How do I install the Serpapi skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add modbender/serpapi-2 in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

Is Serpapi safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Independent scanners report: SkillSpector: PASS, Skill Scanner: PASS. Capability flags: executes scripts, reads secrets. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Serpapi?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Serpapi free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Serpapi?

modbender (@modbender) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Serpapi by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Serpapi
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: modbender

Serpapi

Search Google via SerpAPI (Google Search, Google News, Google Local). Use when you need to search the web, find news articles, or look up local businesses. Supports country/language targeting for region-specific results.

modbender Updated Sep 22, 2026 12 repo stars

File contents

SerpAPI Search

Search Google via SerpAPI with country/language targeting.

Quick start

# Google Search
{baseDir}/scripts/search.sh "artificial intelligence B2B" --country br --lang pt

# Google News
{baseDir}/scripts/search.sh "inteligência artificial" --engine google_news --country br --lang pt

# Google Local
{baseDir}/scripts/search.sh "AI companies" --engine google_local --country us --location "San Francisco, California"

Engines

Engine	Use case	Key results field
`google`	Web search (default)	`organic_results`
`google_news`	News articles	`news_results`
`google_local`	Local businesses/places	`local_results`

Options

Flag	Description	Default
`--engine`	`google`, `google_news`, `google_local`	`google`
`--country`	2-letter country code (`br`, `us`, `de`, etc.)	`us`
`--lang`	Language code (`pt`, `en`, `es`, etc.)	`en`
`--location`	Location string (e.g. `"São Paulo, Brazil"`)	—
`--num`	Number of results	`10`
`--json`	Raw JSON output	off

API key

Set SERPAPI_API_KEY env var, or store it:

mkdir -p ~/.config/serpapi
echo "your_key_here" > ~/.config/serpapi/api_key
chmod 600 ~/.config/serpapi/api_key

Common country codes

br (Brazil), us (USA), pt (Portugal), de (Germany), fr (France), es (Spain), gb (UK), jp (Japan), in (India).

Frequently asked questions