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Provides tools for keyword research, domain analytics, backlink analysis, traffic analytics, audience intelligence, and competitive intelligence via the Semrush API.

How do I use Semrush MCP?

1. Click on "Deploy Server". 2. Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state. 3. In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@Semrush MCP domain overview for semrush.com" That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed. Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.

Semrush MCP

by mrkooblu

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Semrush MCP

MCP Server & CLI for keyword research, domain analytics, backlinks, traffic analysis, and competitive intelligence.

A community-maintained, self-hosted tool that provides Semrush API data through two entry points: an MCP server for AI assistants like Claude Desktop and Cursor, and a semrush CLI for direct terminal use — ideal for developers and AI coding agents like Claude Code that can run shell commands on your behalf. One install gives you both.

Quick Start

npm install -g github:mrkooblu/semrush-mcp
export SEMRUSH_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

After installing, you have two commands:

semrush — CLI for terminal and agent use
semrush-mcp — MCP server on stdio for AI clients

CLI:

semrush domain semrush.com           # Domain overview
semrush kw "seo tools"               # Keyword overview
semrush backlinks semrush.com        # Backlink analysis

MCP server (add to your AI client config):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semrush-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "github:mrkooblu/semrush-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "SEMRUSH_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Related MCP server: semrush-mcp

Features

Domain Analytics — Overview, rank tracking, rank history, organic/paid keywords, competitors, ads history, shopping, unique pages
URL Analytics — Organic/paid keywords, rank, rank history per URL
Subdomain Analytics — Rank, rank history, organic keywords per subdomain
Subfolder Analytics — Organic/paid keywords, rank, rank history, unique pages per subfolder
Keyword Research — Overview, related keywords, broad match, questions, SERP organic/paid results, ads history, difficulty
Backlink Analysis — Backlinks, referring domains, overview, pages, anchors, TLD distribution, categories
Traffic Analytics — Summary, sources, destinations, geo, subdomains, subfolders, top pages, rank, social media (requires .Trends)
Audience Intelligence — Audience insights, demographics, purchase conversion, interests (requires .Trends)
Projects API — List, create, update, delete projects
Site Audit — Audit info, snapshots, issues, pages, history, launch crawls
Keyword Gap Analysis — Compare two domains' keyword profiles side by side (CLI only)
API Units Balance — Check remaining API credits

All capabilities are available through both the MCP server (77 tools) and the CLI.

Installation

Install globally from GitHub

npm install -g github:mrkooblu/semrush-mcp

Or clone and link locally

git clone https://github.com/mrkooblu/semrush-mcp.git
cd semrush-mcp
npm install && npm run build && npm link

Set your API key in the environment or a .env file:

export SEMRUSH_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

MCP Setup

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semrush-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "github:mrkooblu/semrush-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "SEMRUSH_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Go to Settings > MCP Servers > Add Server
Configure:
- Name: Semrush MCP
- Type: command
- Command: node
- Arguments: /path/to/semrush-mcp/dist/index.js
- Environment Variables: SEMRUSH_API_KEY=your_api_key

Other MCP Clients

Any MCP-compatible client can connect using stdio transport. Point it at semrush-mcp or node dist/index.js with the SEMRUSH_API_KEY environment variable set.

CLI Usage

The semrush CLI is built for both human use and AI coding agents like Claude Code that can invoke shell commands directly. All commands support -d, --database <db> (country code, default: us), -l, --limit <n>, and -f, --format <text|json>.

