seo.basic_metrics
Get Ahrefs domain authority signals for a website URL. Returns domainRating (0–100 Ahrefs authority score) and ahRank (global Ahrefs website rank). Useful for comparing site strength and prioritizing outreach or competitive research. Cost = 10 tokens.
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What seo.basic_metrics does on Vee3
AI agents call seo.basic_metrics to retrieve information from Vee3 without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
url | string | Yes | Public website URL to analyze (for example https://example.com). |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why seo.basic_metrics is rated Low
This tool retrieves publicly available SEO metrics (domain authority scores and rankings) from a website URL. It performs a query operation with no side effects on data or systems. The returned values are informational metrics used for competitive analysis and research, characteristic of a Read category tool.
From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states 'Get Ahrefs domain authority signals for a website URL' and returns read-only metrics: 'domainRating' and 'ahRank'. No modification, deletion, execution, or financial operations occur.
Risk signalsAccepts URL/endpoint input (url)
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs seo.basic_metrics safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Vee3, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For seo.basic_metrics, this is the rule to start with:
seo.basic_metrics is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Vee3, apply this rule, and every seo.basic_metrics call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about seo.basic_metrics
Get Ahrefs domain authority signals for a website URL. Returns domainRating (0–100 Ahrefs authority score) and ahRank (global Ahrefs website rank). Useful for comparing site strength and prioritizing outreach or competitive research. Cost = 10 tokens. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Vee3 MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
seo.basic_metrics accepts 1 parameter: url. Required: url. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Vee3 MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for seo.basic_metrics: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Vee3. Nothing to install.
seo.basic_metrics is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the seo.basic_metrics rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for seo.basic_metrics. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
seo.basic_metrics is provided by the Vee3 MCP server (https://mcp.vee3.io/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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