MCP Gemini Google Search

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides Google Search functionality using Gemini's built-in Grounding with Google Search feature.

This project is inspired by the GoogleSearch tool from gemini-cli.

Features

• Uses Gemini's built-in Grounding with Google Search feature
• Provides real-time web search results with source citations
• Compliant with MCP standard protocol
• Supports stdio transport
• Supports both Google AI Studio and Vertex AI

Requirements

• Node.js 18 or later
• Google AI Studio API key (Get one here) or Google Cloud Project with Vertex AI enabled

Installation

npm install -g mcp-gemini-google-search

Usage

Environment Variables

# For Google AI Studio (default)
export GEMINI_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"
export GEMINI_MODEL="gemini-2.5-flash"  # Optional (default: gemini-2.5-flash)

# For Vertex AI
export GEMINI_PROVIDER="vertex"
export VERTEX_PROJECT_ID="your-gcp-project-id"
export VERTEX_LOCATION="us-central1"  # Optional (default: us-central1)
export GEMINI_MODEL="gemini-2.5-flash"  # Optional (default: gemini-2.5-flash)

Claude Code Configuration

Add the following to your Claude Code settings:

For Google AI Studio

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gemini-google-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-gemini-google-search"],
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here",
        "GEMINI_MODEL": "gemini-2.5-flash"
      }
    }
  }
}

For Vertex AI

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gemini-google-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-gemini-google-search"],
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_PROVIDER": "vertex",
        "VERTEX_PROJECT_ID": "your-gcp-project-id",
        "VERTEX_LOCATION": "us-central1",
        "GEMINI_MODEL": "gemini-2.5-flash"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

google_search

Search Google for information.

Parameters:

• query (string, required): Search query

Example:

latest TypeScript features

<details> <summary>Example Response</summary>

It appears you're asking about the latest features in TypeScript. Here's a summary of recent updates and key features, based on the provided search results:

**Key Features in Recent TypeScript Updates:**

*   **Satisfies Operator:** This operator lets you specify that a value conforms to a specific type without fully enforcing it.[1,2]
*   **Const Type Parameters:** Using `const` with type parameters provides more precision with function generics, helping specify literal types and prevent unwanted transformations.[2] This ensures arrays are treated as immutable, maintaining their literal types.[2]
*   **Improved Enum Types:** Enums are more robust, especially `const enum`, which optimizes enums by inlining their values at compile time.[2] From version 5.0, all enums are treated as a type union, even with calculated values.[1]
*   **Template Literal Types:** Template literal types are more expressive, allowing you to create types that build on literals, similar to JavaScript template strings.[2]
*   **Unions and Intersections with Discriminated Unions:** TypeScript offers better handling for union and intersection types, which are frequently used to build flexible types.[2] Discriminated unions allow you to create complex structures with ease and clear type guards.[2]
*   **New ECMAScript Set Methods:** Support for new methods like `union`, `intersection`, and `difference` for more powerful set operations.[3]

**TypeScript 5.8 Highlights (March 2025):**

*   **Module Node18 Flag:** Provides a stable reference point for users fixed on Node.js 18, without incorporating certain behaviors of `--module nodenext`.[4]
*   **Optimizations:** Introduces optimizations that improve the time to build up a program and update it based on file changes, especially in `--watch` mode or editor scenarios.[4] This includes avoiding array allocations during path normalization.[4]
*   **Import Assertions:**  `--module nodenext` in TypeScript 5.8 will issue an error if it encounters an import assertion, as Node.js 22 no longer accepts them using the `assert` syntax, recommending `with` instead.[4]

**Other Notable Features & Improvements:**

*   **Inferred Type Predicates:** Improved type inference, especially with arrays and filtering.[3]
*   **Control Flow Narrowing for Constant Indexed Accesses:** Better type narrowing for accessing object properties.[3]
*   **Regular Expression Syntax Checking:** Basic syntax checks are performed on regular expressions, flagging errors like unclosed parentheses.[3]
*   **Array filter Fixes:** Properly filters the type of arrays when you use the filter function.
*   **Object Key Inference Fixes:** Improves type inference.

