MCP Google Custom Search Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides web search capabilities through Google's Custom Search API. This server enables Language Learning Models (LLMs) to perform web searches using a…

Local serverstdio

What is the MCP Google Custom Search Server MCP Server?

MCP Google Custom Search Server is an MCP project maintained in the alexatnordnet/mcp-google-custom-search-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides web search capabilities through Google's Custom Search API. This server enables Language Learning Models (LLMs) to perform…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using node. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares GOOGLE_API_KEY, GOOGLE_SEARCH_ENGINE_ID. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
querystring, required): The search query to execute
numResultsnumber, optional): Number of results to return
Default5
Maximum10

How to install the MCP Google Custom Search Server MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-search": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/absolute/path/to/mcp-google-custom-search-server/build/index.js"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_API_KEY": "YOUR_GOOGLE_API_KEY",
        "GOOGLE_SEARCH_ENGINE_ID": "your-search-engine-id"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
GOOGLE_API_KEYDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Yes
GOOGLE_SEARCH_ENGINE_IDDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Yes