generated: '2026-06-20'
method: derived
status: candidate
source: openapi/google-maps-directions-api.yml, openapi/google-maps-geocoding-api.yml, openapi/google-maps-places-api.yml
note: No official hosted Google Maps Platform MCP server found; candidate tools derived one-per-operation
  from captured OpenAPI. Google publishes AI/agent guidance (Grounding with Google Maps in Vertex AI)
  but no first-party MCP endpoint at time of capture.
server:
  name: google-maps
  transport: stdio
tools:
- name: getDirections
  description: Get Directions Between Two or More Locations
  source_operation: openapi/google-maps-directions-api.yml#getDirections
- name: geocode
  description: Geocode an Address or Reverse Geocode Coordinates
  source_operation: openapi/google-maps-geocoding-api.yml#geocode
- name: getPlaceDetails
  description: Get Details About a Place
  source_operation: openapi/google-maps-places-api.yml#getPlaceDetails
- name: searchPlacesText
  description: Search for Places Using a Text Query
  source_operation: openapi/google-maps-places-api.yml#searchPlacesText
- name: searchPlacesNearby
  description: Search for Places Near a Location
  source_operation: openapi/google-maps-places-api.yml#searchPlacesNearby
- name: autocompletePlaces
  description: Get Place Autocomplete Predictions
  source_operation: openapi/google-maps-places-api.yml#autocompletePlaces
- name: getPlacePhoto
  description: Get a Place Photo
  source_operation: openapi/google-maps-places-api.yml#getPlacePhoto
deployment:
  mode: none
  verified: derived
  tools: 7
  checked: '2026-08-12'
  source: catalog MCP census