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Semrush MCP server for AI agents.

actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to Semrush and the rest of your systems. It gives your agent 59 Semrush actions (36 reads, 17 writes and 6 that wait for a confirmation) and holds the Semrush credential itself, so the agent never does. It paces Semrush's limits and records every call.

Connect Semrush freeSee pricing

100,000 free calls a month. No card, no email, no password: press Start a free sandbox on the next screen and keep the key it shows you.

claude mcp add --transport http actionlake https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp
the first call
do {  action: "semrush.locations.list",  intent: "check which Semrush account is connected"}# Get Locations · read · 1 upstream call
  • 59actionsin one signed file
  • 36readlook, never change
  • 17writecreate and update
  • 6wait for a yesdestructive, confirmed first

Set up

Connect Semrush in three steps.

  1. 01

    Add actionlake to Claude.

    Run the command once in Claude Code; its consent page can create a free sandbox: 100,000 calls a month, no card. In the Claude app, add a custom connector with the URL below and paste your key on the consent page. Creating a new sandbox from the Claude app is not yet tested by us.

    https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp
  2. 02

    Connect Semrush.

    API key. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead. actionlake stores what you paste write-only, sealed under your tenant's key.

    • api_keySemrush Version 4 API key
    account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "semrush" }
# free: exactly what to paste, and what is found for you
  3. 03

    Make the first call. Check before a write.

    Ask in plain words; Claude picks the action. Before anything changes, check validates the call and prices it, for free.

    do    { action: "semrush.locations.list" }# get locations · read · 1 upstream callcheck { action: "semrush.locations.create", input: { … } }# free: inputs, permissions, cost and confirmations, nothing sent

Semrush at a glance

Sign-in
API key. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead.
You provide
api_key
Limits we pace to
10 calls a second, per connection
API covered
Semrush API Version 4 (developer.semrush.com/api/v4, fetched 2026-10-22)api.semrush.com
Built from
Semrush's documentation, read 22 October 2026developer.semrush.comdeveloper.semrush.comdeveloper.semrush.com
Service file
Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519)
Cached reads
36 of 36 reads, for up to 5 minutes; a write clears what it affects
Shared entities
2, so ask can line Semrush up with your other systems
Data
Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet

Capabilities

What an AI agent can do in Semrush.

59 actions in 7 areas. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest.

  • 36readlook, never change
  • 17writecreate and update
  • 6destructivewait for a confirmation

  1. Listings

    14

    6 read · 6 write · 2 destructive

    Get Locations · Create Location · Get Location · Update Location

  2. Backlinks

    11

    11 read · 0 write · 0 destructive

    Historical Summary · Backlinks · Anchors · Competitors

  3. Map rank tracker

    11

    7 read · 3 write · 1 destructive

    Get Top Competitors · Get Keyword Statuses · Create Campaign · Get Campaigns

  4. GBP

    10

    6 read · 3 write · 1 destructive

    Create GBP Post · Get GBP Posts · Update GBP Post · Delete GBP Post

  5. Reviews

    7

    3 read · 3 write · 1 destructive

    Get Reviews · Add Review Comment · Get Review Overview · Get Review Auto-Reply Config

  6. Projects

    5

    2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive

    List Projects · Create Project · Get Project · Update Project

  7. Keywords

    1

    1 read · 0 write · 0 destructive

    Get Keyword Metrics

Top actions

The Semrush API, shaped for agents.

The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems. 14 of Semrush's 14 action names are shared with at least one other connector, so an agent learns them once.

ActionWhat it doesEffectSame name in
semrush.locations.listGet LocationsGet Locations.readcrm.location.list48 connectors
semrush.projects.listList ProjectsList Projects.readwork.project.list109 connectors
semrush.locations.createCreate LocationCreate Location.writecrm.location.create41 connectors
semrush.projects.createCreate ProjectCreate Project.writework.project.create102 connectors
semrush.locations.deleteDelete LocationDelete Location.destructivecrm.location.delete31 connectors
semrush.gbp_posts.createCreate GBP PostCreate GBP Post.writecomm.social_post.create11 connectors
semrush.gbp_posts.listGet GBP PostsGet GBP Posts.readcomm.social_post.list9 connectors
semrush.backlinks.listBacklinksBacklinks.readthis connector
semrush.categories.listGet CategoriesGet Categories.readthis connector
semrush.backlinks.historyHistorical SummaryHistorical Summary.readthis connector
semrush.map_campaigns.listGet CampaignsGet Campaigns.readthis connector
semrush.gbp_categories.listGet GBP CategoriesGet GBP Categories.readthis connector

Try it

Prompts to paste into Claude.

