How do I install the competlab mcp server?

Use a recorded configuration for your client, replace example credential values and paths, and verify the documented runtime. Restart or reconnect the client, then inspect the available tools.

What credentials does it need?

The recorded environment keys are `COMPETLAB_API_KEY`. Keep credentials outside committed files and confirm the configuration required by your installed version.

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Competlab MCP Server

CompetLab MCP Server — competitive intelligence for B2B SaaS

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What is the Competlab MCP Server?

CompetLab MCP Server — competitive intelligence for B2B SaaS

What it actually does

More B2B buyers are asking AI before they Google. CompetLab monitors competitors across 5 dimensions — including AI Visibility, which tracks how ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini mention and rank brands. This MCP server gives your AI agent access to all of it: dashboards, historical data, alerts, and strategic briefings. No other CI platform does this.

Competitive intelligence for the AI era. One platform, 5 dimensions, monitored automatically:

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Maintainer setup documentation.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

Tool	What it does
check_sitemap	Live sitemap analysis — URL discovery, categorization by section, content gaps and depth
check_ai_crawlers	Live AI-crawler access check via robots.txt + meta tags — GPTBot, ClaudeBot, Google-Extended, PerplexityBot, and others
start_tech_stack_scan	Start async tech-stack detection (117 rules: tech / growth / engagement). Returns scanId
get_tech_stack_scan	Poll a tech-stack scan by scanId — returns detected technologies with confidence scores when complete
start_trust_signals_scan	Start async trust-signals analysis (34 signals across enterprise readiness, validation, social proof, authority, risk). Returns scanId
get_trust_signals_scan	Poll a trust-signals scan by scanId — returns per-signal verdicts and tier verdict when complete
start_agent_adoption_scan	Start async Agent-Adoption Check (25 checks: discoverability, access, readability, agent endpoints). Returns scanId
get_agent_adoption_scan	Poll an Agent-Adoption Check by scanId — returns complete results when finished
fetch_url	Fetch any URL with JS rendering and bot-protection handling. Returns body, headers, cleanStats. Optional cleanHtml strips noise for LLM token-cost savings. 60 req/min per API key

How to install the Competlab MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "competlab": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["dist/index.js"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/competlab-mcp-server",
      "env": {
        "COMPETLAB_API_KEY": "YOUR_COMPETLAB_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

Variable	Description	Required
COMPETLAB_API_KEY	Credential the server authenticates with.	Yes

Example prompts to try

“Use Competlab to check sitemap.”
“Use Competlab to check ai crawlers.”
“Use Competlab to start tech stack scan.”

Frequently asked questions

CompetLab MCP Server — competitive intelligence for B2B SaaS Confirm the tools offered by your installed version in the connected client. Tool availability and permissions depend on the server and account configuration.