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Google Maps MCP for Gemini CLI

com.renzojohnson/google-maps-mcp

Google Maps MCP server: geocoding, places, directions, distance matrix, elevation and time zones.

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Install Google Maps MCP in Gemini CLI

~/.gemini/settings.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.gemini\settings.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-maps-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@renzo.johnson/google-maps-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY": "<GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Gemini expands $VAR and ${VAR} inside env values, so a secret can live in your shell rather than this file. Gemini CLI docs

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