> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://agno-v2-studio-tools-doc.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Serper

> Use Serper tools with Agno agents.

Enable Agno agents with Serper tools for fast, cost-effective gateway to the entire Google Search ecosystem. Unlike traditional search tools, Serper is designed specifically for developers, returning structured JSON that agents can parse instantly.

## Prerequisites

* Get an API key from [https://serper.dev/](https://serper.dev/)
* Set your API key as an environment variable:
  `export SERPER_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"`
* Alternatively, pass API\_KEY to the SerperTools class

```python theme={null}

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.tools.serper import SerperTools

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

agent = Agent(
    tools=[SerperTools()],
)

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
    agent.print_response(
        "Search for the latest news about artificial intelligence developments",
        markdown=True,
    )

    # Example 2: Google Scholar Search
    # agent.print_response(
    #     "Find 2 recent academic papers about large language model safety and alignment",
    #     markdown=True,
    # )

    # Example 3: Web Scraping
    # agent.print_response(
    #     "Scrape and summarize the main content from this OpenAI blog post: https://openai.com/index/gpt-4/",
    #     markdown=True
    # )
```

## Run the Example

```bash theme={null}
# Clone and setup repo
git clone https://github.com/agno-agi/agno.git
cd agno/cookbook/91_tools

# Create and activate virtual environment
./scripts/demo_setup.sh
source .venvs/demo/bin/activate

python serper_tools.py
```

For details, see [Serper cookbook](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/blob/main/cookbook/91_tools/serper_tools.py).