LinkCensus
Overview
Description from the maker (original English)
Find related domains and shared backlinks with LinkCensus.
What you can do with it
We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.
- Connection: Runs in the cloud
- Transport: Streamable HTTP
- Category: Developer tools
- You need to fill in: Authorization
Install
Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.
Passed 4/4 checks · What you ask goes through the maker’s server (linkcensus.com)
First: which AI do you use?
Pick your app and the steps appear below.
Works with Claude · about 5 min
You need a LinkCensus key (sign up on the maker’s site, may cost money) · Set it up once on claude.ai or the desktop app, then use it in chat · free accounts can add 1
Sign up and create a LinkCensus key
Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. It may cost money.
How to get a key is in the maker’s README below
Open Claude’s Connectors page
CustomizeConnectors
Click “+ Add” → “Add custom connector” and fill in these 2 fields
Copy each value into the field with the same name in Claude, then click Continue
Name · NameLinkCensusRemote MCP server URL · Addresshttps://linkcensus.com/mcpUnder Request headers, add this name and value
Header nameAuthorizationValueBearer <paste your key here>Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone
Leave Authentication as Claude detected it, then click Add
Turn it on in a chat
+ConnectorsLinkCensus
Try it
Use LinkCensus and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing✓ If Claude says it is using LinkCensus or shows a LinkCensus tool in the answer, you are connected
Menu names checked against Anthropic’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version
ChatGPT cannot connect LinkCensus yet
LinkCensus needs your own key to connect, but OpenAI’s help page only describes OAuth sign-in; there is no key option we could verify
What you can do instead
A · Use an app that can connect LinkCensus
- You need a LinkCensus key (sign up on the maker’s site, may cost money) · Set it up once on claude.ai or the desktop app, then use it in chat · free accounts can add 1
- You need a LinkCensus key (sign up on the maker’s site, may cost money)
- You need a LinkCensus key (sign up on the maker’s site, may cost money)
- You need a LinkCensus key (sign up on the maker’s site, may cost money)
B · Others in Developer tools that work with ChatGPT
Picked from the most used in the same category, only ones that connect by address with no key
- Sentry✓ ChatGPT
- Front-End Checklist✓ ChatGPT
- Compiler Explorer✓ ChatGPT
Works with Claude Code · about 5 min
You need a LinkCensus key (sign up on the maker’s site, may cost money)
Sign up and create a LinkCensus key
Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. It may cost money.
How to get a key is in the maker’s README below
Open Terminal
Mac: press Command+Space and type Terminal · Windows: open PowerShell
Paste this command and press Enter
claude mcp add --transport http linkcensus https://linkcensus.com/mcp --header 'Authorization: your-value'Replace “your-value” with your key before pressing Enter
Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone
Type /mcp in Claude Code
You should see LinkCensus listed as connected
Try it
Use LinkCensus and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing✓ If Claude Code says it is using LinkCensus or shows a LinkCensus tool in the answer, you are connected
Menu names checked against Anthropic’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version
Works with Cursor · about 5 min
You need a LinkCensus key (sign up on the maker’s site, may cost money)
Sign up and create a LinkCensus key
Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. It may cost money.
How to get a key is in the maker’s README below
Fill in your key
In the LinkCensus settings, Authorization is empty; add your key and save
Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone
Open the AI chat in Cursor in Agent mode
Try it
Use LinkCensus and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing✓ If Cursor says it is using LinkCensus or shows a LinkCensus tool in the answer, you are connected
Menu names checked against Cursor’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version
Works with VS Code · about 5 min
You need a LinkCensus key (sign up on the maker’s site, may cost money)
Sign up and create a LinkCensus key
Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. It may cost money.
How to get a key is in the maker’s README below
Fill in your key
In the LinkCensus settings, Authorization is empty; add your key and save
Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone
Open the AI chat in VS Code in Agent mode
Try it
Use LinkCensus and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing✓ If VS Code says it is using LinkCensus or shows a LinkCensus tool in the answer, you are connected
Menu names checked against VS Code’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version
Other apps that use MCP, such as Windsurf, Zed or Gemini CLI, each add servers differently. See how in the app list.
Address for apps that connect over the web
https://linkcensus.com/mcpJSON settings are under “For developers” below
For developers: Terminal commands and JSON settings
Over the web
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http linkcensus https://linkcensus.com/mcp --header 'Authorization: your-value'Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json)
{
"mcpServers": {
"linkcensus": {
"url": "https://linkcensus.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "your-value"
}
}
}
}VS Code (mcp.json)
{
"servers": {
"linkcensus": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://linkcensus.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Values you fill in
Authorizationsecret required HTTP headerBearer followed by your personal LinkCensus API key from https://linkcensus.com/account
These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.
At a glance
Which apps can use it
Based on how this server connects and on each app’s own docs, checked Nov 10, 2026.
Connect over the internet in
ClaudeGooseLM StudioMsty StudioCherry StudioCursorVS Code + GitHub CopilotVisual StudioWindsurf (Devin Desktop)ZedKiroClineContinueJetBrains AI AssistantClaude CodeCodex CLIGemini CLIOpenCodenodecodeWarpLibreChatOpen WebUIRaycast
Related guides
What it can do
The server asks you to sign in before it lists its tools.
