# Google Custom Search

> Use this tool when you need to integrate web search capabilities into your AI system, enabling it to find relevant information, answer queries, and gather data from across the internet. It solves problems such as content research, information gathering, and data analysis by providing access to Google's vast index of web content. With inputs like search queries and outputs like web pages, images, and videos, this tool is ideal for applications requiring up-to-date web information.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/alexatnordnet-google-custom-search  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/alexatnordnet-google-custom-search

## Description

This Google Custom Search MCP server, developed by Alexander Lindquister, integrates the Google Custom Search API to enable AI assistants to perform web searches. It exposes functions for querying the API and retrieving search results, including web pages, images, and videos. The server handles authentication, request formatting, and response parsing to simplify interactions with Google's search capabilities. By connecting AI systems to Google's vast index of web content, this implementation empowers assistants to find relevant information, answer queries, and gather data from across the internet. It is particularly useful for applications requiring up-to-date web information, content research, or any scenario where an AI needs to search and analyze online resources.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.50
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** media
- **Updated:** 2026-06-29

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/alexatnordnet-google-custom-search)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/limklister/mcp-google-custom-search-server>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "alexatnordnet-google-custom-search"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/alexatnordnet-google-custom-search` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/alexatnordnet-google-custom-search/pull`

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