SerpApi MCP
SerpApi's official MCP server. Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, YouTube, and other search engine results exposed to AI agents. 134 GitHub stars and 3 commits on main in the last 30 days.
“SerpApi's official MCP server. Multi-engine SERP results (Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, YouTube) exposed to AI agents. 134 stars and 3 commits on main in the last 30 days.”
INSTALL THIS SERVER
{
"mcpServers": {
"serpapi": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"serpapi-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SERPAPI_API_KEY": "YOUR_SERPAPI_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"serpapi": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"serpapi-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SERPAPI_API_KEY": "YOUR_SERPAPI_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"serpapi": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"serpapi-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SERPAPI_API_KEY": "YOUR_SERPAPI_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"serpapi": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"serpapi-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SERPAPI_API_KEY": "YOUR_SERPAPI_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"serpapi": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"serpapi-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SERPAPI_API_KEY": "YOUR_SERPAPI_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}
5 TOOLS AVAILABLE
OUR ASSESSMENT
- SerpApi official maintenance.
- MIT license, 134 GitHub stars.
- 3 commits on main in the last 30 days.
- Five search engines in one MCP.
- Real Google SERPs versus search-API-alternatives like Brave or Tavily.
- SerpApi is a paid product; per-query cost when agents use it at scale.
- API key carries plan-level quota; agents that loop on searches can burn credits.
- No structured-data tool surface; SERP features like knowledge panels return as raw JSON.
SERPAPI_API_KEY is account-scoped. Set per-key spend limits in the SerpApi dashboard before connecting to long-running agent workflows.
Agents that need real Google SERPs (rank tracking, content research, competitive analysis); teams already paying for SerpApi who want one MCP across all SerpApi engines; researchers who want SERP-feature-aware results (knowledge panels, related searches).
TECHNICAL DETAILS
ADOPTION METRICS
// Reading this134 stars on serpapi/serpapi-mcp. 3 commits on main in the last 30 days.
// Reading thisPairs with Brave Search, Exa, Tavily, Perplexity, Wikipedia, DuckDuckGo MCPs in search category. SerpApi covers Google SERPs unique to this slot.
SOURCES & VERIFICATION
We don't take any single directory's word for it. Before scoring, we cross-reference 5 public MCP sources, install the server ourselves against the clients we cover, and record when we last re-verified.
The same server, 5 different lenses. We reconcile these signals into our editorial score, which is why our number sometimes diverges from a directory-aggregate star count.
| Source | Their rating | Their star count | Their downloads | Last synced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AutomationSwitch This page | 4.4editorial | 134 | — | MAY 6, 2026 |
| PulseMCP | — unrated | unavailable | unavailable | MAY 6, 2026 |
| MCP.so | — unrated | unavailable | unavailable | MAY 6, 2026 |
| Glama | — unrated | unavailable | unavailable | MAY 6, 2026 |
| Smithery | — unrated | unavailable | unavailable | MAY 6, 2026 |
| Official MCP Registry | — unrated | unavailable | unavailable | MAY 6, 2026 |
// Counts are directory-reported; we don't adjust them. Discrepancies usually come from different snapshot times or star-caching.
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