MCP Serp vs MCPSerp

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Serp and MCPSerp MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose MCP Serp when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: serp_google_search, serp_google_images, serp_google_news.

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Choose MCPSerp when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (BYOK (Pay Provider Direct)).
• You have access to required keys: ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN.
• Primary tools included: serp_google_search, serp_google_images, serp_google_news.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	MCP Serp Search & Data Extraction	MCPSerp AceDataCloud Search & Data Extraction
Summary	MCP server for Google search results via SERP API	Google SERP search including web, images, news, maps, places, videos, and knowledge graph results via Ace Data Cloud API.
Category & Scope	Search & Data Extraction	Search & Data Extraction

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-serp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-serp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "acedatacloud-mcpserp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-serp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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