MCP Google Maps

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Google Maps functionality, providing access to places search, geocoding, directions, and more through the MCP interface.

基于原项目: 此项目基于 ArtixZ/MCP-Google-Maps 修改而来

Features

• Places Search

• Place Details

• Geocoding and Reverse Geocoding

• Distance Matrix

• Directions

• Elevation Data

• Static Maps Generation

Related MCP server: Google Places MCP Server

Installation & Testing

Requires Node.js 18 or newer (the bundled MCP SDK does not support older versions).

First, install the package globally:

npm install -g @bachstudio/mcp-google-maps

You can test if the MCP server is working by running:

npx bachstudio-mcp-google-maps

MCP Configuration

To use this with your MCP client, add the following to your MCP configuration:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "google-maps": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": ["-y", "@bachstudio/mcp-google-maps"],
            "env": {
                "GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here",
                "DEFAULT_LANGUAGE": "en",
                "DEFAULT_REGION": "US"
            },
            "enabled": true
        }
    }
}

Note: this server does not cache responses or throttle requests — every tool call is sent to the Google Maps Platform and billed against your key. To cap cost, set quotas for the key in the Google Cloud console.

Available MCP Commands

The following commands are available through the MCP interface:

• search_nearby: Search for places near a location

• get_place_details: Get detailed information about a specific place

• get_geocode: Convert address to coordinates

• get_reverse_geocode: Convert coordinates to address

• get_distance_matrix: Calculate distances between multiple origins and destinations

• get_directions: Get directions between two points

• get_elevation: Get elevation data for locations

• get_map_with_directions: Generate map visualizations with directions, waypoints, and static map images

License

MIT

Author

bachstudio

Credits

Based on the original project by artixz