Website audits and SEO fixes inside Cursor

1. 1

   Install the squirrelscan CLI

   Run it in Cursor's built-in terminal. Local audits are free and need no account.

   bash

   curl -fsSL https://install.squirrelscan.com | bash

2. 2

   Ask the agent to audit a URL

   The llm format is compact and structured, so the agent can parse it straight out of the terminal without you summarizing anything.

   bash

   squirrel audit https://example.com --format llm

3. 3

   Or install the squirrelscan skills

   Installs all the squirrelscan skills. Cursor supports the Agent Skills standard natively and also loads skills from Claude Code's folders, so this adds an /audit-website command you invoke by typing / in the agent chat.

   bash

   npx skills add squirrelscan/squirrelscan

   Skills install guide

1. 1

   For cloud audits, add the hosted MCP server

   Create .cursor/mcp.json in your project (or ~/.cursor/mcp.json to make it available everywhere), then open Cursor Settings, find squirrelscan under Tools & Integrations, and click Needs login to authorize.

   json

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "squirrelscan": {
         "url": "https://mcp.squirrelscan.com/mcp"
       }
     }
   }

   MCP client setup for Cursor

Frequently asked questions

Is squirrelscan free to use in Cursor?

Local CLI and skill audits are free with no account. The hosted MCP server runs cloud audits on pay-as-you-go credits, and every account gets 500 free per month with no card required.How credits work

How do I get Cursor to audit and fix my site's SEO?

Install the audit-website skill and type /audit-website in the agent chat, or just ask the agent to audit a URL. Cursor runs the audit, reads the report, and edits the relevant files to fix what it finds, the same way it works from a failing test or a bug report.Fix your site with an agent

Can I audit localhost or a staging site from Cursor?

Yes for the CLI and skill: they audit anything Cursor's machine can reach, including localhost. The hosted MCP server crawls from squirrelscan's cloud and needs a publicly reachable URL, so use the CLI or the local squirrel mcp server for private networks.

Do I need a squirrelscan account?

No account for local CLI or skill audits. The hosted MCP server needs one: sign in with OAuth from Cursor's Tools & Integrations settings, or set an API key as a bearer header for CI and shared configs.

Can Cursor audit my site on every deploy or in CI?

Yes. Run squirrel audit in your pipeline with --fail-on to break the build when results regress; deterministic audits need no account, and cloud features read a SQUIRRELSCAN_API_KEY secret. There's an official GitHub Action too. Recurring scheduled audits run from the dashboard on the Pro plan.CI gating guide