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SerpApi

by serpapi · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v2.0.0 · published by GitHub user serpapi

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

Read only
CompareRegistry entry

3 tools: 3 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

1 check matched something in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http serpapi https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp --header 'Authorization: <your-authorization>'

Findings

Matches of fixed checks, with the text they matched.

1 info
  • Infosearch

    The description is 2,885 characters long, over the 2,000 this check looks for.

    Matched text

    description ends: "...- duckduckgo - youtube_search - baidu - ebay"

    What this check looks for

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

3 tools

Only reads 3Claude Code: allow
  • search_dashboardInteractive dashboard variant of `search`: returns summary metrics, a source breakdown chart, and a results table with a click-to-expand detail panel, all rendered in the conversat…No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search_dashboard" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Interactive dashboard variant of `search`: returns summary metrics, a source breakdown chart, and a results table with a click-to-expand detail panel, all rendered in the conversation. Same params as `search`. Use for a richer visual overview of a query's results. Automatically selects an engine-specific dashboard when available (e.g. google_flights gets price intelligence charting).

    Annotations the server declares

    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: false
    • openWorldHint: true
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • title: SerpApi search (dashboard)
  • search_tableInteractive UI variant of `search`: returns organic results as a sortable, searchable table rendered in the conversation.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search_table" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Interactive UI variant of `search`: returns organic results as a sortable, searchable table rendered in the conversation. Same params as `search`. Use when the host supports MCP Apps and the user wants to browse results visually rather than read JSON.

    Annotations the server declares

    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: false
    • openWorldHint: true
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • title: SerpApi search (table)

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 2.0.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http serpapi https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp --header 'Authorization: <your-authorization>'

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__serpapi__search_dashboard",
      "mcp__serpapi__search_table",
      "mcp__serpapi__search"
    ],
    "ask": [],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as serpapi. Review it before you use it.