MCP MCP Server

SerpApi MCP — wraps SerpApi (serpapi.com) search engines

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What is the MCP MCP server?

If you already use MCP, the mcp mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. SerpApi MCP — wraps SerpApi (serpapi.com) search engines.

What the server does

Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1394+ live data sources.

Installation

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • serpapi_google_scholar — Search Google Scholar for academic papers on — returns title, link, snippet, publication info, and citation count via SerpApi. Example
  • serpapi_google_maps — Find local businesses on Google Maps for — returns name, address, rating, reviews, phone, website, and GPS coordinates via SerpApi. Example
  • serpapi_google_trends — Get Google Trends interest-over-time for — returns the requested trends block (interest over time, by region, or related queries) via
  • serpapi_google_jobs — Search Google Jobs for — returns title, company, location, source, posted date, schedule, description, and apply link via SerpApi. Example
  • serpapi_google_news — Search Google News for — returns headline, source, link, date, and snippet via SerpApi. Example: serpapi_google_news({ q: "openai", gl: "us"
  • serpapi_google_shopping — Search Google Shopping for — returns product title, price, source, rating, reviews, product ID, and link via SerpApi. Example

Worth knowing first

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Where it fits

This sits in the AI and media services group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. MCP's toolset — serpapi_google_scholar, serpapi_google_maps, serpapi_google_trends and 3 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by mojibake-ai; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against MCP's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
serpapi_google_scholarSearch Google Scholar for academic papers on <topic> — returns title, link, snippet, publication info, and citation count via SerpApi. Example: serpapi_google_scholar({ q: "graph neural networks", as_ylo: 2020, num: 10,
serpapi_google_mapsFind local businesses on Google Maps for <query> — returns name, address, rating, reviews, phone, website, and GPS coordinates via SerpApi. Example: serpapi_google_maps({ q: "coffee shops", ll: "@40.7,-74.0,14z", _apiKey
serpapi_google_trendsGet Google Trends interest-over-time for <terms> — returns the requested trends block (interest over time, by region, or related queries) via SerpApi. Example: serpapi_google_trends({ q: "bitcoin,ethereum", date: "today
serpapi_google_jobsSearch Google Jobs for <query> — returns title, company, location, source, posted date, schedule, description, and apply link via SerpApi. Example: serpapi_google_jobs({ q: "data engineer", location: "Austin, TX", _apiKe
serpapi_google_newsSearch Google News for <query> — returns headline, source, link, date, and snippet via SerpApi. Example: serpapi_google_news({ q: "openai", gl: "us", hl: "en", _apiKey: "your-serpapi-key" })
serpapi_google_shoppingSearch Google Shopping for <query> — returns product title, price, source, rating, reviews, product ID, and link via SerpApi. Example: serpapi_google_shopping({ q: "wireless earbuds", gl: "us", hl: "en", _apiKey: "your-s

How to install the MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "serpapi": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/serpapi/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Example prompts to try

  • Use MCP to serpapi google scholar.
  • Use MCP to serpapi google maps.
  • Use MCP to serpapi google trends.

Frequently asked questions

It connects MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 6 tools (serpapi_google_scholar, serpapi_google_maps, serpapi_google_trends, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with MCP directly.