Search Console MCP Server

MCP server for Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools, and Google Analytics 4

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What is the Search Console MCP MCP server?

Most developer tooling work still happens through a UI a human drives. Search Console MCP MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. MCP server for Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools, and Google Analytics 4.

The short version

SEO data lives in three different silos. Answering one question — "did my traffic drop because of a ranking loss or a UX issue?" — usually means logging into three dashboards, exporting three CSVs, and doing VLOOKUPs by hand.

Getting it running

Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at search-console-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.

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 14 tools. What each one is for:

  • sites_list — engine: "all" \
  • sites_manage — action: "add" \
  • accounts_manage — action: "list" \
  • sitemaps_list — siteUrl, feedUrl, engine
  • sitemaps_submit — siteUrl, feedUrl, engine
  • sitemaps_delete — siteUrl, feedUrl, engine
  • analytics_query — siteUrl, engine, dimensions, metrics
  • analytics_compare — mode: "period_over_period" \
  • analytics_anomalies — siteUrl, threshold
  • inspection_inspect — siteUrl, urls, engine
  • pagespeed_analyze — url, strategy, cwvOnly
  • indexing_submit — urls, method: "standard" \

What it needs from you

Configuration is passed through the environment: BING_API_KEY, GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

Things to watch

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • With 14 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch Search Console MCP.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

How it compares

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. Search Console MCP's toolset — sites_list, sites_manage, accounts_manage and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by saurabhsharma2u; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

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

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
sites_listengine: "all" \
sites_manageaction: "add" \
accounts_manageaction: "list" \
sitemaps_listsiteUrl, feedUrl, engine
sitemaps_submitsiteUrl, feedUrl, engine
sitemaps_deletesiteUrl, feedUrl, engine
analytics_querysiteUrl, engine, dimensions, metrics
analytics_comparemode: "period_over_period" \
analytics_anomaliessiteUrl, threshold
inspection_inspectsiteUrl, urls, engine
pagespeed_analyzeurl, strategy, cwvOnly
indexing_submiturls, method: "standard" \
indexing_statussiteUrl, type: "quota" \
seo_audittype: "quick_wins" \

How to install the Search Console MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "search-console": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "search-console-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "BING_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
BING_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALSConfiguration value read at startup.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Search Console MCP to sites list.
  • Use Search Console MCP to sites manage.
  • Use Search Console MCP to accounts manage.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Search Console MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 14 tools (sites_list, sites_manage, accounts_manage, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Search Console MCP directly.