This MCP server provides Google Custom Search functionality through the Model Context Protocol, allowing you to integrate Google search capabilities with AI assistants like Claude.
Install the Google Search MCP server automatically with Smithery for Claude Desktop:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @gradusnikov/google-search-mcp-server --client claude
If you prefer to install manually, follow these steps:
Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/gradusnikov/google-search-mpc-server.git
cd google-search-mpc-server
Install required dependencies:
pip install fastmcp google-api-python-client python-dotenv
The server requires Google API credentials to function. Create a .env
file in the project root directory with:
GOOGLE_API_KEY=your_google_api_key
GOOGLE_CSE_ID=your_custom_search_engine_id
To obtain the necessary credentials:
The simplest way to run the server:
mcp run google_search_mcp_server.py
For permanent integration with Claude Desktop, add the server configuration to your claude_desktop_config.json
file.
Example configuration for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL):
"google-search": {
"command": "wsl.exe",
"args": [
"bash",
"-c",
"source /home/[user]/anaconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh && conda activate mcp && /home/[user]/anaconda3/bin/mcp run /home/[user]/google-search-mpc-server/google_search_mcp_server.py"
]
}
Replace [user]
with your actual username and adjust paths as needed for your environment.
To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:
claude mcp add-json "google-search" '{"command":"wsl.exe","args":["bash","-c","source /home/[user]/anaconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh && conda activate mcp && /home/[user]/anaconda3/bin/mcp run /home/[user]/google-search-mpc-server/google_search_mcp_server.py"]}'
See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.
There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json
file so that it is available in all of your projects.
If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json
file.
To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".
When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json
file will be opened and you can add your server like this:
{
"mcpServers": {
"google-search": {
"command": "wsl.exe",
"args": [
"bash",
"-c",
"source /home/[user]/anaconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh && conda activate mcp && /home/[user]/anaconda3/bin/mcp run /home/[user]/google-search-mpc-server/google_search_mcp_server.py"
]
}
}
}
To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json
file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.
Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.
The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.
You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.
To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:
1. Find your configuration file:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
2. Add this to your configuration file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"google-search": {
"command": "wsl.exe",
"args": [
"bash",
"-c",
"source /home/[user]/anaconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh && conda activate mcp && /home/[user]/anaconda3/bin/mcp run /home/[user]/google-search-mpc-server/google_search_mcp_server.py"
]
}
}
}
3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect