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How to connect Serper to Claude

Connect Claude Web, Desktop and Cowork to Serper MCP. Get top google results for ai regulation, extract main content from example.com article, and more using natural language, with authentication handled for you.

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Serper is a search API that returns Google search results, place data, autocomplete, and webpage extraction. It provides structured, up-to-date web and place information for programmatic use.

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Introduction

Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant, available on the web, in the desktop app, and on mobile. Cowork is its agent for knowledge work, and it runs on all of those surfaces too. Connected to your apps, Claude can work with your files and services to accomplish complex tasks on your behalf.

This guide walks you through the easiest and most secure way to connect your Serper account to Claude via Composio Connect, enabling it to get top Google results for AI regulation, extract main content from example.com article, list nearby coffee shops with ratings, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

Setup is the same on Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork, and you only need to do it once. The connector is tied to your account, so it's available in all three.

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Connecting Serper to Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork

Two ways to add the Composio connector. Pick whichever you prefer.

1. Add with one click

Click the button. Claude opens with the Composio connector filled in. Click Add, then go to step 2.

Add to Claude

Add manually

In Claude Desktop, click Customize in the left sidebar, then select Connectors and click the + icon at the top.

Claude Desktop connectors screen with Add custom connector selected

Click Add custom connector and paste in the Composio MCP server URL:

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https://connect.composio.dev/mcp
Add custom connector dialog with Composio MCP server URL

2. Authorize in your browser

Click Connect. You'll be redirected to a browser window where you can authorize Composio to continue.

Composio authorization screen for Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork

3. Connect your Serper account

Back in Claude, ask it to connect to Serper or give it any Serper-related task.

For example, ask Claude to:

  • "Get top Google results for AI regulation"
  • "Extract main content from example.com article"
  • "List nearby coffee shops with ratings"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

That's it. Composio's tools are now available in Claude, and your Serper account is ready to use.

What is the Serper Claude Connector, and what's possible with it?

The Serper MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Serper account. It provides structured and secure access so your agent can perform Serper operations on your behalf.

Troubleshooting

1. Why does Claude not use the Composio connector for Serper?

The connector can show as connected, but Claude must use it in each Serper conversation.

  • Click + at the lower left of the chat, or type /.
  • Hover Connectors.
  • Turn on Composio.
  • Ask Claude to connect to Serper again.

2. Why does Claude show an MCP server error before Serper connects?

Claude can show Couldn't reach the MCP server or Authorization with the MCP server failed when you add the connector for Serper.

  • Check that the connector URL is https://connect.composio.dev/mcp.
  • Connectors run from Anthropic's cloud, so your device network is usually not the problem.
  • Add the connector again from Customize > Connectors, then ask Claude to connect Serper.
  • If it fails again, send the error and the ofid_ reference id to support@composio.dev.

3. Why does the Serper authorization link not work?

The Composio connector is one server. Your Serper account connects separately when Claude asks for it.

  • If the browser does not open, or the link expires, ask Claude to retry the Serper connection.
  • Composio creates a fresh Serper authorization link.
  • Open that link in your browser and finish the Serper sign-in.

4. Why do Serper actions fail after they worked before?

The Serper connection can expire or lose permission.

  • Ask Claude to inspect the Serper connection.
  • If the connection is unhealthy, disconnect it when Claude prompts you.
  • Reconnect the Serper account and retry the action.
  • If Claude shows a permission prompt, approve it before Claude changes data in Serper.
  • If the action still fails with a permission error, check that the connected account has that permission in Serper itself.

5. How do I switch to a different Serper account?

Claude can manage the Serper connection for you.

  • Ask Claude to disconnect or delete the current Serper account.
  • Ask Claude to connect Serper again.
  • Open the new Composio authorization link for Serper.
  • Sign in with the other Serper account in the browser.
  • After the account connects, ask Claude to retry the Serper task.

6. Why is my Serper connection missing in Claude Desktop or on a Team plan?

The connector belongs to your Claude account, so your Serper connection works in Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork.

  • In Claude Desktop, open Customize > Connectors.
  • Next to Composio, click ⋮ and click Clear cache.
  • If Serper tools still do not appear, click ⋮, disconnect, remove the connector, and add it again.
  • On Team or Enterprise, an Owner or Primary Owner must enable the connector before you can connect Serper.
TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Serper action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Batch Search the Web

Run 1-10 independent first-page Google web searches in one native Serper request.

Get Search Suggestions

Return Google autocomplete suggestions for a partial search query without running a full search.

List Locations

Find canonical Serper location names and country codes for localizing search requests; this lookup consumes no search credits.

List Place Reviews

Return paginated Google reviews for one place identified by Place ID, feature ID, or CID, with optional sorting and topic filtering.

Scrape Webpage

Ask Serper to fetch one webpage and return extracted text, metadata, and optionally markdown, links, images, and videos.

Search Images

Search Google Images and return one page of source pages, full image URLs, thumbnails, dimensions, and positions.

Search Maps

Search Google Maps by text, Place ID, or CID, optionally constrained to a viewport, and return one page of rich place identifiers and contact details.

Search News

Search recent Google News coverage and return one page of article titles, links, sources, publication times, snippets, and images when available.

Search Scholar

Search Google Scholar and return one page of academic publications with citation counts, publication metadata, snippets, and PDF links when available.

Search Shopping

Search Google Shopping and return one page of products, prices, merchants, offers, ratings, images, and product IDs.

Search the Web

Search Google web results and return one page of organic links plus available answer, knowledge, question, related-search, and top-story sections.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

Yes, you can. Claude Cowork 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 Serper tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Serper 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.

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 Serper data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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