Quick Overview

Auto-detects keyword vs domain:

semrush q "seo tools"              # Keyword overview
semrush q example.com              # Domain overview

Domain Analytics

semrush domain semrush.com                    # Domain overview
semrush d example.com --organic -l 30         # Organic keywords
semrush d example.com --paid -l 20            # Paid keywords
semrush d example.com --competitors -l 10     # Competitors

Keyword Research

semrush kw "content marketing"                # Basic overview
semrush kw "seo" --related -l 20              # Related keywords
semrush kw "marketing" --questions -l 10      # Question-based keywords
semrush kw "email marketing" --broad -l 15    # Broad match keywords
semrush kw "seo tools" --organic -l 10        # SERP organic results
semrush kw "ppc software" --paid -l 10        # SERP paid results

Keyword Difficulty

semrush kd "seo" "content marketing" "link building"

Backlinks

semrush bl example.com                        # Backlink overview
semrush bl example.com --domains -l 20        # Referring domains

Traffic Analytics

Requires .Trends API subscription.

semrush traffic example.com                   # Traffic summary
semrush traffic example.com --sources         # Traffic sources

Keyword Gap Analysis

semrush gaps mysite.com competitor.com -l 50

API Units Balance

semrush units

Available MCP Tools

Domain Analytics (13 tools)

Tool	Description
`semrush_domain_overview`	Domain overview — traffic, keywords, rankings across all databases
`semrush_domain_rank`	Domain rank in a specific database
`semrush_domain_rank_history`	Historical rank data for a domain
`semrush_rank_difference`	Domains with biggest rank changes
`semrush_domain_organic_keywords`	Organic keywords for a domain
`semrush_domain_paid_keywords`	Paid keywords for a domain
`semrush_competitors`	Organic search competitors
`semrush_paid_competitors`	Paid search competitors
`semrush_domain_ads_history`	Domain's ad history over time
`semrush_domain_organic_unique`	Unique organic pages for a domain
`semrush_domain_adwords_unique`	Unique paid ad pages for a domain
`semrush_domain_shopping`	Shopping/PLA keywords for a domain
`semrush_domain_shopping_unique`	Unique shopping ad pages

URL Analytics (5 tools)

Tool	Description
`semrush_url_organic`	Organic keywords for a specific URL
`semrush_url_adwords`	Paid keywords for a specific URL
`semrush_url_rank`	Rank data for a specific URL
`semrush_url_rank_history`	Historical rank data for a URL
`semrush_url_ranks`	Rank across all databases for a URL

Subdomain Analytics (4 tools)

Tool	Description
`semrush_subdomain_rank`	Rank data for a subdomain
`semrush_subdomain_ranks`	Rank across all databases for a subdomain
`semrush_subdomain_rank_history`	Historical rank data for a subdomain
`semrush_subdomain_organic`	Organic keywords for a subdomain

Subfolder Analytics (7 tools)

Tool	Description
`semrush_subfolder_organic`	Organic keywords for a subfolder
`semrush_subfolder_adwords`	Paid keywords for a subfolder
`semrush_subfolder_rank`	Rank data for a subfolder
`semrush_subfolder_ranks`	Rank across all databases for a subfolder
`semrush_subfolder_rank_history`	Historical rank data for a subfolder
`semrush_subfolder_organic_unique`	Unique organic pages in a subfolder
`semrush_subfolder_adwords_unique`	Unique paid ad pages in a subfolder

Backlinks (7 tools)

Tool	Description
`semrush_backlinks`	Backlinks for a domain/URL
`semrush_backlinks_domains`	Referring domains
`semrush_backlinks_overview`	Backlinks summary stats
`semrush_backlinks_pages`	Pages with most backlinks
`semrush_backlinks_anchors`	Anchor text distribution
`semrush_backlinks_tld`	TLD distribution of backlinks
`semrush_backlinks_categories`	Category distribution of backlinks

Keyword Research (10 tools)

Tool	Description
`semrush_keyword_overview`	Keyword overview across all databases
`semrush_keyword_overview_single_db`	Detailed keyword data for specific database
`semrush_batch_keyword_overview`	Analyze up to 100 keywords at once
`semrush_related_keywords`	Related keyword discovery
`semrush_broad_match_keywords`	Broad match / alternate queries
`semrush_phrase_questions`	Question-based keywords
`semrush_keyword_organic_results`	Domains ranking in organic results
`semrush_keyword_paid_results`	Domains in paid search results
`semrush_keyword_ads_history`	12-month history of domains bidding on a keyword
`semrush_keyword_difficulty`	Difficulty index for ranking in top 10

