SerpApi

serpapi/serpapi-mcp

Wraps the SerpApi service to bring real-time search engine results directly into Claude conversations. Exposes a single search tool that queries Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, YouTube, eBay and other engines, returning structured JSON with organic results, answer boxes, news, images, and shopping data. You can pull live weather forecasts, stock prices, current news, or any search query without leaving your chat. Available as a hosted service at mcp.serpapi.com or self-hosted. Requires a SerpApi API key and automatically detects result types to format responses appropriately.

GitHub stars: 184
tools: 4
auth: Secret needed
transport: HTTP
last updated: Nov 12, 2026

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Install

From registry metadata

$ npx add-mcp https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp --name serpapi-mcp --header 'Authorization: Bearer ${API_TOKEN}'

Run in your terminal. add-mcp asks which agents to add it to, then asks for each value it needs. Add -g to install it for every project.

Review the command, arguments and environment values before installing. MCP servers run with your local permissions.

Other ways

Claude Code

$ claude mcp add --transport http serpapi-mcp https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp --header 'Authorization: YOUR_AUTHORIZATION'

Run in your terminal. Add --scope user to make it available in every project.

Tools

Verified live · 4 tools

Verified live against the running server on Nov 6, 2026.

search_dashboardInteractive dashboard variant of `search`: returns summary metrics, a source breakdown chart, and a results table with a click-to-expand detail panel, all rendered in the conversation. Same params as `search`. Use for a richer visual overview of a query's results. Automaticall...1 params

Interactive dashboard variant of `search`: returns summary metrics, a source breakdown chart, and a results table with a click-to-expand detail panel, all rendered in the conversation. Same params as `search`. Use for a richer visual overview of a query's results. Automaticall...

Parameters* required

paramsvalue

search_tableInteractive UI variant of `search`: returns organic results as a sortable, searchable table rendered in the conversation. Same params as `search`. Use when the host supports MCP Apps and the user wants to browse results visually rather than read JSON.1 params

Interactive UI variant of `search`: returns organic results as a sortable, searchable table rendered in the conversation. Same params as `search`. Use when the host supports MCP Apps and the user wants to browse results visually rather than read JSON.

Parameters* required

paramsvalue

extractExtract content from a public http(s) URL, discover site URLs, or crawl pages. API options go in params: url is required; params.mode is scrape (default), map, or crawl. See serpapi://engines/extract for all options. Top-level mode controls the response: - complete (default):...2 params

Extract content from a public http(s) URL, discover site URLs, or crawl pages. API options go in params: url is required; params.mode is scrape (default), map, or crawl. See serpapi://engines/extract for all options. Top-level mode controls the response: - complete (default):...

Parameters* required

modestring

default: complete

paramsvalue

searchUniversal search tool supporting all SerpApi engines and result types. When to use: - Any query needing live, structured SERP data: web results, news, product listings, job postings, local businesses, flight/hotel prices, video results, images, stock/weather cards, knowledge g...2 params

Universal search tool supporting all SerpApi engines and result types. When to use: - Any query needing live, structured SERP data: web results, news, product listings, job postings, local businesses, flight/hotel prices, video results, images, stock/weather cards, knowledge g...

Parameters* required

modestring

Response mode (default: "complete") - "complete": Returns the full response - "compact": Removes metadata fields from JSON responses; Markdown is unchangeddefault: complete

paramsvalue

Dictionary of SerpApi engine-specific parameters. Common parameters include: - q: Search query (required for most engines) - engine: Search engine to use (default: "google_light") - location: Geogr...