MCP Server for Google Search

A Model Context Protocol server that provides web search capabilities using Google Custom Search API and webpage content extraction functionality.

Tools

Search

Perform web searches using Google Custom Search API:

Search the entire web or specific sites
Control number of results (1-10)
Get structured results with title, link, and snippet

Webpage Reader

Extract content from any webpage:

Fetch and parse webpage content
Extract page title and main text
Clean content by removing scripts and styles
Return structured data with title, text, and URL

Installation

Get Google API Key and Search Engine ID

Create a Google Cloud Project:
- Go to Google Cloud Console
- Create a new project or select an existing one
- Enable billing for your project
Enable Custom Search API:
- Go to API Library
- Search for "Custom Search API"
- Click "Enable"
Get API Key:
- Go to Credentials
- Click "Create Credentials" > "API Key"
- Copy your API key
- (Optional) Restrict the API key to only Custom Search API
Create Custom Search Engine:
- Go to Programmable Search Engine
- Enter the sites you want to search (use www.google.com for general web search)
- Click "Create"
- On the next page, click "Customize"
- In the settings, enable "Search the entire web"
- Copy your Search Engine ID (cx)

Client Configuration

To use with Claude Desktop, add the server config with your Google API credentials:

On MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@mcp-for-dev/mcp-google-search"],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here",
        "GOOGLE_SEARCH_ENGINE_ID": "your-search-engine-id-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Integrations