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Connect Ahrefs to VS Code

  • Can you update the KPI doc?

Ask GitHub Copilot in VS Code to see which pages carry organic traffic, with live Ahrefs data in agent mode. Lemonado connects them in about 2 minutes, no API keys needed.

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Why connect Ahrefs to VS Code (GitHub Copilot)?

Copilot's agent mode can call MCP tools inside your workspace, so it can read live numbers while it edits code and docs. Connected through Lemonado, it reads your Ahrefs backlinks, organic keywords, top pages and domain Rating, so it can see which pages carry organic traffic with today's numbers.

  • All your Ahrefs data

    Backlinks, new and lost, ready to ask about.

  • Always today's numbers

    Organic keywords and positions, synced from Ahrefs automatically, so answers use today's numbers.

  • Connect all your tools

    Questions like "Do estimates match real clicks?" use Ahrefs and Search Console, Semrush at once.

How to connect Ahrefs to VS Code (GitHub Copilot)

Before you start

  • A Ahrefs account you can sign in to
  • VS Code installed
  • A Lemonado account (the free trial works)
  1. 1

    Connect Ahrefs in Lemonado

    In Lemonado, open Connectors, find Ahrefs and sign in. Use an Ahrefs account on a paid plan with API access. Free and trial accounts can't share data.

  2. 2

    Turn on external access

    In the company's settings, open External tools, turn the connection on, choose which sources it can reach and copy the server URL.

    text
    https://mcp.lemonado.io/mcp
  3. 3

    Add the server

    With AI features on and a project open, run MCP: Add Server from the command palette. Choose HTTP, paste the server URL and name it lemonado.

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    https://mcp.lemonado.io/mcp
  4. 4

    Choose where it lives

    For your personal Copilot setup, choose Global → Copilot Global. That writes to ~/.copilot/mcp-config.json unless COPILOT_HOME says otherwise.

  5. 5

    Trust and sign in

    Accept the trust prompt and sign in to Lemonado. Turn the tools on under Chat: Open Customizations → Tools.

  6. 6

    Ask VS Code (GitHub Copilot) about Ahrefs

    Try "Update the table in docs/kpis.md with last month's Ahrefs numbers and add one line on what changed." Or ask: "Save the backlink data" or "Do top pages link to products?"

Good to know

  • The older .vscode/mcp.json format still works for the local harness, but VS Code now marks that destination as deprecated. It uses a servers key with type http and the same URL.

What can VS Code (GitHub Copilot) do with Ahrefs?

Copilot reads your Ahrefs data in agent mode and works the numbers into your code, docs and notebooks in the workspace you have open.

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Update the table in docs/kpis.md with last month's Ahrefs numbers and add one line on what changed.

Updated docs/kpis.md with last month's numbers next to the month before, plus a line on the biggest change and its cause.

Source: Ahrefs + your code

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# Connect Ahrefs to VS Code (Lemonado MCP)

- Server URL: https://mcp.lemonado.io/mcp
- Transport: Streamable HTTP
- Auth: OAuth; the user signs in to Lemonado in the browser. No API keys.
- In Lemonado: connect the Ahrefs account. Use an Ahrefs account on a paid plan with API access. Free and trial accounts can't share data.
- In VS Code: Command palette: MCP: Add Server

```text
https://mcp.lemonado.io/mcp
```

First question to try: "Update the table in docs/kpis.md with last month's Ahrefs numbers and add one line on what changed."

More: https://lemonado.io/integrations/ahrefs · https://lemonado.io/llms.txt
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, through Lemonado. Connect your Ahrefs account in Lemonado, add Lemonado with MCP: Add Server in VS Code, and VS Code can see which pages carry organic traffic with your live data.

Yes. Ahrefs' official MCP server is hosted, so VS Code can use it too. It covers Ahrefs only. Lemonado covers Ahrefs plus your ad platforms, GA4 and the rest of your stack in one connection, so VS Code can answer questions across them.

Run MCP: List Servers from the command palette. If lemonado isn't running, start it there, accept the trust prompt and sign in. In Lemonado, check that Ahrefs is connected and External tools is on for the company. If Ahrefs returns nothing, check that your plan includes API access and has units left. Each request uses some.

Yes, if both are connected in Lemonado. One connection reaches every source you allow, so you can ask things like "Compare Ahrefs' estimated traffic for our top 20 pages with Search Console clicks for the same pages last month."

MCP is included in Lemonado's paid plans and in the free trial, so you can try it before you pay.

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