Semrush AppCenter MCP Server

Base URL: https://api.semrush.com

Category	Developer Tools
Tools	4
Auth	JWT

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Install

Quick Start (recommended)

JWT_SHARED_SECRET=YOUR_JWT_SHARED_SECRET \
JWT_ISSUER_ID=YOUR_JWT_ISSUER_ID \
uvx mcparmory-semrush-appcenter

With pip

pip install mcparmory-semrush-appcenter
JWT_SHARED_SECRET=YOUR_JWT_SHARED_SECRET \
JWT_ISSUER_ID=YOUR_JWT_ISSUER_ID \
mcparmory-semrush-appcenter

MCP Client Configuration

Add to your MCP client config (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semrush-appcenter": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcparmory-semrush-appcenter"],
      "env": {
        "JWT_SHARED_SECRET": "YOUR_JWT_SHARED_SECRET",
        "JWT_ISSUER_ID": "YOUR_JWT_ISSUER_ID"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Credentials

Set the following environment variables (via MCP client env config, shell export, or .env file):

• JWT_SHARED_SECRET — Shared JWT signing secret
• JWT_ISSUER_ID — Issuer ID (App ID, Team ID, etc.)

Do not commit credentials to version control.

JWT Bearer

This server uses JWT Bearer authentication — tokens are generated automatically from signing material configured in .env.

Depending on the provider, set either:

• JWT_PRIVATE_KEY to either:
• File path: /path/to/private-key.pem
• Inline PEM: paste the full PEM content with newlines replaced by \n
• JWT_SHARED_SECRET to the shared secret used to sign the JWT

Set JWT_ISSUER_ID to the application/issuer ID provided by the API (e.g. GitHub App ID).

Optional settings (see .env for details): algorithm, expiry (default 600s), audience, key ID, token exchange URL.

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Run Locally

First, configure your credentials in .env (see Credentials above).

pip install -r requirements.txt
python server.py

Connect MCP Client

Edit .mcp.json and replace <SERVER_DIR> with the absolute path to this directory, then add to your MCP client configuration.

Example (if server is at /home/user/mcp-servers/semrush-appcenter):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semrush-appcenter": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["/home/user/mcp-servers/semrush-appcenter/server.py"]
    }
  }
}

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Docker

Pre-built image (recommended)

docker run -p 8000:8000 \
  -e JWT_SHARED_SECRET=YOUR_JWT_SHARED_SECRET \
  -e JWT_ISSUER_ID=YOUR_JWT_ISSUER_ID \
  ghcr.io/mcparmory/semrush-appcenter:latest

Build from source

First, configure your credentials in .env (see Credentials above).

docker build -t semrush-appcenter .
docker run -p 8000:8000 --env-file .env semrush-appcenter

Before running, make sure ports 8000 are free.### MCP client config (Docker)

For Docker, use SSE transport in your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semrush-appcenter": {
      "type": "sse",
      "url": "http://localhost:8000/sse"
    }
  }
}

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Files

• .env - Credentials and server configuration
• .mcp.json - MCP client config template
• Dockerfile - Container build
• LICENSE - MIT license for this generated code
• requirements.txt - Python dependencies
• README.md - This file
• server.py - MCP server entry point
• _auth.py - Authentication handlers
• _models.py - Request/response models
• _validators.py - Input validation

Note: Files starting with . are hidden by default on macOS/Linux. Use ls -a in terminal or enable "Show hidden files" in your file manager to see .env and .mcp.json.

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