> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.crakseo.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

> ## Agent Instructions
> For SEO data and indexing, start with /seo-mcp/overview.md and /seo-mcp/connect.md, then read the focused server reference.
> The documentation search MCP at https://docs.crakseo.com/mcp searches documentation only. Product tools use https://crakseo.com/mcp/<server>.
> Check tool availability and API credit balance before paid calls. Request owner approval for paid indexing. Never invent prices, indexing guarantees or directory approval.

# CrakSEO Link Network

> The CrakSEO monthly plan: contextual links from other member sites, SEO research, AI articles on your own site and site indexing.

The Link Network is CrakSEO's monthly subscription for site owners. Member sites host links for each other inside relevant articles, and every placement is reviewed by CrakSEO staff before it goes live. The plan also includes the research, writing and indexing tools you need to grow the site that receives those links.

## What's included

| Area | What you get |
| - | - |
| Link placements | Monthly **link credits**. Each placement puts a contextual link to your site in an existing article on another member's site. |
| SEO research | Keyword research and parasite SERP scans for your site (see [Keywords](https://docs.crakseo.com/product/seo-toolkit/keywords.md) and [Parasites](https://docs.crakseo.com/product/seo-toolkit/parasites.md)). |
| AI articles | Planned, written and published to your own site through the article calendar and review (see [Articles](https://docs.crakseo.com/product/seo-toolkit/articles.md)). |
| Site indexing | Free index tracking and submission for your own site through Search Console, sitemaps and IndexNow (see [Site indexing](https://docs.crakseo.com/product/seo-toolkit/site-indexing.md)). |
| Results | Growth, links, indexing and visitor reports in one place. |

Price: **TBD per month** (set at launch; shown at checkout before you pay).

## How placements work

1. **Connect your site** with the [WordPress plugin](https://docs.crakseo.com/product/integrations/wordpress-plugin.md) or the [Next.js blog package](https://docs.crakseo.com/product/integrations/next-blog.md). Your site can then receive links and also host links for other members. Hosting is a membership requirement: the network only exists because members host each other's links.
2. **CrakSEO proposes pairings** every day: an article on one member site that is a topical match for a page on another.
3. **Staff review each proposal** for relevance and price it in link credits. Nothing is placed automatically.
4. **On approval**, the anchor is inserted into the host article and the article is republished. Your link credits are charged at placement.

You can see every placement to your site under **Results > Links to your site**.

## Link credits and API credits are different

* **Link credits** come with the Link Network plan and pay only for link placements. They're granted each paid month, and they aren't clawed back when you cancel. Removing a link doesn't refund credits.
* **API credits** are a separate prepaid wallet for MCP data calls and paid URL indexing. See [API credits](https://docs.crakseo.com/pricing/api-credits.md).

## What we don't promise

* We don't guarantee rankings, traffic or indexing.
* Placements are editorial links between real member sites that staff review for topical fit. Search engines publish their own rules on links. Google's spam policies, for example, cover paid links and excessive link exchanges. Read them and decide what fits your site's risk tolerance.
* Member sites are owned by other customers, who can edit or remove their own content.

## Coming from an MCP server?

If you signed up through one of the [MCP servers](https://docs.crakseo.com/seo-mcp/overview.md), you already have an API account. Adding a site from the dashboard starts the Link Network checkout. Your API credits carry over.


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