Introduction

Equip your AI model with location data, routing information, distance matrices, and places search using the Google Maps official MCP server.

Key Capabilities and Features

Below are the main actions this adapter exposes:

  • Directions: Calculate optimized routes between locations.
  • Distance matrix: Find travel distance and time for multiple destinations.
  • Geocoding: Convert addresses to latitude/longitude coordinates and vice versa.
  • Places: Search for places, get detailed information and photos.

Sample Use Cases

  1. Trip planning assistants: Generating itineraries with accurate travel times.
  2. Delivery estimations: Checking distances and routes for dispatch features.
  3. Location-based searches: Finding restaurants or services near a specific area.

Basic Installation and Setup

To plug this into your agent client, execute or declare the following parameter coordinate:

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-google-maps

Configure your client with the GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY environment variable.

Security Notes and Guidelines

  • Limit API key restrictions by IP and referrers if using on a proxy.
  • Avoid committing tokens directly to your client config.