Sleepwalker — Claude Code MCP server: what it does, how to install
MCP server that audits brand citations across AI search engines and serializes web pages to inspect structured data seen by crawlers.
claude mcp add --transport http sleepwalker https://mcp.sleepwalker.ai/mcpWhat Sleepwalker does
This tool connects your coding assistant to tracking pipelines across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Grok, and Gemini. It inspects whether models cite your site, monitors competitor presence, and tracks referenced domains in generated answers.
It also handles content serialization, converting public URLs into clean markdown and gathering crawler snapshots. The technical view captures JSON-LD blocks, meta tags, and robots directives exactly as served to bots that skip JavaScript execution.
Live visibility queries depend on a remote endpoint at https://mcp.sleepwalker.ai/mcp and require an account API token from app.sleepwalker.ai.
What it helps with
- inspect brand citations across Perplexity and ChatGPT
- audit JSON-LD and microdata visible to non-JavaScript crawlers
- monitor competitor visibility in AI search responses
- extract clean markdown bundles from web pages
Example prompts for the agent
- Check how ChatGPT and Perplexity cite our brand for enterprise search queries
- Inspect the technical snapshot and robots directives for
https://www.sleepwalker.ai - Analyze competitor mentions across Gemini and Grok for visibility gaps
How to install Sleepwalker
Platform CLI: remote server
claude mcp add --transport http sleepwalker https://mcp.sleepwalker.ai/mcpPlatform CLI: remote server
codex mcp add sleepwalker --url https://mcp.sleepwalker.ai/mcpConfig file
{
"mcpServers": {
"sleepwalker": {
"url": "https://mcp.sleepwalker.ai/mcp"
}
}
}Config file
{
"servers": {
"sleepwalker": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.sleepwalker.ai/mcp"
}
}
}Platform CLI: remote server
gemini mcp add -t http sleepwalker https://mcp.sleepwalker.ai/mcpStep by step, with commands for each platform: How to add an MCP server to Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Gemini CLI and more
Questions about Sleepwalker
How do I install Sleepwalker in Claude Code?
Run claude mcp add --transport http sleepwalker https://mcp.sleepwalker.ai/mcp in your terminal. This registers the remote HTTP endpoint in your environment.
What does Sleepwalker do?
It queries search-focused LLMs to track brand mentions and parses live pages to show how AI scrapers read metadata and markup.
Is a Sleepwalker account required?
Basic local page exports run without credentials, but visibility workflows against AI models require an API key generated in app.sleepwalker.ai.
