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Google Search Console MCP

by dienhokhanh

Google Search Console MCP

A secure, community-maintained Model Context Protocol server for Google Search Console. It gives MCP clients structured access to Search Analytics, properties, sitemaps, and URL Inspection.

CI npm License: MIT Node.js

Features

  • Query clicks, impressions, CTR, and average position.

  • List and inspect Search Console properties.

  • List and inspect submitted sitemaps.

  • Inspect the indexed version of a URL.

  • Return both readable text and structured MCP output.

  • Restrict access to an explicit property allowlist.

  • Keep sitemap mutation tools disabled by default.

  • Authenticate with a service account or Google Application Default Credentials.

  • Install with npx; no global package installation is required.

Requirements

  • Node.js 22.14 or newer.

  • A Google Cloud project with the Search Console API enabled.

  • A Google identity that has access to at least one Search Console property.

  • An MCP client such as Claude Code.

Quick start

1. Prepare Google credentials

For a service account:

  1. Enable the Google Search Console API in a Google Cloud project.

  2. Create a service account and download its JSON key.

  3. In Google Search Console, add the service account email under Settings → Users and permissions for each property it should access.

See Authentication for Application Default Credentials and detailed setup instructions.

2. Run the setup wizard

npx -y google-search-console-mcp setup

The wizard validates Google access, stores only the credential file path in the user configuration directory, and registers the MCP server with Claude Code at user scope.

Non-interactive setup is also supported:

npx -y google-search-console-mcp setup \
  --credentials /absolute/path/to/service-account.json \
  --allowed-sites sc-domain:example.com,https://www.example.com/ \
  --non-interactive

On Windows PowerShell, use one line or PowerShell backticks instead of backslashes.

3. Use it from Claude Code

Restart Claude Code after setup, then try:

List my Google Search Console properties.
Show clicks and impressions for the last 28 days, grouped by query.
Inspect https://www.example.com/article for indexing issues.
List the sitemaps submitted for sc-domain:example.com.

Run diagnostics at any time:

npx -y google-search-console-mcp doctor

Manual Claude Code registration

macOS and Linux:

claude mcp add google-search-console --scope user \
  --env GSC_CREDENTIALS_FILE=/absolute/path/to/service-account.json \
  -- npx -y google-search-console-mcp

Windows:

claude mcp add google-search-console --scope user --env GSC_CREDENTIALS_FILE=C:\path\to\service-account.json -- cmd /c npx -y google-search-console-mcp

See Client setup for project-level JSON configuration.

Tools

Tool

Default

Description

gsc_list_sites

Enabled

List accessible Search Console properties.

gsc_get_site

Enabled

Get permission information for one property.

gsc_query_search_analytics

Enabled

Query Search Analytics metrics and dimensions.

gsc_list_sitemaps

Enabled

List submitted sitemaps.

gsc_get_sitemap

Enabled

Get details about one sitemap.

gsc_inspect_url

Enabled

Inspect the version of a URL known to Google's index.

gsc_submit_sitemap

Opt-in

Submit a sitemap.

gsc_delete_sitemap

Opt-in

Remove a submitted sitemap.

URL Inspection does not run a live test and cannot request indexing. Google does not expose those actions through the Search Console API.

See the complete Tool reference.

Configuration

Variable

Default

Description

GSC_CREDENTIALS_FILE

ADC

Path to a service account JSON file.

GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS

ADC

Standard Google credential file variable.

GSC_ALLOWED_SITES

All accessible

Comma-separated property allowlist.

GSC_ENABLE_WRITE_TOOLS

false

Register sitemap mutation tools.

GSC_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS

30000

Google API request timeout.

GSC_MAX_RETRIES

2

Retry count for transient failures.

GSC_MAX_ANALYTICS_ROWS

25000

Maximum rows returned by one analytics request.

GSC_LOG_LEVEL

info

silent, error, warn, info, or debug.

GSC_CONFIG_FILE

OS config directory

Override the setup-generated config path.

Environment variables take precedence over the stored user configuration. See Configuration.

Security defaults

  • Read-only Google scope unless write tools are enabled.

  • No credentials or API response data are written to logs.

  • Logs go to stderr so MCP stdio messages remain valid.

  • Write tools are absent from the tool list unless explicitly enabled.

  • Property access can be constrained with GSC_ALLOWED_SITES.

  • No telemetry.

Read Security model and Security policy before enabling write tools.

Development

git clone https://github.com/dienhokhanh/google-search-console-mcp.git
cd google-search-console-mcp
npm install
npm run check

Run the development server:

npm run dev

See Development and Contributing.

License

MIT

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