MentionsAPI

Track brand mentions, rank, sentiment and citations across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and AI search.

Install Command

npx -y @mentionsapi/mcp

Claude Desktop Config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mentionsapi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@mentionsapi/mcp"],
      "env": { "MENTIONSAPI_API_KEY": "your_key" }
    }
  }
}

MentionsAPI is a community MCP server that connects AI assistants like Claude to track brand mentions, rank, sentiment and citations across chatgpt, claude, gemini, perplexity and ai search. It runs locally on your machine, keeping your data private and giving you full control over the connection. Adding it to your setup expands what Claude can do without any extra coding.

About MentionsAPI

MentionsAPI is a developer API and MCP server for AI brand-visibility and generative engine optimization. One call returns brand mentions, rank, sentiment, and citations across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, and Bing Copilot, each with position, surrounding context, and cited URLs. The MCP server exposes four read-only tools: mentions_check, mentions_discover, mentions_compare, and mentions_watch. Run locally via npx @mentionsapi/mcp with a MENTIONSAPI_API_KEY, or connect the hosted remote MCP at api.mentionsapi.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP, OAuth 2.1 + Bearer). OpenAPI 3.1, free tier, no card.

Who Should Use MentionsAPI?

1Extend Claude and other AI assistants with new capabilities
2Automate tasks that previously required manual steps
3Connect your existing tools to an AI workflow
4Reduce repetitive work by letting AI interact with your services

How to Install MentionsAPI

Before you start

You will need Node.js (v18 or later) installed on your machine — download it from nodejs.org if you haven't already.

1Open a terminal (Terminal on Mac, Command Prompt or PowerShell on Windows).
2Paste the install command above and press Enter — Node.js will download and run the server automatically.
3Add the server to your Claude Desktop config file (see the JSON snippet above) and restart Claude.

The Claude Desktop config snippet above can be copied and pasted directly into your claude_desktop_config.json file — no editing required.