# Get Keyword Research

Source: https://docs.launchfastlegacyx.com/mcp/research/get-keyword-research

List your saved keyword researches, or read one research as a brief, keyword roots, keyword rows, or rank grids.

| Field             | Value                                         |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| MCP tool          | `get_keyword_research`                        |
| Behavior          | Read-only                                     |
| Cost              | Free and instant                              |
| Permission        | **Research and insights** (Launch Fast tools) |
| Amazon connection | Not necessary                                 |
| App view          | `ui://launchfast/v2/keyword-research`         |

## What It Does

`get_keyword_research` reads your keyword researches.

* With no `research` input, it lists your saved researches. It also names up to 5 of your newest unsaved researches from the last 7 days by their `kr-` ids.
* With a research name or `kr-` id, it returns a brief or one detailed view. If the first run of the research has not finished, the answer shows the job status, as [`get_job`](https://docs.launchfastlegacyx.com/mcp/research/get-job) does.

Ranks show as one text value over the legend of products, and only where a product ranks. For example, `P1:3 P2:12` means that P1 ranks 3 and P2 ranks 12. P1 and P2 are products, not pages. Page 1 is ranks 1 to 30. Page 2 is ranks 31 to 60.

## When To Use It

Use `get_keyword_research` to read a research that you have. To start a new research, use [`research_keywords`](https://docs.launchfastlegacyx.com/mcp/research/research-keywords). Its answer gives the `kr-` id to read here.

A research that you start in an AI app is not in the saved list until you save it with [`save_keyword_research`](https://docs.launchfastlegacyx.com/mcp/saving/save-keyword-research). You can read it by its `kr-` id at all times. A name finds only your newest 1,000 saved researches. For an older one, use its `kr-` id.

## Inputs

| Input                                    | Required | Values                                                                                                                                 | Example                |
| ---------------------------------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| `research`                               | No       | A research name or its `kr-` id. Leave it out to list your saved researches.                                                           | `Silicone Spatulas`    |
| `view`                                   | No       | `brief` (default), `roots`, `keywords`, `ranks`                                                                                        | `keywords`             |
| `keyword_view`                           | No       | For `view=keywords`: a keyword group. See the table below.                                                                             | `missing`              |
| `root`                                   | No       | For `view=keywords`: only keywords under this root                                                                                     | `spatula`              |
| `keywords`                               | No       | For `view=ranks`: 1 to 25 keywords from the research                                                                                   | `["silicone spatula"]` |
| `min_search_volume`, `max_search_volume` | No       | For `view=roots` and `keywords`: the search volume range                                                                               | `1000`                 |
| `sort`                                   | No       | `roots`: `search_volume` (default), `keywords`, `gap_search_volume`. `keywords`: `search_volume` (default), `relevancy`, `cpc`, `bid`. | `relevancy`            |
| `limit`                                  | No       | Rows on each page, 1 to 100. The default is 25.                                                                                        | `50`                   |
| `cursor`                                 | No       | The `next_cursor` value from the previous answer                                                                                       | `c25.k3mzqa`           |
| `response_format`                        | No       | `concise` (default) or `detailed`                                                                                                      | `detailed`             |

| Keyword group       | Rule                                                               |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `core`              | All products rank.                                                 |
| `contested`         | 2 or more competitors rank on page 1.                              |
| `open-ground`       | Half or more of the products rank, but no competitor is on page 1. |
| `long-tail`         | Fewer than 1,000 searches.                                         |
| `defend`            | Your ASIN is on page 1.                                            |
| `striking-distance` | Your ASIN is on page 2.                                            |
| `missing`           | Competitors are on page 1, but your ASIN is not.                   |

The `defend`, `striking-distance`, and `missing` groups work only for a research that has `my_asin`.

## What The Answer Contains

| View       | Contents                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| List       | One row for each saved research, newest first, from your newest 1,000 saved researches: name, `kr-` id, products, your ASIN, keyword count, and the date it was last updated. A notice names up to 5 unsaved researches from the last 7 days by `kr-` id, with the day each started. If those cannot be read, the notice is left out and the saved list still answers. |
| `brief`    | The legend of products, totals, top 10 roots, page 1 coverage of each competitor, and your biggest gaps.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| `roots`    | One row for each keyword root: search volume, keyword count, competitor coverage, your coverage and gaps (for a research with `my_asin`), and the best competitor rank.                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| `keywords` | One row for each keyword: search volume, number of ranking products, ranks, page 1 count, and your rank.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| `ranks`    | For the keywords that you name: organic ranks, sponsored ranks, and traffic share for each product.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

With `response_format=detailed`, the `keywords` view adds cost for each click, highest bid, purchases, and title density.

## App View

When your AI app supports MCP Apps, it shows the answer in this view. The image shows example data.

![Launch Fast keyword research view with example data: keyword count, search volume, page 1 and page 2 counts, and the biggest keyword gaps against four rival products](https://docs.launchfastlegacyx.com/mcp/v2/keyword-research.png)

## Example Prompts

```text
List my saved keyword researches in Launch Fast.
```

```text
In my Silicone Spatulas research, show the keywords where competitors are on page 1 and I am not.
```

```text
Show the ranks of each product for "silicone spatula" and "heat resistant spatula".
```

## Common Errors

| Error           | What it means                                                                          | What to do                                                                                                  |
| --------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `not_found`     | No research has that name or id. A name finds only your newest 1,000 saved researches. | List your researches with no `research` input. For a new research, or an older saved one, use its `kr-` id. |
| `invalid_input` | A name matches more than one research.                                                 | Use the `kr-` id from the list in the answer.                                                               |
| `invalid_input` | A keyword group or `sort=gap_search_volume` works only with `my_asin`.                 | Run [`research_keywords`](https://docs.launchfastlegacyx.com/mcp/research/research-keywords) again with `my_asin`.                            |
| `plan_required` | Your plan does not include keyword research.                                           | Check your plan on the [usage page](https://launchfastlegacyx.com/settings/usage).                          |

## Related Tools

* [`research_keywords`](https://docs.launchfastlegacyx.com/mcp/research/research-keywords) starts a new research.
* [`save_keyword_research`](https://docs.launchfastlegacyx.com/mcp/saving/save-keyword-research) saves a research to your list.