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Allow AI systems to search for places and get business info via Google Maps Places API.
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Allow AI systems to search for places and get business info via Google Maps Places API.
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Valid MCP server (3 strong, 3 medium validity signals). 2 known CVEs in dependencies (0 critical, 2 high severity) Package registry verified. Imported from the Official MCP Registry.
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What You'll Need
Set these up before or after installing:
Environment variable: GOOGLE_ACCESS_TOKEN
Environment variable: MCP_TRANSPORT
Environment variable: GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID
Environment variable: GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET
How to Install
Add this to your MCP configuration file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-domdomegg-google-maps-places-mcp": {
"env": {
"MCP_TRANSPORT": "your-mcp-transport-here",
"GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID": "your-google-client-id-here",
"GOOGLE_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your-google-access-token-here",
"GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET": "your-google-client-secret-here"
},
"args": [
"-y",
"google-maps-places-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}Documentation
View on GitHubFrom the project's GitHub README.
google-maps-places-mcp
MCP server for Google Maps Places API - search for places and get photos.
Use Cases
Meeting coordination: Someone emails "Let's meet at Nando's near the office - what time works best for you?" → your AI assistant looks up the location, checks opening hours, and adds it to your calendar with the address.
Local recommendations: Ask "find a quiet café with WiFi near King's Cross for a 2-hour work session" → get places with ratings, hours, and photos to help you decide.
Address validation: Confirm or autocomplete partial addresses before sending mail or booking deliveries.
(These are just examples - any workflow that needs place search or business info can use this.)
Setup
1. Create Google OAuth credentials
- Go to Google Cloud Console
- Create a new project (or use existing)
- Enable the Places API (New)
- Go to APIs & Services → OAuth consent screen, set up consent screen
- Go to APIs & Services → Credentials → Create Credentials → OAuth client ID
- Choose Web application
- Add
http://localhost:3000/callbackto Authorized redirect URIs - Note your Client ID and Client Secret
2. Run the server
GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID='your-client-id' \
GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET='your-client-secret' \
MCP_TRANSPORT=http \
npm start
The server runs on http://localhost:3000 by default. Change with PORT=3001.
3. Add to your MCP client
With the server running, follow the instructions on install-mcp, which generates the right config for your MCP client (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, VS Code, and more).
Architecture
This server acts as an OAuth proxy to Google:
graph LR
A[MCP client] <--> B[google-maps-places-mcp] <--> C[Google OAuth/API]
- Server advertises itself as an OAuth authorization server via
/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server /registerreturns the Google OAuth client credentials/authorizeredirects to Google, encoding the client's callback URL in state/callbackreceives the code from Google and forwards to the client's callback/tokenproxies token requests to Google, injecting client credentials/mcphandles MCP requests, using the bearer token to call Places API
The server holds no tokens or state - it just proxies OAuth to Google.
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
places_text_search | Search for places by text query (e.g., "coffee shops near me") |
places_photo_get | Get a photo URL for a place |
OAuth Scope
cloud-platform- Access to Google Cloud APIs (required for Places API New)
Contributing
Pull requests are welcomed on GitHub! To get started:
- Install Git and Node.js
- Clone the repository
- Install dependencies with
npm install - Run
npm run testto run tests - Build with
npm run build
Releases
Versions follow the semantic versioning spec.
To release:
- Use
npm version <major | minor | patch>to bump the version - Run
git push --follow-tagsto push with tags - Wait for GitHub Actions to publish to the NPM registry.
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