Serper Search and Scrape MCP Server
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A TypeScript‑based MCP server that provides web search and webpage scraping capabilities using the Serper API. It is designed to integrate with Claude Desktop (and other MCP hosts) for live web data retrieval.
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- Performs web searches via the Serper API
- Extracts web page content as plain text or markdown
- Supports region and language targeting
- Includes advanced search operators (site, filetype, inurl, etc.)
- Returns rich results: organic, knowledge graph, “people also ask”, related searches
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Serper Search and Scrape MCP ServerCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
Install via Smithery (npx -y @smithery/cli install @marcopesani/mcp-server-serper), or add the server configuration to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cline, Cursor). Set the SERPER_API_KEY environment variable. The server exposes two tools: google_search (for web searches) and scrape (for extracting page content). Docker usage is also documented.
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"serper search and scrape mcp server": {
"marcopesani_mcp-server-serper": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@smithery/cli",
"install",
"@marcopesani/mcp-server-serper",
"--client",
"claude"
]
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"marcopesani_mcp-server-serper": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@smithery/cli",
"install",
"@marcopesani/mcp-server-serper",
"--client",
"claude"
]
}
}Serper Search and Scrape MCP Server
A TypeScript-based MCP server that provides web search and webpage scraping capabilities using the Serper API. This server integrates with Claude Desktop to enable powerful web search and content extraction features.
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Features
Tools
- google_search - Perform web searches via Serper API
- Rich search results including organic results, knowledge graph, "people also ask", and related searches
- Supports region and language targeting
- Optional parameters for location, pagination, time filters, and autocorrection
- Supports advanced search operators:
- site: Limit results to specific domain
- filetype: Limit to specific file types (e.g., 'pdf', 'doc')
- inurl: Search for pages with word in URL
- intitle: Search for pages with word in title
- related: Find similar websites
- cache: View Google's cached version of a specific URL
- before: Date before in YYYY-MM-DD format
- after: Date after in YYYY-MM-DD format
- exact: Exact phrase match
- exclude: Terms to exclude from search results
- or: Alternative terms (OR operator)
- scrape - Extract content from web pages
- Get plain text and optional markdown content
- Includes JSON-LD and head metadata
- Preserves document structure
Requirements
- Node.js >= 18
- Serper API key (set as SERPER_API_KEY environment variable)
Development
Install dependencies:
npm install
Build the server:
npm run build
For development with auto-rebuild:
npm run watch
Run tests:
npm test # Run all tests
npm run test:watch # Run tests in watch mode
npm run test:coverage # Run tests with coverage
npm run test:integration # Run integration tests
Environment Variables
Create a .env file in the root directory:
SERPER_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
Debugging
Since MCP servers communicate over stdio, debugging can be challenging. We recommend using the MCP Inspector, which is available as a package script:
npm run inspector
The Inspector will provide a URL to access debugging tools in your browser.
Installation
Installing via Smithery
To install Serper Search and Scrape for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @marcopesani/mcp-server-serper --client claude
Claude Desktop
Add the server config at:
- MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"serper-search": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "serper-search-scrape-mcp-server"],
"env": {
"SERPER_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
}
}
}
}
Cline
1. Open the Cline extension settings
2. Open "MCP Servers" tab
3. Click on "Configure MCP Servers"
4. Add the server config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"github.com/marcopesani/mcp-server-serper": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "serper-search-scrape-mcp-server"],
"env": {
"SERPER_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
},
"disabled": false,
"autoApprove": ["google_search", "scrape"]
}
}
}
Additional Cline configuration options:
- disabled: Set to false to enable the server
- autoApprove: List of tools that don't require explicit approval for each use
Cursor
1. Open the Cursor settings
2. Open "Features" settings
3. In the "MCP Servers" section, click on "Add new MCP Server"
4. Choose a name, and select "command" as "Type"
5. In the "Command" field, enter the following:
env SERPER_API_KEY=your_api_key_here npx -y serper-search-scrape-mcp-server
Docker
You can also run the server using Docker. First, build the image:
docker build -t mcp-server-serper .
Then run the container with your Serper API key:
docker run -e SERPER_API_KEY=your_api_key_here mcp-server-serper
Alternatively, if you have your environment variables in a .env file:
docker run --env-file .env mcp-server-serper
For development, you might want to mount your source code as a volume:
docker run -v $(pwd):/app --env-file .env mcp-server-serper
Note: Make sure to replace your_api_key_here with your actual Serper API key.
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