Why connect Semrush to Cursor?
When you edit a page in Cursor, the agent sees the code but not how the page ranks. Add Lemonado and it reads that page's Semrush keywords and positions, so title and heading changes are based on real search data instead of guesses.
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 Cursor
Before you start
- A Semrush account you can sign in to
- Cursor installed
- A Lemonado account (the free trial works)
- 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
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.
texthttps://mcp.lemonado.io/mcp - 3
Open your MCP config
Open ~/.cursor/mcp.json for every project, or .cursor/mcp.json for this project only. Create the file if it doesn't exist.
- 4
Add Lemonado
Merge this into the file and save.
json{ "mcpServers": { "lemonado": { "url": "https://mcp.lemonado.io/mcp" } } } - 5
Sign in
Cursor asks you to sign in to Lemonado. Approve access, then ask the agent about your data.
- 6
Ask Cursor about Semrush
Try "For the page I have open, list its Semrush keywords with positions and volume, and suggest a better title and H1." Or ask: "Which pages need internal links?" or "Did the redesign cost rankings?"
Good to know
- Editing the file directly avoids relying on menu labels that change between Cursor versions.
What can Cursor do with Semrush?
Cursor's agent reads your Semrush data while it edits: it fills components with real data, checks tracking code and writes the analysis next to your code.
CursorFor the page I have open, list its Semrush keywords with positions and volume, and suggest a better title and H1.
It ranks for 41 keywords, mostly at 6 to 14 for "winter tent". Suggested title: "Winter Tents: How to Choose One for Snow and Wind".
Source: Semrush + your code
Which of our pages rank 11 to 20 in Semrush and have fewer than three internal links pointing to them in our code?
9 pages. The camp stove guide has one internal link and ranks 12 for a 6,600-search keyword.
Source: Semrush + your code
We shipped the new guide template on Oct 1. Compare Semrush positions for pages using it before and after.
Pages on the new template lost 2.3 positions on average. The template moved the main heading into an image, so the H1 is now empty.
Source: Semrush + your code
Find URLs that still rank in Semrush but return 404 in our routes, and add redirects for them.
Found 5 ranking URLs with no route. Added redirects in next.config.ts to the closest current page for each.
Source: Semrush + your code
Which domains link to at least two of our competitors but not to us?
64 domains. 11 are outdoor blogs with gear roundups that already mention brands like ours.
Source: Semrush
Compare our Semrush positions with Search Console clicks for the same keywords last month.
Most match. "Ultralight tent" ranks 3 in Semrush but gets a 0.8% CTR in Search Console, so the title is losing the click.
Source: Semrush
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Reading this as an AI agent?
Everything an agent needs to set this up, in plain text. Paste this page's link into Cursor and ask it to connect you, or copy the block.
# Connect Semrush to Cursor (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 Cursor: ~/.cursor/mcp.json
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"lemonado": {
"url": "https://mcp.lemonado.io/mcp"
}
}
}
```
First question to try: "For the page I have open, list its Semrush keywords with positions and volume, and suggest a better title and H1."
More: https://lemonado.io/integrations/semrush · https://lemonado.io/llms.txtFrequently Asked Questions
Yes, each Semrush lookup uses units from your Semrush API package. To keep it low, ask the agent to pull the data once and save it as a file in the project, then work from that file.
Yes. Semrush's official MCP server is hosted, so Cursor 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 Cursor can answer questions across them.
Open Cursor's settings and find lemonado in the MCP list. A red dot or a sign-in prompt means the login expired. Restart Cursor after editing mcp.json. 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 "Compare our Semrush positions with Search Console clicks for the same keywords last month."
MCP is included in Lemonado's paid plans and in the free trial, so you can try it before you pay.
Still have a question?
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