gsearch-mcp

A community-built MCP server that provides free Google Search grounding with inline citations for MCP-compatible AI tools like Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex. It supports authentication via Google sign-in (Antigravity OAuth) or a Gemini API key, automatically handles rate limit retries, and configures itself via an installer or manual JSON settings.

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by daanielcruz

You need:Google sign-in (Antigravity) : the installer opens Antigravity CLI's public OAuth flow with PKCE S256 and a localhost loopback callback.API key : paste a Gemini API key from aistudio.google.com into the installer, or set GEMINI_API_KEY / GSEARCH_API_KEY .

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What you can do with it

Perform free Google searches with inline citations
Ground AI responses in real-time web data
Integrate search capabilities into Claude Code or Cursor

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 1.2.3

mcp-registry: io.github.daanielcruz/gsearch@1.2.3 Source repository

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC

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@daanielcruz/gsearch-mcp 1.2.3

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@daanielcruz/gsearch-mcp package definition

{
  "version": "1.2.3",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "@daanielcruz/gsearch-mcp",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "GSEARCH_PROJECT",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Override auto-detected Google Cloud project ID (OAuth mode)"
    },
    {
      "name": "GEMINI_API_KEY",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Gemini API key (enables direct API key mode, bypasses OAuth)"
    },
    {
      "name": "GSEARCH_API_KEY",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Alternate Gemini API key env var (same purpose as GEMINI_API_KEY)"
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gsearch-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@daanielcruz/gsearch-mcp@1.2.3"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GSEARCH_PROJECT": "<YOUR_GSEARCH_PROJECT>",
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "<YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY>",
        "GSEARCH_API_KEY": "<YOUR_GSEARCH_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gsearch-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@daanielcruz/gsearch-mcp@1.2.3"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GSEARCH_PROJECT": "<YOUR_GSEARCH_PROJECT>",
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "<YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY>",
        "GSEARCH_API_KEY": "<YOUR_GSEARCH_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "gsearch-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@daanielcruz/gsearch-mcp@1.2.3"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GSEARCH_PROJECT": "<YOUR_GSEARCH_PROJECT>",
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "<YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY>",
        "GSEARCH_API_KEY": "<YOUR_GSEARCH_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gsearch-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@daanielcruz/gsearch-mcp@1.2.3"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GSEARCH_PROJECT": "<YOUR_GSEARCH_PROJECT>",
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "<YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY>",
        "GSEARCH_API_KEY": "<YOUR_GSEARCH_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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