Google Researcher MCP server
MCP server providing Google Search, web scraping, and multi-source research tools for AI assistants
F35/100grade F
Adoption
New
35 stars0 downloads/wk
Blocked at the gateway.Blocked at the gateway. A critical finding or a dead endpoint.
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Google Researcher tools
No tool declarations could be read from the package source. They show once the server is installed.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-27 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
2 high
- –Code scanpackage could not be scannedn/a
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitystatic API keys via environment variables6/15
- Maintenancerepository archived0/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10
Findings (2)
- highPackage google-researcher-mcp not found on npm
code.package-missing - highRepository is archived
maint.archived
Overall 35/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON
How Google Researcher compares
Against every graded SEO MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 35/100
- higher than 6% of 769 SEO servers
- GitHub stars
- 35
- more than 95% of 406 SEO servers
Install Google Researcher in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
Runs npx -y google-researcher-mcp on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.
claude mcp add google-researcher -- npx -y google-researcher-mcp
Google Researcher: common questions
- Is Google Researcher MCP server safe?
- No: it is graded F and blocked at the gateway (35/100). Read the Google Researcher safety report
- How do I install Google Researcher?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does Google Researcher need an API key?
- Yes. The registry entry asks for
GOOGLE_CUSTOM_SEARCH_API_KEY. - Is Google Researcher maintained?
- The last commit was 148 days ago (2026-06-10). The latest release is v6.3.3.
- What can I use instead of Google Researcher?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Singapore Proxy MCP server, SEO Skill MCP server and Google Ads + Meta Ads + SEO/GEO MCP server.
- How does Google Researcher compare with other SEO MCP servers?
- safety score 35/100 (higher than 6% of 769 SEO servers); github stars 35 (more than 95% of 406 SEO servers). Full comparison.
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