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Gsearch gives agents real Google results through an MCP server

What to do

Try Gsearch as a self-hosted MCP search tool before Google's API closes.

Why

It drives a real Firefox to return Google results as JSON. Google's Custom Search API closes on 1 January 2027.

What the research found

Gsearch is a self-hosted MCP server that drives a real Camoufox Firefox to return Google results as JSON, citing Google's Custom Search API closing on 1 January 2027 as motivation.

Claims and how well the evidence supports them

Google's Custom Search API closes on 1 January 2027 98%
Without a proxy gsearch allows at most 20 searches per hour 99%
gsearch setup downloads a browser of about 1 GB 98%
gsearch installs via uv tool install gsearch-agent or pipx install gsearch-agent 99%

Evidence

github.com https://github.com/RayenMlayeh/gsearch

Actionability rated medium.