Does Google's AI Overview cite modelcontextprotocol.io?

Yes. Across the 4,185 queries measured in week 2026-W36, Google's AI Overview cited modelcontextprotocol.io on 29 of them, including 9 where the domain does not rank organically.

How well does modelcontextprotocol.io rank?

It appears on page one for 132 of 4,185 measured queries, at an average position of 4.7, with a best observed position of 1.

Domain

modelcontextprotocol.io

How modelcontextprotocol.io performs across a fixed corpus of 4,185 queries, measured every week.

Measured 2026-W36 · 2026-08-31 · google.com, gl=us

2026-W36

Visibility

Queries ranked

132

of 4,185 measured

Average position

4.7

best seen: 1

Top three finishes

14 at position one

AI Overview citations

9 without ranking

Week on week

+5%

vs 2026-W35

Google credits modelcontextprotocol.io in its own answer on 9 queries where the domain does not appear in the ten organic results. That gap is the whole argument for measuring citations separately from rankings.

Topics

Where it shows up

Model Context Protocol 161

Citations

Queries where Google cites it

Query	Status	Topic
Model Context Protocol documentation	Also ranking	Model Context Protocol
Model Context Protocol api	Also ranking	Model Context Protocol
Model Context Protocol review	Also ranking	Model Context Protocol
MCP server documentation	Cited, not ranking	Model Context Protocol
is MCP registry free	Also ranking	Model Context Protocol
Glama best practices	Also ranking	Model Context Protocol
Glama python	Cited, not ranking	Model Context Protocol
how to use Glama	Also ranking	Model Context Protocol
Glama example	Cited, not ranking	Model Context Protocol
PulseMCP tutorial	Also ranking	Model Context Protocol
PulseMCP documentation	Also ranking	Model Context Protocol
PulseMCP alternatives	Also ranking	Model Context Protocol
how to use Claude Desktop MCP	Cited, not ranking	Model Context Protocol
Cursor MCP rate limits	Also ranking	Model Context Protocol
Cursor MCP best practices	Also ranking	Model Context Protocol
what is Windsurf MCP	Also ranking	Model Context Protocol
MCP inspector not working	Also ranking	Model Context Protocol
MCP inspector alternatives	Also ranking	Model Context Protocol
what is MCP inspector	Also ranking	Model Context Protocol
MCP inspector tutorial	Also ranking	Model Context Protocol
FastMCP rate limits	Cited, not ranking	Model Context Protocol
how to use FastMCP	Cited, not ranking	Model Context Protocol
what is MCP Python SDK	Also ranking	Model Context Protocol
stdio transport best practices	Also ranking	Model Context Protocol
streamable HTTP transport pricing	Cited, not ranking	Model Context Protocol
streamable HTTP transport api	Cited, not ranking	Model Context Protocol
MCP registry vs Smithery	Also ranking	Model Context Protocol
MCP TypeScript SDK vs MCP Python SDK	Cited, not ranking	Model Context Protocol
MCP TypeScript SDK vs streamable HTTP transport	Also ranking	Model Context Protocol

Rankings

Queries where it ranks

#	Query	Topic
1	Model Context Protocol alternatives	Model Context Protocol
1	Model Context Protocol pricing	Model Context Protocol
1	how to use MCP server	Model Context Protocol
1	MCP registry documentation	Model Context Protocol
1	how to use MCP registry	Model Context Protocol
1	Smithery review	Model Context Protocol
1	how to use Glama	Model Context Protocol
1	PulseMCP alternatives	Model Context Protocol
1	is Windsurf MCP free	Model Context Protocol
1	MCP inspector documentation	Model Context Protocol
1	FastMCP tutorial	Model Context Protocol
1	MCP registry vs PulseMCP	Model Context Protocol
1	FastMCP vs MCP TypeScript SDK	Model Context Protocol
1	stdio transport vs streamable HTTP transport	Model Context Protocol
2	Model Context Protocol not working	Model Context Protocol
2	Model Context Protocol documentation	Model Context Protocol
2	Model Context Protocol api	Model Context Protocol
2	Model Context Protocol review	Model Context Protocol
2	MCP server alternatives	Model Context Protocol
2	how to use MCP server	Model Context Protocol
2	MCP registry alternatives	Model Context Protocol
2	Glama best practices	Model Context Protocol
2	Glama rate limits	Model Context Protocol
2	PulseMCP tutorial	Model Context Protocol
2	PulseMCP review	Model Context Protocol
2	PulseMCP documentation	Model Context Protocol
2	Claude Desktop MCP example	Model Context Protocol
2	Cursor MCP rate limits	Model Context Protocol
2	MCP inspector not working	Model Context Protocol
2	MCP inspector api	Model Context Protocol
2	MCP inspector tutorial	Model Context Protocol
2	what is FastMCP	Model Context Protocol
2	FastMCP documentation	Model Context Protocol
2	MCP TypeScript SDK review	Model Context Protocol
2	what is MCP Python SDK	Model Context Protocol
2	is MCP Python SDK free	Model Context Protocol
2	streamable HTTP transport example	Model Context Protocol
2	how to use streamable HTTP transport	Model Context Protocol
2	FastMCP vs stdio transport	Model Context Protocol
3	open source model context protocol	Model Context Protocol

API

Track any domain yourself

This page is an aggregate of ordinary search calls — one per query, once a week. Nothing here needs a special endpoint or a rank-tracking contract.

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://serpens.p.rapidapi.com/api/v1/search?q=site%3Amodelcontextprotocol.io&gl=us&hl=en&format=json' \
  --header 'x-rapidapi-host: serpens.p.rapidapi.com' \
  --header 'x-rapidapi-key: YOUR_KEY'

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