Lets LLMs search the web through Google's Custom Search API.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add google-custom-search-server-limklister --env GOOGLE_API_KEY='<GOOGLE_API_KEY>' --env GOOGLE_SEARCH_ENGINE_ID='<GOOGLE_SEARCH_ENGINE_ID>' -- node /absolute/path/to/mcp-google-custom-search-server/build/index.js~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.google-custom-search-server-limklister]
command = "node"
args = ["/absolute/path/to/mcp-google-custom-search-server/build/index.js"]
env = { GOOGLE_API_KEY = "<GOOGLE_API_KEY>", GOOGLE_SEARCH_ENGINE_ID = "<GOOGLE_SEARCH_ENGINE_ID>" }
# codex mcp add google-custom-search-server-limklister --env GOOGLE_API_KEY='<GOOGLE_API_KEY>' --env GOOGLE_SEARCH_ENGINE_ID='<GOOGLE_SEARCH_ENGINE_ID>' -- node /absolute/path/to/mcp-google-custom-search-server/build/index.js~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"google-custom-search-server-limklister": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/absolute/path/to/mcp-google-custom-search-server/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"GOOGLE_API_KEY": "<GOOGLE_API_KEY>",
"GOOGLE_SEARCH_ENGINE_ID": "<GOOGLE_SEARCH_ENGINE_ID>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"google-custom-search-server-limklister": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/absolute/path/to/mcp-google-custom-search-server/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"GOOGLE_API_KEY": "<GOOGLE_API_KEY>",
"GOOGLE_SEARCH_ENGINE_ID": "<GOOGLE_SEARCH_ENGINE_ID>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"google-custom-search-server-limklister": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/absolute/path/to/mcp-google-custom-search-server/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"GOOGLE_API_KEY": "<GOOGLE_API_KEY>",
"GOOGLE_SEARCH_ENGINE_ID": "<GOOGLE_SEARCH_ENGINE_ID>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"google-custom-search-server-limklister": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/absolute/path/to/mcp-google-custom-search-server/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"GOOGLE_API_KEY": "<GOOGLE_API_KEY>",
"GOOGLE_SEARCH_ENGINE_ID": "<GOOGLE_SEARCH_ENGINE_ID>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"google-custom-search-server-limklister": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/absolute/path/to/mcp-google-custom-search-server/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"GOOGLE_API_KEY": "<GOOGLE_API_KEY>",
"GOOGLE_SEARCH_ENGINE_ID": "<GOOGLE_SEARCH_ENGINE_ID>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
GOOGLE_API_KEYGOOGLE_SEARCH_ENGINE_ID
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.