How to integrate Serpapi MCP with Google ADK

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Introduction

This guide walks you through connecting Serpapi to Google ADK using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Serpapi agent that can find latest job postings for python developers, show recent stock news for apple inc, list concerts happening in new york this week through natural language commands.

This guide will help you understand how to give your Google ADK agent real control over a Serpapi account through Composio's Serpapi MCP server.

Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved.

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TL;DR

Here's what you'll learn:
  • Get a Serpapi account set up and connected to Composio
  • Install the Google ADK and Composio packages
  • Create a Composio Tool Router session for Serpapi
  • Build an agent that connects to Serpapi through MCP
  • Interact with Serpapi using natural language

What is Google ADK?

Google ADK (Agents Development Kit) is Google's framework for building AI agents powered by Gemini models. It provides tools for creating agents that can use external services through the Model Context Protocol.

Key features include:

  • Gemini Integration: Native support for Google's Gemini models
  • MCP Toolset: Built-in support for Model Context Protocol tools
  • Streamable HTTP: Connect to external services through streamable HTTP
  • CLI and Web UI: Run agents via command line or web interface

What is the Serpapi MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Serpapi MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your SerpApi account. It provides structured and secure access to real-time search engine results, so your agent can perform actions like scraping search data, analyzing trends, retrieving product listings, and exploring local business information on your behalf.

  • Real-time web search across engines: Instantly fetch structured search results from Google, Bing, Baidu, and DuckDuckGo for any query, including organic results, ads, and rich snippets.
  • Product and marketplace data extraction: Automatically search eBay for products and retrieve detailed, structured product data to power research or price comparison workflows.
  • Event and job listings discovery: Let your agent search Google Events and Google Jobs to uncover upcoming events, conferences, or relevant job postings with granular location and keyword filters.
  • Financial and stock information retrieval: Seamlessly pull the latest company details, stock prices, market news, and trends from Google Finance using a simple query.
  • Location and map-based search: Enable your agent to perform Google Maps searches to find local businesses, attractions, or venues—complete with structured location data and optional GPS-based results.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Search Baidu with QuerySearch Baidu (Chinese search engine) and retrieve search results.
Bing Maps SearchTool to scrape Bing Maps results using SerpApi.
Bing SearchRetrieve Bing Search Engine Results via SerpAPI (requires active SerpAPI connection; if unavailable, use COMPOSIO_SEARCH_WEB or COMPOSIO_SEARCH_NEWS).
DuckDuckGo Light SearchTool to access the world's fastest DuckDuckGo Search API via SerpApi.
DuckDuckGo Maps searchScrapes DuckDuckGo Maps results via SerpApi.
DuckDuckGo searchPerforms a DuckDuckGo search via SerpApi to retrieve SERP data, including organic results, ads, and structured information.
eBay SearchRetrieve eBay Search Results via SerpApi (requires active SerpApi connected account).
Search Google EventsSearches for events (e.
Search financeRetrieves structured financial information (e.
Get Location OptionsTool to get available location options for Google searches.
Get Facebook profile informationTool to retrieve public information from a Facebook profile or page using SerpAPI.
Get Google About This ResultTool to get Google 'About this result' information for a website.
Get Google Hotels AutocompleteTool to get autocomplete suggestions for Google Hotels destination searches.
Get Google Images Related ContentGet related content for a specific Google Images result.
Get Google Patent DetailsTool to retrieve detailed information about a specific patent or scholar document from Google Patents via SerpApi.
Get Search ArchiveTool to retrieve results from a previous async search using its search ID.
Google Domains ListRetrieve the list of supported Google domains for search queries.
Google Forums SearchTool to scrape forum results from Google's Forums Platform using SerpApi.
Google Jobs SearchRetrieve Google Jobs Search Results via SerpApi.
Google Lens searchPerforms reverse image search using Google Lens to find visually similar images, products, and related content.
Google Light SearchRetrieve Google Light Search Results via SerpApi.
Google Maps PostsScrapes Google Maps Posts for a business location via SerpApi.
Google maps searchPerforms a Google Maps search via SERP API.
Google Play Product SearchTool to retrieve detailed Google Play product information using SerpApi.
Google Scholar Author ProfileScrapes full Google Scholar Author page including articles, citations, metrics, and co-authors.
Google Scholar CiteScrapes full Google Scholar Citations with multiple citation formats.
Google Videos Light SearchTool to scrape Google Videos results using SerpApi's ultra-fast Google Videos Light API.
Hotel SearchRetrieve Google Hotel Search Results.
Image searchSearches Google Images via SERP API for a given query, returning structured image results.
Naver SearchTool to search Naver (South Korea's leading search engine) for Korean web results and content.
Search for news articlesSearches Google News (via SerpApi, `tbm=nws`) for articles matching a query; precise key-phrase queries yield best results.
OpenTable Reviews SearchTool to scrape OpenTable restaurant reviews using SerpApi.
Google Play SearchRetrieve Google Play Store Search Results.
Search Google ScholarSearches Google Scholar via SerpApi for academic literature, papers, articles, and citations based on a query.
Serp API searchPerforms a real-time Google search via the SerpAPI connection (must be active; if unavailable, use COMPOSIO_SEARCH_WEB or other COMPOSIO_SEARCH_* tools).
Search Apple App StoreTool to search Apple App Store for iOS and Mac apps.
Google Images Light SearchTool to scrape Google Images results using SerpApi's Google Images Light API.
Search Google Local ServicesSearch Google Local Services for service providers like electricians, plumbers, HVAC technicians, and more.
Search Yelp businessesTool to search Yelp for businesses and places using SerpApi.
Shopping searchSearches Google Shopping via SerpAPI for a specific product, returning structured listings in results.
Google Trends searchFetches Google Trends data; returns relative 0–100 interest indices (not absolute volumes) meaningful only when comparing queries within the same request.
Walmart Product ReviewsTool to scrape full Walmart product reviews using SerpApi's Walmart Product Reviews API.
Walmart SearchRetrieve Walmart Search Results.
Yahoo SearchRetrieve Yahoo!
Yahoo Videos SearchScrape Yahoo!
Yandex Images SearchTool to search Yandex Images for image results with advanced filters.
Yandex SearchRetrieve Yandex Search Results.
YouTube SearchRetrieve YouTube Search Results.

