Semrush

Semrush MCP Connector for Claude

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Grant your AI agent access to Semrush's massive SEO database to analyze competitor backlink profiles, track domain ranks, and research profitable keywords contextually.

8 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner

Equip your conversational workflow with the raw data power of Semrush, the industry standard for Digital Marketing visibility. Through this server, your AI can pull immense amounts of SERP forensics directly into the context window. Stop switching tabs to look up keyword difficulty—just command your agent to fetch it seamlessly.

What you can do

  • Deep Domain Forensics (Competitors) — Query domain_overview or domain_vs_domain to tell your agent to digest the exact organic search volume differences between you and a rival
  • Keyword Strategy Building — Hand a seed topic to the LLM and invoke related_keywords. The AI will compile comprehensive editorial briefs loaded with actual search volumes and CPCs
  • Backlink Auditing — Track the inbound link profile (get_backlinks) of external domains to gauge authority natively within chat sessions
  • Technical SEO Interrogation — Quickly bring your technical site_audit score to the AI, asking it to explain what the flagged errors mean and draft instructions to fix missing metadata

How it works

  1. Enable the Semrush MCP Server on your local environment
  2. Authorize using your top-tier Semrush Business API Key
  3. Interface with advanced LLMs (like Claude) using direct conversational requests to interrogate organic traffic algorithms

Who is this for?

  • SEO Strategists — skip the spreadsheet formatting; ask the AI to download top organic keywords and summarize the competitive landscape instantly
  • Content Marketers — have your IDE write an article and dynamically insert LSI (Latent Semantic Indexing) keywords pulled dynamically from keyword_overview
  • Digital Analysts — command the bot to fetch traffic_analytics on five different disruptive startups to assess bounce rates side-by-side
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8 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

domain_overview

Specify the database (e.g., "us", "uk") if targeting a specific region. Get domain SEO overview: rank, organic traffic, paid traffic

organic_keywords

Useful for competitor analysis or performance tracking. Get domain organic keyword positions

keyword_overview

Get keyword metrics: volume, CPC, competition, SERP features

related_keywords

Ideal for content planning and SEO expansion. Get related keywords with volume and difficulty

get_backlinks

Get backlink overview for a domain

domain_vs_domain

Compare two domains SEO side by side

traffic_analytics

Get traffic analytics: visits, bounce rate, pages/visit

site_audit

Requires a valid Semgrep project ID. Get site audit quality overview for a project

See how to talk to your AI agent using Semrush.

Pull the foundational organic ranking and paid traffic overview for the domain 'airbnb.com'. Target the US database.

Using the 'us' database configuration on `domain_overview`, I found that 'airbnb.com' commands a massive overarching Authority Score. Their organic search yields approximately 12.8M monthly hits relying on short-head housing terms, while their exact Paid Traffic scale denotes ~3.4M monthly clicks pushed primarily through Google Sponsored verticals.

Find 10 related keywords for the term 'buy mechanical keyboard' including their respective difficulties and search volumes.

I processed `related_keywords` targeting 'buy mechanical keyboard'. Let's focus on three prominent signals out of the 10 fetched: 1) 'best mechanical keyboard 2024' (Volume: 24K, KD: 78%). 2) 'buy cheap wired mechanical keyboard' (Volume: 8K, KD: 42%). 3) 'buy tactile mechanical keyboard red switches' (Volume: 3.5k, KD: 27%). The third option presents an excellent low-competition long-tail entry point.

Compare the overarching inbound domain performance between 'coca-cola.com' and 'pepsi.com'.

I executed `domain_vs_domain` between the corporate endpoints. Both share astronomically similar Authority Scores (~91). Coca-Cola leads marginally in total referring domains (approx. 240k unique backlinking entities), while Pepsi tracks slightly higher on brand-name aggregate search volume in the US. However, Coca-Cola is currently picking up 15% more non-brand long-tail queries overall.

The Semrush API inherently consumes 'API Units' based on the weight of each request line (Keyword ranks, Domain analytics). You are completely bound to your established Semrush Business subscription rules. Vurb/MCP itself doesn't impose surcharges.

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