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Side by side
| Feature | mcp-gsc | QuerySail |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | On your computer, or on a server you run with Docker | Hosted by QuerySail at one URL |
| Setup | uv, a Google Cloud project with the Search Console API, and an OAuth desktop client or a service account | Sign in, approve read-only Search Console access on Google's consent screen and add the URL to your AI app |
| AI apps | Apps that start local servers. The README documents Claude Desktop, Cursor and Codex CLI | Apps that connect to remote MCP servers, including ChatGPT, claude.ai, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and VS Code |
| Tools | About 15, including search analytics, period comparisons, URL inspection in batches, indexing checks and sitemaps | 5: performance reports, period comparisons with top gainers and losers, URL inspection for up to 20 URLs, sitemap status and a property list |
| Changes to Search Console | Can submit and delete sitemaps. Tools that add or delete sites are off by default | None |
| Where your Google token is kept | On your computer | Encrypted on QuerySail's servers. Your AI app never sees it |
| Google Analytics | Not included | Included on the same plan |
| Updates | You update it yourself | QuerySail updates it |
| Cost | Free (MIT license) | $8 per month after a 7-day free trial |
Setup, step by step
mcp-gsc, with OAuth
- Install uv.
- Create a Google Cloud project and turn on the Search Console API.
- Create an OAuth client of the type "Desktop app" and download its JSON file.
- Add mcp-gsc to your AI app's config file, with the path to the JSON file.
- Start your AI app. A browser window opens, and you sign in with Google. mcp-gsc keeps the token on your computer.
QuerySail
- Create a QuerySail account. The trial needs no card.
- Connect Google under Account → Connections and approve read-only Search Console access.
- Add the QuerySail endpoint to your AI app and sign in with your QuerySail account.
Which one to choose
Choose mcp-gsc if
- you use Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor or Codex CLI on your own computer,
- you are comfortable with Google Cloud projects and OAuth clients,
- you want to submit or delete sitemaps from your AI app, or
- you want a free tool and are happy to update it yourself.
Choose QuerySail if
- you use ChatGPT or claude.ai, which cannot start a server on your computer,
- you want the same data in several AI apps without a config file in each one,
- you look after several properties or Google accounts, or
- you also want Google Analytics on the same plan.
See every option in the best Google Search Console MCP servers roundup, or read about the QuerySail Google Search Console MCP server.