Coding agent · MCP connector

Rankbox for Devin Desktop

Formerly Windsurf. Rankbox's tools in the agent panel. Add Rankbox's MCP server once and Devin Desktop can research topics, brief articles, and write meta descriptions for you.

Included with every plan · Free 7-day trial · Setup checked Sep 22

Devin Desktop · Rankbox connectorSample

Build me a content brief for “kanban vs scrum”.

Rankbox · Generate SEO content briefRunning
to connect
3 steps
from the agent in your editor
Editor
research tools it can call
3
with every Rankbox plan
Included
How it works

Ask Devin Desktop. Rankbox does the research.

Rankbox runs as an MCP server, the open standard Devin Desktop uses to call outside tools. You connect it once.

  1. What do people ask AI about project management software? Add an FAQ that answers the top five.

    01

    You ask Devin Desktop

    In plain words, the way you already work. No commands to learn.

  2. generate_ai_questions(“project management software”)

    02

    Devin Desktop calls Rankbox

    It picks the right Rankbox tool and sends only what the tool needs.

    • What's the best project management software for small teams?
    • Asana vs Trello: which is better for startups?

    03

    The research comes back

    Devin Desktop works with it right away: plans, writes, or builds from it.

Try it

See exactly what Devin Desktop gets back

These are the three tools Devin Desktop can call once you connect Rankbox. Each one opens on a sample; run it on your own topic to see a live answer.

  • AI search questions

    generate_ai_questions

  • Content brief

    generate_content_brief

  • Meta descriptions

    write_meta_descriptions

rankbox.generate_ai_questions({ topic: “project management software })Sample
Informational
  • What does project management software actually do?
  • What's the difference between a task manager and a project manager?
  • How do small teams track projects without a PM?
Commercial
  • What's the best project management software for small teams?
  • Which project management tools have a free plan?
  • Is project management software worth it for a five-person team?
Comparison
  • Asana vs Trello: which is better for startups?
  • Linear vs Jira for a small engineering team?
  • Notion vs a dedicated project management tool?
Transactional
  • How much does project management software cost per user?
  • Can I import my Trello boards into another tool?
  • Which project management tools offer a free trial?

The same tools Devin Desktop calls. Try 3 of your own here, free.

Use cases

What people use Rankbox for in Devin Desktop

Three jobs it does well in a coding agent. Ask in your own words; Devin Desktop picks the tool.

Metadata in the same change

You

Write meta descriptions for the pricing page and add the best one to its metadata.

Rankbox

write_meta_descriptions

Three options, each 120 to 160 characters.

Then

Devin Desktop edits the page's metadata in your codebase.

Scaffold a page from a brief

You

Get a Rankbox brief for “kanban vs scrum” and scaffold the article page from it.

Rankbox

generate_content_brief

The brief as structured data: title, outline, questions, entities.

Then

Devin Desktop creates the page with a section for each H2 in the outline.

Answer what people ask

You

What do people ask AI about project management software? Add an FAQ that answers the top five.

Rankbox

generate_ai_questions

The questions, grouped by intent.

Then

Devin Desktop writes the FAQ component and its answers.

Setup

Connect Rankbox to Devin Desktop

Verified against Cognition's own docs on Sep 22.

  1. 1

    In the agent panel, open … → Open MCP config file.

  2. 2

    Add Rankbox. The key is serverUrl, not url.

    ~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json
    {
      "mcpServers": {
        "rankbox": {
          "serverUrl": "https://rankbox.xyz/mcp"
        }
      }
    }
  3. 3

    Save, then refresh MCPs.

  4. Check it works. Ask Devin Desktop:

    Use Rankbox to find what people ask AI about project management software.

Devin Desktop

Coding agent · by Cognition

Server URL
https://rankbox.xyz/mcp
Transport
Streamable HTTP
Devin Desktop plan
All plans. Team allowlists and Enterprise settings can block new servers.
Rankbox plan
Included with every plan · Free 7-day trial

Windsurf became Devin Desktop in June 2026. On Windows, the file is %APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json.

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Beyond the connector

Research in Devin Desktop. Autopilot does the rest.

The MCP tools are for planning by hand. Rankbox's autopilot researches, writes, and publishes on its own.

Writes every day

Up to 30 researched articles a month in your brand's voice, planned around the questions your buyers ask.

Publishes to your site

Publishing from your own codebase? Pull finished articles from the REST API at build time, or publish to WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Framer, or Square Online.

Tracks AI search

See where ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google's AI answers cite you, and which questions to win next.

$49.50 a month, after a 7-day free trial

One plan with everything: autopilot, publishing, AI search tracking, and the MCP server in Devin Desktop.

Privacy

It sees the request, not your work

You control it from Devin Desktop: remove the connector and it stops, straight away.

Rankbox receives

  • Which of the three tools to run
  • The topic, keyword, or page summary it runs on

Rankbox never sees

  • Your Devin Desktop code and repositories
  • Your conversation history
  • Your Devin Desktop login or password
  • Other tools you've connected to Devin Desktop
FAQ

Rankbox and Devin Desktop

Connecting, plans, privacy, and what the tools can do in Devin Desktop.

In the agent panel, open … → Open MCP config file. Add Rankbox. The key is serverUrl, not url. Save, then refresh MCPs. The server URL is https://rankbox.xyz/mcp.

All plans. Team allowlists and Enterprise settings can block new servers.

Three things: find the questions people ask AI engines about a topic, build an SEO content brief for a keyword, and write meta descriptions for a page. Devin Desktop calls them when you ask.

No. Rankbox's tools only receive the topic, keyword, or page summary Devin Desktop sends when it calls them, and they send back research. They can't read your code or repositories.

No. The Rankbox MCP server comes with your Rankbox plan, including the free trial.

No. The MCP connection is for research and planning. To publish articles to your site automatically, connect it with one of Rankbox's website integrations or the REST API.

Questions about pricing or plans? See pricing

Bring Rankbox into Devin Desktop

Connect it in 3 steps, ask in your own words, and let autopilot publish the rest.

Included with every plan · Free 7-day trial