Coding agent · MCP connector

Rankbox for Trae

Rankbox's tools in the Trae IDE. Add Rankbox's MCP server once and Trae can research topics, brief articles, and write meta descriptions for you.

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Trae · 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 Trae. Rankbox does the research.

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

What do people ask AI about project management software? Add an FAQ that answers the top five.
01
You ask Trae
In plain words, the way you already work. No commands to learn.
generate_ai_questions(“project management software”)
02
Trae 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
Trae works with it right away: plans, writes, or builds from it.

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See exactly what Trae gets back

These are the three tools Trae 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 Trae calls. Try 3 of your own here, free.

Use cases

What people use Rankbox for in Trae

Three jobs it does well in a coding agent. Ask in your own words; Trae 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

Trae 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

Trae 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

Trae writes the FAQ component and its answers.

Setup

Connect Rankbox to Trae

Verified against ByteDance's own docs on Sep 22.

1
Open Settings (top right) → MCP, then Add → Add Manually.

Paste this.

Config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rankbox": {
      "url": "https://rankbox.xyz/mcp"
    }
  }
}

3
Click Confirm.
Check it works. Ask Trae:
Use Rankbox to find what people ask AI about project management software.

Trae

Coding agent · by ByteDance

Server URL: https://rankbox.xyz/mcp
Transport: Streamable HTTP
Rankbox plan: Included with every plan · Free 7-day trial

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Beyond the connector

Research in Trae. 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 Trae.

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Privacy

It sees the request, not your work

You control it from Trae: 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 Trae code and repositories
Your conversation history
Your Trae login or password
Other tools you've connected to Trae

FAQ

Rankbox and Trae

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

Open Settings (top right) → MCP, then Add → Add Manually. Paste this. Click Confirm. The server URL is https://rankbox.xyz/mcp.

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. Trae calls them when you ask.

No. Rankbox's tools only receive the topic, keyword, or page summary Trae 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

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Rankbox for Trae

Ask Trae. Rankbox does the research.

You ask Trae

Trae calls Rankbox

The research comes back

See exactly what Trae gets back