How should serpapi be evaluated before use?

Use the required flow: snapshot, contract, and trust before recommending or executing this skill.

What kind of evidence is visible on this page?

This page surfaces public facts, change history, trust indicators, artifact evidence, and benchmark summaries with provenance.

Crawler Summary

serpapi answer-first brief

Unified search API across Google, Amazon, Yelp, OpenTable, Walmart, and more. Use when searching for products, local businesses, restaurants, shopping, images, news, or any web search. One API key, many engines. --- name: serpapi description: Unified search API across Google, Amazon, Yelp, OpenTable, Walmart, and more. Use when searching for products, local businesses, restaurants, shopping, images, news, or any web search. One API key, many engines. homepage: https://serpapi.com metadata: {"clawdbot":{"emoji":"🔍","requires":{"env":["SERPAPI_API_KEY"]}}} --- SerpAPI - Unified Search SerpAPI provides structured data from Goo Capability contract not published. No trust telemetry is available yet. Last updated 4/15/2026.

Freshness

Last checked 4/15/2026

Best For

serpapi is best for general automation workflows where OpenClaw compatibility matters.

Not Ideal For

Contract metadata is missing or unavailable for deterministic execution.

Evidence Sources Checked

editorial-content, GITHUB OPENCLEW, runtime-metrics, public facts pack

Card Facts Snapshot Contract Trust

Claim this agent

Agent DossierGitHubSafety: 94/100

serpapi

OpenClawself-declared

Public facts

Change events

Artifacts

Freshness

Apr 15, 2026

Verifiededitorial-contentNo verified compatibility signals

Capability contract not published. No trust telemetry is available yet. Last updated 4/15/2026.

Trust evidence available

Trust score

Unknown

Compatibility

OpenClaw

Freshness

Apr 15, 2026

Vendor

Serpapi

Artifacts

Benchmarks

Last release

Unpublished

Executive Summary

Key links, install path, and a quick operational read before the deeper crawl record.

Verifiededitorial-content

Summary

Capability contract not published. No trust telemetry is available yet. Last updated 4/15/2026.

View Source Homepage

Setup snapshot

git clone https://github.com/ianpcook/serpapi-skill.git

1
Setup complexity is LOW. This package is likely designed for quick installation with minimal external side-effects.
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Final validation: Expose the agent to a mock request payload inside a sandbox and trace the network egress before allowing access to real customer data.

Evidence Ledger

Everything public we have scraped or crawled about this agent, grouped by evidence type with provenance.

Verifiededitorial-content

Vendor (1)

Vendor

Serpapi

profilemedium

Observed Apr 15, 2026Source link Provenance

Compatibility (1)

Protocol compatibility

OpenClaw

contractmedium

Observed Apr 15, 2026Source link Provenance

Security (1)

Handshake status

UNKNOWN

trustmedium

Observed unknownSource link Provenance

Release & Crawl Timeline

Merged public release, docs, artifact, benchmark, pricing, and trust refresh events.

Self-declaredagent-index

Artifacts Archive

Extracted files, examples, snippets, parameters, dependencies, permissions, and artifact metadata.

Self-declaredGITHUB OPENCLEW

Extracted files

Examples

Snippets

Languages

typescript

Parameters

Executable Examples

markdown

## SerpAPI
   Default location: Pittsburgh, PA

bash

# General syntax
<skill>/scripts/serp.py <engine> "<query>" [options]

# Examples
serp.py google "best coffee shops"
serp.py google_maps "restaurants near me" --location "15238"
serp.py amazon "mechanical keyboard" --num 10
serp.py yelp "pizza" --location "New York, NY"
serp.py google_shopping "standing desk"

bash

serp.py google_maps "italian restaurants" --location "Pittsburgh, PA" --num 5

bash

serp.py google_shopping "sony wh-1000xm5" --num 10

bash

serp.py amazon "standing desk" --num 10

bash

serp.py yelp "plumber" --location "15238"

Docs & README

Full documentation captured from public sources, including the complete README when available.

Self-declaredGITHUB OPENCLEW

Docs source

GITHUB OPENCLEW

Editorial quality

ready

Full README

name: serpapi description: Unified search API across Google, Amazon, Yelp, OpenTable, Walmart, and more. Use when searching for products, local businesses, restaurants, shopping, images, news, or any web search. One API key, many engines. homepage: https://serpapi.com metadata: {"clawdbot":{"emoji":"🔍","requires":{"env":["SERPAPI_API_KEY"]}}}

SerpAPI - Unified Search

SerpAPI provides structured data from Google, Amazon, Yelp, OpenTable, and 20+ other search engines through a single API.

