google_web_search

Perform web searches using the Google Custom Search API to gather diverse information, news, articles, or online content. Supports pagination and filtering by site or type for targeted results.

Instructions

Performs a web search using the Google Custom Search API, ideal for general queries, news, articles, and online content. Use this for broad information gathering, recent events, or when you need diverse web sources. Supports pagination and filtering by site or type. Maximum 10 results per request, with start index for pagination.

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description
`count`	No	Number of results (1-10, default 5)
`query`	Yes	Search query
`site`	No	Optional: Limit search to specific site (e.g., 'site:example.com')
`start`	No	Pagination start index (default 1)

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "properties": {
    "count": {
      "default": 5,
      "description": "Number of results (1-10, default 5)",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "query": {
      "description": "Search query",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "site": {
      "default": "",
      "description": "Optional: Limit search to specific site (e.g., 'site:example.com')",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "start": {
      "default": 1,
      "description": "Pagination start index (default 1)",
      "type": "number"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Google Search MCP Server