# How to connect Ahrefs to OpenClaw (paste one key, 40 tools) > Connect Ahrefs to OpenClaw with ClawLink: paste your Ahrefs key once and 40 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/ahrefs The usual route to Ahrefs access for OpenClaw is an MCP server you configure and keep running, plus your own OAuth app or API keys. ClawLink gives OpenClaw a more practical Ahrefs setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect Ahrefs in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real Ahrefs actions from any chat surface with no auth, token refresh, or tool wiring to build yourself. **Start here:** install the ClawLink plugin (`openclaw plugins install clawhub:clawlink-plugin`), pair it in the browser, then connect the app in the ClawLink dashboard. The interactive install prompt is on the web version of this page: https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/ahrefs ## Setup It takes three steps to connect OpenClaw to Ahrefs. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to OpenClaw once. 2. **Connect Ahrefs** — one-click OAuth in the ClawLink dashboard. 3. **Use it from chat** — ask OpenClaw in plain English. **Alternative for any agent (no plugin needed):** if the OpenClaw plugin route isn't available or doesn't work, any AI agent with shell access can use the ClawLink CLI instead: ```bash npx -y @useclawlink/cli login # sign in via browser — no API key to paste npx -y @useclawlink/cli connect ahrefs # connect Ahrefs (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions ahrefs # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run ahrefs --input '' # execute (add --confirm for writes) ``` ### Install by command The setup prompt above does all of this in one paste. By hand, it is one install command plus a browser approval: ```bash openclaw plugins install clawhub:clawlink-plugin ``` Then ask OpenClaw to set up ClawLink. It starts browser pairing and prints an approval link — open it, approve the device, return to the chat, and say `done`. Finally, connect Ahrefs in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your Ahrefs API key once. Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw: > Use Ahrefs to backlinks stats retrieval and walk me through the result in plain English. ### Using a different agent? The OpenClaw plugin is one client of ClawLink's MCP server. Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or any agent that can run a shell command pairs with the same ClawLink account through the CLI: ```bash npx -y @useclawlink/cli login ``` `login` opens the same browser approval and stores a credential locally. Once Ahrefs is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 40 Ahrefs tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: [connect apps to any AI agent](https://claw-link.dev/learn/connect-apps-to-any-ai-agent). ## Ahrefs MCP for OpenClaw Looking for a Ahrefs MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects Ahrefs to OpenClaw and exposes 40 Ahrefs tools your agent can call over [MCP](https://claw-link.dev/learn/what-is-an-mcp-server), with [hosted auth](https://claw-link.dev/learn/oauth-for-ai-agents) and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using Hermes instead? The [Hermes Ahrefs integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/ahrefs) works the same way. ## What the OpenClaw Ahrefs integration can do 40 Ahrefs tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected. The 30 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 40. ### 30 of 40 Ahrefs tools for OpenClaw | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Backlinks stats retrieval** `ahrefs_backlinks_stats_retrieval` | Get backlink statistics | | **Domain rating for site explorer** `ahrefs_domain_rating_for_site_explorer` | Get domain rating from Ahrefs | | **Explore keyword volume by country** `ahrefs_explore_keyword_volume_by_country` | Explore keyword volume by country | | **Explore keywords overview** `ahrefs_explore_keywords_overview` | Get keyword overview from Ahrefs | | **Explore matching terms for keywords** `ahrefs_explore_matching_terms_for_keywords` | Find matching terms for a keyword | | **Fetch all backlinks** `ahrefs_fetch_all_backlinks` | List all backlinks from Ahrefs | | **Fetch broken backlinks data** `ahrefs_fetch_broken_backlinks_data` | List broken backlinks from Ahrefs | | **Fetch competitors overview** `ahrefs_fetch_competitors_overview` | Get organic competitors overview | | **Fetch rank tracker overview** `ahrefs_fetch_rank_tracker_overview` | Get rank tracker overview | | **Fetch site explorer referring domains** `ahrefs_fetch_site_explorer_referring_domains` | List referring domains from Ahrefs | | **Get serp overview** `ahrefs_get_serp_overview` | Get SERP overview from Ahrefs | | **Get site audit projects** `ahrefs_get_site_audit_projects` | List Ahrefs site audit projects | | **Pages by traffic overview** `ahrefs_pages_by_traffic_overview` | Get pages by traffic overview | | **Retrieve organic competitors** `ahrefs_retrieve_organic_competitors` | List organic competitors for a domain | | **Retrieve organic keywords** `ahrefs_retrieve_organic_keywords` | List organic keywords for a domain | | **Batch URL analysis** `ahrefs_batch_url_analysis` | Performs a batch analysis on multiple URLs or domains using Ahrefs' powerful SEO metrics | | **Domain rating history** `ahrefs_domain_rating_history` | Retrieves the historical Domain Rating (DR) data for a specified domain over time | | **Explore linked domains of a site** `ahrefs_explore_linked_domains_of_a_site` | Retrieves a list of external domains that the specified target website or URL links to, using | | **Fetch total search volume history** `ahrefs_fetch_total_search_volume_history` | Retrieves the historical total search volume data for specified keywords using Ahrefs' Site | | **Get site explorer country metrics** `ahrefs_get_site_explorer_country_metrics` | Retrieves country-specific Site Explorer metrics for a given website from Ahrefs | | **Get site explorer linked anchors external** `ahrefs_get_site_explorer_linked_anchors_external` | The site-explorer-linked-anchors-external endpoint retrieves data about external anchor texts | | **Get URL rating history** `ahrefs_get_url_rating_history` | Retrieves the historical URL Rating data for a specified URL over time | | **Linked anchors explorer** `ahrefs_linked_anchors_explorer` | Retrieves information about internal linked anchors for a specified website using the Ahrefs API | | **List best by external links** `ahrefs_list_best_by_external_links` | The 'get_best_by_external_links' endpoint