MCP server for Google Search with API key rotation
If you already use Google, the google mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. MCP server for Google Search with API key rotation.
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides Google Search functionality with automatic API key rotation and intelligent quota management.
The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:
Prerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this serverScripts — The Scripts tool exposed by this serverInstallation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at @kyaniiii/google-search-mcp on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.
Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Google's toolset — Prerequisites, Scripts — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by kyaniiii; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
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| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites | The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server. |
| Scripts | The Scripts tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"google-search-1": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@kyaniiii/google-search-mcp"]
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
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