google-ai-scraper 0.2.4

MCP server for scraping Google AI Overviews via a Chrome extension relay

google-ai-scraper

MCP server for scraping Google AI Overviews via a Chrome extension relay. No API keys needed — uses your own Chrome browser.

How it works

MCP Client (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.)
    ↕ stdio
MCP Server + embedded FastAPI (this package)
    ↕ HTTP polling
Chrome Extension (installed separately)
    → opens background tab on google.com
    → scrapes AI Overview → Markdown
    → posts result back

Install

# Via uvx (recommended)
uvx google-ai-scraper

# Or pip
pip install google-ai-scraper

Prerequisites

1. Chrome with the Google AI Overview Scraper extension installed
2. Python 3.10+

MCP Client Configuration

Claude Code

Add to your project's .mcp.json or run claude mcp add:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-ai-scraper": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["google-ai-scraper"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-ai-scraper": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["google-ai-scraper"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-ai-scraper": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["google-ai-scraper"]
    }
  }
}

MCP Tools

Tool	Params	Description
search	query	Search Google AI Overview. Returns markdown + citations + thread_id
follow_up	query, thread_id	Continue a conversation in an existing thread
health	—	Check server + extension connectivity

Options

google-ai-scraper [--sse] [--no-server] [--port PORT]

Flag	Default	Description
--sse	off	Use SSE transport instead of stdio
--no-server	off	Don't start embedded FastAPI (if running separately)
--port	15551	FastAPI server port

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
GOOGLE_AI_SCRAPER_URL	http://127.0.0.1:15551	FastAPI server URL

License

MIT