backlink-guard

io.github.zhuyansen/backlink-guard · v0.11.2

Vet link sources before you submit, verify listings, and audit your backlinks for link spam.

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Terminal

claude mcp add backlink-guard -e GLASSER_API_KEY=<GLASSER_API_KEY> -e AISA_API_KEY=<AISA_API_KEY> -e GOANYAPI_API_KEY=<GOANYAPI_API_KEY> -e BACKLINK_GUARD_STATE=<BACKLINK_GUARD_STATE> -- uvx backlink-guard==0.11.2

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "backlink-guard": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "backlink-guard==0.11.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GLASSER_API_KEY": "<GLASSER_API_KEY>",
        "AISA_API_KEY": "<AISA_API_KEY>",
        "GOANYAPI_API_KEY": "<GOANYAPI_API_KEY>",
        "BACKLINK_GUARD_STATE": "<BACKLINK_GUARD_STATE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "backlink-guard": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "backlink-guard==0.11.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GLASSER_API_KEY": "<GLASSER_API_KEY>",
        "AISA_API_KEY": "<AISA_API_KEY>",
        "GOANYAPI_API_KEY": "<GOANYAPI_API_KEY>",
        "BACKLINK_GUARD_STATE": "<BACKLINK_GUARD_STATE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "backlink-guard": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "backlink-guard==0.11.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GLASSER_API_KEY": "<GLASSER_API_KEY>",
        "AISA_API_KEY": "<AISA_API_KEY>",
        "GOANYAPI_API_KEY": "<GOANYAPI_API_KEY>",
        "BACKLINK_GUARD_STATE": "<BACKLINK_GUARD_STATE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.

Tools

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Environment variables

Name	Description
`GLASSER_API_KEY` Optional, secret	Optional, the first choice for the paid checks: spam scores, search history, backlinks, competitors' links, AI Overviews.
`AISA_API_KEY` Optional, secret	Optional. The same checks without a Glasser key; the only source of questions, asked and --deep's Ahrefs and Semrush numbers.
`GOANYAPI_API_KEY` Optional, secret	Optional. A site's rating, a year of visits and whether Google still lists it.
`BACKLINK_GUARD_STATE` Optional	Optional. Absolute path to the directory that holds the log, the cache and the networks seen before.

Details

Package	`[email protected]` (PYPI, stdio)
First published	31 Oct 2026
Last updated	31 Oct 2026
Registry name	`io.github.zhuyansen/backlink-guard`

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