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Lotus in your AI assistant

Connect Lotus to Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, or any Model Context Protocol compatible client. Full analysis, quick wins, and competitor actions without leaving your workflow.

What is MCP?

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard created by Anthropic that allows AI assistants to connect with external tools. Instead of copying and pasting data, your assistant talks directly to Lotus.

Lotus is published in Anthropic's official registry as a verified MCP server. Any compatible client can connect.

3 available tools

analyze_geo

Full GEO analysis of a domain. Returns citation score, generated artifacts (JSON-LD, llms.txt), competitor intelligence, and the Bleed Model with quantified revenue at risk.

"Analyze clicon.app with Lotus"

get_quick_wins

Prioritized list of quick wins to improve domain presence in generative engines. Each item includes category, priority, implementation steps, and estimated time.

"What quick wins does clicon.app have pending?"

get_competitor_actions

Actions detected in competitors by the Competitor Intelligence Agent (CIA). Includes what they did, when, and what it means for your strategy.

"What are clicon.app's competitors doing?"

Setup

You need an active Lotus account with an API key. If you don't have one, request a demo.

Claude Desktop

Open Settings → Developer → Edit Config. Add this block to your claude_desktop_config.json file:

claude_desktop_config.jsonjson
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clicon-lotus": {
      "transport": "streamable-http",
      "url": "https://lotus.clicon.app/mcp/",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Open Settings → MCP → Add new MCP server. Configure with:

.cursor/mcp.jsonjson
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clicon-lotus": {
      "url": "https://lotus.clicon.app/mcp/",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code (Copilot)

In your settings.json, add the MCP configuration:

.vscode/settings.jsonjson
{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "clicon-lotus": {
        "type": "http",
        "url": "https://lotus.clicon.app/mcp/",
        "headers": {
          "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

To verify it works, ask your assistant:

"Analyze my domain with Lotus"

Common issues

Connection refused
Verify the URL is exactly https://lotus.clicon.app/mcp/ (with trailing slash).
Invalid API key
Check your API key in the Lotus admin panel. Keys start with lotus_pk_.
Rate limited
The server has a daily budget for security. Wait a few minutes and try again.
No results
The domain may not have been analyzed yet. Use analyze_geo first to generate the initial analysis.
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