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Connect Semrush to Codex

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Have Codex use your Semrush data to check paid keywords you already rank for, then rerun it any time with codex exec. Lemonado connects them in about 1 minute, no API keys needed.

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Why connect Semrush to Codex?

Codex runs in your terminal, its IDE extension and scripts, so what it finds once can be rerun with codex exec instead of redone by hand. Connected through Lemonado, it reads your Semrush keywords, positions, competitors and backlinks, so it can check paid keywords you already rank for with today's numbers.

  • All your Semrush data

    Organic keyword positions and changes, ready to ask about.

  • Always today's numbers

    Competitor domains and their top keywords, synced from Semrush automatically, so answers use today's numbers.

  • Connect all your tools

    Questions like "Are we paying for rankings we have?" use Semrush and Search Console, Ahrefs at once.

How to connect Semrush to Codex

Before you start

  • A Semrush account you can sign in to
  • Codex installed
  • A Lemonado account (the free trial works)
  1. 1

    Connect Semrush in Lemonado

    In Lemonado, open Connectors, find Semrush and sign in. Use a Semrush account on a plan with API access, and add your domain and main competitors as projects.

  2. 2

    Turn on external access

    In the company's settings, open External tools, turn the connection on, choose which sources it can reach and copy the server URL.

    text
    https://mcp.lemonado.io/mcp
  3. 3

    Add Lemonado to your config

    Add this to ~/.codex/config.toml.

    toml
    [mcp_servers.lemonado]
url = "https://mcp.lemonado.io/mcp"
  4. 4

    Log in

    Run the login command and finish the sign-in in your browser.

    bash
    codex mcp login lemonado
  5. 5

    Ask Codex about Semrush

    Run codex mcp list, or /mcp inside Codex, to see the server and its tools. Try "Pull last week's Semrush numbers, save them to data/semrush-weekly.csv and give me the codex exec command to refresh it." Or ask: "Which pages compete with each other?" or "Do titles match the keywords?"

What can Codex do with Semrush?

Codex reads your Semrush data from your terminal and turns one-off questions into commands you can rerun with codex exec.

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Pull last week's Semrush numbers, save them to data/semrush-weekly.csv and give me the codex exec command to refresh it.

Saved data/semrush-weekly.csv. Run the same prompt with codex exec in a scheduled job and the file refreshes with each week's numbers.

Source: Semrush + your code

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# Connect Semrush to Codex (Lemonado MCP)

- Server URL: https://mcp.lemonado.io/mcp
- Transport: Streamable HTTP
- Auth: OAuth; the user signs in to Lemonado in the browser. No API keys.
- In Lemonado: connect the Semrush account. Use a Semrush account on a plan with API access, and add your domain and main competitors as projects.
- In Codex: ~/.codex/config.toml

```toml
[mcp_servers.lemonado]
url = "https://mcp.lemonado.io/mcp"
```

If you are Codex, run the setup yourself:

Add the Lemonado MCP server to my Codex config. Append this to ~/.codex/config.toml:
[mcp_servers.lemonado]
url = "https://mcp.lemonado.io/mcp"
Then run codex mcp login lemonado so I can sign in, and check that codex mcp list shows it. Once I've signed in, list the Semrush accounts Lemonado can reach.

First question to try: "Pull last week's Semrush numbers, save them to data/semrush-weekly.csv and give me the codex exec command to refresh it."

More: https://lemonado.io/integrations/semrush · https://lemonado.io/llms.txt
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, through Lemonado. Connect your Semrush account in Lemonado, add Lemonado in ~/.codex/config.toml, and Codex can check paid keywords you already rank for with your live data.

Yes. Semrush's official MCP server is hosted, so Codex can use it too. It covers Semrush only. Lemonado covers Semrush plus your ad platforms, GA4 and the rest of your stack in one connection, so Codex can answer questions across them.

Run codex mcp list. If lemonado shows as not logged in, run codex mcp login lemonado again. In Lemonado, check that Semrush is connected and External tools is on for the company. If answers stop halfway, check your Semrush API units. Every request uses some, and Semrush stops answering when they run out.

Yes, if both are connected in Lemonado. One connection reaches every source you allow, so you can ask things like "Google Ads keywords with spend last month next to our Semrush position for the same keyword."

MCP is included in Lemonado's paid plans and in the free trial, so you can try it before you pay.

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