This method requires Node.js and manual editing of Claude Desktop's configuration file.
Step 1: Create an MCP key
Login to SEO Gets
Navigate to Settings → API & MCP Keys
Name your MCP Key and click Create Key
Once your key is generated, click Copy and paste it somewhere safe as it won't be shown again.
Step 2: Install Node.js
Install Node.js, which is required to run the MCP server. If you don't have it yet, download and install it from nodejs.org.
Windows users: After installing Node.js, restart your computer so PATH changes take effect. Then open a new terminal and run npx --version to confirm Node.js is ready. If you see "command not found," reinstall Node.js and make sure Add to PATH is checked during installation.
Open the configuration file directly from Claude Desktop:
Click Claude in your menu bar (macOS) or go to the app menu (Windows)
Select Settings
Click the Developer tab
Click Edit Config to open the configuration file
The config file is located at:
Add the SEO Gets MCP server under mcpServers:
Step 4: Restart Claude Desktop
Completely quit and restart Claude Desktop for the new configuration to take effect.
Right-click Claude in your dock/taskbar and select Quit
Reopen Claude Desktop
Step 5: Verify
Navigate to Settings → Customize to see if SEOGets is listed as a connector under Desktop.
Manual setup troubleshooting
Try these steps:
Check that your JSON syntax is valid (no missing commas or brackets)
Make sure all file paths are absolute, not relative
Run your server command directly in a terminal to check for errors
Verify you fully quit and restarted Claude Desktop
Check the config file location. On Windows, make sure you're editing the correct file: %APPDATA%\\Claude\\claude_desktop_config.json.
Verify your JSON is valid. Paste your config into a JSON validator to catch syntax errors.
Force a full restart. Right-click Claude in your taskbar and select Quit, then reopen.
Check the logs. Look at mcp.log in your Claude logs folder for errors.
Verify Node.js is installed. Open a terminal and run node --version.
Check if the server starts manually. Open a terminal and run the server command directly.
Confirm your MCP key is valid. Go to Settings → API & MCP Keys in SEO Gets and verify the key exists.
Check your network. Try connecting from a different network to rule out firewall issues.
Look for mcp.log for general connection logs and mcp-server-SERVERNAME.log for server-specific errors.
Add it to your claude_desktop_config.json in an env block:
Option 1: Use forward slashes
Option 2: Escape backslashes
Reinstall Node.js from nodejs.org and check Add to PATH during installation.
After installing, restart your computer.
Open a new terminal and run npx --version to confirm.
If npx still doesn't work, use the full path: