The same keyword call with se: g_uk for the UK database. Ask for more rows with size.
Keyword research in Claude with real search volume.
"pos software" gets 2,400 searches a month in the US. A blog post ranks #2.
Claude can do keyword research when it can call a keyword database, a live Google search and a backlink index. On its own it guesses volumes. On 20 October 2026 Claude pulled 10 US keywords with monthly volume, the Google top 10 for "pos software", and the backlinks of the #2 result for $0.0059.
FOR Content marketers, SEO consultants and founders who work in Claude or Cursor
THIS RUN · 20 OCT 2026 $0.0059 3 PAID CALLS
01 / THE SHORT ANSWER
Can Claude do keyword research?
Claude can plan keyword research, group keywords by intent and write the brief. It cannot know how many people search for a term. Asked for volumes with no data source, it guesses, and the guesses read like facts.
Give it tools and the numbers become real. With one MCP connection Claude can call a keyword database for volume, difficulty and CPC, a live Google search for who ranks today, and a backlink index for why they rank. Each call has a price you see before it runs.
02 / SETUP
Connect the tools in Claude Code or Cursor
Paste the setup line under the prompt into your agent. It installs the tapinall CLI, asks you to sign in and add credits, and registers three tools in your host. They are catalog_search, catalog_get and call. Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, OpenCode and Gemini CLI are supported, and any MCP client can connect to the remote server over OAuth.
There is no SEO-suite subscription to buy. Keyword, SERP and backlink tools from several providers share one prepaid balance.
03 / THE PROMPT PASTE IT INTO YOUR AGENT.
One prompt.
Your agent runs it.
Your agent picks the tools, makes the calls and reads the results. You see each charge as it settles.
PASTE THIS INTO YOUR AGENT
FIRST TIME? GIVE THIS TO YOUR AGENT FIRST
Works in 
and any agent that can run a terminal command.
and any agent that can run a terminal command.04 / THE RUN RECORDED 20 OCT 2026.
Every call.
Every charge.
What your agent asked each tool, what came back and what it cost. Calls that failed or found nothing were not charged.
YOU · ONE PROMPT
Give me the top 10 US keywords around 'pos software' by volume, show who ranks on Google US for 'pos software', and list the backlinks of the #2 result.
YOUR AGENT
tapinall ONE BALANCE- 01 Keyword ideas
Found 7,622 keywords. "pos software" gets 2,400 searches a month.
$0.0012 - 02 Google results, US
Found 9 Google results. #2 is a hikeup.com blog post that lists 8 POS tools.
$0.0003 - 03 Sites that link to it
Found 10 links to hikeup.com. 9 come from one site, theretailexec.com.
$0.0044
TOTAL $0.0059
- searches a month for "pos software", at difficulty 52
- 2,400
- hikeup.com, with a blog post that lists 8 POS tools
- #2
- domain rank of theretailexec.com, the source of 9 of its 10 links
- 78
See the exact calls and responses FOR DEVELOPERS
agent-session / claude-keyword-research 3 CALLS
- 01 / KEYWORD IDEAS
tapinall call serpstat.google.keywords.ideas --data '{"id":"1","method":"SerpstatKeywordProcedure.getKeywords","params":{"keyword":"pos software","se":"g_us","size":10,"sort":{"region_queries_count":"desc"}}}'10 keywords by monthly volume in the US, of 7,622 found
shopify pos software · 9,900 / mo · difficulty 23
point of sale pos software · 2,900 / mo · difficulty 51 · CPC $6.05
pos software · 2,400 / mo · difficulty 52 · CPC $7.54
6 phrasings share the same 2,900 / mo
ok — Charged: $0.0012
- 02 / GOOGLE RESULTS, US
tapinall call crawl4ai.google.serp.organic --data '{"q":"pos software","country":"us","language":"en","num":10}'9 organic results, plus People also ask
#1 salesplay.com · #2 hikeup.com · #3 nerdwallet.com · #7 pos.com
#2 is a blog post, "Top 8 POS Software in 2025"
People also ask: "What is the cheapest POS software available?"
ok — Charged: $0.0003
- 03 / SITES THAT LINK TO IT
tapinall call seranking.web.backlinks.list --data '{"target":"hikeup.com","mode":"domain","limit":10}'10 backlinks to hikeup.com
9 from theretailexec.com · domain rank 78 · 8 of them nofollow
1 from brijht.com · domain rank 17 · followed
ok — Charged: $0.0044
TOTAL $0.0059
05 / WHAT IT FOUND FROM THE RESPONSES ABOVE.
What came back.
In plain numbers.
Read straight from the responses in the run. Nothing here is a mockup.
| Keyword | Searches / mo | Difficulty | CPC |
|---|---|---|---|
| shopify pos software | 9,900 | 23 | $267.90 |
| point of sale pos software | 2,900 | 51 | $6.05 |
| pos system software | 2,400 | 57 | $7.54 |
| pos software | 2,400 | 52 | $7.54 |
| pos systems software | 2,400 | 66 | $339.28 |
- searches a month for "pos software", at difficulty 52
- 2,400
- hikeup.com, with a blog post that lists 8 POS tools
- #2
- domain rank of theretailexec.com, the source of 9 of its 10 links
- 78
06 / SKILLS OR DATA
Claude SEO skills compared with live data
A Claude SEO skill or prompt is a set of instructions. It tells Claude how to run keyword research, what to put in a brief and how to group terms. That is useful, and it still needs data. A skill with no data source falls back to guessed volumes.
An MCP tool is the data source. Use both. Keep your process in a skill and let the skill call real keyword, SERP and backlink tools. The run on this page used no skill at all, only the prompt and three tool calls.
07 / READING IT
What the run says about "pos software"
The branded term "shopify pos software" has four times the volume of the generic term and the lowest difficulty, 23. That volume belongs to Shopify. For a POS vendor without that brand, "pos software" at 2,400 searches and difficulty 52 is the realistic target.
The Google top 10 shows what it takes. Vendor home pages hold #1 and #7, and comparison content holds #2 and #3. The #2 page is a vendor blog post that ranks a list of tools, and its 10 newest backlinks come almost entirely from one review site, mostly nofollow. A comparison page with honest picks, plus a listing on the review sites that already rank, is the plan this data supports.
08 / COST
Cost compared with an SEO suite and a keyword research API
This run cost $0.0059. The keyword ideas call was $0.0012 for 10 keywords, the Google search $0.0003 and the backlinks call $0.0044. SEO suites sell monthly plans with a seat and a credit limit, and keyword research APIs usually need an account and a minimum top-up. Check current pricing for both before you compare.
Per-call pricing suits occasional research, such as one brief a week or a check before a client call. A team that runs thousands of lookups a day may still prefer a suite.
| Step | Tool | Charged |
|---|---|---|
| Keyword ideas with volume | serpstat.google.keywords.ideas | $0.0012 |
| Google US top 10 | crawl4ai.google.serp.organic | $0.0003 |
| Backlinks of the #2 result | seranking.web.backlinks.list | $0.0044 |
09 / LIMITS
Limits of keyword databases
Keyword databases do not cover every country or every new term equally. When we researched the keywords for this page, one database had no data for MCP-era terms such as "mcp use cases" while another did. Volumes are monthly estimates, not counts.
Read the rows before you trust them. Six phrasings in this run share one volume of 2,900 because Google groups close variants. The CPC jumps from $7.54 for "pos software" to $339.28 for "pos systems software", which looks like a data error. A first try with the seed "invoice software" returned "text to voice software" among its top ideas, because the database matched "voice" inside "invoice". Cross-check an important term in a second database before you build a page on it.
10 / VARIATIONS SAME TOOLS. ANOTHER JOB.
Change the market.
Keep the recipe.
Prompts that use the same tools. We have not run these, so check each price in the catalog.
One search call with country de and language de, then one page read per site you check.
The same two calls with se: g_br, country br and language pt.
se: g_id. A run on 19 October 2026 found 6,600 searches a month for the seed itself.
One search call with country in, then one backlinks call per domain.
11 / GOOD QUESTIONS Good questions,
Good questions,
short answers.
Can Claude do keyword research on its own?
It can plan and group keywords, but it cannot see search volume. Without a data source its volumes are guesses. Connect a keyword tool and it reads real monthly volume, difficulty and CPC.
Is there a free way to do keyword research?
Google Keyword Planner is free with a Google Ads account, though it shows volume ranges unless the account runs ads. Google autocomplete and People also ask are free sources of phrasing. Exact volumes from a keyword database cost $0.0012 per ideas call on this run.
Do I need a Claude SEO skill or an MCP server?
They do different jobs. A skill holds your process. An MCP server gives Claude data it cannot know, like search volume and who ranks today. For real numbers you need the data source.
Which countries and languages work?
The keyword tools take a market code, such as g_us for the US, g_uk for the UK or g_br for Brazil, and the Google search tool takes a country and a language. Long-tail coverage varies by market. In our research the Indonesian database missed most long-tails in Bahasa Indonesia.
How much does a keyword lookup cost?
On this run a call that returned 10 keyword ideas with volume cost $0.0012, a Google top 10 cost $0.0003, and 10 backlinks cost $0.0044. Your agent sees each price before it calls.
12 / HOW YOU PAY PREPAID. NO SUBSCRIPTION.
A prepaid balance, spent per call.
Top up by card and your agent spends the balance one call at a time. This run cost $0.0059. Credits never expire, failed calls cost nothing, and every tool in the metered tool catalog shows its price before your agent calls. See per-call pricing.
13 / MORE RUNS SAME BALANCE. ANOTHER JOB.
More MCP use cases.
- AI SEARCH Check if ChatGPT recommends your brand Perplexity and ChatGPT both pick QuickBooks. Google ranks Zoho first. $0.0232
- LOCAL LEADS Find businesses without websites 3 of 40 auto repair shops in Austin, Texas list no website at all. $0.0012
- CONTENT GAP Run a content gap analysis Half of Plausible's 20 biggest gap keywords land on one backlinks guide. $0.0033
THE NEXT MOVE IS YOURS.
Copy the prompt.
Run it yourself. ✳
This run cost $0.0059.
No subscription. Credits never expire.