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Referring-Domain Quality Triage

Classify referring domains into keep, investigate, replicate, and low-value buckets using authority + link evidence.

Best for: Use this before disavow reviews, outreach planning, or quarterly backlink hygiene audits.

Required inputs

  • Target domain · example.com

Estimate

6-8 credits

Expected output blocks

3

Run in cloud agentGet API key

Run in your agent

Follow these two steps to execute this workflow in cloud mode.

Step 1

Connect RankParse MCP

Pick your client and follow copy-paste setup steps.

1
Runclaude mcp add --transport http rankparse https://mcp.rankparse.com/sse --header "X-API-Key: rp_your_key_here"
2
UseStart a new Claude Code session and ask for backlink/authority analysis.

Fastest path if you are in terminal and want zero UI setup.

Step 2

Run this prompt

Paste this prompt into your agent and replace placeholders like {{domain}}.

You are an SEO analyst agent running in cloud mode.
You have RankParse MCP connected as "rankparse".

Workflow: Referring-Domain Quality Triage
Intent: Turn a large referrer list into a practical triage queue for analysts and outreach teams.

Classify referring domains for {{domain}} into four buckets:
- keep
- investigate
- replicate
- low_value

Use:
1) get_referring_domains(domain={{domain}}, limit={{limit|150}}, score=true)
2) get_backlinks(domain={{domain}}, limit={{limit|150}}, sort="importance")
3) get_domain_authority(domain={{domain}})

Return JSON:
{
  "bucket_counts": {},
  "top_domains_by_bucket": {},
  "quality_rules_used": [],
  "manual_review_queue": []
}

Prioritize explainable decisions with clear evidence per bucket.

Important:
- Use the listed RankParse tools for data retrieval.
- Return strict JSON only (no markdown).
Use REST instead

REST fallback (cURL)

Use this only if MCP is unavailable in your runtime.

export RP_API_KEY="rp_your_key_here"
export TARGET_DOMAIN="example.com"
export LIMIT="150"

curl "https://api.rankparse.com/v1/referring-domains?domain=$TARGET_DOMAIN&limit=$LIMIT&score=true" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $RP_API_KEY"
curl "https://api.rankparse.com/v1/backlinks?domain=$TARGET_DOMAIN&limit=$LIMIT&sort=importance" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $RP_API_KEY"
curl "https://api.rankparse.com/v1/domain-authority?domain=$TARGET_DOMAIN" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $RP_API_KEY"
Advanced: raw MCP config JSON

MCP config (JSON)

Use this only when your client expects raw MCP JSON configuration.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rankparse": {
      "url": "https://mcp.rankparse.com/sse",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "rp_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Expected output

  • Bucket counts

    Distribution of referrers across quality/action buckets.

  • Top domains per bucket

    Representative domains with reason codes.

  • Manual review queue

    Ambiguous domains requiring human validation.

Advanced details

Next actions

  • Assign replicate bucket to outreach team for partner discovery.
  • Review investigate queue weekly with page-level evidence.
  • Archive low-value bucket for future disavow/risk discussions.

MCP tools

  • get_referring_domains

    Referrer list and per-domain context.

  • get_backlinks

    Spot-check link quality and placement evidence.

  • get_domain_authority

    Authority sanity checks for edge cases.

REST endpoints