Google Custom Search MCP server

by A1-x-Tech·io.github.A1-x-Tech/mcp-google-custom-search·v0.1.0

MCP server for Google Custom Search: web and image search via a Programmable Search Engine.

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Runs npx -y mcp-google-custom-search on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.

claude mcp add mcp-google-custom-search -- npx -y mcp-google-custom-search

Is Google Custom Search MCP server safe?: Not known yet: the safety scan has not run. New listings are scanned within a few days.
How do I install Google Custom Search MCP?: It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cursor config from the install section.
Does Google Custom Search MCP need an API key?: Yes. The registry entry asks for GOOGLE_CUSTOM_SEARCH_API_KEY.
Is Google Custom Search MCP maintained?: The latest release is v0.1.0.
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Local package. It runs on your machine, not through the gateway.

GOOGLE_CUSTOM_SEARCH_API_KEYsecretGoogle Cloud API key with the Custom Search API enabled. Treat it as a secret.
GOOGLE_CUSTOM_SEARCH_ENGINE_IDDefault Programmable Search Engine id (cx). Tools accept a per-call engine_id override.
GOOGLE_CUSTOM_SEARCH_API_BASEAPI root override.
GOOGLE_CUSTOM_SEARCH_TIMEOUT_MSPer-request timeout in milliseconds.
GOOGLE_CUSTOM_SEARCH_MAX_RETRIESRetries on transient errors (429, and 5xx/network — the API is idempotent GETs only).

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