Each one names the Semrush actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it.

  1. Readread

    Give me a one-line status for every active Semrush project.

    callssemrush.projects.list

  2. Writewrite

    Create Location in Semrush. Show me exactly what you will send before you save it.

    callssemrush.locations.create

Governance for Semrush

Destructive actions wait for a yes.

6 Semrush actions are destructive. These are all of them:

  • Delete Locationsemrush.locations.delete
  • Delete Projectsemrush.projects.delete
  • Delete GBP Postsemrush.gbp_posts.delete
  • Delete Imagesemrush.images.delete
  • Delete Campaignsemrush.map_campaigns.delete
  • Delete Review Commentsemrush.review_comments.delete

A destructive action runs only with confirm: true. Under the human policy the agent cannot confirm for itself: the run stops until a named person approves, in the console or from a signed link in an email. The cap on a key is refused before the call is sent, never after.

dosemrush.locations.deleteconfirm_policy: human

Delete Location?

intent: the user asked me to delete Location

run suspended · waiting for a named person · key semrush-agent cannot confirm itself
In the console, or from an emailed signed link.
a key for this connector
account {  op: "keys.create", name: "semrush-agent",  allowed_actions: ["semrush.*"], cap_calls: 2000,  confirm_policy: "human_for_writes",  approval_rules: [    { match: "semrush.locations.delete", approver: "[email protected]" },    { match: "semrush.projects.delete", approver: "[email protected]" },    { match: "semrush.gbp_posts.delete", approver: "[email protected]" }  ]}
Illustrative. Scoped to Semrush only, capped at 2,000 upstream calls, every write confirmed, and the destructive ones approved by a named person.

Cost

What Semrush costs on actionlake.

Every Semrush action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, check, cost, account and any call Semrush refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.

  • 1upstream call per actionall 59 Semrush actions
  • 59actions pageeach page of a long list is one call
  • 36reads can be cacheda cache hit costs nothing
  • 100,000calls a month, freepaid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000

See pricing

Action index

Every Semrush action.

59 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect.