What is the Composio tool router, and how does it fit here?

What is Composio SDK?

Composio's Composio SDK helps agents find the right tools for a task at runtime. You can plug in multiple toolkits (like Gmail, HubSpot, and GitHub), and the agent will identify the relevant app and action to complete multi-step workflows. This can reduce token usage and improve the reliability of tool calls. Read more here: Getting started with Composio SDK

The tool router generates a secure MCP URL that your agents can access to perform actions.

How the Composio SDK works

The Composio SDK follows a three-phase workflow:

  1. Discovery: Searches for tools matching your task and returns relevant toolkits with their details.
  2. Authentication: Checks for active connections. If missing, creates an auth config and returns a connection URL via Auth Link.
  3. Execution: Executes the action using the authenticated connection.

Step-by-step Guide

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:
  • A Google API key for Gemini models
  • A Composio account and API key
  • Python 3.9 or later installed
  • Basic familiarity with Python

Getting API Keys for Google and Composio

Google API Key
  • Go to Google AI Studio and create an API key.
  • Copy the key and keep it safe. You will put this in GOOGLE_API_KEY.
Composio API Key and User ID
  • Log in to the Composio dashboard.
  • Go to Settings → API Keys and copy your Composio API key. Use this for COMPOSIO_API_KEY.
  • Decide on a stable user identifier to scope sessions, often your email or a user ID. Use this for COMPOSIO_USER_ID.

Install dependencies

bash
pip install google-adk composio python-dotenv

Inside your virtual environment, install the required packages.

What's happening:

  • google-adk is Google's Agents Development Kit
  • composio connects your agent to Serpapi via MCP
  • python-dotenv loads environment variables

Set up ADK project

bash
adk create my_agent

Set up a new Google ADK project.

What's happening:

  • This creates an agent folder with a root agent file and .env file

Set environment variables

bash
GOOGLE_API_KEY=your-google-api-key
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your-composio-api-key
COMPOSIO_USER_ID=your-user-id-or-email

Save all your credentials in the .env file.

What's happening:

  • GOOGLE_API_KEY authenticates with Google's Gemini models
  • COMPOSIO_API_KEY authenticates with Composio
  • COMPOSIO_USER_ID identifies the user for session management

Import modules and validate environment

python
import os
import warnings

from composio import Composio
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from google.adk.agents.llm_agent import Agent
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_session_manager import StreamableHTTPConnectionParams
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_toolset import McpToolset

load_dotenv()

warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", message=".*BaseAuthenticatedTool.*")

GOOGLE_API_KEY = os.getenv("GOOGLE_API_KEY")
COMPOSIO_API_KEY = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
COMPOSIO_USER_ID = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_USER_ID")

if not GOOGLE_API_KEY:
    raise ValueError("GOOGLE_API_KEY is not set in the environment.")
if not COMPOSIO_API_KEY:
    raise ValueError("COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set in the environment.")
if not COMPOSIO_USER_ID:
    raise ValueError("COMPOSIO_USER_ID is not set in the environment.")
What's happening:
  • os reads environment variables
  • Composio is the main Composio SDK client
  • GoogleProvider declares that you are using Google ADK as the agent runtime
  • Agent is the Google ADK LLM agent class
  • McpToolset lets the ADK agent call MCP tools over HTTP

