Linkguard MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 82 installs a week from pypi.
Backlink tools for AI assistants: redirect, Google index, and backlink health checks.
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Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add linkguard-mcp -e 'LINKGUARD_API_KEY=<LINKGUARD_API_KEY>' -- uvx linkguard-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"linkguard-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"linkguard-mcp"
],
"env": {
"LINKGUARD_API_KEY": "<LINKGUARD_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.linkguard-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["linkguard-mcp"]
env = { LINKGUARD_API_KEY = "<LINKGUARD_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"linkguard-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"linkguard-mcp"
],
"env": {
"LINKGUARD_API_KEY": "<LINKGUARD_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"linkguard-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"linkguard-mcp"
],
"env": {
"LINKGUARD_API_KEY": "<LINKGUARD_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<LINKGUARD_API_KEY> (Your lg_ API key from https://linkguard.ai/dashboard/api-keys (one paid top-up unlocks it)).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
LINKGUARD_API_URL (Override the API base URL. Defaults to https://linkguard.ai).
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