Basic checksi
We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 12, 2026
- ✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account pucilpet, which owns the repo
- ✓ Pass
Still maintained
Code last changed 19 days ago
- … Not checked yet
Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
- ✓ Pass
Endpoint responds
Responded in 85 ms (HTTP 401)
- ✓ Pass
Sign-in with OAuth
Declares OAuth sign-in, so your AI app can take you to log in
- … Not checked yet
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Not checked yet; we read the tool list when we check the endpoint
Discussion
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User reviews
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Compared with others in Developer toolsi
- More stars than 0% of the other 5778 servers in this category
- Published to the registry more recently than 59% of the other 5778 servers in this category
- Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 5778 servers in this category
Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.
Common questions
Is LinkCensus safe?
It passed 4 of 4 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.
What keys or codes does it need?
You need to fill in: Authorization
Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?
It runs in the maker’s cloud. Connect over the internet with nothing to install, but what you send passes through the maker’s servers.
Is it still maintained?
The GitHub repo last changed 19 days ago, and the latest version (0.7.0) reached the registry 19 days ago.
Which apps can use it?
Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT Business and above.
What can I use instead?
In the same category: REA, Netdata, Front-End Checklist
Alternatives
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README from the maker
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LinkCensus agent clients
Release-candidate source for the LinkCensus REST client/CLI and local stdio MCP gateway. This export contains only the two client packages, their source, tests, notices, license and release metadata. It contains no application server, graph, customer state, deployment configuration or repository history. The public source repository is linkcensus-agent-clients. The hosted MCP endpoint is live at https://linkcensus.com/mcp using Streamable HTTP. Sign in at your account and configure your personal key in a private Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LINKCENSUS_API_KEY header. Use a client that supports a custom Authorization header. See the MCP setup guide and API documentation.
Public PyPI package releases remain pending; the local package versions below are separate from hosted availability.
Packages
| Package | Version | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| linkcensus-client | 0.1.0 | Standard-library REST client and linkcensus CLI |
| linkcensus-mcp | 0.1.0 | Three read-only stdio tools over the same REST client |
Free access includes 5 neighborhood lookups per account per UTC calendar month, with up to 5 candidate rows per lookup. REST, CLI and MCP share that counter; rotation does not reset it. Editions and domain resolution do not spend monthly neighborhood attempts but still require authentication and execution admission. Candidates are not independently confirmed competitors; retain edition, provenance, truncation and quota notes. The website ledger and VerifiedPricing budgets are separate. No request triggers a crawl or retries automatically.
The hosted service uses personal bearer keys. The local stdio gateway uses HTTPS REST and remains available as a separate source package. Linux/Python 3.12 is tested for local stdio; other source-supported Python 3.10+/POSIX combinations need acceptance, and Windows is unsupported. See each package's transport limits.
Candidate installation
Public package-index installation is not available from this release candidate. A placeholder wheelhouse path below is not evidence of a public package or downloadable bundle. Use a separately reviewed isolated environment and complete wheelhouse:
python3 -m venv .venv-linkcensus.venv-linkcensus/bin/python -m pip install --no-index \ --find-links /path/to/reviewed-wheelhouse \ linkcensus-client==0.1.0 linkcensus-mcp==0.1.0 mcp==2.3.0 .venv-linkcensus/bin/linkcensus --version .venv-linkcensus/bin/linkcensus-mcp --version
Provide a key through the private environment or owned regular mode-0600 configuration. Never put it in arguments, public examples or repository files. linkcensus configure saves an already provisioned LINKCENSUS_API_KEY; it does not sign in or issue keys. See client setup and the secret-free launcher template.
Local source checks
No installation or backend is needed for the client package's bounded unit and loopback tests:
cd packages/linkcensus-clientPYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m unittest discover -s tests -v
For gateway checks, use a reviewed separate environment with the exact pinned SDK and both distributions installed; add the two source directories to its PYTHONPATH, then run the gateway tests. Tests use synthetic credentials/fixtures, not production. The initial SDK installation and public-index clean-install acceptance are separate operations, not test side effects.
Distribution and security
The hosted endpoint is listed in the official MCP Registry. server.hosted.json contains the published manifest. The separate PyPI/stdio manifest remains a distribution candidate; public package-index publication and installation are pending.
Do not post credentials or private responses. Use private GitHub vulnerability reporting for security issues. This feature is enabled; no response-time commitment is promised. See the client policy and gateway policy.
Both packages retain their existing MIT licenses, copied unchanged to the root. Original VerifiedPricing and LinkCensus copyright notices are preserved. The gateway provenance note records the licensed transport adaptation; no new copyright attribution is invented.
EXPORT_ALLOWLIST.json names every exported file. EXPORT_MANIFEST.json binds all payload files except itself by SHA-256 and byte length; the private review receipt separately records the manifest's hash. No secret scan establishes that credentials can never exist: review the exact candidate and artifact before publication, and retain any reported synthetic-test classification.