Your AI assistant can now draft review replies
Many owners already work with an AI assistant: Claude, ChatGPT, or an agent in the terminal. That assistant can now handle your reviews too, without you giving up control.
What is new
There are now three ways to connect an assistant to StarReview:
1. MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other MCP-capable tools. Add one URL, sign in with your StarReview account, done: https://mcp.starreview.ch/
2. Command line and agent skill for Claude Code, Codex, OpenClaw and similar tools. One command installs the skill, one key from your settings connects it:
npx skills add Fabsbags/starreview-agent
export STARREVIEW_API_KEY=sragt_...
The CLI is open source (MIT) on GitHub.
3. n8n node for automations: a workflow reacts to new unanswered reviews, has a draft prepared, and pings your team chat.
You create the key yourself, in your account under Agent access. It covers all your businesses and can be revoked at any time.
The rule that never changes
Whichever path you pick: the assistant drafts and submits, but it never posts itself. StarReview applies your existing approval and automatic-publishing settings. An eligible, unedited StarReview draft may be scheduled without another click. Agent-written, edited, or safety-held replies remain pending for human approval. Every access is logged.
Your assistant can also report now: ask “how are my reviews doing” and it returns your response rate, average rating and open reviews per platform.
How to start
- Open starreview.ch/agents and pick your assistant. Each one has a three-step guide.
- Connect it by signing in or setting the key.
- Tell it, for example: “Draft replies to my open reviews and submit them.”
No StarReview account yet? Your assistant can still do something useful: the free response-rate check works without any sign-up, over the same connection.
Frequently asked questions
Can the assistant publish a reply by itself?
No. There is structurally no command for it. The assistant drafts and submits; StarReview applies your existing approval and automatic-publishing settings. Only an eligible, unedited StarReview draft may be scheduled automatically. Agent-written, edited, and safety-held replies remain pending. For platforms without a reply API (such as TripAdvisor), you get a link and post manually.
What does it cost?
Drafting is free. Only a published reply is billed, at CHF 0.50, whether StarReview or your assistant wrote the text.
How do I revoke access?
Any time in your StarReview settings: revoke the key or disconnect the agent. Access ends immediately.
7 days for CHF 0.-
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