io.github.daanielcruz/gsearch MCP Server

Name: io.github.daanielcruz/gsearch MCP Server
Author: io.github.daanielcruz

io.github.daanielcruz/gsearch

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What is the io.github.daanielcruz/gsearch MCP server?

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

How to install io.github.daanielcruz/gsearch

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

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)

Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

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

Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

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

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

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

Claude Code

claude mcp add gsearch --env GSEARCH_PROJECT=<YOUR_GSEARCH_PROJECT> --env GEMINI_API_KEY=<YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY> --env GSEARCH_API_KEY=<YOUR_GSEARCH_API_KEY> -- npx -y @daanielcruz/gsearch-mcp