**Performance Enhancements:**

*   **Go Rewrite:**  A full rewrite of TypeScript in Go has been promised for version 7.0, which has demonstrated significant speed improvements (up to 10x-15x in some cases).[5] This will affect the compiler (`tsc`) and IDE performance (loading, hovers, errors, etc.).[5] The team chose Go for its structural similarity to the current JavaScript implementation.[5]
*   **TypeScript 5.0:** This update aimed to accelerate coding processes and simplify development by refining code, data structures, and streamlining import/export operations.[6]

In summary, TypeScript is continuously evolving with new features and improvements aimed at enhancing developer productivity, code quality, and performance.[6]


Sources:
[1] edicomgroup.com (https://vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com/grounding-api-redirect/AUZIYQFILdgh_4-Yh0OuwzDOqwCfvLGHdhm_PGhdAIzMK_DFwW38X9qK8b3Tj_ws2VZ2VLxWW_NJtuzot8B_wYYH4rOHBY_1HYZ7PyCHOCR3GzQpwQUi71ufAf6izU13O3W6GzjQAQnVjnheeRLLLf4mD7uueIS-g0yeivFo2XWZKJF4wtRtDfdTYjtHvRYmB7rY6Q==)
[2] dev.to (https://vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com/grounding-api-redirect/AUZIYQFFMJOcmJDu8TUJsc6cKjVMDTR7ggjQMUc1aMAIVKRhbTq7Zjzh5f_h-UpZn6LE6xB-nTqUmQwHCiUmhvAZ_uYmzXIzNmJvtoDUjDcB9hJDw_aPPvJjd411APwVfiNvd3yhlrB7MFsnxH25-hxNetmoZJrriZ0mGm6ZaYbm0yMeiruDqC5mnqXJwuyGLMdrg-M3LpRAGrxVAT9b1veE)
[3] dev.to (https://vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com/grounding-api-redirect/AUZIYQFfDcb-2QNwLZ0TpjSkNCWCvh-dvslYtllEMyyTXCSu-3jbOBD4vvq0j5Hqyuw8BcmEpKjBBeBZS83E-GCKax48hg5Oc1Fam6GQy296DxQkEQOfg7pvmnRhE3tdDbDCBqXKdYPonoR_AVLBAlGdKg==)
[4] microsoft.com (https://vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com/grounding-api-redirect/AUZIYQEWKA9uZsB7lcOGcnOLveyjImsqVwNItCj3n3QiCrCkyL6iY4rA16Wp37FecAoKgX58lcDcBOuXye97fgw5SAbLwDkl3M-vCUK0I0HxtCx8qMaBVM42sxyFEQjn1iz4Qgzud3P7pDlc4frHf6Wkgs8nNcoIlMriePVOb0l9vmY=)
[5] totaltypescript.com (https://vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com/grounding-api-redirect/AUZIYQFysE6zFlg_XiXfGqAiDapTIj2bsVWlkuq3Trpfacjd1a7gMDrUh35MKW-No9qdSKti68W3M2b1j6VqlnZ7v_yBOjE8hK_3d57U7UePyjMOUDdbBBGRK8CZeUug3hBOFsZjbnQoDdoL446oZL1R38gJrc9JvGmlWQno)
[6] rabitsolutions.com (https://vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com/grounding-api-redirect/AUZIYQEY1brKmgxI5YOA1HrB89SnHNPyhm3Dlz-zumJMoi-wBegLSOjto360JJrA29TwVB8A02qHWZBtwua0QHn8NxAjWUCCkLxD7lZa_xW4Mtp8diiAXl1ppIWEHq6T7B1Mm6_dMs3lWoOKOJSjCUrk6-P4ao40V-nYULfPtA==)

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Development

To contribute to this project:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yukukotani/mcp-gemini-google-search.git
cd mcp-gemini-google-search

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Development mode (watch for file changes)
npm run dev

# Build
npm run build

# Run locally
npm run start

# Debug with MCP Inspector
npm run inspect

Debugging with MCP Inspector

Running npm run inspect will open the MCP Inspector in your browser. This allows you to:

• View available tools
• Execute tools and see responses
• Debug in real-time

License

MIT