Set up Google Search Console MCP in Claude Desktop
Access GSC search analytics, URL inspection, sitemap management, and detect quick-win keyword opportunities.
1
Locate the config file
Claude Desktop reads MCP server configuration from the following file:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonCreate this file if it does not already exist.
2
Add the configuration
Add the following to your Claude Desktop config file:
json
{
"mcpServers": {
"google-search-console-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-server-gsc"
],
"env": {
"GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS": "YOUR_GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS"
}
}
}
}3
Set up environment variables
Google Search Console MCP requires the following environment variables:
GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALSRequiredPath to Google service account JSON key file
4
Verify it works
Restart Claude Desktop. Google Search Console MCP should appear in your MCP server list with 5 tools available.
This server adds approximately 2,575 tokens to your context window for tool definitions.