Google Maps Places
Have your agent query Google Maps Places for local businesses, venues, and location context while researching niches or validating geo features.
Overview
Google Maps Places MCP is an Idea-phase MCP server that lets AI agents search places and fetch business info through the Google Maps Places API.
What is this MCP server?
- Search places and retrieve business information via Google Maps Places API
- Version 1.1.2 npm package google-maps-places-mcp
- OAuth with cloud-platform scope: GOOGLE_ACCESS_TOKEN (stdio) or client credentials (HTTP)
- stdio and streamable-http MCP transports via npx
- Useful for competitive local scans, site selection, and validating maps-backed features early
- Published version 1.1.2
- npm identifier google-maps-places-mcp
- OAuth described with cloud-platform scope for access token mode
Community signal: 1 GitHub stars.
What problem does it solve?
Manual Maps research does not scale when you need structured place and business data inside agent-driven discovery workflows.
Who is it for?
Indie founders exploring local markets, validating location features, or enriching datasets with Places API results from the agent.
Skip if: Apps that only need static coordinates without Places API billing, or teams avoiding Google Cloud OAuth entirely.
What do I get? / Deliverables
Place search and business metadata become MCP-accessible after OAuth and Places API access are configured.
- MCP tools to search places and read business info from Google Maps Places API
- v1.1.2 npm server with stdio and HTTP transport options
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Journey fit
Place and business discovery supports opportunity research before you commit to a location-aware product or market. Research is the canonical shelf because the API is primarily used to search places and gather business info, not to host maps UI in your app.
How it compares
Places API MCP connector, not an embedded maps SDK skill or a scraping-only local business tool.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is Google Maps Places MCP for?
Solo builders and developers who use MCP agents during market or location research and want programmatic Places API queries.
When should I use Google Maps Places MCP?
Use it in early research and scoping when you need business listings, place search, or competitive geography checks before building maps features.
How do I add Google Maps Places MCP to my agent?
Add google-maps-places-mcp with npx to MCP config, provide GOOGLE_ACCESS_TOKEN with cloud-platform scope for stdio, or HTTP OAuth vars plus MCP_TRANSPORT=http for the local endpoint.