Introduction - First Answer

What is the First Answer MCP?

The First Answer MCP server enables AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, and other MCP-compatible clients to query your First Answer data directly. Instead of switching between tools, you can ask your AI assistant questions about your brand’s AI visibility and get answers powered by real data.

With the MCP server, your AI assistant can:

Query brand visibility across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Bing Copilot, and Grok

Analyze citation sources that AI models reference in their responses

Track competitors and compare visibility across AI platforms

Explore monitored prompts and their responses over time

Access dashboard metrics for quick brand overviews

For a full list of tool names and how they fit together, see MCP tools.

Getting Started

In Claude, you connect by signing in with your First Answer account. No API key needed. Other MCP clients (Cursor, Claude Code, scripts) authenticate with an API key instead.

Connect your MCP client

Choose your preferred AI assistant and follow the setup instructions below.

Setting up a client other than Claude? Create an API key in your account settings first and copy it immediately, it won’t be shown again. Treat it like a password: never expose it in client-side code or public repositories.

Claude (Desktop and Web)

Open Settings → Connectors in Claude.
Look for First Answer in the connectors directory. If it isn’t listed, click Add custom connector and fill in:
Field Value
Name First Answer
Remote MCP server URL https://mcp.firstanswer.ai
Click Connect. Claude opens the First Answer sign-in page in your browser.
Sign in with your First Answer email and password, then click Allow on the consent screen.

Field	Value
Name	First Answer
Remote MCP server URL	`https://mcp.firstanswer.ai`

You’re redirected back to Claude and the connector is ready to use. Every First Answer tool is read-only.

Cursor

Add the following to your .cursor/mcp.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "firstanswer": {
      "url": "https://mcp.firstanswer.ai",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

Run the following command in your terminal:

claude mcp add --transport http firstanswer \
  https://mcp.firstanswer.ai \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Verify the connection:

claude mcp list

Claude Desktop (config file)

Prefer editing JSON directly instead of the Connectors UI above? Add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration file.macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonWindows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "firstanswer": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.firstanswer.ai",
        "--header",
        "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Other MCP clients

Use the following remote server URL with your MCP client:

https://mcp.firstanswer.ai

Include the Authorization header with your API key:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

Refer to your MCP client’s documentation for specific configuration instructions.

Start using it

Once connected, try asking your AI assistant questions like:

“What is my brand’s visibility score this month?”
“Which AI models mention my brand the most?”
“What are the top cited sources for my monitored prompts?”
“How does my brand compare to competitors on Perplexity?”
“Show me the prompts where my brand is not being mentioned.”
“Generate a full weekly report for BRAND NAME from 2026-03-20 to 2026-03-27, including the overall dashboard, ranking vs competitors, top 5 best and worst prompts, performance by AI model (ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity), and the main cited sources.”
“Which prompts had the most and fewest mentions of my brand last week?”
“Compare BRAND NAME visibility on ChatGPT vs Gemini vs Perplexity over the last week.”

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What is the First Answer MCP?

Getting Started

Need higher limits?

Support