google-researcher
About
MCP server providing Google Search, web scraping, and multi-source research tools for AI assistants
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Add it to your MCP client. The catalogue lists this config verbatim from its source — it does not run, download, or vouch for the server. Review the command before you run it.
Transportstdio (runs a local command)
Env vars
GOOGLE_CUSTOM_SEARCH_API_KEY GOOGLE_CUSTOM_SEARCH_IDClaude Code
claude mcp add --env GOOGLE_CUSTOM_SEARCH_API_KEY= --env GOOGLE_CUSTOM_SEARCH_ID= google-researcher -- npx google-researcher-mcp
Cursor
If the button doesn't open Cursor, use the JSON below — Cursor accepts the same mcpServers config.
VS Code
code --add-mcp '{"name":"google-researcher","command":"npx","args":["google-researcher-mcp"],"env":{"GOOGLE_CUSTOM_SEARCH_API_KEY":"","GOOGLE_CUSTOM_SEARCH_ID":""}}'
JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"google-researcher": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"google-researcher-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GOOGLE_CUSTOM_SEARCH_API_KEY": "",
"GOOGLE_CUSTOM_SEARCH_ID": ""
}
}
}
}
Environment variables are listed by name only — fill in your own values. Entries never carry secrets.