Universal web search skill for AI coding agents with support for 100+ search engines.
Search the web, news, images, shopping, videos, maps, flights, hotels, jobs, and academic databases directly from your AI agent. Powered by SerpApi.
- Get your API key from the SerpApi Dashboard.
- Set the environment variable:
export SERPAPI_API_KEY=your_key_here - Install the skill to your agent (see Installation below).
- Start searching! See SKILL.md for usage examples.
- SKILL.md: Core skill definition and usage guide.
- ENGINES.md: Catalog of 100+ supported search engines.
- api-key-setup.md: Detailed configuration guide for all agents.
- AGENTS.md: Discovery file for agent integration.
- LICENSE: MIT License terms.
Pick the installation method for your agent.
git clone https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-search-skill.git
cp -r serpapi-search-skill/skills/serpapi-search ~/.claude/skills/
See api-key-setup.md for MCP configuration.
cp -r skills/serpapi-search .cursor/skills/
Or use the Remote Rules URL pointing to your repository's SKILL.md.
cp -r skills/serpapi-search .agents/skills/
# OR
npx ai-agent-skills install serpapi-search
cp -r skills/serpapi-search .windsurf/skills/
cp -r skills/serpapi-search ~/.openclaw/skills/
cp -r skills/serpapi-search .opencode/skills/
OpenCode also automatically reads skills from .claude/skills/ and .agents/skills/.
Download the skill definition directly to any directory:
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/serpapi/serpapi-search-skill/main/skills/serpapi-search/SKILL.md
Configure your SERPAPI_API_KEY for secure access. Detailed instructions for environment variables, MCP settings, and CI/CD are available in api-key-setup.md.
Search across 100+ platforms including Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, YouTube, and Amazon. Use Light endpoints for faster responses and lower cost:
google_light: Fastest general web search (default).google_images_light: Optimized image search.google_news_light: Latest news results.google_shopping_light: Product pricing and availability.google_videos_light: Video search.duckduckgo_light: Privacy-focused web results.
See ENGINES.md for the full list of 107 engines.
MIT License. See LICENSE for details.