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 "page": "/guides/best-mcp-servers-for-marketing/",
 "note": "Every MCP server on the page with its maker, hosting, auth and cost, checked against the linked pages on 28 September 2026. None of the third-party servers were connected by us; facts come from their docs. TokConnect is ours.",
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  {
   "group": "Analytics",
   "name": "Google Analytics MCP",
   "maker": "Google (googleanalytics GitHub organisation)",
   "official": true,
   "hosting": "Local (runs on your machine via pipx)",
   "auth": "OAuth through Google Application Default Credentials, or service account impersonation; read-only Analytics scope",
   "can": "Read-only: account and property info, standard and funnel reports, realtime reports, custom dimensions and metrics",
   "cost": "No charge for the server. Uses your own GA4 property and Google Cloud project.",
   "status": "Labelled Experimental in the repository",
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "googleanalytics/google-analytics-mcp (GitHub)",
     "url": "https://github.com/googleanalytics/google-analytics-mcp"
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   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "SEO data",
   "name": "Ahrefs MCP",
   "maker": "Ahrefs",
   "official": true,
   "hosting": "Remote, https://api.ahrefs.com/mcp/mcp",
   "auth": "OAuth (mints an MCP-scoped key, separate from API v3 keys)",
   "can": "Keyword research, competitor traffic, backlink audits, content gaps",
   "cost": "Included on paid plans from Lite ($129/mo). Rows per request: Lite 100, Standard 250, Advanced 500, Enterprise unlimited. API units a month: Lite 200,000, Standard 800,000, Advanced 2M, Enterprise 4M+.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "Ahrefs SEO MCP",
     "url": "https://ahrefs.com/mcp"
    },
    {
     "title": "Ahrefs pricing",
     "url": "https://ahrefs.com/pricing"
    },
    {
     "title": "What is Ahrefs MCP (Ahrefs for Developers)",
     "url": "https://docs.ahrefs.com/en/mcp/docs/introduction"
    }
   ],
   "note": "Remote URL taken from secondary 2026 setup guides and the docs search snippet; docs page returned 404 to our fetcher."
  },
  {
   "group": "SEO data",
   "name": "Semrush MCP",
   "maker": "Semrush",
   "official": true,
   "hosting": "Remote, https://mcp.semrush.com/v2/mcp",
   "auth": "OAuth 2.0 by default, or API key in an Authorization header",
   "can": "Standard API (keywords, backlinks, organic and paid research, domain analytics), Trends API (traffic, audience), Projects API read-only",
   "cost": "No separate fee. Needs a plan with API units (for SEO data: Semrush One Starter or Pro+, SEO Classic Pro or Guru, or Business plus an API units package; traffic data needs a Trends API plan). Calls spend API units. 7-day free trial. Pricing page lists Starter at $165.17/mo billed annually.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "Semrush MCP (Semrush API docs)",
     "url": "https://developer.semrush.com/api/v4/introduction/semrush-mcp/"
    },
    {
     "title": "Semrush MCP",
     "url": "https://www.semrush.com/mcp/"
    },
    {
     "title": "Semrush pricing",
     "url": "https://www.semrush.com/pricing/"
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   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "SEO data",
   "name": "DataForSEO MCP",
   "maker": "DataForSEO",
   "official": true,
   "hosting": "Remote, https://mcp.dataforseo.com/v3/mcp, or local via npx dataforseo-mcp-server",
   "auth": "OAuth 2.0 by default on HTTP; API login and password (HTTP Basic) as fallback",
   "can": "SERP, keyword data, backlinks, on-page and other DataForSEO APIs",
   "cost": "Pay as you go per API call, $50 minimum payment, no monthly fee; free trial available.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "dataforseo/mcp-server-typescript (GitHub)",
     "url": "https://github.com/dataforseo/mcp-server-typescript"
    },
    {
     "title": "DataForSEO pricing",
     "url": "https://dataforseo.com/pricing"
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  },
  {
   "group": "Social data",
   "name": "TokConnect",
   "maker": "TokConnect (us; independent, not affiliated with TikTok)",
   "official": false,
   "hosting": "Remote, https://mcp.tokconnect.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP)",
   "auth": "API key as Authorization: Bearer [key] no OAuth flow",
   "can": "TikTok Creator Search Insights topics and 7-day search volume, content gaps, plus TikTok search for videos, creators, hashtags, sounds, comments and profiles (27 tools)",
   "cost": "50 free credits for new accounts, one credit per tool call; $49 for 1,000 credits a month.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "TikTok MCP guide (TokConnect)",
     "url": "/guides/tiktok-mcp/"
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    {
     "title": "TokConnect tool list, 19 Sep 2026",
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   "note": "Bearer [key] only, so clients whose connector screens expect OAuth (Claude Desktop connectors, ChatGPT developer mode) need a bridge."
