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Evidence fieldBitly MCPShortlist candidateGoogle Search Console MCP Server for SEOsMCP100 Recommended
Task fit
Best for
  • Bitly link creation, management and campaign analytics
  • Use for teams managing Bitly links and attribution.
  • SEO analysis across Search Console properties, queries, pages, indexing status, and sitemaps
Not ideal for
  • Link mutations may redirect public traffic or affect attribution.
  • General web analytics or SEO work that does not use Google Search Console data
Avoid when
  • Link mutations may redirect public traffic or affect attribution.
  • You cannot grant the configured OAuth user or service account access to the relevant Search Console property
Provenance
Provenance details

First-party MCP

Bitly · Publisher source ↗

Community implementation

github:aminforou · Publisher source ↗

Maintenance
Maintenance details

Repo: Not documented

Package: Not documented

Repo: Sep 15, 2026

Package: Not documented

Popularity evidence
GitHub starsNot documented

1,712

GitHub stars · checked 2026-09-24T04:14:16.248000Z

Client coverage
Client coverage detailsNot documented
Claude Code✓ Local stdio
Claude Desktop✓ Local stdio
Codex✓ Local stdio
VS Code✓ Local stdio
Cursor✓ Local stdio
OpenCode✓ Local stdio
Client coverage noteLocal stdio runs on your computer. Streamable HTTP connects to a remotely hosted MCP server.
Access and data
AuthenticationOAuth 2.1 is the recommended method for clients that support it; an API token is also supported for simpler/non-OAuth setups.Uses Google OAuth client-secrets JSON and browser login, or a Google service-account JSON whose email has access to the Search Console property.
CostThe reviewed MCP page does not document a separate MCP charge. Bitly has a free tier and paid plans; plan entitlements affect available features, custom domains, sites, analytics and other capabilities.The MIT-licensed server lists no MCP fee. Google Cloud or Search Console quota and billing implications are not documented.
PermissionsBitly tools operate on organizations/groups the authenticated user can access. Several administrative tools require group/admin authority, and the server exposes both read and write operations.Lists Google Search Console properties and reads analytics, URL inspection, and sitemap data. Site and sitemap add/delete tools are disabled unless GSC_ALLOW_DESTRUCTIVE=true.
Data handlingNot documented in the reviewed sources. The reviewed Bitly MCP documentation does not provide a separate MCP-specific retention/training statement. Tools can retrieve link/group analytics and export data.Search Console properties, queries, pages, crawl and indexing results, and sitemap data are returned to the connected client. OAuth tokens are saved for reuse; service-account JSON is read from a configured path. Further retention is not documented.
Limitations
Tradeoffs
  • Check exact tool inventory and any subscription-tier gating
  • It reduces manual reporting work, but the assistant can see sensitive search-performance data and optional destructive site or sitemap operations require an explicit flag.
Risk contextThe MCP can create/update/delete links, QR codes and Bitly Sites, publish drafts, change redirect destinations, manage custom domains, and export analytics/data. A mistaken mutation can redirect public traffic or take a live site/link offline.Can expose private Search Console data and, when explicitly enabled, modify sites or sitemaps. Protect credential files, leave destructive tools disabled unless required, and restrict remote SSE deployments.
Evidence date
Editorial review2026-10-192026-08-11
Candidate evidence2026-10-192026-09-24T04:25:05.554391Z

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