Agent skill

Google Maps

Search places, resolve addresses, compare routes, inspect neighborhoods, and retrieve geographic or environmental facts through the standalone @cablate/mcp-google-map CLI.

MITAuto-check passedMarketing & SEO

Install Google Maps

skills CLI

$ npx skills add cablate/mcp-google-map --skill google-maps -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install cablate/mcp-google-map google-maps --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cablate/mcp-google-map.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/google-maps .claude/skills/google-maps && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "google-maps" agent skill from https://github.com/cablate/mcp-google-map/tree/main/skills/google-maps into .claude/skills/google-maps/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "google-maps", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/cablate/mcp-google-map/tree/main/skills/google-maps

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add cablate/mcp-google-map --skill google-maps -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install cablate/mcp-google-map google-maps --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cablate/mcp-google-map.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/google-maps .agents/skills/google-maps && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "google-maps" agent skill from https://github.com/cablate/mcp-google-map/tree/main/skills/google-maps into .agents/skills/google-maps/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "google-maps", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add cablate/mcp-google-map --skill google-maps -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install cablate/mcp-google-map google-maps --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cablate/mcp-google-map.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/google-maps .cursor/skills/google-maps && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "google-maps" agent skill from https://github.com/cablate/mcp-google-map/tree/main/skills/google-maps into .cursor/skills/google-maps/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "google-maps", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/cablate/mcp-google-map.git --path skills/google-maps

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add cablate/mcp-google-map --skill google-maps -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install cablate/mcp-google-map google-maps --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cablate/mcp-google-map.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/google-maps .gemini/skills/google-maps && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "google-maps" agent skill from https://github.com/cablate/mcp-google-map/tree/main/skills/google-maps into .gemini/skills/google-maps/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "google-maps", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install cablate/mcp-google-map google-maps

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add cablate/mcp-google-map --skill google-maps -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cablate/mcp-google-map.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/google-maps .github/skills/google-maps && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "google-maps" agent skill from https://github.com/cablate/mcp-google-map/tree/main/skills/google-maps into .github/skills/google-maps/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "google-maps", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add cablate/mcp-google-map --skill google-maps -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install cablate/mcp-google-map google-maps --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cablate/mcp-google-map.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/google-maps .opencode/skills/google-maps && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "google-maps" agent skill from https://github.com/cablate/mcp-google-map/tree/main/skills/google-maps into .opencode/skills/google-maps/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "google-maps", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: google-maps
GitHub stars: 466
Token cost: ~909 tokens
SKILL.md length: 389 words
Files: 2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo: 4
Repo updated: Sep 26, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Search places, resolve addresses, compare routes, inspect neighborhoods, and retrieve geographic or environmental facts through the standalone @cablate/mcp-google-map CLI.

Works in 6 steps: Identify the concrete location outcome… → Read references/tools-api.md when exact… → Prefer coordinates over ambiguous… → …
Concrete location questions
SKILL.md covers Before calling the CLI, Workflow, Tool selection and Invocation, plus 2 more sections
Calls npx; needs GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY

What it does

Google Maps is an agent skill from cablate/mcp-google-map. Search places, resolve addresses, compare routes, inspect neighborhoods, and retrieve geographic or environmental facts through the standalone @cablate/mcp-google-map CLI. Use for concrete location questions; use the travel-planning or local-seo Skill for those specialized outcomes.

Its SKILL.md is about 910 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/tools-api.md`).

It sits in Marketing & SEO, covering Local SEO and MCP servers. It works with Google Maps Platform and Model Context Protocol. The repository describes itself as: 18 Google Maps tools and 3 Agent Skills for place search, routes, travel planning, and local SEO—via MCP or standalone CLI. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Concrete location questions
Use the travel-planning
Local-seo Skill for those specialized outcomes

Example prompts

“/google-maps”

Requirements

Node.js
A credential in GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

Identify the concrete location outcome and missing inputs. Do not request details that can be resolved by geocoding or place search.
Read references/tools-api.md when exact parameters, response fields, or a multi-tool recipe are needed.
Prefer coordinates over ambiguous addresses and place_id over repeated name searches.
Chain only the calls needed for the outcome. Reuse returned identifiers and coordinates.
Treat nonzero exit status or { "success": false } as a failure, not as geographic data.
Summarize the useful result rather than returning raw JSON. Preserve source and attribution metadata where required.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit bc2c31f. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- npx
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
- GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Google Maps loads about 909 tokens when it runs, and up to ~7.7k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 74 tokens; SKILL.md has 389 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~74
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~909
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them: ~7.7k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from cablate/mcp-google-map at commit bc2c31f, republished under its MIT licence (© cablate). 389 words, ~909 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/google-maps/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: google-maps
description: Search places, resolve addresses, compare routes, inspect neighborhoods, and retrieve geographic or environmental facts through the standalone @cablate/mcp-google-map CLI. Use for concrete location questions; use the travel-planning or local-seo Skill for those specialized outcomes.
license: MIT

Google Maps

Answer real-world location questions with the package's standalone exec CLI. Do not start or configure an MCP server for this workflow.

