Search Google, images, news, maps, shopping, YouTube, jobs, hotels, flights and trends with Zenserp. Hosted by usefulapi — connect from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client.
Team and Enterprise: an Owner adds the connector for the organization first.
Run this command, then run /mcp in Claude Code to log in:
Add to Cursor or add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"zenserp": {
"url": "https://zenserp.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"zenserp": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://zenserp.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}Other MCP clients (Windsurf, Cline, Zed and more): add the URL as a remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP). The client then opens the login page in your browser. Do not add an Authorization header: see Before you connect.
The login page asks for your Zenserp API key.
Find it in your Zenserp dashboard at app.zenserp.com (the key is shown after you log in). Every search the AI runs spends requests from your Zenserp plan's monthly quota. Your key is used only to call the Zenserp API on your behalf; it is never shown to anyone.
Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your Zenserp API key. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.
| Tool | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
zenserp_get_status | read | Get remaining requests The number of search requests left on this Zenserp key's plan (remaining_requests). Free: it spends no quota. GET /v2/status. |
zenserp_search | write | Search the web (SERP) Live search-engine result page as JSON: organic results, ads (paid_results), featured snippets, related questions and searches, knowledge graph. Google by default; set search_engine for Bing, Yandex or DuckDuckGo. SPENDS 1 request of the monthly quota per successful call (failed calls are not charged); do not repeat a call needlessly. ai_overview=true also returns Google's AI Overview and costs 3 requests when one is returned (Small plan or higher). GET /v2/search. |
zenserp_image_search | write | Search Google Images Google image results (thumbnails, source pages, sizes). SPENDS 1 request of the monthly quota per successful call (failed calls are not charged); do not repeat a call needlessly. Each page holds 100 images. GET /v2/search (tbm=isch). |
zenserp_news_search | write | Search Google News Google News results for a query: title, source, date, snippet. SPENDS 1 request of the monthly quota per successful call (failed calls are not charged); do not repeat a call needlessly. GET /v2/search (tbm=nws). |
zenserp_video_search | write | Search Google Videos Google video results for a query (title, channel, length, link). SPENDS 1 request of the monthly quota per successful call (failed calls are not charged); do not repeat a call needlessly. GET /v2/search (tbm=vid). |
zenserp_maps_search | write | Search Google local and maps Google local/maps results: shops, cafes and other businesses with address, rating, phone and coordinates. Set location for accurate results. SPENDS 1 request of the monthly quota per successful call (failed calls are not charged); do not repeat a call needlessly. GET /v2/search (tbm=lcl). |
zenserp_shopping_search | write | Search Google Shopping Google Shopping listings for a query: product, price, merchant, rating, and the product_id for zenserp_shopping_product. SPENDS 1 request of the monthly quota per successful call (failed calls are not charged); do not repeat a call needlessly. GET /v2/search (tbm=shop). |
zenserp_youtube_search | write | Search YouTube YouTube search results (videos, channels, ads) for a query, optionally by location. SPENDS 1 request of the monthly quota per successful call (failed calls are not charged); do not repeat a call needlessly. GET /v2/search (search_engine=youtube.com). |
zenserp_reverse_image_search | write | Reverse image search Pages and sources that contain a given image (Google reverse image search). SPENDS 1 request of the monthly quota per successful call (failed calls are not charged); do not repeat a call needlessly. GET /v2/search (image_url). |
zenserp_jobs_search | write | Search Google Jobs Google Jobs listings for a query (jobs_results: title, company, location, source, apply url). Google returns one page; there is no paging. SPENDS 1 request of the monthly quota per successful call (failed calls are not charged); do not repeat a call needlessly. GET /v2/search (ibp=htl;jobs). |
zenserp_shopping_product | write | Get Google Shopping product page Product page data from Google Shopping: description, merchant offers, variations. product_id comes from zenserp_shopping_search. With gpc_id (from the same result) it returns the whole product cluster across merchants. SPENDS 1 request of the monthly quota per successful call (failed calls are not charged); do not repeat a call needlessly. GET /v1/shopping. |
zenserp_hotels | write | Search Google Hotels Google Hotels offers for a hotel or place. Send check_in and check_out together, or Google falls back to today's rates. SPENDS 1 request of the monthly quota per successful call (failed calls are not charged); do not repeat a call needlessly. GET /v1/hotels. |
zenserp_flights | write | Search Google Flights Google Flights options. Best: origin and destination as 3-letter airport codes plus departure_date (dates and curr are honoured only then). A free-text q or a tfs string from a Google Flights URL also works. SPENDS 1 request of the monthly quota per successful call (failed calls are not charged); do not repeat a call needlessly. GET /v1/flights. |
