Convai Analytics vs Google Business Profile MCP
A side-by-side look at the Convai Analytics and Google Business Profile MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Convai Analytics for monitoring work as a local process; choose Google Business Profile MCP for monitoring as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Convai Analytics when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
CONVAI_API_KEY. - You want tools like
get_summary, get_metrics_catalog, list_sessions.
Choose Google Business Profile MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
GOOGLE_BUSINESS_CLIENT_ID, GOOGLE_BUSINESS_CLIENT_SECRET, GOOGLE_BUSINESS_REFRESH_TOKEN. - You want tools like
auth_status, setup_instructions, set_client.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Monitoring | Monitoring |
| Quality signal | 56/100 · Good | 63/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | CONVAI_API_KEY | GOOGLE_BUSINESS_CLIENT_IDGOOGLE_BUSINESS_CLIENT_SECRETGOOGLE_BUSINESS_REFRESH_TOKEN |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 4 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 44 | 26 |
| Full listing | View Convai Analytics | View Google Business Profile MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Convai Analytics tools 44
get_summaryAnswer account-level questions like how many sessions, interactions, unique end users, errors, and headline latency percentiles happened in a time range.get_metrics_catalogList the public metrics this account can query so an agent can choose the right latency, reliability, usage, provider, or model metric.list_sessionsFind recent, longest, or slowest sessions for the caller's account before drilling into a session timeline or interaction trace.get_session_timelineShow the timeline of metrics and interaction ids inside one session, useful for explaining why a session felt slow.get_interaction_traceShow the per-request component spans for one interaction id, including processor/provider/model durations where available.get_first_response_summaryCharacter-first, mode-specific first-response SLA P50/P95/P99. Defaults include turn 1; use turnScope=warm for turn_id > 1.get_first_response_timeseriesBucketed first-response SLA P50/P95/P99 for one character and optional observed mode.get_first_response_breakdownGroup first-response SLA P50/P95/P99 for one character by mode, settings_hash, stage, provider, model, status, or turn_scope.get_first_response_markersReturn settings-hash change markers for one character's first-response latency graph.get_first_response_settingsFetch one sanitized latency-relevant settings snapshot by settings hash.get_interaction_first_responseReturn the additive first-response waterfall for one interaction id.get_p95_latency_over_timeAnswer whether p95 end-to-end voice latency is getting better or worse over time.- +32 more on the listing page
Google Business Profile MCP tools 26
auth_statusShows whether this server is connected to Google: token presence and source (env variables or a stored in-chat login), expiry, the Google account email, granted vs missing OAuth scopes, where the credentials file lives and where the OAuth client comes from. Makes no network calls and never returns the token itself. Call it first when other tools report the server is not connected.setup_instructionsStep-by-step checklist for connecting this server to Google: creating a Google Cloud project and a Desktop-app OAuth client, publishing the consent screen (mandatory — Testing-mode refresh tokens die after 7 days), downloading the client JSON and handing its PATH to set_client. Works without any credentials; the checklist shortens to 'enable the API + log in' when an OAuth client is already configured (one client serves the whole mcp-google-* line). Never asks the user to paste secrets into the chat.set_clientSaves the OAuth client credentials from the JSON file downloaded from Google Cloud Console ('Download JSON' on a Desktop-app client). Pass the file PATH — the secret must never be pasted into the chat. The client is stored once in the shared ~/.config/mcp-google-auth/client.json (owner-only) and reused by every mcp-google-* server; tokens stay per-server. After this, call start_login.start_loginFirst step of connecting from the chat, without editing config files or restarting the client. Returns authorizeUrl — show it to the user as a clickable link and ask them to open it in the browser ON THIS MACHINE, pick the Google account and approve access. A one-shot listener on 127.0.0.1 catches Google's redirect; the code is exchanged locally and never passes through the chat. Does not open the browser itself. The attempt lives 10 minutes; when the browser shows the success page, call finish_login.finish_loginSecond step: confirms the browser consent finished, saves the tokens to an owner-only file and verifies the login with a read-only identity call, returning the account email and the granted scopes. After success every tool works immediately — no client restart. If the user granted only part of the requested permissions, the login is still saved and missingScopes lists what will not work. Logging in under a different Google account replaces the previous login (its refresh token is revoked best-effort) and the response carries previousAccountEmail so the change never goes unnoticed.logoutRevokes the stored token at Google (oauth2.googleapis.com/revoke) and deletes the local credentials file. Tokens supplied via env variables are NOT touched — remove them from the MCP client config manually; envTokenStillSet in the response says whether any are still in effect.list_accountsLists all Google Business Profile accounts the authenticated user can access (the personal account first). Each account has name (accounts/{id} — the id feeds the accountId of other tools), accountName, type (PERSONAL / LOCATION_GROUP / USER_GROUP / ORGANIZATION), role, and verificationState. The API caps pageSize at 20 (unusually small), so follow nextPageToken to see every account.list_locationsLists the business locations under an account (Business Information API). Each location's name is locations/{id} — that id feeds locationId everywhere else (including the Performance API and, together with the account id, the v4 reviews/posts tools). totalSize is only present when filter is set. Fields are limited by readMask; ask for metadata to get mapsUri/placeId/newReviewUri.get_locationReturns one location by id (Business Information API; v1 uses the bare locations/{id} name, no account prefix). The readMask picks which fields come back: title, categories, storefrontAddress, phoneNumbers, websiteUri, regularHours, specialHours, openInfo, profile (description), storeCode, latlng, metadata (mapsUri, newReviewUri, placeId).update_locationUpdates fields of a location (PATCH with a required updateMask — only masked fields change). Pass the new values in `location`, e.g. {"title": "New name"} with updateMask "title". Set validateOnly to check the change without applying it. Note: every profile has a hard cap of 10 edits per minute (not raisable) — batch your changes into one call where possible. Returns the updated Location.list_categoriesLists/searches the reference taxonomy of business categories (e.g. gcid:restaurant). Category names (categories/gcid:...) feed location.categories on update_location and categoryName on list_attribute_metadata. view=FULL also returns serviceTypes and moreHoursTypes per category; filter narrows by display name, e.g. "displayName=coffee".list_attribute_metadataLists which attributes (e.g. wheelchair accessibility, wi-fi, payment options) are legal for a location or for a category+region. Pass locationId for a concrete location, OR categoryName+regionCode to explore. Each entry has parent (the attribute id for update_location_attributes), valueType (BOOL / ENUM / REPEATED_ENUM / URL), displayName, repeatable and valueMetadata (legal values).- +14 more on the listing page
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Convai Analytics
{
"mcpServers": {
"convai-analytics": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@convai/analytics-mcp@latest"
],
"env": {
"CONVAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_CONVAI_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Google Business Profile MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"google-business-profile-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-google-business@latest"
],
"env": {
"GOOGLE_BUSINESS_CLIENT_ID": "YOUR_GOOGLE_BUSINESS_CLIENT_ID_HERE",
"GOOGLE_BUSINESS_CLIENT_SECRET": "YOUR_GOOGLE_BUSINESS_CLIENT_SECRET_HERE",
"GOOGLE_BUSINESS_REFRESH_TOKEN": "YOUR_GOOGLE_BUSINESS_REFRESH_TOKEN_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Convai Analytics is categorized under Monitoring and uses a local stdio subprocess. Google Business Profile MCP belongs to Monitoring and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Convai Analytics for monitoring work and Google Business Profile MCP for monitoring.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Convai Analytics has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Google Business Profile MCP has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add convai-analytics and google-business-profile-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Convai Analytics has a quality signal of 56/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Google Business Profile MCP has 63/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 4 GitHub stars.