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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

120 reports in the last 30 days · Last report: 22 Sept 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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