SerpApi
Search Tool
The MCP server has one main Search Tool that supports all SerpApi engines and result types. You can find all available parameters on the SerpApi API reference. Engine parameter schemas are also exposed as MCP resources: serpapi://engines (index) and serpapi://engines/\<engine\>.
The parameters you can provide are specific for each API engine. Some sample parameters are provided below:
params.q (required): Search query
params.engine: Search engine (default: "google_light")
params.location: Geographic filter
mode: Response mode - "complete" (default) or "compact"
...see other parameters on the SerpApi API reference
Examples:
{"name": "search", "arguments": {"params": {"q": "coffee shops", "location": "Austin, TX"}}}
{"name": "search", "arguments": {"params": {"q": "weather in London"}}}
{"name": "search", "arguments": {"params": {"q": "AAPL stock"}}}
{"name": "search", "arguments": {"params": {"q": "news"}, "mode": "compact"}}
{"name": "search", "arguments": {"params": {"q": "detailed search"}, "mode": "complete"}}
Supported Engines: Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, YouTube, eBay, and more (see serpapi://engines).
Result Types: Answer boxes, organic results, news, images, shopping - automatically detected and formatted.
Server Config
{
"mcpServers": {
"serpapi": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.serpapi.com/YOUR_SERPAPI_API_KEY/mcp"
}
}
}