Unofficial Google search through the Serper API for Cline and other MCP clients, with configurable search parameters.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add serper-search --env SERPER_API_KEY='<SERPER_API_KEY>' -- node build/index.js~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.serper-search]
command = "node"
args = ["build/index.js"]
env = { SERPER_API_KEY = "<SERPER_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add serper-search --env SERPER_API_KEY='<SERPER_API_KEY>' -- node build/index.js~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"serper-search": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"SERPER_API_KEY": "<SERPER_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"serper-search": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "node",
"args": [
"build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"SERPER_API_KEY": "<SERPER_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"serper-search": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"SERPER_API_KEY": "<SERPER_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"serper-search": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"SERPER_API_KEY": "<SERPER_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"serper-search": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"SERPER_API_KEY": "<SERPER_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
SERPER_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.