Before calling the CLI

On the first call in a session, or after an execution failure, read ../_shared/setup-and-diagnostics.md and run the non-billable local preflight.
The user must supply GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY. Never print it or place it in a command unless the user explicitly accepts shell-history and process-list exposure.
Before presenting Places reviews, photos, or AI summaries, read ../_shared/content-attribution.md.

Workflow

Identify the concrete location outcome and missing inputs. Do not request details that can be resolved by geocoding or place search.
Read references/tools-api.md when exact parameters, response fields, or a multi-tool recipe are needed.
Prefer coordinates over ambiguous addresses and place_id over repeated name searches.
Chain only the calls needed for the outcome. Reuse returned identifiers and coordinates.
Treat nonzero exit status or { "success": false } as a failure, not as geographic data.
Summarize the useful result rather than returning raw JSON. Preserve source and attribution metadata where required.

Tool selection

Outcome	Preferred tools
Address or landmark to coordinates	`maps_geocode`
Coordinates to address	`maps_reverse_geocode`
Nearby discovery	`maps_search_nearby`, then `maps_place_details`
Natural-language place search	`maps_search_places`, then `maps_place_details`
Compare candidate places	`maps_compare_places` or search → details → distance matrix
Route or travel-mode comparison	`maps_directions`, `maps_distance_matrix`
Multi-stop route without a broader itinerary	`maps_plan_route`
Things along a route	`maps_search_along_route`
Neighborhood facts	`maps_explore_area` plus targeted nearby searches
Elevation, timezone, weather, or air quality	corresponding environment tool; geocode first when needed
Visual map	`maps_static_map` after locations or a route are known

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Invocation

bash

npx -y @cablate/mcp-google-map exec <tool> '<json_params>'

The CLI accepts both MCP-style names such as maps_geocode and short names such as geocode. Each call is stateless and returns JSON on stdout.

Boundaries

For a multi-day itinerary, trip schedule, or travel-day optimization, use google-maps-travel-planning instead.
For Google Business Profile visibility, grid ranking, keyword coverage, or competitor audits, use google-maps-local-seo instead.
maps_weather is unavailable in Japan, China, South Korea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Syria; use a current web source there.
Transit waypoint optimization is unsupported; use optimize: false for transit routes.
Geographic proximity and elevation alone do not establish safety, accessibility, flood risk, or suitability. State those limitations when relevant.

References

references/tools-api.md: read for exact parameters, response shapes, and generic chaining recipes.
../_shared/setup-and-diagnostics.md: read for first-run checks and error classification.
../_shared/content-attribution.md: read before displaying regulated Google Maps content.

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in skills/google-maps of cablate/mcp-google-map.

SKILL.md
references/tools-api.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit bc2c31f

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Google Maps next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Agent RecallGoldentrii/AgentRecall-X	371	—	~5.2k	Automated safety check: Notes	MIT	9 days ago
Reddit InsightsBrianRWagner/ai-marketing-claude-code-skills	440	2 repos	~3.1k	Automated safety check: Pass	None	6 mo ago

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Questions about Google Maps

What does Google Maps do?

Search places, resolve addresses, compare routes, inspect neighborhoods, and retrieve geographic or environmental facts through the standalone @cablate/mcp-google-map CLI. Google Maps is an agent skill from cablate/mcp-google-map. Search places, resolve addresses, compare routes, inspect neighborhoods, and retrieve geographic or environmental facts through the standalone @cablate/mcp-google-map CLI.

When should I use Google Maps?

Google Maps fits situations like: concrete location questions; use the travel-planning; local-seo Skill for those specialized outcomes.

How do I install Google Maps in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add cablate/mcp-google-map --skill google-maps -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/google-maps in cablate/mcp-google-map) into .claude/skills/google-maps in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Google Maps in Codex?

Run `npx skills add cablate/mcp-google-map --skill google-maps -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/google-maps in cablate/mcp-google-map) into .agents/skills/google-maps in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Google Maps in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add cablate/mcp-google-map --skill google-maps -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/google-maps, .gemini/skills/google-maps, .github/skills/google-maps and .opencode/skills/google-maps in your project.

What does Google Maps need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Google Maps needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npx) and credentials named GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY. Our summary lists: Node.js; A credential in GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY.

Does Google Maps access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Google Maps safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Google Maps use?

Google Maps is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Google Maps use?

About 909 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 6.8k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Google Maps?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Google Maps: Lognorm (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars), Conference Developer Endpoints (swyxio/skills, 172 stars), Siyuan MCP Search Query (yangtaihong59/siyuan-plugins-mcp-sisyphus, 114 stars) and Agent Recall (Goldentrii/AgentRecall-X, 371 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Google Maps?

cablate (a GitHub user) maintains it in cablate/mcp-google-map, which has 466 GitHub stars. The repository holds 4 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 26, 2026.

Source: cablate/mcp-google-map on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Google Maps

Install Google Maps

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Google Maps

Before calling the CLI

Workflow

Tool selection

Invocation

Boundaries

References

Files

Compare with similar skills

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Questions about Google Maps

Install Google Maps

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Google Maps

Before calling the CLI

Workflow

Tool selection

Invocation

Boundaries

References

Files

Compare with similar skills

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