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  "marketing",
  "enterprise"
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 "deployment": "saas",
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  {
   "date": "2026-09-15",
   "fact": "homepage",
   "note": "Opened Ahrefs' public homepage. Ahrefs presents Site Explorer, Keywords Explorer, Rank Tracker, Site Audit, and related hosted marketing tools.",
   "source": "https://ahrefs.com/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-15",
   "fact": "modalities.api.exists",
   "note": "Ahrefs documents API v3 for pulling workspace SEO and marketing data and for managing Rank Tracker projects and Keywords Explorer lists.",
   "source": "https://docs.ahrefs.com/api/docs/introduction.md",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-15",
   "fact": "modalities.api.kinds[0]",
   "note": "The introduction describes HTTP endpoints under API v3, with an OpenAPI-compatible reference for request and response formats.",
   "source": "https://docs.ahrefs.com/api/docs/introduction.md",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-15",
   "fact": "modalities.api.auth[0]",
   "note": "Ahrefs documents API keys sent as Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY. Only workspace owners and admins can create keys in Account settings / API keys.",
   "source": "https://docs.ahrefs.com/api/docs/api-keys-creation-and-management.md",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-15",
   "fact": "modalities.api.coverage",
   "note": "v3 covers Site Explorer, Keywords Explorer, SERP Overview, Rank Tracker, Site Audit, Brand Radar, Social Media Management, Content Helper, management endpoints, and some public/free test queries. Eligible paid plans are required beyond free test queries.",
   "source": "https://docs.ahrefs.com/api/docs/introduction.md",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-15",
   "fact": "modalities.api.docs",
   "note": "Opened as Ahrefs' current API v3 introduction.",
   "source": "https://docs.ahrefs.com/api/docs/introduction.md",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-15",
   "fact": "modalities.mcp.first_party",
   "note": "Ahrefs documents a hosted remote MCP server at https://api.ahrefs.com/mcp/mcp for Lite plans and higher, using streamable HTTP.",
   "source": "https://docs.ahrefs.com/mcp/docs/introduction.md",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-15",
   "fact": "modalities.mcp.verdict",
   "note": "The MCP introduction is vendor documentation. It states the local GitHub server is not the current path and forbids custom-script use of the MCP endpoint.",
   "source": "https://docs.ahrefs.com/mcp/docs/introduction.md",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-15",
   "fact": "modalities.data_access.export[0]",
   "note": "The OpenAPI reference documents request and response formats for v3 endpoints. Complementary test-query buttons emit cURL against api.ahrefs.com.",
   "source": "https://docs.ahrefs.com/api/docs/introduction.md",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-15",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.api",
   "note": "API v3 is a documented production HTTP API with unit pricing, a 60-request-per-minute default, and paid-plan eligibility. That is useful coverage with material operational limits.",
   "source": "https://docs.ahrefs.com/api/docs/introduction.md",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-15",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.mcp",
   "note": "The hosted server is official and useful for AI clients on Lite or higher. The same API units apply, and Ahrefs forbids treating MCP as a general programmatic API.",
   "source": "https://docs.ahrefs.com/mcp/docs/introduction.md",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-15",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[0].url",
   "note": "Opened and verified as Ahrefs' current remote MCP introduction, including the api.ahrefs.com/mcp/mcp endpoint and Lite-or-higher access.",
   "source": "https://docs.ahrefs.com/mcp/docs/introduction.md",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-15",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[1].url",
   "note": "Opened and verified as the current Ahrefs API v3 introduction.",
   "source": "https://docs.ahrefs.com/api/docs/introduction.md",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-15",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[2].url",
   "note": "Opened and verified as the archived local Ahrefs MCP README. It states the repository is no longer maintained and points to the remote server.",
   "source": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ahrefs/ahrefs-mcp-server/main/README.md",
   "tier": "declared"
  }
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  "last_verified": "2026-09-15",
  "volatility": "high",
  "watch": [
   {
    "type": "mcp",
    "url": "https://docs.ahrefs.com/mcp/docs/introduction.md"
   },
   {
    "type": "docs",
    "url": "https://docs.ahrefs.com/api/docs/introduction.md"
   },
   {
    "type": "mcp",
    "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ahrefs/ahrefs-mcp-server/main/README.md"
   }
  ]
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 "homepage": "https://ahrefs.com/",
 "id": "ahrefs",
 "license": "commercial",
 "modalities": {
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   "llms_txt": "unknown"
  },
  "api": {
   "auth": [
    "api-key"
   ],
   "coverage": "partial",
   "docs": "https://docs.ahrefs.com/api/docs/introduction.md",
   "exists": true,
   "kinds": [
    "rest"
   ]
  },
  "cli": {
   "exists": "unknown"
  },
  "computer_use": {
   "issues": [],
   "viability": "unknown"
  },
  "data_access": {
   "export": [
    "json"
   ],
   "import": []
  },
  "extensibility": {
   "scripting": [],
   "webhooks": "unknown"
  },
  "integrations": {
   "make": "unknown",
   "n8n": "unknown",
   "power_automate": "unknown",
   "zapier": "unknown"
  },
  "mcp": {
   "first_party": true,
   "third_party": [],
   "verdict": "official"
  },
  "rpa": {
   "drivability": "unknown",
   "notes": "No repeatable UI probe was run. Ahrefs API v3 and the hosted remote MCP server cover Site Explorer, keywords, SERPs, rank tracking, and related reports without browser control of the Ahrefs UI.\n",
   "ui_stack": [
    "web-dom"
   ],
   "vendor_support": []
  },
  "sdk": {
   "exists": "unknown",
   "languages": [],
   "official": "unknown"
  }
 },
 "name": "Ahrefs",
 "platforms": [
  "web"
 ],
 "related": {
  "alternatives": [
   "semrush",
   "google-analytics"
  ],
  "our_products": []
 },
 "schema_version": 1,
 "score_version": 1,
 "status": "active",
 "vendor": "Ahrefs",
 "verdict": {
  "best_path": "api",
  "scores": {
   "api": 7,
   "cli": null,
   "computer_use": null,
   "integrations": null,
   "mcp": 7,
   "overall": 7,
   "rpa": null
  },
  "summary": "Ahrefs is automatable today through Ahrefs API v3 and a first-party hosted remote MCP server. This record is Ahrefs SEO and site-explorer data, not Semrush, Google Analytics, or Moz. API v3 pulls Site Explorer, Keywords Explorer, SERP Overview, Rank Tracker, Site Audit, Brand Radar, Social Media Management, and Content Helper data, and can manage Rank Tracker projects and Keywords Explorer lists. Callers send Authorization: Bearer API_KEY. Only workspace owners and admins can create keys. Keys last one year. Paid-plan requests consume API units with a 50-unit minimum unless an endpoint is marked free. The default rate limit is 60 requests per minute. Ahrefs hosts MCP at https://api.ahrefs.com/mcp/mcp for Lite plans and higher. MCP uses the same monthly API units. Ahrefs forbids using the MCP endpoint from custom scripts, bridges, or standalone HTTP clients; programmatic access must use the public API. The local ahrefs/ahrefs-mcp-server repository is unmaintained and outdated. Connector catalogs were not opened. Computer-use viability is unassessed. API scores 7 and is the best path because it is the permitted programmatic interface. MCP scores 7: official hosted coverage for AI clients, with Lite-or-higher and unit gates.\n"
 }
}