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MCP Server for Google Search Console API access

Project description

Google Search Console MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for comprehensive Google Search Console API access, built with FastMCP.

Features

  • Search Analytics - Query performance data with clicks, impressions, CTR, and position metrics
  • Site Management - List, add, remove, and inspect Search Console properties
  • URL Inspection - Check index status and crawl information for specific URLs
  • Domain Delegation - Support for service account impersonation across Google Workspace domains
  • FastMCP Framework - Built with the fast, Pythonic way to create MCP servers
  • Type Safety - Full type hints and Pydantic validation
  • Comprehensive Logging - Structured logging with loguru

Installation

Using uv (Recommended)

# Install globally
uv tool install google-search-console-mcp-python

# Run directly without installation
uvx google-search-console-mcp-python

Using pip

pip install google-search-console-mcp-python

Authentication Setup

Service Account Creation

  1. Go to Google Cloud Console
  2. Create/select project and enable "Search Console API"
  3. Create Service Account with JSON key
  4. In Search Console, add service account email as property owner

Domain-Wide Delegation (Optional)

For Google Workspace domains to impersonate users:

  1. Enable domain-wide delegation in service account settings
  2. In Google Admin Console, authorize the service account
  3. Add required scopes:
    • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/webmasters
    • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/webmasters.readonly

Configuration

Environment Variables

export GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=/path/to/credentials.json
export GOOGLE_APPLICATION_SUBJECT=admin@yourdomain.com  # Optional: for domain delegation

Running the Server

# Using uvx (recommended)
uvx google-search-console-mcp-python

# With domain delegation
GOOGLE_APPLICATION_SUBJECT=admin@domain.com uvx google-search-console-mcp-python

# Using pip installation  
google-search-console-mcp-python

Claude Desktop Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gsc": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["google-search-console-mcp-python"],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS": "/path/to/credentials.json",
        "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_SUBJECT": "admin@domain.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

search_analytics

Retrieve search performance data with comprehensive metrics and dimensions.

Parameters:

  • site_url (required): Property URL
  • start_date, end_date (required): Date range (YYYY-MM-DD)
  • dimensions: Array of dimension strings: ["query", "page", "country", "device", "searchAppearance"]
  • search_type: One of: "web", "image", "video", "news", "discover", "googleNews"
  • aggregation_type: One of: "auto", "byPage", "byProperty", "byNewsShowcasePanel"
  • row_limit: Max 25,000 rows (default: 1,000)

Example:

{
  "site_url": "https://example.com",
  "start_date": "2024-01-01", 
  "end_date": "2024-01-31",
  "dimensions": ["query", "country"],
  "search_type": "web",
  "row_limit": 5000
}

list_sites

List all Search Console properties accessible to the authenticated account.

get_site

Get detailed information about a specific Search Console property.

Parameters:

  • site_url (required): Property URL

add_site

Add a new property to Search Console.

Parameters:

  • site_url (required): Property URL to add

delete_site

Remove a property from Search Console.

Parameters:

  • site_url (required): Property URL to remove

inspect_url

Inspect URL index status and crawl information.

Parameters:

  • site_url (required): Property containing the URL
  • inspection_url (required): URL to inspect
  • language_code (optional): Language code (e.g., 'en-US')

Development

Setup Development Environment

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/locomotive-agency/google-search-console-mcp-python.git
cd google-search-console-mcp-python

# Install dependencies
uv sync

# Install pre-commit hooks
uv run pre-commit install

Code Quality

# Format code
uv run ruff format

# Lint code  
uv run ruff check

# Type checking
uv run mypy src/

# Run tests
uv run pytest

# Run tests with coverage
uv run pytest --cov=src

Testing

# Run all tests
uv run pytest

# Run specific test file
uv run pytest tests/test_server.py -v

# Run with coverage report
uv run pytest --cov=src --cov-report=html

Requirements

  • Python 3.12+
  • Google Cloud project with Search Console API enabled
  • Service account with Search Console access
  • uv package manager (recommended)

Architecture

Built with modern Python best practices:

  • FastMCP - High-performance MCP server framework
  • Pydantic - Type validation and settings management
  • Loguru - Structured logging
  • Google API Client - Official Google APIs library
  • Async/Await - Non-blocking I/O operations

Publishing

# Build the package
uv build

# Publish to PyPI (requires authentication)
uv publish

Contributing

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create a feature branch
  3. Make your changes following code quality standards
  4. Add tests for new functionality
  5. Submit a pull request

License

MIT


Built with ❤️ by Locomotive Agency using the FastMCP framework.

Inspired by and adapted from guchey/mcp-server-google-search-console.

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