How to connect Google Maps MCP with VS Code

How to connect Google Maps MCP with VS Code VS Code is the most popular code editor out there. With its recent AI makeover, it can do more than just help you write code. You can connect your applications to it and let LLMs automate many of the mundane tasks in your workflow. In this guide, I will explain how to connect Google Maps with VS Code in the most secure and robust way possible via Composio.

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How to connect Google Maps MCP with VS Code

VS Code is the most popular code editor out there. With its recent AI makeover, it can do more than just help you write code. You can connect your applications to it and let LLMs automate many of the mundane tasks in your workflow.

In this guide, I will explain how to connect Google Maps with VS Code in the most secure and robust way possible via Composio.

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Why use Composio?

Composio provides:

  • Access to 1,000+ managed apps from a single MCP endpoint. This makes it convenient for agents to run cross-app workflows.
  • Programmatic tool calling. Allows LLMs to write its code in a remote workbench to handle complex tool chaining. Reduces to-and-fro with LLMs for frequent tool calling.
  • Large tool response handling outside the LLM context. This minimizes context bloat from large tool responses.
  • Dynamic just-in-time access to thousands of tools across hundreds of apps. Composio loads the tools your agent needs, so LLMs are not overwhelmed by tools they do not need.

Integrate Google Maps MCP with VS Code

1. Install with one click

Click the button below to add Composio to VS Code. You will be prompted to authorize. This requires VS Code 1.99+ with GitHub Copilot.

+Install in VS Code

2. Or add manually

Open or create .vscode/mcp.json in your project root and add the following configuration:

bash
{
  "servers": {
    "composio": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://connect.composio.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

3. Authorize

Click the install button to authorize VS Code to connect to Composio. VS Code will detect OAuth and prompt you to sign in.

VS Code MCP server install screen for Composio

A browser window will open to authorize.

Composio authorization browser window

4. Authenticate Google Maps and start working

Back in VS Code chat, ask the agent to connect to Google Maps or give it any Google Maps-related task.

For example, ask it to:

  • "Find walking directions from your hotel to conference center"
  • "Show top-rated coffee shops near your location"
  • "Embed a map of downtown restaurants on your website"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access to Google Maps.

That is it. Composio tools are now available in VS Code, and your Google Maps account is ready to use.

Way Forward

Now that Google Maps is connected, extend your setup by connecting the other apps you already use every day, so your agent can run true cross-app workflows end to end.

  • Connect Calendar to turn threads into scheduled meetings automatically.
  • Connect Slack or Teams to post summaries, approvals, and alerts where your team works.
  • Connect Notion, Linear, Jira, or Asana to convert requests into tickets, tasks, and docs.
  • Connect Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive to fetch, file, and share attachments without manual steps.
  • Connect HubSpot or Salesforce to log customer context, update records, and draft follow-ups.

Start with one workflow you do repeatedly, then keep adding apps as you find new handoffs. With everything behind a single MCP endpoint, your agent can coordinate multiple tools safely and reliably in one conversation.

TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Google Maps action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Autocomplete Place Predictions

Returns place and query predictions for text input.

Compute Route Matrix

Calculates travel distance and duration matrix between multiple origins and destinations using the modern Routes API; supports OAuth2 authentication and various travel modes.

Geocode Address With Query

Tool to map addresses to geographic coordinates with query parameter.

Geocode Destinations

Tool to perform destination lookup and return detailed destination information including primary place, containing places, sub-destinations, landmarks, entrances, and navigation points.

Reverse Geocode Location

Tool to convert geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude) to human-readable addresses using reverse geocoding.

Geocode Place by ID

Tool to perform geocode lookup using a place identifier to retrieve address and coordinates.

Geocoding API

Convert addresses into geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude) and vice versa (reverse geocoding), or get an address for a Place ID.

Geolocate Device

Tool to determine location based on cell towers and WiFi access points.

Get 2D Map Tile

Tool to retrieve a 2D map tile image at specified coordinates for building custom map visualizations.

Get 3D Tiles Root

Tool to retrieve the 3D Tiles tileset root configuration for photorealistic 3D map rendering.

Get Place Details

Retrieves comprehensive details for a place using its resource name (places/{place_id} format).

Get Route

Calculates one or more routes between two specified locations.

Lookup Aerial Video

Tool to look up an aerial view video by address or video ID.

Embed Google Map

Tool to generate an embeddable Google Map URL and HTML iframe code.

Nearby search

Searches for places (e.

Get Place Photo

Retrieves high quality photographic content from the Google Maps Places database.

Render Aerial Video

Starts rendering an aerial view video for a US postal address.

Text Search

Searches for places on Google Maps using a textual query (e.

Create Tiles Session

Tool to create a session token required for accessing 2D Tiles and Street View imagery.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Google Maps MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Google Maps tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Google Maps and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. VS Code fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Google Maps tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Google Maps scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Google Maps data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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