retrieves a list of pages from a specified website | | **Retrieve anchor data** `ahrefs_retrieve_anchor_data` | Retrieves anchor text data for a specified website or URL using Ahrefs' Site Explorer tool | | **Retrieve best by internal links** `ahrefs_retrieve_best_by_internal_links` | Retrieves data on the best-performing internal links within a specified website using Ahrefs' | | **Retrieve crawler ip ranges** `ahrefs_retrieve_crawler_ip_ranges` | Retrieves the list of IP address ranges used by Ahrefs' web crawler (AhrefsBot) | | **Retrieve outlinks stats** `ahrefs_retrieve_outlinks_stats` | Retrieves comprehensive statistics about outgoing links (outlinks) from a specified website | | **Retrieve paid pages data** `ahrefs_retrieve_paid_pages_data` | Retrieves information about paid pages (PPC advertising) for a specified website using Ahrefs' | | **Retrieve public crawler ips** `ahrefs_retrieve_public_crawler_ips` | Retrieves a list of IP addresses currently used by AhrefsBot, Ahrefs' web crawler | ## Example prompts **Backlinks Stats Retrieval** > Use Ahrefs to backlinks stats retrieval and walk me through the result in plain English. **Domain Rating For Site Explorer** > Use Ahrefs to domain rating for site explorer and walk me through the result in plain English. **Explore Keyword Volume By Country** > Use Ahrefs to explore keyword volume by country and walk me through the result in plain English. **Explore Keywords Overview** > Use Ahrefs to explore keywords overview and walk me through the result in plain English. ## ClawLink vs. building it yourself The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual API key setup plus your own token handling, permission troubleshooting, and tool plumbing for OpenClaw. That is fine if you want to build and maintain the integration yourself. Most teams just want Ahrefs working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Ahrefs API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Ahrefs account becomes available to the agent without you building credential management. | | **Ongoing maintenance** | You own refresh logic, permission debugging, environment config, and every provider-specific edge case for Ahrefs. | ClawLink handles the repetitive integration plumbing so your team can focus on the workflow instead of the infrastructure. | | **Agent usability** | You still need to expose the right Ahrefs actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 40 tools for Ahrefs are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes Ahrefs to AI agents. It is developer infrastructure: Python and TypeScript SDKs, an MCP server, and a catalog past 1,000 apps, aimed at teams shipping agent products. ClawLink is built for OpenClaw users instead. You install the plugin once, connect Ahrefs in the browser, and the 40 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Ahrefs key you paste at setup is stored server-side rather than kept in your environment. Choosing between them? Read the full [Composio alternatives](https://claw-link.dev/hub/composio-alternatives) comparison. ### OpenClaw installed the Ahrefs skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Ahrefs, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Ahrefs is connected in the dashboard, then start a fresh chat so OpenClaw reloads the tool catalog. If OpenClaw runs as a persistent gateway, restart it so the new tools register. ### Connection succeeds but no tools appear Reconnect Ahrefs from the dashboard, then start a fresh chat if the runtime still has the old tool catalog loaded. ### "Tool schema not loaded yet" error when calling Ahrefs tools Ahrefs tool schemas load on demand the first time a tool runs and are cached after that, so this error usually clears on its own: wait a few seconds and retry the same request. If every Ahrefs call keeps failing with it in a fresh chat, reconnect from the dashboard, and contact support if it still persists — that pattern points to a configuration problem on our side, not something you can fix by reconnecting again. ### Ahrefs returns 403 or "permission denied" on one action while others work Two usual causes. The connected account may not have access to the specific workspace, inbox, store, or project in the request — check that first. If access looks right, the agent may have sent a placeholder value (like "YOUR_ID" or an example id from documentation) instead of a real one: ask it to run a list or search tool first, then retry the action with a real id from those results. Most failures at this stage are one of these two, not ClawLink bugs. ### API key setup works but results look incomplete Double-check that the API key for Ahrefs has the right scopes or account access. A valid key can still be too limited for some reads or writes. ### Is there a OpenClaw Ahrefs integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to Ahrefs: link your Ahrefs account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the Ahrefs API through 40 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I add Ahrefs to OpenClaw with ClawLink? Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink Ahrefs skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize Ahrefs. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the Ahrefs key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect Ahrefs to OpenClaw? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Ahrefs in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Ahrefs up myself? The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual API key setup plus your own token handling, permission troubleshooting, and tool plumbing for OpenClaw. That is fine if you want to build and maintain the integration yourself. Most teams just want Ahrefs working from chat. ### OpenClaw installed the Ahrefs skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Ahrefs, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Ahrefs is connected in the dashboard, then start a fresh chat so OpenClaw reloads the tool catalog. If OpenClaw runs as a persistent gateway, restart it so the new tools register. ## Related - [PostHog tools](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/posthog) — Track user behavior and feature flags - [Connect DataforSEO](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/dataforseo) — SEO data APIs for keywords, SERP, and site audits - [Metabase](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/metabase) — Metabase is an open-source business intelligence tool that lets you ask questions about your data and visualize answers as charts, graphs, and dashboards.