serpapi-web-search agent skill by serpapi
Retrieves structured search data from 130+ engines, including Google Scholar citations, local business details, flight and hotel prices, and job listings.
At a glance
| Publisher | SerpApi Official |
|---|---|
| Repository | serpapi/skills (2 listed skills) |
| Category | Productivity and Knowledge Work |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | July 6, 2026 (repository) |
| SKILL.md | 148 lines, 1,025 words |
| Bundled files | 9 files |
| Quality score | 77/100 · C Passes all seven graded checks |
| Security scan | Not scanned |
| README badge | Get the listing badge and raise the score |
Before you install
Read from the skill's files at the directory's October 19, 2026 snapshot: what ships with it, what its code reads, and the terms it is published under.
- Bundled scripts: none.
- MCP: SKILL.md mentions an MCP server.
- License: MIT, an open-source or open-content license.
Install serpapi-web-search
The skills CLI works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents; the other routes copy the folder by hand.
npx skills add https://github.com/serpapi/skills/tree/master/skills/serpapi-web-searchtmp="$(mktemp -d)"
git clone --depth 1 --branch master https://github.com/serpapi/skills.git "$tmp/repo"
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -R "$tmp/repo/"skills/serpapi-web-search .claude/skills/
rm -rf "$tmp"python3 ~/.codex/skills/.system/skill-installer/scripts/install-skill-from-github.py \
--repo serpapi/skills \
--path skills/serpapi-web-search \
--ref masterserpapi/skills is third-party code. Read SKILL.md and any bundled scripts before you install it.
How the author describes it
Structured search data via 130+ engines — use INSTEAD OF web_search when you need: exact citations (google_scholar), local business details (google_maps), flight prices (google_flights), hotel rates (google_hotels), shopping prices (google_shopping_light), job listings (google_jobs), or any task where web_search gives approximate/unstructured results. Returns machine-readable JSON. Default engine: google_light.
From the description field of SKILL.md. Agents read this line to decide when to load the skill.
Compatibility, from SKILL.md
| Compatibility | Requires: search MCP tool (mcp.serpapi.com), or serpapi CLI, or SDK, or curl. All paths need SERPAPI_KEY. |
|---|
Sections in SKILL.md
- Invocation
- Engine selection
- Gotchas
- Parameters
- Composition
- Errors
- Reference links
Files in the skill folder
LESSONS.mdSKILL.mdrules/ENGINES.mdrules/examples.mdrules/parameters.mdrules/response.mdrules/sdks.mdrules/use-cases.mdserpapi.yaml
Suede Skill Check: 77/100 · C
Report snapshot · · graded-v2
The rubric totals 100 points; published scores are capped at 99. Security scan: not scanned.
Source revision: 046af39d11d6. Report version 9d89cbca954b. Badge URLs follow the latest listing; save the report to keep this version.
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What to review next
- Recent maintenance: 3 of 9 points. 9 for a repository commit within 30 days of the snapshot; 6 within 90; 3 within 180; 1 within 365.
- Example request: 0 of 3 points. 3 when the description quotes an example request (3–60 characters in quotation marks).
- Reference files: 0 of 3 points. 3 when the skill folder ships a references/, reference/ or docs/ folder.
Add declarations and bundled files when they describe the skill’s actual needs. Update the source, then request a fresh review with the changed commit or PR.
serpapi-web-search passes the required frontmatter check and all seven graded checks, which cover the SKILL.md format, a declared license and a commit in the last year. Those checks earn 56 of the score’s points; the rest come from description quality, instruction depth, bundled files, maintenance and curated-list citations. How the score works.
See the checks and points
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Frontmatter parses and declares a name and a description | Pass |
| Name uses lowercase letters, digits and hyphens, 64 characters or fewer | Pass |
| Name matches the skill's folder name | Pass |
| Description is between 50 and 1,024 characters | Pass |
| Description says when an agent should use the skill | Pass |
| SKILL.md body is 500 lines or fewer | Pass |
| A license is declared in the frontmatter or the repository | Pass |
| Repository has a commit in the last 12 months | Pass |
| Score component | Points |
|---|---|
| Structural checks | 56 of 56 |
| Description length | 5 of 5 |
| Boundary clause | 4 of 4 |
| Example request | 0 of 3 |
| Instruction depth | 7 of 7 |
| Reference files | 0 of 3 |
| Bundled scripts | 0 of 2 |
| Recent maintenance | 3 of 9 |
| Curated-list citations | 0 of 7 |
| Tool permissions declared | 0 of 2 |
| Compatibility declared | 2 of 2 |
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serpapi-web-search is listed with 77/100 · C. This badge links to its Suede listing. Skills scoring 80–99 add a numeric and a letter quality shield; the largest open points for serpapi-web-search are recent maintenance (6), example request (3) and reference files (3). Send your repository and the points you want to raise, then request a fresh review after updating the skill.
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serpapi/skills is listed from its publisher's official collection or a listing request.