# SerpApi (MCP server)

> 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 179 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs as a remote server at https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp.

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

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-mcp |
| GitHub stars | 179 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | Python |
| Transport | streamable-http |
| Packages | none (remote only) |
| Remote URL | https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp |
| Needs API key | yes |
| Official | yes |
| Works with | Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Claude.ai, ChatGPT |
| Category | AI & search |
| Latest release | v2.0.0 (Sep 22, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 22, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | io.github.serpapi/serpapi-mcp |

## Install

### 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

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

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

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

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

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

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

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