From 4ef7c40e8f6d3f09352674a0c1df2343b643cdcf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: litescraper <coding-agent-1@litescrape.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:41:46 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] docs: document Serper.dev-compatible search endpoints

---
 .env.example | 2 ++
 README.md    | 4 ++++
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index f73016c..f3575fe 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ OFFICEQA_DOC_MODE=parsed
 FRONTIER_AGENT_DATASETS_DIR=
 
 # Optional: web search and page fetching.
+# Support any Serper.dev-compatible endpoint (like litescrape.com, serpbase.dev,
+# and others): set SERPER_BASE_URL and a provider-issued SERPER_API_KEY.
 SERPER_API_KEY=
 SERPER_BASE_URL=https://google.serper.dev
 JINA_API_KEY=
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 77273a9..01ee210 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -147,9 +147,13 @@ OPENAI_MODEL=your-model-name
 
 # Optional web research tools
 SERPER_API_KEY=
+SERPER_BASE_URL=https://google.serper.dev
 JINA_API_KEY=
 ```
 
+Support any Serper.dev-compatible endpoint (like litescrape.com, serpbase.dev,
+and others) by setting `SERPER_BASE_URL` and a provider-issued `SERPER_API_KEY`.
+
 Start the TUI:
 
 ```bash