HypeStat MCP Server

Ask Claude, ChatGPT and other AI assistants about any website: traffic, rankings, technologies and hosting, straight from HypeStat.

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Introduction

The HypeStat MCP server lets AI assistants use HypeStat data through the Model Context Protocol. Once connected, your assistant can look up traffic estimates, rankings, website worth, technologies, hosting, DNS, security and WHOIS for millions of websites, compare websites and find top sites by country, category, technology or hosting provider.

There is nothing to install. Add this address to your assistant:

MCP server URL

https://mcp.hypestat.com

You need a free HypeStat account. Claude and ChatGPT sign you in with your HypeStat account; developer tools can use an API key instead. The server uses Streamable HTTP and OAuth 2.1.

What you can ask

How many visits does github.com get, and which technologies does it use?
Compare bbc.com, cnn.com and nytimes.com by traffic and rank.
What are the top news websites in Germany?
Which big online stores use Shopify?
Which websites are hosted on Hetzner?
Which websites grew the most last month?
Is example.com using HTTPS, DMARC and HTTP/3?

The assistant picks the right HypeStat tool by itself. If it searches the web instead, add “use HypeStat” to your question.

Claude

Works on claude.ai, the Claude desktop app and the mobile app (the connector is shared across them).

Open Settings → Connectors and click Add custom connector.
Name it HypeStat and paste https://mcp.hypestat.com as the URL.
Click Connect. Log in to HypeStat if asked, then click Allow.
In a chat, make sure HypeStat is turned on in the tools menu, then ask your question.

If Claude shows “Account mismatch”, your browser is signed in to a different Claude account than the desktop app. Sign in with the same account, or add the connector on claude.ai in the browser.

ChatGPT

Custom connectors are available on paid ChatGPT plans.

Open Settings → Apps & Connectors. Under Advanced settings, turn on Developer mode.
Click Create, name it HypeStat, paste https://mcp.hypestat.com and choose OAuth authentication.
Log in to HypeStat if asked and click Allow.
In a chat, choose the HypeStat connector from the tools menu and ask your question.

Claude Code

Add the server, then run /mcp in Claude Code and choose HypeStat to sign in with your HypeStat account:

claude mcp add --transport http hypestat https://mcp.hypestat.com

Or use an API key from your dashboard (good for scripts and CI):

With an API key

claude mcp add --transport http hypestat https://mcp.hypestat.com --header "Authorization: Bearer hs_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

Cursor, VS Code and others

Any MCP client that supports remote servers over Streamable HTTP can connect. Clients with OAuth support only need the URL; otherwise send an API key in the Authorization header.

Cursor · ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hypestat": {
      "url": "https://mcp.hypestat.com",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer hs_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" }
    }
  }
}

VS Code · .vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "hypestat": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.hypestat.com",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer hs_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" }
    }
  }
}

Keep your API key out of shared files and repositories. If a key leaks, revoke it in your dashboard and create a new one.

Tools

The server has these tools. They return the same data as the HypeStat API.

Tool	What it does
`get_website`	Full profile of a website: rank, traffic estimates and sources, earnings and worth, technologies, hosting, server, PageSpeed, security, email, AI crawler rules, DNS and WHOIS. Can return only selected sections.
`compare_websites`	2 to 5 websites side by side (rank, traffic and earnings by default).
`top_sites`	Top websites worldwide or in a country, optionally in a category, by rank, visits or worth.
`list_categories`	Website categories for `top_sites`.
`trending_sites`	Websites with the biggest growth or drop in monthly visits.
`sites_using_technology`	Websites that use a technology, such as WordPress or Shopify.
`sites_on_hosting`	Websites hosted by a provider or ASN, such as Hetzner or AS24940.
`sites_on_ip`	Websites on the same IP address.
`request_analysis`	Queues a website for a fresh analysis (once per 24 hours per website).
`get_usage`	Requests and analyses used today, and the daily limits.

Traffic, revenue and worth are estimates, unless the website owner connected Google Analytics. Websites that are not in HypeStat yet are queued for analysis when you ask about them.

Limits and access

The MCP server is free and shares the limits of your HypeStat account with the API: 60 requests per minute, 1,000 requests per day and 50 website analyses per day. Each tool call counts as one request; comparing websites counts one request per website.

Connected assistants appear in your dashboard under API access, with today's usage. Click Disconnect there to remove an assistant's access at any time. The assistant can only read HypeStat data and request analyses; it cannot see or change your account settings.