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# 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
1. Create a Google Cloud Project:
- Go to [Google Cloud Console](https://console.cloud.google.com/)
- Create a new project or select an existing one
- Enable billing for your project
2. Enable Custom Search API:
- Go to [API Library](https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/library)
- Search for "Custom Search API"
- Click "Enable"
3. Get API Key:
- Go to [Credentials](https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials)
- Click "Create Credentials" > "API Key"
- Copy your API key
- (Optional) Restrict the API key to only Custom Search API
4. Create Custom Search Engine:
- Go to [Programmable Search Engine](https://programmablesearchengine.google.com/create/new)
- 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`
```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"
}
}
}
}
```