Google AI Overview Scraper

About

Scrape Google AI Overviews and get structured Markdown — no API keys needed.

This extension works as a relay between your local MCP server and Google Search. AI coding tools like Claude Code, Cursor, and Claude Desktop can search Google AI Overviews through MCP (Model Context Protocol) and get clean, structured results.

HOW IT WORKS
1. Your AI tool sends a search query via the MCP server
2. The extension opens a background tab on Google (no focus stealing)
3. The AI Overview content is extracted and converted to Markdown
4. Results are sent back to your AI tool with citations

FEATURES
• No API keys or accounts needed — uses your own Chrome browser
• Background tabs — never steals focus from your work
• Structured Markdown output with source citations
• Conversational follow-ups via thread IDs
• Configurable server URL via options page
• Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Claude Desktop, and any MCP client

QUICK START
1. Install the extension
2. Run: uvx google-ai-scraper
3. Add to your MCP config:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-ai-scraper": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["google-ai-scraper"]
    }
  }
}

MCP TOOLS
• search — Query Google AI Overview, get Markdown + citations
• follow_up — Continue a conversation in an existing thread
• health — Check server and extension connectivity

PRIVACY
• All data stays on your machine (localhost only)
• No analytics, tracking, or data collection
• No data sent to third-party servers
• Open source: github.com/balakumardev/google-ai-scraper

REQUIREMENTS
• Python 3.10+ (for the MCP server)
• Chrome browser