Google Cloud MCP MCP Server

Interact with Google Cloud services and manage your cloud resources.

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What is the Google Cloud MCP MCP server?

Google Cloud MCP MCP server is a hosted integration for AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. Interact with Google Cloud services and manage your cloud resources.

What you get

The gcloud Model Context Protocol (MCP) server enables AI assistants to easily interact with the Google Cloud environment using the gcloud CLI. With the gcloud MCP server you can:

Setting it up

Being a remote server, there is no local install. You register the endpoint with your client, authorise it once, and the tools appear.

What the assistant can call

Once Google Cloud MCP is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • gcloud — run_gcloud_command
  • observability — list_log_entries
  • storage — list_objects
  • backupdr — list_backup_vaults
  • Prerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server

Configuration and credentials

Before you rely on it

  • Your data travels to the provider's service, so the usual questions apply about what you send and what they retain.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the google cloud mcp mcp server does with a few real requests.

Choosing this one

This sits in the cloud and infrastructure group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Google Cloud MCP's toolset — gcloud, observability, storage and 2 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow.

This entry was verified against Google Cloud MCP's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
gcloudrun_gcloud_command
observabilitylist_log_entries
storagelist_objects
backupdrlist_backup_vaults
PrerequisitesThe Prerequisites tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Google Cloud MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-com-googleapis-gcloud": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@google-cloud/"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

Example prompts to try

  • Use Google Cloud MCP to gcloud.
  • Use Google Cloud MCP to observability.
  • Use Google Cloud MCP to storage.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Google Cloud MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 5 tools (gcloud, observability, storage, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Google Cloud MCP directly.