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Google Maps for AI agents

Google Maps provides geocoding, directions, places, and mapping data that developers and operations teams use to build location-aware applications and plan routes for deliveries and field visits. Connect it once through Arc0, and your agent, or Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor, can use it through one MCP endpoint, limited to what each user approved.

Connect Google MapsSee the 23 actions ↓
Developer toolsOAuth 2.0MCP + RESTmaps.google.com
AUDIT LOG · GOOGLE MAPSPOLICY: acme-support
09:41:07 · claude · u_8f2read
google_maps.get_route
Get Route✓ allowed · 212ms
09:41:08 · claude · u_8f2read
google_maps.get_direction
Get Directions✓ allowed · 164ms
09:41:09 · claude · u_8f2write
google_maps.geolocate
Geolocate Device✓ approved · approved by user
EVERY GOOGLE MAPS CALL, ON THE RECORD
01 · USE CASES

What agents do in Google Maps.

01

Get directions between two stops

Compute driving directions and travel time between two addresses for a delivery schedule.

02

Search nearby places

Run a nearby search for a category like coffee shops around a given location.

03

Geocode an address for mapping

Convert an address into coordinates to plot it accurately on a map view.

02 · ACTIONS

23 Google Maps actions, graded by risk.

Every Google Maps action is tagged read, write or destructive, so one policy covers the whole app and new actions inherit the right default.

read

5

Look things up. Allowed by default.

  • google_maps.get_route
    Get Route
  • google_maps.get_direction
    Get Directions
  • google_maps.get_time_zone
    Get Time Zone
  • google_maps.get_place_details
    Get Place Details
  • google_maps.lookup_aerial_video
    Lookup Aerial Video

write

18

Create and change things. Allow, or ask the user first.

  • google_maps.geolocate
    Geolocate Device
  • google_maps.get2d_tile
    Get 2D Map Tile
  • google_maps.place_photo
    Get Place Photo
  • google_maps.text_search
    Text Search
  • google_maps.autocomplete
    Autocomplete Place Predictions
  • google_maps.geocode_place
    Geocode Place by ID
  • google_maps.geocoding_api
    Geocoding API
  • google_maps.nearby_search
    Nearby search
  • google_maps.maps_embed_api
    Embed Google Map
  • google_maps.geocode_address
    Geocode Address
  • google_maps.geocode_location
    Reverse Geocode Location
  • google_maps.get3d_tiles_root
    Get 3D Tiles Root
  • google_maps.distance_matrix_api
    Distance Matrix (Legacy)
  • google_maps.render_aerial_video
    Render Aerial Video
  • google_maps.compute_route_matrix
    Compute Route Matrix
  • google_maps.geocode_destinations
    Geocode Destinations
+ 2 MORE

destructive

0

Delete, cancel or archive. Ask first, or deny outright.

  • No destructive actions.
03 · HOW IT WORKS

Google Maps in three steps.

  1. 01Your users connect Google MapsThey sign in to Google Maps on Arc0 Connect, under your brand, and approve the access you ask for.
  2. 02You set the rulesReads run, and writes like “geolocate Device” can wait for the user to approve.
  3. 03Any agent can actYour agent calls Google Maps through the Arc0 SDK or MCP, and so can Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor. Every call lands on the audit log.
POLICY.TS
await arc0.policies.set('google_maps', {
  read: 'allow',
  write: 'ask',        // geolocate
  destructive: 'deny',  
})

# Claude Code: the same connection, one URL
$ claude mcp add --transport http arc0 \
    https://mcp.arc0.ai/u/u_8f2
04 · AUTH AND DATA

How Google Maps connects.

Users sign in to Google Maps on Arc0 Connect and approve the scopes you request. Build with Arc0’s Google Maps OAuth app, or bring your own so the Google Maps consent screen names you. Tokens refresh automatically, and you can export them whenever you want.

The same Google Maps connection serves your agent over MCP and your own backend over REST and the proxy, so a user connects once. How Arc0 handles credentials →

AUTH
API key · OAuth 2.0
CREDENTIALS
Per-tenant encrypted vault
MODEL SEES
Results only, never credentials
AUDIT LOG
Every call, on every plan
05 · WORKS WITH

Use Google Maps from any agent.

Claude
ChatGPT
Cursor
Codex
VS Code
OpenAI Agents SDK
Claude Agent SDK
Vercel AI SDK
Mastra
LangGraph
06 · RELATED

More developer tools apps.

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07 · FAQ

Google Maps and Arc0, answered.

Q01

Can I use Google Maps with Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor?

Yes. Connect Google Maps to Arc0 once, then add your Arc0 MCP URL to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code or any other remote-MCP client. Each assistant only gets the Google Maps actions you allow.

Q02

How do users connect Google Maps?

Users sign in to Google Maps on Arc0 Connect and approve the scopes you request. Build with Arc0’s Google Maps OAuth app, or bring your own so the Google Maps consent screen names you. Tokens refresh automatically, and you can export them whenever you want.

Q03

Which Google Maps actions can my agent take?

23 in total: 5 read, 18 write and 0 destructive, such as “geolocate Device”. Your policies decide which of them each agent may call.

Q04

Can I make my agent read-only in Google Maps?

Yes. Allow read actions and deny writes in the Google Maps policy. Your agent can still look things up, and any write it attempts is blocked and logged.

Q05

Can my own backend call Google Maps too?

Yes. The same Google Maps connection is available over REST and through the Arc0 proxy, so your product and your agent share one connection per user.

Get started

Plug Google Maps into your agent.

Your users connect Google Maps once, under your brand. Your agent gets 23 actions behind your policies, with every call on the record.

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Free to build · MCP + REST · Audit log on every plan