mcp-server-searchapi
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEARCHAPI_API_KEY | Yes | Your SearchApi API key |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| web_searchA | Search the web via Google (SearchApi). Returns organic results with title, link, snippet, plus optional answer box, knowledge graph and related searches. |
| news_searchA | Search Google News via SearchApi. Returns recent news articles with title, link, source, date and snippet. |
| scholar_searchA | Search Google Scholar via SearchApi. Returns academic results with title, link, publication info, citation count and snippet. |
| youtube_searchA | Search YouTube via SearchApi. Returns videos with title, link, channel, views, published time and length. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 4 tools
Each tool targets a distinct content source (YouTube, web, news, scholar) with specific result types, leaving no ambiguity about which tool to use for a given search need.
All tool names follow a uniform '<source>_search' pattern, making the tool set highly predictable and easy to navigate.
Four tools is a well-scoped set for a search API server, covering the most common search verticals without unnecessary bloat.
The surface covers web, news, academic, and video search, which are fundamental. Minor gaps like image or social search exist but are not critical for the apparent purpose.