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Install the SearchCrew plugin for Codex

Add SearchCrew MCP and Agent Skills to Codex with one marketplace and one install command.

The SearchCrew plugin bundles SearchCrew MCP and all nine SEO Agent Skills into one install. This is the preferred way to set up SearchCrew in Codex CLI.

Install

Run these commands in your terminal:

codex plugin marketplace add every-app/open-seo
codex plugin add searchcrew@searchcrew
codex mcp login searchcrew

codex mcp login opens a browser to approve the SearchCrew connection. If it reports that searchcrew isn't found, restart Codex first — bundled MCP servers only register after a restart, not immediately after install — then run codex mcp login searchcrew again.

Codex connects SearchCrew MCP at https://app.searchcrew.ai/mcp and enables nine skills:

  • SEO Project Setup
  • SEO Coach
  • SEO Audit
  • Keyword Research
  • Keyword Clustering
  • Competitive Landscape
  • Competitor Analysis
  • Local SEO
  • Link Prospecting

Run a skill

Type $ in Codex to see available skills, or ask Codex to run one by name, for example "run seo-project-setup" or "run seo-audit on example.com".

Update or remove

codex plugin marketplace upgrade searchcrew
codex plugin remove searchcrew@searchcrew

Troubleshooting

If the SearchCrew MCP server doesn't appear after restart, run /mcp in the Codex TUI to check its status, then run codex mcp login searchcrew again.

If it still doesn't authenticate, log out first and retry:

codex mcp logout searchcrew
codex mcp login searchcrew

If a codex plugin command reports "unrecognized subcommand," run codex plugin --help to see the subcommands your installed version actually supports — they've changed across versions (for example, add/remove, not install/uninstall).

Other clients

This plugin is for Codex CLI. For Claude Code, use the SearchCrew plugin for Claude Code instead. For Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex Desktop, or an API key setup, see Set up SearchCrew MCP and Set up SearchCrew Agent Skills.