Create Composio client and Tool Router session

python
composio_client = Composio(api_key=COMPOSIO_API_KEY)

composio_session = composio_client.create(
    user_id=COMPOSIO_USER_ID,
    toolkits=["serpapi"],
)

COMPOSIO_MCP_URL = composio_session.mcp.url,
print(f"Composio MCP URL: {COMPOSIO_MCP_URL}")
What's happening:
  • Authenticates to Composio with your API key
  • Declares Google ADK as the provider
  • Spins up a short-lived MCP endpoint for your user and selected toolkit
  • Stores the MCP HTTP URL for the ADK MCP integration

Set up the McpToolset and create the Agent

python
composio_toolset = McpToolset(
    connection_params=StreamableHTTPConnectionParams(
        url=COMPOSIO_MCP_URL,
        headers={"x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY}
    )
)

root_agent = Agent(
    model="gemini-2.5-flash",
    name="composio_agent",
    description="An agent that uses Composio tools to perform actions.",
    instruction=(
        "You are a helpful assistant connected to Composio. "
        "You have the following tools available: "
        "COMPOSIO_SEARCH_TOOLS, COMPOSIO_MULTI_EXECUTE_TOOL, "
        "COMPOSIO_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS, COMPOSIO_REMOTE_BASH_TOOL, COMPOSIO_REMOTE_WORKBENCH. "
        "Use these tools to help users with Serpapi operations."
    ),
    tools=[composio_toolset],
)

print("\nAgent setup complete. You can now run this agent directly ;)")
What's happening:
  • Connects the ADK agent to the Composio MCP endpoint through McpToolset
  • Uses Gemini as the model powering the agent
  • Lists exact tool names in instruction to reduce misnamed tool calls

Run the agent

bash
# Run in CLI mode
adk run my_agent

# Or run in web UI mode
adk web

Execute the agent from the project root. The web command opens a web portal where you can chat with the agent.

What's happening:

  • adk run runs the agent in CLI mode
  • adk web . opens a web UI for interactive testing

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Serpapi and Google ADK:

python
import os
import warnings

from composio import Composio
from composio_google import GoogleProvider
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from google.adk.agents.llm_agent import Agent
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_session_manager import StreamableHTTPConnectionParams
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_toolset import McpToolset

load_dotenv()
warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", message=".*BaseAuthenticatedTool.*")

GOOGLE_API_KEY = os.getenv("GOOGLE_API_KEY")
COMPOSIO_API_KEY = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
COMPOSIO_USER_ID = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_USER_ID")

if not GOOGLE_API_KEY:
    raise ValueError("GOOGLE_API_KEY is not set in the environment.")
if not COMPOSIO_API_KEY:
    raise ValueError("COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set in the environment.")
if not COMPOSIO_USER_ID:
    raise ValueError("COMPOSIO_USER_ID is not set in the environment.")

composio_client = Composio(api_key=COMPOSIO_API_KEY, provider=GoogleProvider())

composio_session = composio_client.create(
    user_id=COMPOSIO_USER_ID,
    toolkits=["serpapi"],
)

COMPOSIO_MCP_URL = composio_session.mcp.url


composio_toolset = McpToolset(
    connection_params=StreamableHTTPConnectionParams(
        url=COMPOSIO_MCP_URL,
        headers={"x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY}
    )
)

root_agent = Agent(
    model="gemini-2.5-flash",
    name="composio_agent",
    description="An agent that uses Composio tools to perform actions.",
    instruction=(
        "You are a helpful assistant connected to Composio. "
        "You have the following tools available: "
        "COMPOSIO_SEARCH_TOOLS, COMPOSIO_MULTI_EXECUTE_TOOL, "
        "COMPOSIO_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS, COMPOSIO_REMOTE_BASH_TOOL, COMPOSIO_REMOTE_WORKBENCH. "
        "Use these tools to help users with Serpapi operations."
    ),  
    tools=[composio_toolset],
)

print("\nAgent setup complete. You can now run this agent directly ;)")

Conclusion

You've successfully integrated Serpapi with the Google ADK through Composio's MCP Tool Router. Your agent can now interact with Serpapi using natural language commands.

Key takeaways:

  • The Tool Router approach dynamically routes requests to the appropriate Serpapi tools
  • Environment variables keep your credentials secure and separate from code
  • Clear agent instructions reduce tool calling errors
  • The ADK web UI provides an interactive interface for testing and development

You can extend this setup by adding more toolkits to the toolkits array in your session configuration.

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FAQ

What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Serpapi MCP?

With a standalone Serpapi MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Serpapi tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Serpapi and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Can I use Tool Router MCP with Google ADK?

Yes, you can. Google ADK fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Serpapi tools.

Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Serpapi while using Tool Router?

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Serpapi scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Serpapi data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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