps, turned into a plan
Riley compares your top pages to your competitors and drafts the next 4 to 6 articles to chase, with the why and the keyword target on each.
Rank changes, summarized weekly
Riley pulls the top movers (up and down), surfaces the pages and queries that shifted, and proposes what to fix or double down on.
Backlinks, watched in the background
Riley reads the new and lost links across your domain and your competitors and surfaces the outreach worth doing this week.
Riley in Ahrefs, answered.
How Riley connects, what it can do once connected, and where you stay in control.
What is an AI SEO agent?
It is an AI agent that does SEO work from real data. Connect Ahrefs to Riley and Riley pulls keyword, backlink, and rank data, then plans and drafts the content, instead of you doing both the research and the writing.
What can Riley do with my Ahrefs?
Riley reads keyword volume and difficulty, backlinks, rank tracking, top pages, and content gaps from your Ahrefs workspace. It uses that data to draft briefs, content plans, and articles. Every brief and draft waits for your sign-off before anything publishes.
How do I connect Ahrefs to Riley?
You paste your Ahrefs API key (or sign in, depending on your Ahrefs plan) and pick the workspace Riley can read. It takes about a minute, with no MCP server to install and no config file to edit.
Do I need to set up the Ahrefs MCP server myself?
No. Riley uses the Model Context Protocol under the hood, but the setup is managed for you. There is no MCP server to install and no config file to edit.
Does Simplified use the official Ahrefs MCP server?
Yes. Riley connects to Ahrefs through MCP (Model Context Protocol), the same open standard other AI tools use to connect to outside services. There is nothing to install or configure yourself.
Will Riley publish without my approval?
No. Riley drafts the brief, the plan, or the article and waits. Nothing publishes to your CMS, your blog, or anywhere else until you approve.
What data does Riley pull from Ahrefs?
Keyword volume and difficulty, SERP features, rank tracking, backlinks (new and lost), referring domains, top organic pages, and content gaps against your competitors. Whatever your Ahrefs plan grants the API key access to.
How much does the Ahrefs integration cost?
Connecting Ahrefs does not cost extra. Every Simplified plan includes integrations, so you can put Riley to work on your SEO data right away.
Put Riley to work on your Ahrefs data.
Connect Ahrefs and let Riley do the work, with you approving every step.