Google Maps Grounding MCP

Google Maps Grounding Lite MCP for location search, weather, and routes via mcporter.

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Last updated: April 23, 2026

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Grounding Lite

Google Maps Grounding Lite MCP provides AI-grounded location data. Experimental (pre-GA), free during preview.

Setup

Enable the API:

gcloud beta services enable mapstools.googleapis.com

Get an API key from Cloud Console
Set env:
```
export GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY="YOUR_KEY"
```

Configure mcporter:

mcporter config add grounding-lite \
  --url https://mapstools.googleapis.com/mcp \
  --header "X-Goog-Api-Key=$GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY" \
  --system

Tools

search_places: Find places, businesses, addresses. Returns AI summaries with Google Maps links.
lookup_weather: Current conditions and forecasts (hourly 48h, daily 7 days).
compute_routes: Travel distance and duration (no turn-by-turn directions).

Commands

# Search places
mcporter call grounding-lite.search_places textQuery="pizza near Times Square NYC"
Weather
mcporter call grounding-lite.lookup_weather location='{"address":"San Francisco, CA"}' unitsSystem=IMPERIAL
Routes
mcporter call grounding-lite.compute_routes origin='{"address":"SF"}' destination='{"address":"LA"}' travelMode=DRIVE
List tools
mcporter list grounding-lite --schema

Parameters

search_places:

textQuery

(required),

locationBias

languageCode

regionCode

lookup_weather:

location

(required: address/latLng/placeId),

unitsSystem

date

hour

compute_routes:

origin

destination

(required),

travelMode

(DRIVE/WALK)

Notes

Rate limits: search_places 100 QPM (1k/day), lookup_weather 300 QPM, compute_routes 300 QPM
Include Google Maps links in user-facing output (attribution required)
Only use with models that don't train on input data

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