Listings14
  • semrush.categories.listGet Categoriesread
  • semrush.images.deleteDelete Imagedestructive
  • semrush.images.updateUpdate Imagewrite
  • semrush.listings.disableDisable Listingwrite
  • semrush.listings.enableEnable Listingwrite
  • semrush.location_images.createCreate Imagewrite
  • semrush.location_images.listGet Imagesread
  • semrush.location_listings.listGet Listingsread
  • semrush.location_payment_options.getGet Payment Optionsread
  • semrush.locations.createCreate Locationwrite
  • semrush.locations.deleteDelete Locationdestructive
  • semrush.locations.getGet Locationread
  • semrush.locations.listGet Locationsread
  • semrush.locations.updateUpdate Locationwrite
Backlinks11
  • semrush.backlinks.historyHistorical Summaryread
  • semrush.backlinks.listBacklinksread
  • semrush.backlinks.overviewOverviewread
  • semrush.backlinks_anchors.listAnchorsread
  • semrush.backlinks_comparison.getSummary Comparisonread
  • semrush.backlinks_competitors.listCompetitorsread
  • semrush.backlinks_matrix.listMatrixread
  • semrush.backlinks_pages.listPagesread
  • semrush.backlinks_referring_domains.listReferring Domainsread
  • semrush.backlinks_referring_ips.listReferring IPsread
  • semrush.backlinks_score_profile.getScore Profileread
Map rank tracker11
  • semrush.map_campaign_competitors.listGet Top Competitorsread
  • semrush.map_campaign_heatmap.getGet Heatmapread
  • semrush.map_campaign_keywords.listGet Keyword Statusesread
  • semrush.map_campaign_metrics.getGet Metricsread
  • semrush.map_campaigns.collectCollect Campaignwrite
  • semrush.map_campaigns.createCreate Campaignwrite
  • semrush.map_campaigns.deleteDelete Campaigndestructive
  • semrush.map_campaigns.getGet Campaignread
  • semrush.map_campaigns.listGet Campaignsread
  • semrush.map_campaigns.updateUpdate Campaignwrite
  • semrush.map_limits.getGet User Limitsread
GBP10
  • semrush.gbp_categories.listGet GBP Categoriesread
  • semrush.gbp_category_attributes.listGet GBP Attributesread
  • semrush.gbp_metrics.getGet GBP Metricsread
  • semrush.gbp_posts.createCreate GBP Postwrite
  • semrush.gbp_posts.deleteDelete GBP Postdestructive
  • semrush.gbp_posts.listGet GBP Postsread
  • semrush.gbp_posts.updateUpdate GBP Postwrite
  • semrush.gbp_suggestions.decideManage GBP Suggestionwrite
  • semrush.gbp_suggestions.listGet GBP Suggestionsread
  • semrush.location_more_hour_types.getGet More Hour Typesread
Reviews7
  • semrush.location_review_overview.getGet Review Overviewread
  • semrush.location_reviews.listGet Reviewsread
  • semrush.review_auto_reply_config.getGet Review Auto-Reply Configread
  • semrush.review_auto_reply_config.updateUpdate Review Auto-Reply Configwrite
  • semrush.review_comments.createAdd Review Commentwrite
  • semrush.review_comments.deleteDelete Review Commentdestructive
  • semrush.review_comments.updateUpdate Review Commentwrite
Projects5
  • semrush.projects.createCreate Projectwrite
  • semrush.projects.deleteDelete Projectdestructive
  • semrush.projects.getGet Projectread
  • semrush.projects.listList Projectsread
  • semrush.projects.updateUpdate Projectwrite
Keywords1
  • semrush.keyword_metrics.getGet Keyword Metricsread

Questions

The Semrush MCP server, answered.

Is there a Semrush MCP server for Claude?

Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 59 Semrush actions across listings, backlinks, map rank tracker and GBP, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by Semrush.

What do I need to connect Semrush?

Semrush Version 4 API key. The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "semrush" } lists exactly what to paste.

Can an AI agent delete or change things in Semrush?

Only if its key allows it, and only with an explicit confirmation. 6 Semrush actions are destructive, including delete Location, delete Project and delete GBP Post. Each runs only with confirm: true. Under the human confirm policy, or an approval rule on the key, the run waits until a named person approves it.

Will an AI agent use up my Semrush API limit?

actionlake paces every call to the limits in the Semrush service file: 10 calls a second per connection. Repeated reads are answered from cache (36 Semrush actions can be), which never reaches Semrush.

What does a Semrush action cost?

One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. A list that pages bills one call per page (59 Semrush actions page). Cache hits, searches, dry runs and calls Semrush refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. The Free plan includes 100,000 calls a month with no card. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.

Which Semrush API does it cover?

The Semrush API Version 4 (developer.semrush.com/api/v4, fetched 2026-10-22) at api.semrush.com. It is built from Semrush's documentation as read on 22 October 2026. 59 actions in 7 areas, each one in the signed service file (version 1.0.0).

Does actionlake keep my Semrush data, and where?

actionlake processes and stores data in Sydney, Australia; there is no US region yet. Reads may be cached for up to 5 minutes, and a write clears the reads it affects. Each run's request and response is kept, sealed, for your plan's trace window: 1 day on Free, 3 days on Starter, 7 days on Pro, 14 days on Team, 30 days on Business and 30 days on Enterprise. Your Semrush credential is sealed under your tenant's key, never logged and never returned. Your traffic is not used to train models.

Which AI clients can use it?

Claude Code, tested by us end to end, and the Claude app as a custom connector, tested by us with an existing key. Other MCP clients that support remote servers over Streamable HTTP (MCP revisions 2025-06-18 and 2025-11-25) and OAuth dynamic client registration, or a bearer header, should connect the same way; we have not tested them. Or plain REST, under the same action names.

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actionlake is independent. It is not made or endorsed by Semrush; the name is the vendor's own. Counts are from the Semrush service file, version 1.0.0.

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