Traffic & Audience (17 tools, requires .Trends subscription)

Tool	Description
`semrush_traffic_summary`	Traffic summary for domains
`semrush_traffic_sources`	Traffic sources breakdown
`semrush_traffic_destinations`	Where traffic goes after visiting
`semrush_traffic_geo`	Geographic distribution of traffic
`semrush_traffic_subdomains`	Traffic by subdomain
`semrush_traffic_subfolders`	Traffic by subfolder
`semrush_traffic_top_pages`	Highest-traffic pages
`semrush_traffic_rank`	Traffic rank over time
`semrush_traffic_social_media`	Social media traffic breakdown
`semrush_audience_insights`	Audience overlap between domains
`semrush_purchase_conversion`	Purchase conversion metrics
`semrush_household_distribution`	Household size demographics
`semrush_income_distribution`	Income demographics
`semrush_education_distribution`	Education level demographics
`semrush_occupation_distribution`	Occupation demographics
`semrush_audience_interests`	Audience interest categories
`semrush_traffic_accuracy`	Traffic data accuracy estimates

Projects & Site Audit (13 tools)

Tool	Description
`semrush_list_projects`	List all projects
`semrush_get_project`	Get project details
`semrush_create_project`	Create a new project
`semrush_update_project`	Update project settings
`semrush_delete_project`	Delete a project
`semrush_site_audit_info`	Site audit configuration and status
`semrush_site_audit_snapshots`	List audit snapshots
`semrush_site_audit_snapshot_detail`	Get snapshot details
`semrush_site_audit_issues`	Audit issue metadata
`semrush_site_audit_pages`	List audited pages
`semrush_site_audit_page_detail`	Page-level audit details
`semrush_site_audit_history`	Audit history
`semrush_site_audit_launch`	Launch a new audit crawl

Utility (1 tool)

Tool	Description
`semrush_api_units_balance`	Check API units balance

CLI-Only Commands

CLI Command	Description
`semrush gaps <d1> <d2>`	Keyword gap analysis between two domains

Configuration

Requires SEMRUSH_API_KEY in environment or .env file.

Variable	Default	Description
`SEMRUSH_API_KEY`	(required)	Your Semrush API key
`API_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS`	300	Cache TTL for API responses
`API_RATE_LIMIT_PER_SECOND`	10	Maximum API requests per second
`NODE_ENV`	development	Environment mode
`LOG_LEVEL`	info	Logging level

API Units Consumption

API requests consume units from your Semrush account. Different reports have different costs:

Tool	API Units per Line
`semrush_keyword_overview`	10
`semrush_keyword_overview_single_db`	10
`semrush_batch_keyword_overview`	10
`semrush_keyword_organic_results`	10
`semrush_keyword_paid_results`	20
`semrush_broad_match_keywords`	20
`semrush_related_keywords`	40
`semrush_phrase_questions`	40
`semrush_keyword_difficulty`	50
`semrush_keyword_ads_history`	100

Check your balance anytime with semrush units or the semrush_api_units_balance MCP tool.

Development

git clone https://github.com/mrkooblu/semrush-mcp.git
cd semrush-mcp
npm install
cp .env.example .env   # add your SEMRUSH_API_KEY

npm run dev              # MCP server in dev mode (tsx, hot reload)
npm run build            # Compile TypeScript to dist/
npm test                 # Run all tests
npm run test:unit        # Unit tests only (no API key needed)
npm run test:integration # Integration tests (requires SEMRUSH_API_KEY)
npm run lint             # ESLint
npm run format           # Prettier

Git Hooks

This project uses Husky for git hooks:

Pre-commit: lint-staged, ESLint, TypeScript type-check, unit tests, secret detection
Pre-push: uncommitted changes check, full build, integration tests (requires SEMRUSH_API_KEY)

Why Self-Host?