  },
  {
   "group": "Social data",
   "name": "Bright Data MCP",
   "maker": "Bright Data",
   "official": true,
   "hosting": "Remote, https://mcp.brightdata.com/mcp?token=..., or local via npx @brightdata/mcp",
   "auth": "API token (in the URL for the hosted server)",
   "can": "Web search and scraping plus structured extractors for Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, X, YouTube, TikTok and Reddit",
   "cost": "5,000 requests a month free; then $1.50 per 1,000 results, $8 per GB for browser navigation.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "brightdata/brightdata-mcp (GitHub)",
     "url": "https://github.com/brightdata/brightdata-mcp"
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   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Ads",
   "name": "Google Ads MCP",
   "maker": "Google (googleads GitHub organisation)",
   "official": true,
   "hosting": "Local via pipx, or self-hosted on Google Cloud Run",
   "auth": "OAuth 2.0 client or Application Default Credentials; developer token no longer required",
   "can": "Read-only: list accessible customers, run GAQL search queries, get resource metadata. Cannot change bids, pause campaigns or create assets.",
   "cost": "No charge for the server. Uses your Google Ads account and Google Cloud project.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "Google Ads MCP server (Google for Developers)",
     "url": "https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/developer-toolkit/mcp-server"
    },
    {
     "title": "googleads/google-ads-mcp (GitHub)",
     "url": "https://github.com/googleads/google-ads-mcp"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Ads",
   "name": "Meta Ads MCP (Meta Ads AI Connectors)",
   "maker": "Meta",
   "official": true,
   "hosting": "Remote, https://mcp.facebook.com/ads",
   "auth": "Meta Business OAuth; read-only, read/write or financial scopes",
   "can": "Reporting, performance insights, audience insights; create and edit campaigns and ad sets; catalog management",
   "cost": "Meta does not charge for the endpoint; you pay for ad spend.",
   "status": "Open beta from 29 April 2026; rules for AI agents added 16 July 2026",
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "Introducing Meta Ads AI Connectors (Meta for Business)",
     "url": "https://www.facebook.com/business/news/meta-ads-ai-connectors"
    },
    {
     "title": "mcp.facebook.com/ads setup (AdAdvisor, updated 4 Sep 2026)",
     "url": "https://adadvisor.ai/blog/mcp-facebook-com-ads-official-meta-setup"
    }
   ],
   "note": "Meta's help page did not load for us; endpoint and cost from AdAdvisor's dated guide."
