MCP server for Google Custom Search with full-page content extraction (Mozilla Readability) — web, news & image search.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add google-search --env GOOGLE_API_KEY='<GOOGLE_API_KEY>' --env GOOGLE_CX='<GOOGLE_CX>' -- npx -y @thejusdutt/google-search-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.google-search]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@thejusdutt/google-search-mcp"]
env = { GOOGLE_API_KEY = "<GOOGLE_API_KEY>", GOOGLE_CX = "<GOOGLE_CX>" }
# codex mcp add google-search --env GOOGLE_API_KEY='<GOOGLE_API_KEY>' --env GOOGLE_CX='<GOOGLE_CX>' -- npx -y @thejusdutt/google-search-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"google-search": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@thejusdutt/google-search-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GOOGLE_API_KEY": "<GOOGLE_API_KEY>",
"GOOGLE_CX": "<GOOGLE_CX>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"google-search": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@thejusdutt/google-search-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GOOGLE_API_KEY": "<GOOGLE_API_KEY>",
"GOOGLE_CX": "<GOOGLE_CX>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"google-search": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@thejusdutt/google-search-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GOOGLE_API_KEY": "<GOOGLE_API_KEY>",
"GOOGLE_CX": "<GOOGLE_CX>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"google-search": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@thejusdutt/google-search-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GOOGLE_API_KEY": "<GOOGLE_API_KEY>",
"GOOGLE_CX": "<GOOGLE_CX>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"google-search": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@thejusdutt/google-search-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GOOGLE_API_KEY": "<GOOGLE_API_KEY>",
"GOOGLE_CX": "<GOOGLE_CX>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
GOOGLE_API_KEYGOOGLE_CX
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.