This self-hosted tool is for users who need more control:

Full control over API calls and caching — configure TTL, inspect raw responses
Custom rate limiting — set your own requests-per-second limits
Self-hosted / air-gapped — runs entirely on your machine, no external MCP endpoint
CLI for agents — AI coding agents can invoke semrush directly without MCP
Open source — MIT licensed, fork and customize to your needs

Security

Never share your Semrush API key publicly
API key provides access to your API units balance
Exposing credentials can lead to unauthorized API usage and unexpected charges

Hosted Alternative

Semrush also offers an official hosted MCP connector at https://mcp.semrush.com/v1/mcp — no setup required, authenticate with your Semrush account. See Getting Started with MCP for details.

This is a personal project and not an official Semrush product.

License

MIT

Available Tools

77 tools

semrush_api_units_balanceA

Read-onlyIdempotent

Check the remaining API units balance

Inputs: no named parameters.

semrush_audience_insightsC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get audience overlap and similarity data between domains (requires .Trends)

Inputs: targets (required), selected_targets (required), limit.

semrush_audience_interestsC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get audience interest categories for a domain (requires .Trends)

Inputs: target (required), country, device_type, display_date, +1 more.

semrush_backlinksC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get backlinks for a specific domain or URL

Inputs: target (required), limit.

semrush_backlinks_anchorsC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get anchor text distribution for a target

Inputs: target (required), target_type, limit.

semrush_backlinks_categoriesB

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get domain categories for a target based on backlinks

Inputs: target (required), target_type, limit.

semrush_backlinks_domainsB

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get referring domains for a specific domain or URL

Inputs: target (required), limit.

semrush_backlinks_overviewC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get backlinks overview summary stats for a target

Inputs: target (required), target_type, limit.

semrush_backlinks_pagesC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get indexed pages with backlink data for a target

Inputs: target (required), target_type, limit.

semrush_backlinks_tldC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get referring domains by TLD for a target

Inputs: target (required), target_type, limit.

semrush_batch_keyword_overviewA

Read-onlyIdempotent

Analyze up to 100 keywords at once in a specific database (10 API units per line)

Inputs: keywords (required), database.

semrush_broad_match_keywordsB

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get broad matches and alternate search queries for a keyword (20 API units per line)

Inputs: keyword (required), database (required), limit.

semrush_competitorsB

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get competitors for a specific domain in organic search

Inputs: domain (required), database, limit.

semrush_create_projectC

Create a new Semrush project

Inputs: url (required), project_name.

semrush_delete_projectC

Destructive

Delete a Semrush project

Inputs: project_id (required).

semrush_domain_ads_historyC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get ads history for a domain over last 12 months

Inputs: domain (required), database, limit.

semrush_domain_adwords_uniqueC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get unique paid ads for a domain

Inputs: domain (required), database, limit.

semrush_domain_organic_keywordsC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get organic keywords for a specific domain

Inputs: domain (required), database, limit.

semrush_domain_organic_uniqueB

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get unique organic keywords grouped by URL for a domain

Inputs: domain (required), database, limit.

semrush_domain_overviewC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get domain overview data including organic/paid search traffic, keywords, and rankings

Inputs: domain (required), database, limit.

semrush_domain_paid_keywordsC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get paid keywords for a specific domain

Inputs: domain (required), database, limit.

semrush_domain_rankC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get domain ranking in a specific database

Inputs: domain (required), database, limit.

semrush_domain_rank_historyC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get historical ranking data for a domain

Inputs: domain (required), database, limit.

semrush_domain_shoppingC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get PLA (Product Listing Ads) search keywords for a domain

Inputs: domain (required), database, limit.

semrush_domain_shopping_uniqueC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get unique shopping ads for a domain

Inputs: domain (required), database, limit.

semrush_education_distributionB

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get education level distribution of audience (requires .Trends)

Inputs: target (required), country, device_type, display_date, +1 more.

semrush_get_projectC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get details of a specific Semrush project

Inputs: project_id (required).

semrush_household_distributionC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get household size distribution of audience (requires .Trends)

Inputs: target (required), country, device_type, display_date, +1 more.

semrush_income_distributionC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get income distribution of audience (requires .Trends)

Inputs: target (required), country, device_type, display_date, +1 more.

