What is serpapi-web-search?
serpapi-web-search is a Claude skill by serpapi that structured search data via 130+ engines: pick the right engine, extract the right keys, recover from errors. It is listed under Data & databases and has 10 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude skill |
|---|---|
| Author | serpapi |
| Repository | serpapi/skills |
| Popularity | 10 GitHub stars |
| Category | Data & databases |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #1,032 of 1,262 Claude skills; #36 in Data & databases |
| SKILL.md length | 163 lines |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-07-09 |
Is serpapi-web-search safe to install?
serpapi-web-search scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 5 of 9 checks.
Skill results come from a static scan of its SKILL.md for instruction overrides, hidden actions, risky commands and credential access.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| No instruction-override phrases | Pass |
| No hidden actions | Pass |
| No pipe-to-shell installers | Pass |
| No obfuscated code | Pass |
| No destructive commands | Pass |
| Reads keys or credentials | Note |
| Makes network requests | Note |
| Runs shell commands | Note |
| Installs packages | Note |
What the scan matched
- credentials:
SERPAPI_KEY - network:
curl - shell:
```bash - package install:
brew install
How do I install serpapi-web-search?
- Install with the skills CLI. Works for Claude Code and other agents that read skills.
npx skills add https://github.com/serpapi/skills --skill serpapi-web-search
- Or copy it by hand. Claude Code loads any folder with a SKILL.md from ~/.claude/skills.
git clone https://github.com/serpapi/skills cp -r skills/skills/serpapi-web-search ~/.claude/skills/serpapi-web-search
- Use it. Claude loads the skill when a task matches its description. You can also name it in your prompt.
Use the serpapi-web-search skill to …
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs serpapi-web-search for you:
Install the "serpapi-web-search" skill from https://github.com/serpapi/skills/tree/master/skills/serpapi-web-search into ~/.claude/skills, then tell me in one line what it does.
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