# Google_maps (npm · @pipeworx/mcp-google_maps)

Google Maps MCP Pack — geocoding, places, directions, distance matrix, elevation. Uses Google Maps…

- Trust score: 83/100 (high trust)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `gateway.pipeworx.io`: 63/100, [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-google-maps/google-maps-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-google-maps/google-maps-mcp)
- npm · `@pipeworx/mcp-google_maps`: 83/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-google-maps/pipeworx-mcp-google-maps.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-google-maps/pipeworx-mcp-google-maps)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `@pipeworx/mcp-google_maps`
- Version: `0.2.1`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-11-05.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 100/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - No production dependencies, so there is no dependency health to assess.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 97/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to pipeworx-io/mcp-google_maps).
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 3 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 71/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 966 tokens (~138/item across 7 items; 7 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 23/100
  - Stability observed for 7 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 7 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 8 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the Google_maps MCP server?

Google_maps runs locally as an npm package, launched with npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-google_maps. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add pipeworx-io-google-maps -- npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-google_maps
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-io-google-maps": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-google_maps"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "pipeworx-io-google-maps": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-google_maps"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add pipeworx-io-google-maps -- npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-google_maps
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "pipeworx-io-google-maps": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-google_maps"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add pipeworx-io-google-maps --command npx --arg -y --arg @pipeworx/mcp-google_maps
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  pipeworx-io-google-maps:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@pipeworx/mcp-google_maps"]
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "pipeworx-io-google-maps": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "npx",
      "Arguments": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-google_maps"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add pipeworx-io-google-maps -t stdio -c npx -a -y @pipeworx/mcp-google_maps
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-io-google-maps": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-google_maps"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-11-03 (score 83, +16)

- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass

### 2026-11-02 (score 67, −13)

- [security regression] Malware scan: pass → unverified
- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.13
- [functional] Package version: 0.2.0 → 0.2.1

### 2026-10-30 (score 80, 0)

- [functional regression] Security disclosure: unverified → fail

### 2026-10-29 (score 80)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (7)

### `maps_geocode` (~128 tokens)

"Geocode [address] via Google Maps" / "Google Maps coordinates of [place]" / "lat lng for [address] using Google" — convert an address to lat/lng + formatted address via Google Maps Platform. Premium-quality geocoding (highest accuracy for US addresses); requires Google Maps API key. Use when Mapbox/MapTiler/OpenStreetMap miss the address.

Input parameters:

- `_apiKey` (string, required): Google Maps API key
- `address` (string, required): Address to geocode (e.g., "1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA")

### `maps_reverse_geocode` (~93 tokens)

"Reverse geocode [lat,lng] via Google Maps" / "what address is at [coords] in Google" — coordinates → address via Google Maps Platform. Requires Google Maps API key. Use when you need Google's street-address parsing (most accurate for US).

Input parameters:

- `_apiKey` (string, required): Google Maps API key
- `lat` (number, required): Latitude
- `lng` (number, required): Longitude

### `maps_place_search` (~166 tokens)

"Find restaurants / hotels / coffee shops / [businesses] near [location]" / "nearby [type] within [radius]" / "places to eat in [area]" — find nearby businesses and points of interest via Google Maps Places. Returns names, addresses, Google ratings, distances. Premium-quality POI data; requires Google Maps API key. Use over Yelp/OSM when you want Google's POI coverage and ratings.

Input parameters:

- `_apiKey` (string, required): Google Maps API key
- `location` (string): Center point as "lat,lng" (optional)
- `query` (string, required): Search query (e.g., "pizza near Times Square")
- `radius` (number): Search radius in meters (max 50000, default 5000)

### `maps_place_details` (~101 tokens)

"Hours / phone / reviews of [business]" / "Google business info for [place]" / "is [restaurant] open" — full details for a Google Place: address, phone, hours, website, ratings, user reviews. Requires a place ID from `maps_place_search`. Use after search to drill into one specific business.

Input parameters:

- `_apiKey` (string, required): Google Maps API key
- `place_id` (string, required): Google Place ID

### `maps_directions` (~171 tokens)

"Google Maps directions from A to B" / "transit / public-transport directions" / "bus / subway / train route" / "best way to get from [X] to [Y]" — turn-by-turn directions via Google Maps. Modes: driving, walking, transit (bus/subway/train), bicycling. Requires Google Maps API key. PREFER over Mapbox/OpenRouteService specifically for public-transit routing — Google has the best transit data.

Input parameters:

- `_apiKey` (string, required): Google Maps API key
- `destination` (string, required): End point (address or "lat,lng")
- `mode` (string): Travel mode: driving, walking, bicycling, transit (default: driving)
- `origin` (string, required): Starting point (address or "lat,lng")

### `maps_distance_matrix` (~149 tokens)

"Travel time matrix between [N] origins and [M] destinations" / "drive-time grid via Google Maps" / "transit times between addresses" — N×M distance and duration matrix between many points via Google Maps. Modes: driving, walking, bicycling, transit. Use for delivery routing, multi-stop optimization, transit-heavy planning.

Input parameters:

- `_apiKey` (string, required): Google Maps API key
- `destinations` (string, required): Pipe-separated destinations (e.g., "Philadelphia|Washington DC")
- `mode` (string): Travel mode: driving, walking, bicycling, transit
- `origins` (string, required): Pipe-separated origins (e.g., "New York|Boston")

### `maps_elevation` (~106 tokens)

"Elevation at [coords] via Google" / "altitude / height above sea level" — elevation in meters for one or more lat/lng pairs via Google Maps Elevation API. Pipe-separated locations for batch queries.

Input parameters:

- `_apiKey` (string, required): Google Maps API key
- `locations` (string, required): Pipe-separated "lat,lng" pairs (e.g., "39.7391,-104.9847|36.4555,-116.8666")

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-google-maps/pipeworx-mcp-google-maps#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 83
- 2026-11-04: 83
- 2026-11-03: 83
- 2026-11-02: 67
- 2026-11-01: 80
- 2026-10-31: 80
- 2026-10-30: 80
- 2026-10-29: 80

## Common questions

### What is the Google_maps MCP server?

Google_maps is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.pipeworx-io/google_maps. Google Maps MCP Pack, geocoding, places, directions, distance matrix, elevation. Uses Google Maps… This page covers its npm package (@pipeworx/mcp-google_maps).

### Is the Google_maps MCP server safe to use?

Google_maps scores 83 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 5 November 2026. It declares no install or post-install scripts. Its build provenance is signed and verified. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the Google_maps MCP server expose?

Google_maps exposes 7 tools: maps_geocode, maps_reverse_geocode, maps_place_search, maps_place_details, maps_directions, and 2 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 914 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Is the Google_maps MCP server still maintained?

Google_maps is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

### What licence is the Google_maps MCP server under?

Google_maps declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@pipeworx/mcp-google_maps
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/@pipeworx/mcp-google_maps
- Repository: https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-google_maps
- Website: https://pipeworx.io/packs/google_maps
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-google-maps/pipeworx-mcp-google-maps.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-google-maps/pipeworx-mcp-google-maps.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-google-maps/pipeworx-mcp-google-maps