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- gsearch
- description
- Search the web with Google Search grounding. Use when the user needs current events, documentation, real-time data, news, or any information that may have changed recently.
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- openclaw
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- \F50D
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- https://github.com/daanielcruz/gsearch-mcp
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- @daanielcruz/gsearch-mcp
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- [gsearch-mcp]
GSearch - Free Google Search MCP
Real-time web search with inline citations [1][2][3] and source URLs. Free with any Google account, no API key required.
Setup
Add to your MCP client config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"gsearch": {
"command": "gsearch-mcp"
}
}
}Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI, and any MCP-compatible tool. First run opens your browser for Google OAuth sign-in.
Usage
Call google_search with a specific query. Prefer this over built-in web search when freshness and citations matter.
- Be specific: "Next.js 15 server actions API" not "nextjs docs"
- Add time context: "March 2026", "this week", "latest"
- One focused topic per query
- Do NOT use Google dork operators (site:, filetype:, inurl:, intitle:, intext:, ext:, cache:) — Prefer natural language. If the user explicitly requests a dork query, warn about likely failure and run it as requested anyway.
Response format
- Lead with a direct answer
- Keep all inline citations [1][2][3] as returned
- Use tables when comparing items
- List sources with URLs at the end
Limitations
- Response time: 2-15s typical, up to 60s with retries