Serper Search MCP

io.github.smjahid012/serper-search-mcp

Universal Google Search MCP: web, images, places, shopping, scholar, patents, deep research & RAG

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Add this to your MCP client config — claude_desktop_config.json (Claude Desktop) or .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor).Suits: Claude Desktop · Cursor.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "serper-search-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "serper-search-mcp@4.0.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SERPER_API_KEY": "<your SERPER_API_KEY>",
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "<your GEMINI_API_KEY>",
        "OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "<your OPENROUTER_API_KEY>",
        "TAVILY_API_KEY": "<your TAVILY_API_KEY>",
        "BRAVE_API_KEY": "<your BRAVE_API_KEY>",
        "EXA_API_KEY": "<your EXA_API_KEY>",
        "FIRECRAWL_API_KEY": "<your FIRECRAWL_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Environment variables
  • SERPER_API_KEYrequiredsecretYour Serper API key — get 2,500 free credits at https://serper.dev
  • GEMINI_API_KEYsecretGoogle AI Studio key for deep_research (free tier) — get one at https://ai.google.dev
  • OPENROUTER_API_KEYsecretOpenRouter LLM key for deep_research — takes priority over Gemini; free models at https://openrouter.ai
  • TAVILY_API_KEYsecretTavily fallback search provider — 1,000 free searches/month at https://tavily.com
  • BRAVE_API_KEYsecretBrave Search fallback provider — 2,000 free queries/month at https://brave.com/search/api
  • EXA_API_KEYsecretExa neural semantic search fallback — get a key at https://exa.ai
  • FIRECRAWL_API_KEYsecretFirecrawl for JS-rendered page scraping (upgrades the scrape tool) — https://firecrawl.dev

A starting point — check the repository for exact arguments and setup. Restart your client after editing the config.

Category
Search & Web
Version
4.0.1
Registry
active
Published
11/9/2026
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