How to connect Otterly.ai MCP to Claude Desktop
Add this block to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows), then restart Claude Desktop. Cursor and Codex use a similar schema.
{
"mcpServers": {
"otterly-ai": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["mcp-remote", "<YOUR_MCP_URL>"]
}
}
}
// HTTP-transport MCP. Get your <YOUR_MCP_URL> from the vendor dashboard.
// Server source: https://data.otterly.ai/mcp
// Claude Code (one-liner): claude mcp add otterly-ai <YOUR_MCP_URL> --transport httpSome MCP servers require an API key. Check the source page for setup: data.otterly.ai/mcp.
Does Otterly.ai MCP cost extra?
Otterly.ai ships an official MCP server that uses your existing subscription credentials.
- No separate MCP licence to buy. You pay for your Otterly.ai plan, the MCP server queries that account.
- Whether it's gated to a specific tier wasn't extracted automatically — verify the access requirements on the MCP page or pricing docs.
Otterly.ai also publishes a REST API
Otterly.ai publishes an API, but per-tier gating wasn't extracted automatically.
See Otterly.ai API pageWhat you can do with Otterly.ai from an AI agent
Three shapes of agent workflow. Pick the row that matches how you actually use Claude / Cursor / Codex day to day.
Skip the dashboard, ask Claude
- "What changed this week?" answered in seconds
- Quick one-off questions without leaving the editor
- Pipe Otterly.ai data into your personal notes / docs without writing a script
Run client analysis at agent speed
- Hand the MCP server to your team — every consultant can ask Claude about any client's Otterly.ai account
- Multi-account workflows without context-switching the Otterly.ai UI
- Reports you'd normally spend hours on, done before standup
Production agent workflows
- Embed in your internal Codex / Cursor agents that triage Otterly.ai data daily
- Combine with other MCP servers in a multi-step agent chain
- Constrain agents to read-only roles to keep production Otterly.ai safe
Limits and gotchas
- Official MCP server — published by Otterly.ai themselves, so it should track product changes.
- ⚠ Server unreachable on last check. May be down, moved, or auth-gated.
- Fallback: the REST API works for any flow the MCP server doesn't cover.
- Rate limits: MCP calls count against your underlying Otterly.ai API quota. Burst usage from a curious agent can drain a daily allowance fast.
Agent-readiness verdict
Strong agent fit at a budget price. Otterly runs a live official MCP server at data.otterly.ai/mcp, authenticated with OAuth 2.0 (no API keys), exposing roughly 20 tools across workspaces, brand reports, GEO audits, and write actions, so agents can both read and act on your AI-visibility data. It pairs that with a public REST API (2,000 requests a month on Standard, 5,000 on Premium), an official Claude Skill, and a 101-workflow marketplace. The main gaps: the $29 Lite tier has no API or MCP, and there are no language SDKs, so it sits level with Peec and below Profound's broader enterprise stack.
Scored 2026-06-07 by Joonas (TMB).
Otterly.ai MCP & API FAQ
Is the Otterly.ai MCP server official?+
Can I use the Otterly.ai MCP with Cursor or Codex?+
Does Otterly.ai have a public API?+
Sources
- Otterly.ai official site: https://otterly.ai
- MCP server page: https://data.otterly.ai/mcp
- API docs: https://docs.otterly.ai
Data verified by Joonas on the dates shown. MCP server status auto-rechecked weekly.
10+ years in digital marketing. I review marketing software for AI-stack fit: real pricing, MCP and API support, and how cleanly each tool drops into an AI agent workflow, cross-checked against verified data and real user feedback.