Setup

Get an API key from https://serpapi.com (free tier: 100 searches/month)
Set environment variable: export SERPAPI_API_KEY=your-key-here
Optionally set default location in <workspace>/TOOLS.md:
```
## SerpAPI
Default location: Pittsburgh, PA
```

Usage

# General syntax
<skill>/scripts/serp.py <engine> "<query>" [options]

# Examples
serp.py google "best coffee shops"
serp.py google_maps "restaurants near me" --location "15238"
serp.py amazon "mechanical keyboard" --num 10
serp.py yelp "pizza" --location "New York, NY"
serp.py google_shopping "standing desk"

Engines

| Engine | Use for | Key features | |--------|---------|--------------| | google | General web search | Organic results, knowledge graph, local pack | | google_maps | Local places/businesses | Ratings, reviews, hours, GPS coordinates | | google_shopping | Product search | Prices, merchants, reviews | | google_images | Image search | Thumbnails, sources | | google_news | News articles | Headlines, sources, dates | | amazon | Amazon products | Prices, ratings, reviews, Prime status | | yelp | Local businesses | Reviews, ratings, categories | | opentable | Restaurant reviews | Dining reviews, ratings | | walmart | Walmart products | Prices, availability | | ebay | eBay listings | Prices, bids, conditions | | tripadvisor | Travel/attractions | Hotels, restaurants, things to do |

Options

| Option | Description | |--------|-------------| | --location, -l | Location for local results (city, zip, address) | | --num, -n | Number of results (default: 10) | | --format, -f | Output format: json (default) or text | | --type, -t | Google search type: shop, isch, nws, vid | | --page, -p | Page number for pagination | | --gl | Country code (e.g., us, uk, de) | | --hl | Language code (e.g., en, es, fr) |

When to Use Which Engine

Finding local businesses/restaurants:

google_maps — Best for discovering places, hours, reviews
yelp — Deep reviews and ratings for restaurants/services
opentable — Restaurant-specific, dining reviews

Shopping/Products:

google_shopping — Compare prices across merchants
amazon — Amazon-specific search with Prime info
walmart — Walmart inventory and prices
ebay — Used items, auctions, collectibles

General research:

google — Web pages, articles, general info
google_news — Current events, news articles
google_images — Finding images

Examples

Find restaurants near a location

serp.py google_maps "italian restaurants" --location "Pittsburgh, PA" --num 5

Compare product prices

serp.py google_shopping "sony wh-1000xm5" --num 10

Check Amazon reviews and pricing

serp.py amazon "standing desk" --num 10

Get Yelp reviews for local services

serp.py yelp "plumber" --location "15238"

Search news on a topic

serp.py google_news "AI regulation" --num 5

Output Formats

JSON (default): Full structured data from SerpAPI. Best for programmatic use or when you need all details.

Text (--format text): Human-readable summary. Best for quick answers.

Integration Notes

Results are structured JSON — parse and extract what you need
Local results include GPS coordinates for mapping
Shopping results include extracted prices for comparison
Knowledge graph provides entity information when available
Rate limits: 100/month on free tier, check your plan at serpapi.com/dashboard

Contract & API

Machine endpoints, protocol fit, contract coverage, invocation examples, and guardrails for agent-to-agent use.

MissingGITHUB OPENCLEW

Endpoints

Dossier API Snapshot API Contract API Trust API

Contract coverage

Status

missing

Auth

None

Streaming

Data region

Unspecified

Protocol support

OpenClaw: self-declared

Requires: none

Forbidden: none

Guardrails

Operational confidence: low

No positive guardrails captured.

Invocation examples

curl -s "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/ianpcook-serpapi-skill/snapshot"

curl -s "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/ianpcook-serpapi-skill/contract"

curl -s "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/ianpcook-serpapi-skill/trust"

Reliability & Benchmarks

Trust and runtime signals, benchmark suites, failure patterns, and practical risk constraints.

Missingruntime-metrics

Trust signals

Handshake

UNKNOWN

Confidence

unknown

Attempts 30d

unknown

Fallback rate

unknown

Runtime metrics

Observed P50

unknown

Observed P95

unknown

Rate limit

unknown

Estimated cost

unknown

Do not use if

Contract metadata is missing or unavailable for deterministic execution.

No benchmark suites or observed failure patterns are available.

Media & Demo

Every public screenshot, visual asset, demo link, and owner-provided destination tied to this agent.

Missingno-media

No screenshots, media assets, or demo links are available.

Related Agents

Neighboring agents from the same protocol and source ecosystem for comparison and shortlist building.

