SerpApi MCP server

SerpApi MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that integrates with SerpApi for comprehensive search engine results and data extraction.

Features

• Multi-Engine Search: Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, YouTube, eBay, and more
• Engine Resources: Per-engine parameter schemas available via MCP resources (see Search Tool)
• Real-time Weather Data: Location-based weather with forecasts via search queries
• Stock Market Data: Company financials and market data through search integration
• Dynamic Result Processing: Automatically detects and formats different result types
• Flexible Response Modes: Complete or compact JSON responses
• JSON Responses (default): Structured JSON output with complete or compact modes
• Markdown Responses: Cut token usage by 50% on average and by more than 90% for APIs with complex nested JSON.
• Interactive UI (MCP Apps): Opt-in searchtable and searchdashboard tools that render results as an interactive UI in supporting hosts
• Claude Desktop Extension: One-click local install from an MCP Bundle (.mcpb), see below

Quick Start

SerpApi MCP Server is available as a hosted service at mcp.serpapi.com. In order to connect to it, you need to provide an API key. You can find your API key on your SerpApi dashboard.

You can configure Claude Desktop to use the hosted server:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "serpapi": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.serpapi.com/YOUR_SERPAPI_API_KEY/mcp"
    }
  }
}

You can also add the hosted server to these MCP clients:

OpenClaw

openclaw mcp add serpapi --url https://mcp.serpapi.com/YOUR_SERPAPI_API_KEY/mcp --transport streamable-http

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http serpapi https://mcp.serpapi.com/YOUR_SERPAPI_API_KEY/mcp

Hermes

hermes mcp add serpapi --url https://mcp.serpapi.com/YOUR_SERPAPI_API_KEY/mcp

Codex

codex mcp add serpapi --url https://mcp.serpapi.com/YOUR_SERPAPI_API_KEY/mcp

Self-Hosting

git clone https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-mcp.git
cd serpapi-mcp
uv sync && uv run src/server.py

Configure Claude Desktop:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "serpapi": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "http://localhost:8000/YOUR_SERPAPI_API_KEY/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Get your API key: serpapi.com/manage-api-key

Claude Desktop Extension (MCP Bundle)

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.