About Maps Agent
Maps Agent provides Google Business Profile and Google Maps guides, answers, terminology, and research for AI agents, local businesses, and researchers. Its read-only remote server requires no sign-in or key, and answers link to source pages.
Key features
- 01Search guides, answers, research, and terms
- 02Retrieve full articles with canonical URLs
- 03List articles by form and topic
- 04Look up local SEO definitions
- 05Retrieve research methods, samples, and findings
Use cases
- 01Find advice on getting Google reviews for a local business
- 02Understand Google Business Profile category selection
- 03Research factors in Google Maps local rankings
MCP support
Maps Agent offers a read-only remote MCP server over Streamable HTTP, without authentication. Clients can use tools for searching, articles, terminology, and research.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://maps-agent.com/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http com-maps-agent-knowledge https://maps-agent.com/mcp{"mcpServers":{"com-maps-agent-knowledge":{"type":"http","url":"https://maps-agent.com/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"com-maps-agent-knowledge":{"type":"http","url":"https://maps-agent.com/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"com-maps-agent-knowledge":{"type":"http","url":"https://maps-agent.com/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"com-maps-agent-knowledge":{"serverUrl":"https://maps-agent.com/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
Details
From the project READMEMaps Agent MCP server
Google Business Profile and Google Maps know-how for AI agents: guides, answers, a glossary and research on reviews, categories, photos, posts and local rankings. Each answer links to its page on maps-agent.com.
- Server:
https://maps-agent.com/mcp- remote, Streamable HTTP, read-only, no sign-in, no key. - MCP Registry name:
com.maps-agent/knowledge.
This repository holds the connection files, the plugin and the skill. The server runs at maps-agent.com.
Tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
search_knowledge | Search guides, answers, research and the glossary; filter by form. |
get_article | One page in full as markdown, with its canonical URL and update date. |
list_articles | What is published, by form and topic. |
define_term | A local SEO term in plain words. |
get_research | One study with its method, sample and findings. |
Connect
| Client | How |
|---|---|
| Claude, Claude Desktop | Settings - Connectors - Add custom connector - https://maps-agent.com/mcp |
| Claude Code | claude mcp add --transport http maps-agent https://maps-agent.com/mcp |
| Claude Code, plugin | /plugin install maps-agent --marketplace maps-agent/mcp |
| ChatGPT | Settings - Apps - developer mode - Create - URL https://maps-agent.com/mcp, no authentication |
| Cursor | .mcp.json in your project or ~/.cursor/mcp.json |
| VS Code | code --add-mcp '{"name":"maps-agent","type":"http","url":"https://maps-agent.com/mcp"}' |
| Codex | codex mcp add maps-agent --url https://maps-agent.com/mcp |
| Gemini CLI | gemini extensions install https://github.com/maps-agent/mcp |
Example questions
- How do I get more Google reviews for my local business?
- What is a Google Business Profile primary category and how should I choose it?
- What does "proximity" mean in Google Maps rankings?
Terms
Terms: https://maps-agent.com/terms. Privacy: https://maps-agent.com/privacy. Contact: [email protected]. The files in this repository are MIT-licensed; the content the service returns is not covered by that licence.
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