zenserp_trends | write | Get Google Trends Trending searches from Google Trends for a country, optionally narrowed to given keywords or a category. Trending data covers at most the past 7 days. SPENDS 1 request of the monthly quota per successful call (failed calls are not charged); do not repeat a call needlessly. GET /v1/trends. |
zenserp_answer_engine | write | Ask an AI answer engine Send a prompt to an AI answer engine (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini or Copilot) and get its answer_text with citations; with brand it also reports whether and where that brand was cited. SPENDS quota at Zenserp's premium per-answer rate (see Zenserp pricing), is slow (seconds to a minute), and must not be repeated needlessly. Plan gate: Medium unlocks ChatGPT, Large adds Perplexity, Premium adds Gemini, Enterprise adds Copilot. GET /v1/answer-engine. |
zenserp_list_search_engines | read | List search engines The search engine hosts Zenserp supports (values for search_engine). GET /v2/search_engines. The docs do not say whether helper lists are charged; they are not searches. |
zenserp_list_languages | read | List languages (hl) The supported interface language codes (values for hl). GET /v2/hl. |
zenserp_list_countries | read | List countries (gl) The supported country codes (values for gl). GET /v2/gl. |
zenserp_search_locations | read | Search geo locations The supported geo locations (values for location), as Google's canonical names. The list is long: pass query to keep only entries that contain it, and limit to cap the count. GET /v2/locations. |
zenserp_usage_status | Usage status (free-tier meter) Report the caller's current free-tier usage this month: calls used, monthly limit, remaining, and whether the cap is reached. Read-only; does not count against the meter. | |
zenserp_request_feature | Request a missing feature Tell usefulapi that the user needs something the Zenserp tools cannot do yet (a missing tool, field or filter). Call it only when the user asks for something none of the tools can do, and tell the user that you send the request. Do not call it for errors or for normal requests. Do not include personal data, credentials or customer records. Stored with the product name and the client type (for example Claude or Cursor), without the user's account. At most 5 requests per day. Does not count against the meter. | |
zenserp_upgrade | Upgrade to Pro (unlimited) Subscribe to the Pro plan for UNLIMITED Zenserp tool calls (the free tier caps monthly usage). Choose monthly ($9/month) or yearly ($90/year — 2 months free) billing. Returns a Stripe Checkout link to open in your browser; after payment your account upgrades automatically. Does not count against the meter. | |
zenserp_cancel_subscription | Cancel the Pro subscription Cancel the caller's Zenserp Pro subscription at the end of the paid period (no refund for the current period; unlimited calls continue until then, then the free tier applies). Requires confirm: true. Run zenserp_upgrade later to undo the cancel before the period ends. Does not count against the meter. |
| Plan | Price | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 100 tool calls / month |
| Proper API key | $9/mo · $90/yr | Unlimited |
Pro covers this Zenserp server only. Subscribe with zenserp_upgrade (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). Cancel any time with zenserp_cancel_subscription: Pro continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and running zenserp_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Zenserp. The server calls the Zenserp API with your own Zenserp access, so it sees only the data that your account can see.
The login page asks for your Zenserp API key. See Before you connect for where to find it.
No. Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your Zenserp API key. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.
The login stores them encrypted in the authorization grant of your connection. The server uses them to call the Zenserp API for you and to derive a private account id for usage metering. usefulapi does not show them on any page or in any reply. To stop all access, remove the connector and change or delete these credentials in Zenserp.
Yes, if you approve it. 14 of the 19 Zenserp tools can create or change data. The other 5 are marked read-only. Most MCP clients ask you to approve a tool call before it runs.
The Free plan gives 100 tool calls / month. Pro costs $9/mo or $90/yr, with unlimited tool calls, for this Zenserp server only. Run zenserp_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run zenserp_upgrade: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. To cancel, run zenserp_cancel_subscription. Pro continues to the end of the paid period.
Tell the AI what you wanted to do. It can send the request with zenserp_request_feature. We store the text with the server name, the type of AI client and the tool you tried, not with your account, and read every request when we plan new tools. You can send up to 5 requests per day.
Any client that supports remote MCP servers (Streamable HTTP) with OAuth login: Claude (web and desktop), Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and others.
This is a Model Context Protocol endpoint — meant to be connected from an AI client, not opened in a browser. An invalid_token response at the URL is the auth gate working as designed; clients authenticate automatically.