mcp-gsc

Google Search Console MCP server — query search analytics, inspect URLs, manage sitemaps & more via natural language.
Built with Bun + TypeScript. Works with Claude, Cursor, and any MCP client.

Quick Start

1. Get Credentials

You need OAuth client credentials from Google Cloud Console.

1. Go to Google Cloud Console

2. Create a project (or select existing)

3. Enable the Google Search Console API:

   • APIs & Services → Library → search "Google Search Console API" → Enable

4. Configure OAuth consent screen (if not done):

   • APIs & Services → OAuth consent screen → External
   • Fill in app name + your email, add scope https://www.googleapis.com/auth/webmasters

5. Create credentials:

   • APIs & Services → Credentials → Create Credentials → OAuth client ID
   • Application type: Desktop app (allows localhost redirects automatically)
   • Download the JSON file

6. Set the credentials path:

export GOOGLE_GSC_CREDENTIALS_PATH=/path/to/credentials.json

7. Run setup to authorize:

npx mcp-gsc setup

This opens your browser for OAuth consent, saves a refresh token, verifies access to your GSC properties, and prints config snippets for your MCP client.

2. Add to Claude Code

claude mcp add gsc --scope user --transport stdio \
  -e GOOGLE_GSC_CREDENTIALS_PATH=/path/to/credentials.json \
  -- npx -y mcp-gsc@latest

That's it. Restart Claude Code and the tools are available.

Also works with bunx mcp-gsc@latest if you have Bun. Requires Node 18+ when running via npx.

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gsc": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-gsc@latest"],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_GSC_CREDENTIALS_PATH": "/path/to/credentials.json"
      }
    }
  }
}

Codex CLI

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml (TOML, not JSON):

[mcp_servers.gsc]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mcp-gsc@latest"]
startup_timeout_sec = 30
env = { GOOGLE_GSC_CREDENTIALS_PATH = "/path/to/credentials.json" }

Codex defaults to a 10s startup timeout, which is often too short for a cold npx fetch. Bump startup_timeout_sec (30 is safe) or install the package globally (npm i -g mcp-gsc) and use command = "mcp-gsc" instead.

Service Account (alternative)

For server-to-server auth without browser-based OAuth:

1. Create a service account in Google Cloud Console
2. Download the JSON key file
3. In Google Search Console, add the service account email as a user for each property
4. Point GOOGLE_GSC_CREDENTIALS_PATH to the key file — auth type is auto-detected

Tools (25)

Core Tools (always available)

Sites

Search Analytics

Dimensions: query, page, country, device, date, searchAppearance, hour

Types: web, image, video, news, discover, googleNews

Note: searchAppearance cannot combine with query or page. hour requires data_state="hourly_all" (last 10 days only). Country codes are ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 (usa, gbr, deu).

Sitemaps

URL Inspection

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