  },
  {
   "group": "Ads",
   "name": "TikTok for Business MCP",
   "maker": "TikTok",
   "official": true,
   "hosting": "Remote, https://business-api.tiktok.com/open_mcp/tt-ads-mcp-flat (about 400 tools) and .../tt-ads-mcp-layer (about 40 core tools)",
   "auth": "TikTok Ads account sign-in; no developer credential or API key",
   "can": "Campaign creation, reporting, audience targeting, bid changes, creative operations",
   "cost": "TikTok publishes no fee for the server; you pay for ad spend.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "About TikTok for Business MCP Server (TikTok Ads Help, updated August 2026)",
     "url": "https://ads.tiktok.com/resources/help/article/about-tiktok-for-business-mcp-server"
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   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "CRM",
   "name": "HubSpot remote MCP",
   "maker": "HubSpot",
   "official": true,
   "hosting": "Remote, https://mcp.hubspot.com",
   "auth": "OAuth 2.1 with PKCE",
   "can": "Read and write CRM records (contacts, companies, deals, tickets, line items, products) and activities; read campaigns, landing pages, blog posts, site pages",
   "cost": "Available to all HubSpot accounts; no separate fee. What you can reach depends on your HubSpot plan and scopes.",
   "status": "Generally available since 13 April 2026",
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "Remote HubSpot MCP server is now generally available (HubSpot changelog, 13 Apr 2026)",
     "url": "https://developers.hubspot.com/changelog/remote-hubspot-mcp-server-is-now-generally-available"
    },
    {
     "title": "HubSpot MCP",
     "url": "https://developers.hubspot.com/mcp"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Scraping and research",
   "name": "Apify MCP",
   "maker": "Apify",
   "official": true,
   "hosting": "Remote, https://mcp.apify.com, or local via npx @apify/actors-mcp-server",
   "auth": "OAuth, or Apify API token as a bearer header",
   "can": "Search and run Apify Store Actors (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Google Maps scrapers and more), read datasets, manage tasks",
   "cost": "Free plan includes $5 of usage a month; Starter $19/mo. Actor runs billed at normal Apify rates.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "Apify MCP server docs",
     "url": "https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp"
    },
    {
     "title": "apify/apify-mcp-server (GitHub)",
     "url": "https://github.com/apify/apify-mcp-server"
    },
    {
     "title": "Apify pricing",
     "url": "https://apify.com/pricing"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Scraping and research",
   "name": "Firecrawl MCP",
   "maker": "Firecrawl",
   "official": true,
   "hosting": "Remote, https://mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcp, or local via npx firecrawl-mcp",
   "auth": "Keyless (daily limits), OAuth, or FIRECRAWL_API_KEY",
   "can": "Search the web, scrape pages to markdown or JSON, crawl sites, interact with pages, monitor changes",
   "cost": "1,000 free credits a month; Hobby $19/mo ($16 billed annually) for 5,000 credits. 1 credit per page scraped.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "Firecrawl MCP server docs",
     "url": "https://docs.firecrawl.dev/mcp-server"
    },
    {
     "title": "firecrawl/firecrawl-mcp-server (GitHub)",
     "url": "https://github.com/firecrawl/firecrawl-mcp-server"
    },
    {
     "title": "Firecrawl pricing",
     "url": "https://www.firecrawl.dev/pricing"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Content and workspace",
   "name": "Notion MCP",
   "maker": "Notion",
   "official": true,
   "hosting": "Remote, https://mcp.notion.com/mcp",
   "auth": "OAuth; acts with your full Notion permissions",
   "can": "Search, read, create and update pages and databases, comments",
   "cost": "Connecting is free; 2026 guides report it works on free workspaces.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "Notion MCP (Notion Docs)",
     "url": "https://developers.notion.com/guides/mcp/overview"
    },
    {
     "title": "Connect AI tools with Notion MCP (Notion Help Center)",
     "url": "https://www.notion.com/help/notion-mcp"
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   ],
   "note": "The older local server (makenotion/notion-mcp-server) is no longer maintained."
  },
  {
   "group": "Content and workspace",
   "name": "Canva AI Connector (Canva MCP)",
   "maker": "Canva",
   "official": true,
   "hosting": "Remote, https://mcp.canva.com/mcp",
   "auth": "OAuth per user",
   "can": "Create designs, edit existing ones, search your designs, export as PDF or images; autofill brand templates",
   "cost": "Connector has no fee. Sources disagree on whether Canva Free accounts can connect; resize needs a paid plan and brand templates/autofill need Enterprise.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "Canva AI Connector",
     "url": "https://www.canva.com/ai-connector/"
    },
    {
     "title": "Connect Canva to an AI assistant (Canva Help Center)",
     "url": "https://www.canva.com/help/mcp-agent-setup/"
    },
    {
     "title": "Canva Claude Connector guide (AIToolsReview, 7 Jun 2026)",
     "url": "https://aitoolsreview.co.uk/insights/canva-claude-connector"
    }
   ],
   "note": "Canva's own pages returned 403 to our fetcher."
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   "client": "ChatGPT",
   "fact": "Developer mode (Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, Education; web) adds remote MCP servers over SSE or streaming HTTP with OAuth, no auth, or mixed auth. Write actions ask for approval by default.",
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    {
     "title": "Developer mode (OpenAI)",
     "url": "https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/developer-mode"
    },
    {
     "title": "Developer mode and MCP apps in ChatGPT (OpenAI Help Center)",
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