Google Search MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOOGLE_CSE_ID | Yes | Your Google Custom Search Engine ID (cx value) | |
| GOOGLE_API_KEY | Yes | Your Google Custom Search API key from Google Cloud Platform |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Server capabilities have not been inspected yet.
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| google_web_searchA | 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. |
| google_image_searchB | Searches for images using Google's Custom Search API. Best for finding images related to specific terms, concepts, or objects. Returns image URLs, titles, and thumbnails. Use this when needing to find relevant images or visual references. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 2 tools
The two tools have clearly distinct purposes: google_image_search is for finding images, while google_web_search is for general web content like articles and news. There is no overlap in functionality, making it easy for an agent to choose the correct tool based on the need for visual vs. textual information.
Both tools follow a consistent verb_noun pattern with 'google_' prefix and descriptive suffixes (_image_search, _web_search). The naming is uniform and predictable, adhering to snake_case throughout without any deviations or mixed conventions.
With only 2 tools, the server is minimal but reasonable for a search-focused domain, covering image and web searches. It might feel slightly thin if broader search capabilities (e.g., video, news-specific) were expected, but it's well-scoped for basic search needs without being overloaded.
For a Google Search server, the tools cover the core search operations: image and web searches. Minor gaps exist, such as lack of specialized search types (e.g., video, scholarly articles) or advanced filtering options, but agents can work around this with the provided tools for most common queries.