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io.github.daanielcruz/gsearch

io.github.daanielcruz/gsearch·v1.1.0·Search
Quality Score
85
/100

Free Google Search with inline citations for any MCP-compatible AI tool.

§01  Install
Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gsearch": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@daanielcruz/gsearch-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GSEARCH_PROJECT": "<gsearch_project>",
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "<your-gemini_api_key>",
        "GSEARCH_API_KEY": "<your-gsearch_api_key>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gsearch": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@daanielcruz/gsearch-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GSEARCH_PROJECT": "<gsearch_project>",
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "<your-gemini_api_key>",
        "GSEARCH_API_KEY": "<your-gsearch_api_key>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cline (cline_mcp_settings.json)
npx -y @daanielcruz/gsearch-mcp
§02  Environment variables
GSEARCH_PROJECT

Override auto-detected Google Cloud project ID (OAuth mode)

GEMINI_API_KEY
secret

Gemini API key (enables direct API key mode, bypasses OAuth)

GSEARCH_API_KEY
secret

Alternate Gemini API key env var (same purpose as GEMINI_API_KEY)

§03  MCP Quality Score  ·  methodology
freshness
25
completeness
10
installability
25
documentation
15
stability
10
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