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Backlink data is now available

OpenRush now gives AI agents backlink profiles and competitor link gaps through two new tools: inspect_backlinks and compare_backlink_gap.

OpenRush Team
Marketing intelligence for AI agents
Backlink data is now available

Backlink data is now available in OpenRush. Two new tools let your agent inspect a site's link profile and find referring domains that link to competitors but not to you.

`inspect_backlinks` returns a domain's authority summary, backlink and referring-domain totals, dofollow ratio, spam score, broken-backlink count, top referring domains, and anchor-text distribution when available.

Ask your agent to review a domain's strongest referring sites, check anchor concentration, or flag suspicious links without moving the data through a separate dashboard.

`compare_backlink_gap` finds domains that link to one or more competitors but not to your site. Each result includes the referring domain, its rank and spam score, the competitors it links to, and an estimated value bucket.

If you do not have a competitor list yet, start with `discover_competitors`, then pass the relevant domains into the backlink-gap tool.

Use it with your agent

Both tools are available through the OpenRush MCP server and REST API. Connect an agent through the MCP setup page, or review the broader SEO MCP toolset to see how backlink analysis fits with keyword, competitor, SERP, and site-audit data.

Frequently asked questions

What backlink data can OpenRush analyze?
OpenRush can return a domain's authority summary, backlink and referring-domain totals, dofollow ratio, spam score, broken-backlink count, top referring domains, and anchor-text distribution when available.
Can OpenRush find backlink gaps against competitors?
Yes. The compare_backlink_gap tool finds referring domains that link to one or more competitors but do not link to your target domain.
How does an agent choose competitors for a backlink gap?
Use discover_competitors to identify relevant organic competitors, then pass those domains to compare_backlink_gap.
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