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Backlink Checker
See if a page really links to you, dofollow or nofollow.
Free tier needs no key. See the exact limits.
What you get
Verify a guest post link
SEO freelancer in Berlin
| Tool call | What it did |
|---|---|
| link_check | Fetches the page and finds links to mystudio.com |
| robots_guard_check | Checks noindex and robots rules on the page |
Linked, dofollow, anchor text 'design studio Berlin', HTTP 200, page indexable.
Paste a page URL and your domain. It fetches the page and tells you if your link is there, the anchor text, the rel value and whether robots rules hide the page. Nothing is stored. Every check is a fresh fetch.
Made for SEO freelancers, Content marketers, Founders doing outreach
3 requests, start to finish
Example chats. Each one uses real tools of this server, named as they run. The people and firms are made up.
Example done on the free tier. Doing this every week? Pro removes the limit for $19, once. Free vs Pro
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Example 1 · SEO freelancer in BerlinVerify a guest post link
Does https://blog.example.de/tools-2026 link to mystudio.com, and is it dofollow?link_checkFetches the page and finds links to mystudio.comrobots_guard_checkChecks noindex and robots rules on the page
Linked, dofollow, anchor text 'design studio Berlin', HTTP 200, page indexable.
Saves about 5 min (our estimate)
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Example 2 · Content marketer at a SaaS in BostonMonday outreach follow-up
Here are 10 sites that promised us a link last month. Which ones shipped it?outreach_queueChecks all 10 pages in one call
One line per site: status, linked or not, dofollow or not. 6 linked, 3 not yet, 1 returns 404.
Saves about 40 min (our estimate)
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Example 3 · Founder of a Polish invoicing startupFind unlinked brand mentions
This review mentions us. Do they link or only name us?referring_domain_summaryChecks status, indexability and brand mentionanchor_profileLists every outbound link on the page
Brand mentioned in the text with no link: a clear outreach request to send.
Saves about 10 min (our estimate)
Free and Pro, line by line
The free column is yours with no key. The Pro column costs $19 once, or comes with the $39 bundle.
Free
$0 no key
Pro
$19 once, lifetime
Saw a message that says the free tier allows a set number per month? That's the limit Pro removes. Paste the key where the token goes, or set MCP_LICENSE_KEY.
Or Pro on all 49 paid servers for $39 once. Get the bundle
Limits read from the code: servers/backlink-checker/src/index.ts:8 (FREE_URL_LIMIT = 3), :154
Install
Works with Claude, Cursor, VS Code and other MCP clients. The hosted URL needs no install at all.
npm @theluckystrike/mcp-backlink-checker
- Get a free token. It lasts 30 days and allows 600 calls per hour. Or open the connect page for a ready URL.
- Paste the URL with your token as a custom connector in your MCP client.
1. Free token
curl -s -X POST https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/token
2. Connector URL (replace <token>)
https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/backlink-checker/t/<token>
Download the .mcpb bundle and open it. Claude Desktop installs it in one click.
Download backlink-checker.mcpbAdd this to your MCP client config (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code). Needs Node.js.
{
"mcpServers": {
"backlink-checker": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@theluckystrike/mcp-backlink-checker"
]
}
}
} One command in your terminal.
claude mcp add --transport http backlink-checker https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/backlink-checker/t/<token> # or run it locally claude mcp add backlink-checker -- npx -y @theluckystrike/mcp-backlink-checker
All tools (6)
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
anchor_profile | Fetch one referring page and list every outbound link with its anchor text and dofollow/nofollow classification, so you can see how a site links out before requesting a link change. |
link_audit | Check up to N referring pages against one target domain and return a per-URL table: HTTP status, dofollow/nofollow, anchor text, robots guards. |
link_check | Fetch a referring page and report whether it links to the target domain, whether that link is dofollow or nofollow, the anchor text, HTTP status and robots guards (meta robots / X-Robots-Tag noindex, nofollow). |
outreach_queue | Batch link check for outreach follow-ups: pass up to 10 page URLs and your domain, get one line per page (status, linked or not, dofollow). |
referring_domain_summary | Fetch a page and summarize the referring domain: HTTP status, indexability, outbound link count, and whether the target domain appears anywhere in the text (brand mention without a link). |
robots_guard_check | Fetch one URL and report HTTP status plus meta robots / X-Robots-Tag noindex and nofollow signals, without extracting links. |
Questions
Is this a backlink database like the big SEO suites?
Does it store my results?
Backlink Checker Pro, $19 once