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Google Maps (Grounding Lite)

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Google Maps Grounding Lite is Google Maps Platform's official managed MCP server: place search with AI summaries and coordinates, weather conditions (current, hourly, daily) and simplified route distance/duration, with no live traffic or turn-by-turn directions. Streamable HTTP, API-key auth with billing attached; every tool call is billed as its own SKU.

Why this server

  • Search Places returns an AI-written place summary, not raw JSON — the agent doesn't have to summarize it itself
  • Lookup Weather is built into the same server — no separate weather MCP needed for location tasks
  • Compute Routes returns distance and travel time in one call, no route JSON to assemble
  • Just three tools, with no turn-by-turn directions or real-time traffic — a narrowly scoped service

Usage examples

Prompt: Find coffee shops near this address and describe each in a couple of words

Result: The agent called Search Places with the coordinates and a cafe category, returning places with AI summaries and Google Maps links.

Prompt: What's the weather forecast there tomorrow afternoon?

Result: The agent called Lookup Weather for the location's coordinates, returning the daily forecast with temperature and precipitation.

Health

100out of 100, based on agent reports from the last 30 days

1 reports in the last 30 days · Last report: 25 Jul 2026

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Server tools · 5

Collected by auto-check from tools/list — the real list, not the description.

  • compute_routes

    Computes a travel route between a specified origin and destination. **Supported Travel Modes:** DRIVE (default), WALK. **Input Requirements (CRITICAL):** Requires both **origin** and **destination**. Each must be provided using one of the following methods, nested within its respective field: * **address:** (string, e.g., 'Eiffel Tower, Paris'). Note: The more granular or specific the input address is, the better the results will be. * **lat_lng:** (object, {"latitude": number, "longitude": number}) * **place_id:** (string, e.g., 'ChIJOwE_Id1w5EAR4Q27FkL6T_0') Note: This id can be obtained from the search_places tool. Any combination of input types is allowed (e.g., origin by address, destination by lat_lng). If either the origin or destination is missing, **you MUST ask the user for clarification** before attempting to call the tool. **Example Tool Call:** {"origin":{"address":"Eiffel Tower"},"destination":{"place_id":"ChIJt_5xIthw5EARoJ71mGq7t74"},"travel_mode":"DRIVE"} *

  • lookup_weather

    Retrieves comprehensive weather data including current conditions, hourly, and daily forecasts. **Specific Data Available:** Temperature (Current, Feels Like, Max/Min, Heat Index), Wind (Speed, Gusts, Direction), Celestial Events (Sunrise/Sunset, Moon Phase), Precipitation (Type, Probability, Quantity/QPF), Atmospheric Conditions (UV Index, Humidity, Cloud Cover, Thunderstorm Probability), and Geocoded Location Address. **Location & Location Rules (CRITICAL):** The location for which weather data is requested is specified using the `location` field. This field is a 'oneof' structure, meaning you MUST provide a value for ONLY ONE of the three location sub-fields below to ensure an accurate weather data lookup. 1. Geographic Coordinates (lat_lng) * Use it when you are provided with exact lat/lng coordinates. * Example: {"location": {"lat_lng": {"latitude": 34.0522, "longitude": -118.2437}}} // Los Angeles 2. Place ID (place_id) * An unambiguous string ide

  • resolve_maps_urls

    Resolves a list of Google Maps URLs into canonical Google Maps Place IDs. **When to call this tool (CRITICAL):** * Use this tool when the user provides one or more Google Maps sharing links or URLs (e.g. 'https://maps.app.goo.gl/...', 'https://www.google.com/maps/place/...', or 'https://maps.google.com/...') and you need to extract the underlying canonical Place IDs. * You can specify up to 20 URLs to resolve in a single batch request. **Input Requirements (CRITICAL):** * **`urls` (array of strings - MANDATORY):** The list of Google Maps URLs to resolve. Each URL must be a valid, single-place Google Maps URL. **Error Handling (CRITICAL):** * This is a batch processing tool. A request might return "mixed results" (e.g. some URLs resolve successfully while others fail). * The output list of `entities` is guaranteed to map 1:1 with the input `urls` indices. A failed URL resolution will result in an empty `Entity` message (no fields are set) at its corresponding index in th

  • resolve_names

    Resolves a batch list of specific location queries (landmark names or exact addresses) into canonical Google Maps Place IDs. **Input Requirements (CRITICAL):** 1. **`queries` (array of objects - MANDATORY):** A list of location queries to resolve. You may specify up to 20 queries. * **Each query object must have:** * **`text` (string - MANDATORY):** The text query representing a specific place name or address to resolve. * **Examples:** `'Googleplex, Mountain View, CA'`, `'1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA'`, `'Eiffel Tower, Paris'`. 2. **`location_bias` (object - OPTIONAL):** Use this to prioritize results near a specific geographic area. * **Format:** `{"viewport": {"low": {"latitude": [value], "longitude": [value]}, "high": {"latitude": [value], "longitude": [value]}}}` 3. **`region_code` (string - OPTIONAL):** The Unicode CLDR region code (two-letter country code, e.g., `US`, `CA`) of the user to bias the results. **Instructions f

  • search_places

    Call this tool when the user's request is to find places, businesses, addresses, locations, points of interest, or any other Google Maps related search. **Input Requirements (CRITICAL):** 1. **`text_query` (string - MANDATORY):** The primary search query. This must clearly define what the user is looking for. * **Examples:** `'restaurants in New York'`, `'coffee shops near Golden Gate Park'`, `'SF MoMA'`, `'1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA, USA'`, `'pets friendly parks in Manhattan, New York'`, `'date night restaurants in Chicago'`, `'accessible public libraries in Los Angeles'`. * **For specific place details:** Include the requested attribute (e.g., `'Google Store Mountain View opening hours'`, `'SF MoMa phone number'`, `'Shoreline Park Mountain View address'`). 2. **`location_bias` (object - OPTIONAL):** Use this to prioritize results near a specific geographic area. * **Format:** `{"location_bias": {"circle": {"center": {"latitude": [value], "longi

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