MCP Serp

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Google search using SERP API through the AceDataCloud API.

Perform Google searches and get structured results directly from Claude, VS Code, or any MCP-compatible client.

Features

Web Search - Regular Google web search with structured results
Image Search - Search for images with URLs and thumbnails
News Search - Get latest news articles on any topic
Video Search - Find videos from YouTube and other sources
Places Search - Search for local businesses and places
Maps Search - Find locations and geographic information
Knowledge Graph - Get structured entity information
Localization - Support for multiple countries and languages
Time Filtering - Filter results by time range

Quick Start

1. Get API Token

Get your API token from AceDataCloud Platform:

Sign up or log in
Navigate to Google SERP API
Click "Acquire" to get your token

2. Install

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/AceDataCloud/mcp-serp.git
cd mcp-serp

# Install with pip
pip install -e .

# Or with uv (recommended)
uv pip install -e .

3. Configure

# Copy example environment file
cp .env.example .env

# Edit with your API token
echo "ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN=your_token_here" > .env

4. Run

# Run the server
mcp-serp

# Or with Python directly
python main.py

Claude Desktop Integration

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "serp": {
      "command": "mcp-serp",
      "env": {
        "ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or if using uv:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "serp": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "--directory", "/path/to/mcp-serp", "mcp-serp"],
      "env": {
        "ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

Search Tools

Tool	Description
`serp_google_search`	Flexible Google search with all options
`serp_google_images`	Search for images
`serp_google_news`	Search for news articles
`serp_google_videos`	Search for videos
`serp_google_places`	Search for local places/businesses
`serp_google_maps`	Search for map locations

Information Tools

Tool	Description
`serp_list_search_types`	List available search types
`serp_list_countries`	List country codes for localization
`serp_list_languages`	List language codes for localization
`serp_list_time_ranges`	List time range filter options
`serp_get_usage_guide`	Get comprehensive usage guide

Usage Examples

Basic Web Search

User: Search for information about artificial intelligence

Claude: I'll search for information about AI.
[Calls serp_google_search with query="artificial intelligence"]

News Search with Time Filter

User: What's the latest news about technology?

Claude: I'll search for recent tech news.
[Calls serp_google_news with query="technology", time_range="qdr:d"]

Localized Search

User: Find popular restaurants in Tokyo

Claude: I'll search for restaurants in Tokyo.
[Calls serp_google_places with query="popular restaurants Tokyo", country="jp"]

Image Search

User: Find images of the Northern Lights

Claude: I'll search for aurora borealis images.
[Calls serp_google_images with query="Northern Lights aurora borealis"]

Search Parameters

Search Types

Type	Description
`search`	Regular web search (default)
`images`	Image search
`news`	News articles
`maps`	Map results
`places`	Local businesses
`videos`	Video results

Time Range Filters

Code	Time Range
`qdr:h`	Past hour
`qdr:d`	Past day
`qdr:w`	Past week
`qdr:m`	Past month

Common Country Codes

Code	Country
`us`	United States
`uk`	United Kingdom
`cn`	China
`jp`	Japan
`de`	Germany
`fr`	France

Common Language Codes

Code	Language
`en`	English
`zh-cn`	Chinese (Simplified)
`ja`	Japanese
`es`	Spanish
`fr`	French
`de`	German

Response Structure

Regular Search Results

knowledge_graph: Entity information (company, person, etc.)
answer_box: Direct answers
organic: Regular search results with title, link, snippet
people_also_ask: Related questions
related_searches: Related queries

Image Search Results

images: Image results with URLs and thumbnails

News Search Results

news: News articles with source and date

Configuration

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
`ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN`	API token from AceDataCloud	Required
`ACEDATACLOUD_API_BASE_URL`	API base URL	`https://api.acedata.cloud`
`SERP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT`	Request timeout in seconds	`30`
`LOG_LEVEL`	Logging level	`INFO`

Command Line Options

mcp-serp --help

Options:
  --version          Show version
  --transport        Transport mode: stdio (default) or http
  --port             Port for HTTP transport (default: 8000)

Development

Setup Development Environment

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/AceDataCloud/mcp-serp.git
cd mcp-serp

# Create virtual environment
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # or `.venv\Scripts\activate` on Windows

# Install with dev dependencies
pip install -e ".[dev,test]"

Run Tests

# Run unit tests
pytest

# Run with coverage
pytest --cov=core --cov=tools

# Run integration tests (requires API token)
pytest tests/test_integration.py -m integration

Code Quality

# Format code
ruff format .

# Lint code
ruff check .

# Type check
mypy core tools

Build & Publish

# Install build dependencies
pip install -e ".[release]"

# Build package
python -m build

# Upload to PyPI
twine upload dist/*

Project Structure

MCPSerp/
├── core/                   # Core modules
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── client.py          # HTTP client for SERP API
│   ├── config.py          # Configuration management
│   ├── exceptions.py      # Custom exceptions
│   └── server.py          # MCP server initialization
├── tools/                  # MCP tool definitions
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── search_tools.py    # Search tools
│   └── info_tools.py      # Information tools
├── prompts/                # MCP prompt templates
│   └── __init__.py
├── tests/                  # Test suite
│   ├── conftest.py
│   ├── test_client.py
│   └── test_config.py
├── .env.example           # Environment template
├── .gitignore
├── CHANGELOG.md
├── LICENSE
├── main.py                # Entry point
├── pyproject.toml         # Project configuration
└── README.md

API Reference

This server wraps the AceDataCloud Google SERP API:

Google SERP API Documentation

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please:

Fork the repository
Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing)
Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing)
Open a Pull Request

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

Links

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