SerpApi
REMOTE · MCP.SERPAPI.COM · SCANNED SEP 26
Official SerpApi MCP server for Google, Bing, and other search engines.
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How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Endpoint Security63
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Partial
- HTTPS enforcement could not be verified: the plaintext port answered with HTTP 405, which proves neither a plaintext path nor enforcement. View diagnostics → Unverified
- HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
Transport & Reachability100
- Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake. View diagnostics → Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability48
- 33% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Partial
- AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 953 tokens (~158/item across 6 items; 3 tools + 3 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management13
- Stability observed for 4 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage86
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 50% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
- Structured output schemas are declared (33% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 3 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 5 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).Pass
- Supports UI / widget rendering.Pass
How do I install the SerpApi MCP server?
SerpApi is a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
remote · mcp.serpapi.com
claude mcp add --transport http serpapi-serpapi-mcp 'https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"serpapi-serpapi-mcp": {
"url": "https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp"
}
}
} {
"servers": {
"serpapi-serpapi-mcp": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp"
}
}
} [mcp_servers.serpapi-serpapi-mcp] url = "https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp"
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"serpapi-serpapi-mcp": {
"type": "remote",
"url": "https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp",
"enabled": true
}
}
} openclaw mcp add serpapi-serpapi-mcp --url 'https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp' --transport streamable-http
mcp_servers:
serpapi-serpapi-mcp:
url: "https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp" {
"McpServers": {
"serpapi-serpapi-mcp": {
"Transport": "http",
"Url": "https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp"
}
}
} assistant mcp add serpapi-serpapi-mcp -t streamable-http -u 'https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"serpapi-serpapi-mcp": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp"
}
}
} The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.
Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.
- 26 Sept 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 10 to 13. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 3 days of observed history at the previous scan, 4 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 25 Sept 26 0
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 24 Sept 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 3 to 7. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 1 days of observed history at the previous scan, 2 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 23 Sept 26 0
- Stability: unverified → 0.03 ▲ functional
- 22 Sept 26 +33
- Transport: unverified → pass ▲ security
- Injection markers: unverified → pass ▲ security
- Authorization: fail → partial ▲ security
- First check of Judged manipulation: pass security
- MCP protocol: unverified → pass ▲ functional
- Schema quality: unverified → 33 ▲ functional
- Tool coverage: unverified → 100 ▲ functional
- First check of Tool coverage: 50 functional
- First check of Schema quality: fail functional
- First check of Destructive annotations: pass functional
- First check of Schema quality: fail functional
- First check of Tool coverage: 33 functional
- First check of Schema quality: good functional
- First check of Capabilities: pass functional
- 26 Aug 26 0
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 11 Aug 26 0
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 31 Jul 26 0
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.
Captured 26 Sept 2026 · Probed https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=mcp.serpapi.com | CN=Amazon RSA 2048 M01,O=Amazon,C=US | 25 Nov 2025 | 24 Dec 2026 | RSA 2048 | SHA256-RSA | 9825954a42e891bba001caefc61e9ff |
| SANs: mcp.serpapi.com | ||||||
| CN=Amazon RSA 2048 M01,O=Amazon,C=US (CA) | CN=Amazon Root CA 1,O=Amazon,C=US | 23 Aug 2022 | 23 Aug 2030 | RSA 2048 | SHA256-RSA | 77312380b9d6688a33b1ed9bf9ccda68e0e0f |
| CN=Amazon Root CA 1,O=Amazon,C=US (CA) | CN=Starfield Services Root Certificate Authority - G2,O=Starfield Technologies\, Inc.,L=Scottsdale,ST=Arizona,C=US | 25 May 2015 | 31 Dec 2037 | RSA 2048 | SHA256-RSA | 67f944a2a27cdf3fac2ae2b01f908eeb9c4c6 |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of mcp.serpapi.com. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| com. | present | 19718 | 13 | Verified |
| serpapi.com. | absent | Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation |
Authentication No authorisation required
The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.
| Result | No authorisation required |
|---|---|
| HTTP status | 200 |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp | Inconclusive | 405 |
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →
search SerpApi search ~707
Universal search tool supporting all SerpApi engines and result types. When to use: - Any query needing live, structured SERP data: web results, news, product listings, job postings, local businesses, flight/hotel prices, video results, images, stock/weather cards, knowledge graph entities. Engine discovery via MCP resources: - serpapi://engines lists all engines supported by this tool. - serpapi://engines/<engine> provides engine-specific parameters and supported options. - Example: serpapi://engines/google_news Input schema: params: JSON object containing SerpApi engine parameters. Common parameters: - q: Search query. Required for most engines. - engine: SerpApi engine name. Defaults to "google_light". - location: Optional geographic location for localized results. - output: Optional response format. Omit for JSON (default), or set to "md" for Markdown. Engine-specific parameters are available via MCP resources: - serpapi://engines lists all supported engines. - serpapi://engines/<engine> provides parameters and options for one engine. mode: Response mode. Defaults to "complete". - "complete": Return the full SerpApi response. - "compact": Remove metadata fields from JSON responses. Markdown is returned unchanged. Output schema: structuredContent.result contains the response string: serialized JSON or unchanged Markdown. The same string is included in text content. Tool failures preserve this wrapper and set isError to true. Guided search: Searches can request missing engine parameters from supporting clients using the engine catalog and engine-specific rules. Flights collect airports and dates, hotels collect the destination and stay dates, and directions collect missing endpoints. Other cli…
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| mode | string | – | Response mode (default: "complete") - "complete": Returns the full response - "compact": Removes metadata fields from JSON responses; Markdown is unchanged |
| params | – | – | Dictionary of SerpApi engine-specific parameters. Common parameters include: - q: Search query (required for most engines) - engine: Search engine to use (default: "google_light") - location: Geograp… |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
search_dashboard SerpApi search (dashboard) ~88
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).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| params | object | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_table SerpApi search (table) ~62
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.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| params | object | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
What is the SerpApi MCP server?
SerpApi is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.serpapi/serpapi-mcp. Official SerpApi MCP server for Google, Bing, and other search engines. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp).
Is the SerpApi MCP server safe to use?
SerpApi scores 63 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.
What tools does the SerpApi MCP server expose?
SerpApi exposes 3 tools: search_dashboard, search_table, search. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 857 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the SerpApi MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to SerpApi without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the SerpApi MCP server still maintained?
SerpApi is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 26 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.