semrush_keyword_ads_historyB

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get domains that bid on a keyword in the last 12 months (100 API units per line)

Inputs: keyword (required), database (required), limit.

semrush_keyword_difficultyA

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get difficulty index for ranking in Google's top 10 (50 API units per line)

Inputs: keywords (required), database.

semrush_keyword_organic_resultsB

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get domains ranking in Google's top 100 for a keyword (10 API units per line)

Inputs: keyword (required), database (required), limit.

semrush_keyword_overviewC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get overview data for a specific keyword

Inputs: keyword (required), database, limit.

semrush_keyword_overview_single_dbC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get detailed overview data for a keyword from a specific database (10 API units per line)

Inputs: keyword (required), database (required), limit.

semrush_keyword_paid_resultsC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get domains in Google's paid search results for a keyword (20 API units per line)

Inputs: keyword (required), database (required), limit.

semrush_list_projectsA

Read-onlyIdempotent

List all Semrush projects

Inputs: no named parameters.

semrush_occupation_distributionC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get occupation distribution of audience (requires .Trends)

Inputs: target (required), country, device_type, display_date, +1 more.

semrush_paid_competitorsB

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get paid search competitors for a domain

Inputs: domain (required), database, limit.

semrush_phrase_questionsC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get question-based keywords related to a term (40 API units per line)

Inputs: keyword (required), database (required), limit.

semrush_purchase_conversionA

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get purchase conversion rate for a domain (requires .Trends, desktop only)

Inputs: target (required), country, display_date, limit.

semrush_rank_differenceC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get winners and losers — domains with biggest ranking changes

Inputs: database, limit.

semrush_related_keywordsB

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get related keywords for a specific keyword

Inputs: keyword (required), database, limit.

semrush_site_audit_historyC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get site audit crawl history

Inputs: project_id (required), limit, offset.

semrush_site_audit_infoC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get site audit information for a project

Inputs: project_id (required).

semrush_site_audit_issuesC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get issue metadata for site audit

Inputs: project_id (required).

semrush_site_audit_launchC

Launch a new site audit crawl for a project

Inputs: project_id (required).

semrush_site_audit_page_detailB

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get detailed audit data for a specific page

Inputs: project_id (required), page_id (required).

semrush_site_audit_pagesC

Read-onlyIdempotent

List pages from a site audit

Inputs: project_id (required), url (required), limit, page.

semrush_site_audit_snapshot_detailC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get detailed site audit snapshot data

Inputs: project_id (required), snapshot_id (required).

semrush_site_audit_snapshotsC

Read-onlyIdempotent

List site audit snapshots for a project

Inputs: project_id (required).

semrush_subdomain_organicC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get organic keywords for a subdomain

Inputs: subdomain (required), database, limit.

semrush_subdomain_rankC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get ranking data for a subdomain in a specific database

Inputs: subdomain (required), database, limit.

semrush_subdomain_rank_historyB

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get historical ranking data for a subdomain

Inputs: subdomain (required), database, limit.

semrush_subdomain_ranksB

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get ranking data for a subdomain across all databases

Inputs: subdomain (required), limit.

semrush_subfolder_adwordsC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get paid keywords for a subfolder

Inputs: subfolder (required), database, limit.

semrush_subfolder_adwords_uniqueC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get unique paid ads for a subfolder

Inputs: subfolder (required), database, limit.

semrush_subfolder_organicB

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get organic keywords for a subfolder (e.g. domain.com/blog/)

Inputs: subfolder (required), database, limit.

semrush_subfolder_organic_uniqueB

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get unique organic keywords grouped by URL for a subfolder

Inputs: subfolder (required), database, limit.

semrush_subfolder_rankC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get ranking data for a subfolder in a specific database

Inputs: subfolder (required), database, limit.

semrush_subfolder_rank_historyB

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get historical ranking data for a subfolder

Inputs: subfolder (required), database, limit.

semrush_subfolder_ranksC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get ranking data for a subfolder across all databases

Inputs: subfolder (required), limit.

