BoringMarketer Guides

A collection of tools, examples, and guides for market research and competitive intelligence using AI and automation.

Google Maps MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to Google's Maps Grounding API with Gemini AI. Search for places, restaurants, businesses, and get location-based information with AI-generated responses backed by Google Maps data.

Features

• AI-Powered Maps Search with natural language queries
• Location-aware searches using latitude/longitude
• Grounding metadata with place IDs, URIs, and structured data
• Support for multiple Gemini models
• Interactive map widgets

View the full documentation

Quick Start

cd google-maps-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build

Configure in your Claude Code or MCP-compatible client:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-maps-grounding": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/google-maps-mcp-server/build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_GEMINI_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Examples

Austin Pool Market Report

A real-world example of using the Google Maps MCP server to research local markets and generate competitive intelligence reports.

View the report

This example demonstrates:

• Market research with Google Maps data
• Competitive landscape analysis
• Review volume comparison
• Geographic coverage insights
• Actionable recommendations

Get Your API Key

1. Go to Google AI Studio
2. Create or select a project
3. Generate an API key
4. Enable the Gemini API for your project

Resources

• Google Maps Grounding Documentation
• Model Context Protocol
• Google AI Studio

Contributing

Have ideas or improvements? Open an issue or submit a pull request!

License

MIT