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
   • Create a new project or select an existing one
   • Enable billing for your project

2. Enable Custom Search API:

   • Go to API Library
   • Search for “Custom Search API”
   • Click “Enable”

3. 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

4. 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"
      }
    }
  }
}