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Google Maps MCP. Calculate routes, find locations, and analyze addresses.

Google Maps MCP gives your agent full control over location intelligence and routing. You can convert physical addresses into precise coordinates, search for businesses like restaurants or hospitals in any area, grab deep details on specific venues (like hours and phone numbers), and calculate accurate travel routes with estimated times of arrival. It's all built to let you talk about geography and logistics naturally.

Google Maps MCP is compatible with Claude Claude
Google Maps MCP is compatible with ChatGPT ChatGPT
Google Maps MCP is compatible with Cursor Cursor
Google Maps MCP is compatible with Gemini Gemini
Google Maps MCP is compatible with Windsurf Windsurf
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Google Maps MCP is compatible with JetBrains JetBrains
Google Maps MCP is compatible with Vercel Vercel
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Convert addresses to coordinates

It translates any human-readable address or place name into precise latitude and longitude numbers.

Search for businesses by location

The tool searches massive databases to find specific types of spots, like 'gyms near me' or 'coffee shops in Brooklyn', returning critical IDs needed for deeper research.

Retrieve deep venue metadata

Using a spot’s unique ID, you can pull detailed data—including opening hours, phone numbers, and user reviews—without running another search.

Calculate optimal travel routes

It determines the best route between two points, giving you the total distance, estimated time of arrival (ETA), and options for driving, walking, or transit.

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What AI agents can do with Google Maps: 4 Tools Available

These four tools let your agent perform every location-based task, from converting a simple address into precise latitude/longitude coordinates to calculating complex, multi-mode travel routes.

Make your AI actually useful.

Add this MCP to Claude, Cursor, or Windsurf and your AI stops guessing. It gets real tools to look things up, take action, and handle the stuff you keep doing by hand.

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Geocode

Converts any specific street address or location name into precise latitude and longitude coordinates.

Place Search

Searches for types of businesses, like restaurants or hospitals, within a defined...

Place Details

Retrieves specific information about a known location, such as its phone number...

Directions

Calculates the best route between an origin and destination, providing distance...

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Pick your AI client below to get set up. Just create a Vinkius account, subscribe, and you're instantly up and running. We handle the entire backend infrastructure, delivering out-of-the-box support for HTTPS Streamable, SSE, and OAuth2—zero messy routing required.

Google Maps MCP is compatible with Claude

Claude AI

1

Open Claude Settings

Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.

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Add Custom Connector

Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL:

https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand Advanced settings to add credentials.

3

Start a conversation

Open a new chat. The Google Maps integration is available immediately — no restart needed.

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Build a custom MCP for your own tools, or connect a ready-made integration from our catalog.

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Turn any API into an MCP. Import a spec, define Agent Skills, or deploy with MCPFusion.

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Start with Google Maps, then connect any of our 5,200+ other servers whenever your AI needs more. One click, no limits.

  • Use this MCP plus 5,200+ others, all in one place
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  • Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and more
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Mapping out physical locations used to be a mess of clicks and tabs.

Today, if your job requires knowing where something is, you spend time jumping between Google Maps, Yelp, and internal CRM dashboards. You copy an address into the map tool, then click on it to get coordinates, then open a second tab to find its phone number, and finally, start a third search just to calculate the best route for your team. It's tedious, fragmented work.

With this MCP, all that happens in one conversation. You tell your agent the address, and it handles the geocoding automatically. If you need directions next, it uses that same coordinate data without any manual intervention. Your agent gives you a single, comprehensive answer.

The Google Maps MCP gives you immediate access to location intelligence.

You eliminate the need for multiple manual lookups—no more going through generic search arrays just to find operating hours. The moment you ask about a place, the 'place_details' tool pulls everything needed: reviews, website links, and current operational status.

What changes is that your agent acts like an expert travel planner who already has access to all the world’s mapping data, saving you minutes of clicking and hours of frustration.

What Google Maps MCP does for your AI

This MCP lets your agent do anything location-related without opening a browser. Forget manually copying addresses or jumping between tabs just to check if a business is open or how long a drive takes. You give your AI client an address, and it instantly spits out the exact coordinates. Need to find the best Italian place near the office? It searches millions of spots, pulls up detailed info like reviews and phone numbers for the top candidates, and even calculates exactly how long you'll take to get there by car or bike.

When building complex workflows, connecting this MCP via Vinkius gives your agent immediate access to one of the industry’s most reliable data sources, making location analysis a part of natural conversation.

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Frequently asked questions about Google Maps MCP

How does Google Maps MCP help with calculating routes? +

The 'directions' tool calculates the optimal route between two points. It considers transit mode (walking, driving, biking) and gives you the total distance and estimated travel time for your specific journey.

What if I just have a street name and no numbers? +

You can use the 'geocode' tool. While it works best with full addresses, providing enough context (street name + city) usually allows it to pinpoint the general coordinates you need.

Can I find a specific type of restaurant using Google Maps MCP? +

Yes. You use the 'place_search' tool and simply describe what you are looking for, like 'Mexican restaurants' or 'Italian pizzerias,' and it finds matching venues.

Does place_details require a specific ID? +

Yes. To get deep details like phone numbers or opening hours, the 'place_details' tool needs the unique PlaceID of that location to ensure it pulls accurate data.

Is Google Maps MCP limited to major cities only? +

The underlying platform supports millions of physical entities. You can search for and retrieve details about businesses in various metro areas, provided they are within the indexed Google Maps database.