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SerpApi

remote (hosted) MCP server

SerpApi is a remote (hosted) MCP server: Official SerpApi MCP server for Google, Bing, and other search engines. Connect any MCP client to https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp.

Installation

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http serpapi-mcp https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"

Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.

Claude Desktop

Open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp.

Cursor & other clients

Add to .cursor/mcp.json or your client's MCP config.

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

Needs an API key or token in the request headers. Get one from the vendor first.

What you need

  • Runtime: Nothing, it's hosted.
  • MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over streamable HTTP.
  • Credentials: a bearer token or API key from serpapi.com, sent in the Authorization header.

Summary

Official SerpApi MCP server for Google, Bing, and other search engines.

SerpApi vs similar servers

ServerStarsTypeAPI keyRuntime
SerpApi173HostedYesNone
serpapi-hotels80LocalYesnpm
kaneo9,252LocalYesnpm
Firecrawl MCP Server7,526LocalYesnpm
mcp-sap-docs233LocalNonpm

Questions

Yes. The hosted endpoint expects a token in the Authorization header.

Only an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor. SerpApi is hosted, so there is nothing to install.

SerpApi is a remote (hosted) MCP server served at https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp.

Run: claude mcp add --transport http serpapi-mcp https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"

Run: codex mcp add serpapi-mcp --url https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp --bearer-token-env-var TOKEN

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