Google Analytics 4 vs Google Search Console
A side-by-side look at the Google Analytics 4 and Google Search Console MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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Google Search ConsoleMarketing · Local subprocess (stdio)Google Search Console: 37 tools, every API endpoint, hourly data, history beyond 16 months.53GoodAuth: not declaredVerdict: choose Google Analytics 4 for marketing work as a local process; choose Google Search Console for marketing as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Google Analytics 4 when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Marketing domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
GA_CREDENTIALS, GA_CREDENTIALS_PATH. - You want tools like
check_auth_status, list_accounts, list_properties.
GChoose Google Search Console when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Marketing domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
performance_overview, hourly_performance, data_freshness.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | G Google Search Console | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Marketing | Marketing |
| Quality signal | 47/100 · Fair | 53/100 · 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 | GA_CREDENTIALSGA_CREDENTIALS_PATH | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 2 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 23 | 17 |
| Full listing | View Google Analytics 4 | View Google Search Console |
Tools & capabilities
Google Analytics 4 tools 23
check_auth_statusVerify service account is configured and validlist_accountsList accessible GA4 accountslist_propertiesList properties for an accountcreate_propertyCreate a GA4 propertyget_propertyGet property detailsdelete_propertySoft-delete a propertylist_data_streamsList data streamscreate_web_data_streamCreate web stream → get Measurement IDdelete_data_streamDelete a data streamget_tracking_snippetGenerate gtag.js HTML snippetlist_key_eventsList conversion eventscreate_key_eventMark event as conversion- +11 more on the listing page
Google Search Console tools 17
performance_overview*"How did example.com do in the last 6 months, month by month?"*hourly_performance*"Show the last 24 hours"* · *"Show last week as Tehran days"*data_freshness*"Is yesterday's data complete yet?"*build_query_regex*"Give me a regex for خرید خودرو that matches every spelling"*sync_history*"Sync the last 16 months of example.com"*history_status*"What history do I have saved?"*history_sql*"Run this SQL on my history: …"*inspect_url*"Is /new-article/ indexed? What canonical did Google pick?"*inspect_urls*"Inspect these 30 URLs"*indexing_summary*"Which of these pages have indexing issues?"*inspection_quota*"How many inspections do I have left today?"*list_sitemaps*"List my sitemaps and their errors"*- +5 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.
Google Analytics 4
{
"mcpServers": {
"google-analytics-4-2": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"google-analytics-4-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GA_CREDENTIALS": "YOUR_GA_CREDENTIALS_HERE",
"GA_CREDENTIALS_PATH": "YOUR_GA_CREDENTIALS_PATH_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Google Search Console
{
"mcpServers": {
"google-search-console-8": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"gsc-mcp-full"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Google Analytics 4 is categorized under Marketing and uses a local stdio subprocess. Google Search Console belongs to Marketing and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Google Analytics 4 for marketing work and Google Search Console for marketing.
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.
Google Analytics 4 has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Google Search Console 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 google-analytics-4-2 and google-search-console-8 as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Google Analytics 4 has a quality signal of 47/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Google Search Console has 53/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 2 GitHub stars.