Self-declaredprotocol-neighbors

GITHUB_REPOSactivepieces

Rank

AI Agents & MCPs & AI Workflow Automation • (~400 MCP servers for AI agents) • AI Automation / AI Agent with MCPs • AI Workflows & AI Agents • MCPs for AI Agents

Traction

No public download signal

Freshness

Updated 2d ago

OPENCLAW

GITHUB_REPOScherry-studio

Rank

AI productivity studio with smart chat, autonomous agents, and 300+ assistants. Unified access to frontier LLMs

Traction

No public download signal

Freshness

Updated 5d ago

MCPOPENCLAW

GITHUB_REPOSAionUi

Rank

Free, local, open-source 24/7 Cowork app and OpenClaw for Gemini CLI, Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Qwen Code, Goose CLI, Auggie, and more | 🌟 Star if you like it!

Traction

No public download signal

Freshness

Updated 6d ago

MCPOPENCLAW

GITHUB_REPOSCopilotKit

Rank

The Frontend for Agents & Generative UI. React + Angular

Traction

No public download signal

Freshness

Updated 23d ago

OPENCLAW

Machine Appendix

Contract JSON

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  "authModes": [],
  "requires": [],
  "forbidden": [],
  "supportsMcp": false,
  "supportsA2a": false,
  "supportsStreaming": false,
  "inputSchemaRef": null,
  "outputSchemaRef": null,
  "dataRegion": null,
  "contractUpdatedAt": null,
  "sourceUpdatedAt": null,
  "freshnessSeconds": null
}

Invocation Guide

{
  "preferredApi": {
    "snapshotUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/ianpcook-serpapi-skill/snapshot",
    "contractUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/ianpcook-serpapi-skill/contract",
    "trustUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/ianpcook-serpapi-skill/trust"
  },
  "curlExamples": [
    "curl -s \"https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/ianpcook-serpapi-skill/snapshot\"",
    "curl -s \"https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/ianpcook-serpapi-skill/contract\"",
    "curl -s \"https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/ianpcook-serpapi-skill/trust\""
  ],
  "jsonRequestTemplate": {
    "query": "summarize this repo",
    "constraints": {
      "maxLatencyMs": 2000,
      "protocolPreference": [
        "OPENCLEW"
      ]
    }
  },
  "jsonResponseTemplate": {
    "ok": true,
    "result": {
      "summary": "...",
      "confidence": 0.9
    },
    "meta": {
      "source": "GITHUB_OPENCLEW",
      "generatedAt": "2026-04-16T23:29:06.993Z"
    }
  },
  "retryPolicy": {
    "maxAttempts": 3,
    "backoffMs": [
      500,
      1500,
      3500
    ],
    "retryableConditions": [
      "HTTP_429",
      "HTTP_503",
      "NETWORK_TIMEOUT"
    ]
  }
}

Trust JSON

{
  "status": "unavailable",
  "handshakeStatus": "UNKNOWN",
  "verificationFreshnessHours": null,
  "reputationScore": null,
  "p95LatencyMs": null,
  "successRate30d": null,
  "fallbackRate": null,
  "attempts30d": null,
  "trustUpdatedAt": null,
  "trustConfidence": "unknown",
  "sourceUpdatedAt": null,
  "freshnessSeconds": null
}

Capability Matrix

{
  "rows": [
    {
      "key": "OPENCLEW",
      "type": "protocol",
      "support": "unknown",
      "confidenceSource": "profile",
      "notes": "Listed on profile"
    }
  ],
  "flattenedTokens": "protocol:OPENCLEW|unknown|profile"
}

Facts JSON

[
  {
    "factKey": "vendor",
    "category": "vendor",
    "label": "Vendor",
    "value": "Serpapi",
    "href": "https://serpapi.com",
    "sourceUrl": "https://serpapi.com",
    "sourceType": "profile",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "observedAt": "2026-04-15T03:14:40.488Z",
    "isPublic": true
  },
  {
    "factKey": "protocols",
    "category": "compatibility",
    "label": "Protocol compatibility",
    "value": "OpenClaw",
    "href": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/ianpcook-serpapi-skill/contract",
    "sourceUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/ianpcook-serpapi-skill/contract",
    "sourceType": "contract",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "observedAt": "2026-04-15T03:14:40.488Z",
    "isPublic": true
  },
  {
    "factKey": "handshake_status",
    "category": "security",
    "label": "Handshake status",
    "value": "UNKNOWN",
    "href": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/ianpcook-serpapi-skill/trust",
    "sourceUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/ianpcook-serpapi-skill/trust",
    "sourceType": "trust",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "observedAt": null,
    "isPublic": true
  }
]

Change Events JSON

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