semrush_traffic_accuracyB

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get data accuracy score for traffic analytics (requires .Trends)

Inputs: target (required), display_date, limit.

semrush_traffic_destinationsB

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get outbound traffic destinations for a domain (requires .Trends)

Inputs: target (required), country, device_type, display_date, +1 more.

semrush_traffic_geoC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get geographic distribution of traffic for a domain (requires .Trends)

Inputs: target (required), country, device_type, display_date, +1 more.

semrush_traffic_rankC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get traffic rank for a domain (requires .Trends)

Inputs: target (required), country, device_type, display_date, +1 more.

semrush_traffic_social_mediaC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get social media traffic distribution for a domain (requires .Trends)

Inputs: target (required), country, device_type, display_date, +1 more.

semrush_traffic_sourcesB

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get traffic sources data for a domain (requires .Trends API access)

Inputs: domain (required), country.

semrush_traffic_subdomainsC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get subdomain traffic distribution for a domain (requires .Trends)

Inputs: target (required), country, device_type, display_date, +1 more.

semrush_traffic_subfoldersC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get subfolder traffic distribution for a domain (requires .Trends)

Inputs: target (required), country, device_type, display_date, +1 more.

semrush_traffic_summaryC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get traffic summary data for domains (requires .Trends API access)

Inputs: domains (required), country.

semrush_traffic_top_pagesC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get top pages by traffic for a domain (requires .Trends)

Inputs: target (required), country, device_type, display_date, +1 more.

semrush_update_projectA

Update a Semrush project name

Inputs: project_id (required), project_name (required).

semrush_url_adwordsB

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get paid keywords for a specific URL

Inputs: url (required), database, limit.

semrush_url_organicB

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get organic keywords for a specific URL

Inputs: url (required), database, limit.

semrush_url_rankC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get ranking data for a specific URL

Inputs: url (required), database, limit.

semrush_url_rank_historyC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get historical ranking data for a specific URL

Inputs: url (required), database, limit.

semrush_url_ranksC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get ranking data for a URL across all databases

Inputs: url (required), limit.

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TDQS

B3/5.0

Scored 2026-06-12 12:35 across 77 tools

Disambiguation4/5

Each tool targets a specific entity and data type (e.g., domain organic keywords vs subdomain organic keywords vs URL organic keywords), with descriptions clarifying the exact scope. Some overlap exists between overview and specific tools, but overall distinct.

Naming Consistency5/5

All tools follow a strict 'semrush_{entity}_{detail}' snake_case pattern (e.g., semrush_backlinks_anchors, semrush_domain_organic_keywords). No mixed conventions or irregular naming.

Tool Count2/5

With 77 tools, the server is overly granular for a typical MCP interface. While covering a broad domain, the high count can overwhelm agents and make tool selection error-prone, contrary to MCP best practices.

Completeness5/5

The tool set comprehensively covers Semrush's core offerings: keywords, backlinks, traffic, audience, site audits, and project management at multiple levels (domain, subdomain, subfolder, URL). No obvious functional gaps.

Maintenance

ActivityStale

ResponsivenessNo recent community issues

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Quick Start

Features

Installation

Install globally from GitHub

Or clone and link locally

MCP Setup

Claude Desktop

Cursor

Other MCP Clients

CLI Usage

Quick Overview

Domain Analytics

Keyword Research

Keyword Difficulty

Backlinks

Traffic Analytics

Keyword Gap Analysis

API Units Balance

Available MCP Tools

Domain Analytics (13 tools)

URL Analytics (5 tools)

Subdomain Analytics (4 tools)

Subfolder Analytics (7 tools)

Backlinks (7 tools)

Keyword Research (10 tools)

Traffic & Audience (17 tools, requires .Trends subscription)

Projects & Site Audit (13 tools)

Utility (1 tool)

CLI-Only Commands

Configuration

API Units Consumption

Development

Git Hooks

Why Self-Host?

Security

Hosted Alternative

License

Available Tools

Tool Schema Changelog

TDQS

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Resources

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