| FMRS | 56 / 100 · C | 74 / 100 · B | 72 / 100 · B |
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| Reliability | 6 / 20 | 11 / 20 | 10 / 20 |
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| Security and permissions | 12 / 20 | 15 / 20 | 15 / 20 |
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| Maintenance | 12 / 20 | 17 / 20 | 16 / 20 |
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| Documentation | 13 / 20 | 17 / 20 | 17 / 20 |
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| Setup experience | 13 / 20 | 14 / 20 | 14 / 20 |
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| Best for | - AI agents requiring geospatial capabilities
- Travel planning applications
- Local search and logistics optimization
- Local SEO analysis
- Developers needing map visualization, route optimization
| - Developers needing quick, API-key-free web search capabilities
- Privacy-conscious users who prefer local search execution
- AI application development with Claude Desktop or Claude Code
| - Privacy-conscious developers who want local data storage.
- Researchers who need AI-assisted management of large note collections.
- Users of Markdown editors like Obsidian.
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| Not for | - Simple chatbots that don't need Google Maps features
- Deployments needing high-precision location but unwilling to rely on external API keys
- Use cases requiring real-time traffic flow, street view, or turn-by-turn mobile navigation (not provided)
- Scenarios needing official Google support, as this is a community project
| - Enterprise applications requiring high-scale, reliable search APIs
- Users needing advanced search features like custom ranking or filters
- Accessing sites blocked by TLS fingerprinting without installing the optional browser backend
| - Users needing cloud sync and mobile access (unless using the paid cloud service).
- Minimalists who want zero configuration.
- Scenarios requiring large-scale vector databases and complex retrieval (local SQLite may be insufficient).
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| Required permissions | - Requires a valid Google Maps API key (`GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY`), with Places API (New) and Routes API enabled.
- Server makes external network requests to Google Maps APIs.
- All tools are annotated with `readOnlyHint: true` and `destructiveHint: false` — MCP clients can auto-approve without user confirmation.
- Tool enabling can be filtered via `GOOGLE_MAPS_ENABLED_TOOLS` environment variable.
| - Outbound network access to DuckDuckGo and other websites
- Reads environment variables for SafeSearch, region, and CA certificates
- Optionally reads a CA certificate file (for TLS-intercepting proxies)
| - Read and write to the local filesystem (default: ~/basic-memory).
- Perform file and directory operations (create, edit, delete).
- Access local SQLite database (or Postgres/Milvus if configured).
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| Risks and side effects | - API key leakage risk: handle carefully, do not commit to public repositories.
- Cost risk: high usage may incur charges on Google Cloud account; set quotas and budgets.
- Data privacy: addresses and coordinates sent to APIs may be sensitive.
- Tools are read-only but could be used for malicious tracking.
| - Search endpoints may occasionally return empty results or errors, especially when blocked
- Content fetching may be subject to SSRF protection, blocking private or loopback addresses by default
- Misuse could lead to rate limiting or IP blocking
| - Tools have write operations that may unintentionally modify or delete notes.
- Edit operations may overwrite existing content, though there are protections.
- Semantic search and reranking features may require model downloads, adding latency.
- Local data backups are the user's responsibility.
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| Supported clients | Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code | Claude Desktop, Claude Code | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT, Obsidian |
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| Tools | 18 | 2 | 21 |
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