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SerpApi

SerpApi is an MCP server that adds search and knowledge tools to AI assistants such as Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. Official SerpApi MCP server for Google, Bing, and other search engines. It has 182 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs as a remote server at https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp.

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Install SerpApi

Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
URL: https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp

Remote servers are added as a custom connector, not in claude_desktop_config.json.

Claude Code

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

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "serpapi": {
      "url": "https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "serpapi": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

About SerpApi

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

  • mcp
  • mcp-server
  • mcp-servers

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FAQ

SerpApi FAQ

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How do I install the SerpApi MCP server?

It is a remote MCP server at https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp. Add it with claude mcp add --transport http in Claude Code, as a url entry in .cursor/mcp.json or .vscode/mcp.json, or as a custom connector in the Claude apps.

Is SerpApi free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It needs credentials (an API key or token) for the service it connects to, which may require a paid account.

Is SerpApi actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Oct 12, 2026. The latest release is v2.0.0, published Sep 22, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months.