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Google Maps Places

io.github.domdomegg/google-maps-places-mcp·v1.1.2·Search
Quality Score
92
/100

Allow AI systems to search for places and get business info via Google Maps Places API.

§01  Install
Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-maps-places-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "google-maps-places-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<your-google_access_token>",
        "MCP_TRANSPORT": "<mcp_transport>",
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID": "<google_client_id>",
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET": "<your-google_client_secret>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-maps-places-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "google-maps-places-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<your-google_access_token>",
        "MCP_TRANSPORT": "<mcp_transport>",
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID": "<google_client_id>",
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET": "<your-google_client_secret>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cline (cline_mcp_settings.json)
npx -y google-maps-places-mcp
§02  Environment variables
GOOGLE_ACCESS_TOKEN
requiredsecret

Google OAuth access token with cloud-platform scope.

MCP_TRANSPORT
required

Transport type.

GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID
required

Google OAuth client ID.

GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET
requiredsecret

Google OAuth client secret.

§03  MCP Quality Score  ·  methodology
freshness
22
completeness
20
installability
25
documentation
15
stability
10
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