Google Maps MCP Server

MCP Server for the Google Maps API.

Local serverstdioMIT

What is the Google Maps MCP Server?

Google Maps MCP Server is an MCP project maintained in the moe03/mcp-hello-world repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “MCP Server for the Google Maps API”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using docker. 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_MAPS_API_KEY. 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
Returnsroute details with steps, distance, duration
Inputs:origin (string)
locationoptional): { latitude: number, longitude: number }
radiusoptional): number (meters, max 50000)

How to install the Google Maps MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-maps": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY",
        "mcp/google-maps"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY": "YOUR_GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEYDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation