Quick Overview:

This guide walks you through integrating Google Maps with AgentX via the MCP Tool. The setup is simple - get your Google Maps API key, enable the Google Maps MCP Tool in the AgentX editor, paste the key into your environment variables, and hit save.

Once connected, your AgentX agent gains powerful geolocation capabilities, allowing it to:

• Convert street addresses to precise coordinates and vice versa

• Search for nearby businesses or points of interest by category or keyword

• Pull detailed place information like ratings, opening hours, reviews, and contact info

• Calculate travel times and distances between locations

• Retrieve elevation data for any spot on the map

• Provide turn-by-turn directions instantly

The real magic? You don’t have to remember commands—just ask your AI naturally, and it handles all the technical steps in the background.

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How to get your API KEY:

1. Get your API Key from Google Maps

How to get your API KEY: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/embed/get-api-key

2. Enable Google Maps MCP Tool

• In the Tools section, look for Other integrations

• Find “Google Maps” in the list.

• Click to ENABLE to configure it.

3. Add Your Google Maps API Key

• In the Environment Variables section provide you API Key:

4. Save and Deploy

• Click Save (or Update) to apply your changes.

✅ You’re Done! What Happens Next?

Your agent now has “Google Maps superpowers” and can:

• Convert addresses ↔️ coordinates

• Find nearby places, show hours, reviews, contact info

• Get distances, directions, and more!

Just ask your agent questions involving locations, addresses, routes, or places.

🔧 Tools You’ll Instantly Unlock

Once connected, your agent can use a suite of geolocation tools, including:

• maps_geocode – Turn any address into geographic coordinates

• maps_reverse_geocode – Convert coordinates back into a readable address

• maps_search_places – Find places by name, category, or keyword

• maps_place_details – Get hours, ratings, reviews, and more about any place

• maps_distance_matrix – Calculate travel time and distance between locations

• maps_elevation – Find elevation info for any point on the map

• maps_directions – Get step-by-step directions between two or more locations

💡 Sounds complex? No worries—your AI handles the logic. You just ask, and it responds.

⚡️ Need More Help?

• AgentX Docs

• Google Maps API Key Guide

Summary:

1. Agent Editor → Tools → Google Maps

2. Paste API Key

3. Save & Deploy.