Google Search MCP server

This MCP server integrates Google Custom Search functionality with AI assistants using the Model Context Protocol. It allows your AI assistant to search the web and retrieve relevant information from Google.

Installation

Using Smithery (Recommended)

Install the Google Search MCP server automatically for Claude Desktop using Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @gradusnikov/google-search-mcp-server --client claude

Manual Installation

If you prefer to install manually, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/gradusnikov/google-search-mpc-server.git
   cd google-search-mpc-server
   

2. Install the required dependencies:

   pip install fastmcp google-api-python-client python-dotenv
   

Configuration

Before using the server, you need to set up your Google API credentials:

1. Create a .env file in the project root directory with the following variables:

   GOOGLE_API_KEY=your_google_api_key
   GOOGLE_CSE_ID=your_custom_search_engine_id
   

Getting Your Google Credentials

To obtain the necessary credentials:

1. Create a Google Cloud project and enable the Custom Search API
2. Generate an API key from the Google Cloud Console
3. Create a Custom Search Engine at https://cse.google.com/cse/all and get its ID

Running the Server

Standard Method

Start the server using the MCP command:

mcp run google_search_mcp_server.py

Integration with Claude Desktop

To add the server to Claude Desktop, edit the claude_desktop_config.json file located in your Claude directory:

For Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), your configuration might look like:

"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"
    ]
}

Make sure to replace [user] with your actual username and adjust any paths to match your specific installation.

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

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.

For Cursor

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.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

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"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

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.

How to use the MCP server

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.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.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