# How to connect Google Maps to Grok Bot ```json { "title": "How to connect Google Maps to Grok Bot", "toolkit": "Google Maps", "toolkit_slug": "google_maps", "framework": "Grok Bot", "framework_slug": "grok-bot", "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/grok-bot", "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/grok-bot.md", "updated_at": "2026-10-04T16:40:46.062Z" } ``` ## Introduction Grok is xAI's assistant, and its bot builder lets you create a personal agent that holds context, runs skills, and connects to the apps you already use through plugins. This guide explains how to connect Google Maps to a Grok bot using Composio Connect, which handles OAuth, token refresh, and reliability so you do not have to. You add Composio as a plugin, authenticate once, then ask your bot to work with Google Maps in plain language. ## Also integrate Google Maps with - [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/claude-code) - [Cursor](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/cursor) - [ChatGPT](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/chatgpt) - [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/claude-cowork) - [Antigravity](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/antigravity) - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Muse](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/muse) - [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/codex) - [Grok Build](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/grok-build) - [VS Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/vscode) - [OpenCode](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/opencode) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/openclaw) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/hermes-agent) - [Atomic Agent](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/atomic-agent) - [Pi](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/pi-agent) - [DeepSeek Harness](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/deepseek) - [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/google-adk) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/llama-index) - [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/crew-ai) - [Pydantic AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/pydantic-ai) - [AutoGen](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/autogen) ## TL;DR Composio exposes 1,500+ apps to your Grok bot through a single connection, so you get: - Connect to 1,500+ apps with on-demand tool loading, so you do not fill your context window with unnecessary tool definitions. - Use programmatic tool calling through a remote workbench, letting the model write its own code to handle complex tool chaining. This reduces back-and-forth for frequent tool calls. - Handle large tool responses outside the model context to keep conversations lean. ## Connect Google Maps to Grok Bot ### Connecting Google Maps to Grok Bot Once Grok Bot is set up, you connect Google Maps entirely from its interface, and the whole flow takes under a minute. ### Set up Grok Bot Get access. Grok Bot is included with Cursor Ultra, Cursor Premium Teams, and SuperGrok Heavy. Get the desktop app for macOS or Windows from [x.ai/bot](https://x.ai/bot) and sign in. An iPhone companion app is also available, and your bots sync across devices. Create a bot. Pick a suggested role or define your own, then give it a short name, one primary job, and a short description of how it should work. Focused bots work best, because a clear role gives the bot more useful context over time. ### Connect Google Maps ### 1. Add the Composio plugin Click the button. The Composio listing on x.ai opens and launches Grok Bot for you. If the app does not open on its own, click Add to Grok Bot. [Add to Grok Bot](https://x.ai/bot/plugin/32661537) Grok Bot opens the Composio plugin, showing its connector and skills. Click Add. ### 2. Authenticate Go to the Installed section and click the Composio entry. You'll see its connector and skills listed. Click Authenticate. You'll be taken to the Composio consent screen. Review the access it requests and click Authorize. Composio handles the OAuth handshake for you, so you never touch API keys or tokens. ### 3. Connect your Google Maps account Back in the chat, ask your bot to connect to Google Maps or give it any Google Maps task. For example, ask it to: - "Find walking directions from your hotel to conference center" - "Show top-rated coffee shops near your location" - "Embed a map of downtown restaurants on your website" It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access. That's it. Composio's tools are now available in your Grok bot, and your Google Maps account is ready to use. ## What is Grok Bot? Grok is xAI's assistant, available as a chat interface and a bot builder for creating personal agents that run skills and connect to external apps. With Composio Connect, your Grok bot can securely access apps like Google Maps through MCP without you sharing account credentials directly with the agent. ## What is the Google Maps MCP server, and what's possible with it? The Google Maps MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Google Maps account. It provides structured and secure access to place and location data, so your agent can search for places, geocode addresses, compare travel times, retrieve place details, and create map content on your behalf. - Place search and suggestions: Have your agent find places from natural language searches or suggest matching locations as you type. - Address and coordinate lookup: Let the agent convert addresses into coordinates, turn coordinates into readable addresses, or look up a location from a known place. - Travel distance and time comparison: Direct your agent to compare travel distances and durations across multiple starting points and destinations using different travel modes. - Place details, photos, and time zones: Instruct your agent to retrieve useful place information, fetch location photos, or identify the time zone for specific coordinates. - Maps and aerial content: Have your agent generate an embeddable Google Map or request an aerial view video for a US postal address. ## Supported Tools | Tool slug | Name | Description | |---|---|---| | `GOOGLE_MAPS_AUTOCOMPLETE` | Autocomplete Place Predictions | Returns place and query predictions for text input. Use when implementing as-you-type autocomplete functionality for place searches. Returns up to five predictions ordered by relevance. | | `GOOGLE_MAPS_COMPUTE_ROUTE_MATRIX` | Compute Route Matrix | Calculates travel distance and duration matrix between multiple origins and destinations using the modern Routes API; supports OAuth2 authentication and various travel modes. Matrix is capped at 625 elements (e.g., 25×25); chunk larger sets to avoid RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED errors. Response elements may be returned out of input order — always use originIndex and destinationIndex to map results. Only use elements where condition='ROUTE_EXISTS'; the matrix may be incomplete. | | `GOOGLE_MAPS_GEOCODE_ADDRESS_WITH_QUERY` | Geocode Address With Query | Tool to map addresses to geographic coordinates with query parameter. Use when you need to convert a textual address into latitude/longitude coordinates using the modern v4beta API. Results may match multiple places — always verify `formattedAddress`, `region`, and `addressComponents` in the response before using returned coordinates. | | `GOOGLE_MAPS_GEOCODE_DESTINATIONS` | Geocode Destinations | Tool to perform destination lookup and return detailed destination information including primary place, containing places, sub-destinations, landmarks, entrances, and navigation points. Use when you need comprehensive destination data for an address, place ID, or geographic coordinates. | | `GOOGLE_MAPS_GEOCODE_LOCATION` | Reverse Geocode Location | Tool to convert geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude) to human-readable addresses using reverse geocoding. Use when you need to find the address or place name for a given set of coordinates. A single coordinate pair may return multiple results; verify formattedAddress, region, and addressComponents before committing to a result. | | `GOOGLE_MAPS_GEOCODE_PLACE` | Geocode Place by ID | Tool to perform geocode lookup using a place identifier to retrieve address and coordinates. Use when you need to get detailed geographic information for a specific Google Place ID. | | `GOOGLE_MAPS_GEOCODING_API` | Geocoding API | Convert addresses into geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude) and vice versa (reverse geocoding), or get an address for a Place ID. Uses the Geocoding API v4 (v4beta) which supports OAuth2 authentication. Exactly one of `address`, `latlng`, or `place_id` must be provided per request; omitting all three or mixing incompatible combinations yields no useful results. | | `GOOGLE_MAPS_GEOLOCATE` | Geolocate Device | Tool to determine location based on cell towers and WiFi access points. Use when you need to find the geographic location of a device using network infrastructure data. | | `GOOGLE_MAPS_GET2D_TILE` | Get 2D Map Tile | Tool to retrieve a 2D map tile image at specified coordinates for building custom map visualizations. Use when you need to download individual map tile images for roadmap, satellite, or terrain views. Requires a valid session token from the createSession endpoint. | | `GOOGLE_MAPS_GET3D_TILES_ROOT` | Get 3D Tiles Root | Tool to retrieve the 3D Tiles tileset root configuration for photorealistic 3D map rendering. Use when you need to initialize a 3D renderer with Google's photorealistic tiles following the OGC 3D Tiles specification. The Map Tiles API is billable per request; cache the root response client-side and avoid repeated calls. | | `GOOGLE_MAPS_GET_PLACE_DETAILS` | Get Place Details | Retrieves comprehensive details for a place using its resource name (places/{place_id} format). Use when you need detailed information about a specific place. | | `GOOGLE_MAPS_GET_ROUTE` | Get Route | Calculates one or more routes between two specified locations. Uses various travel modes and preferences; addresses must be resolvable by Google Maps. Response `duration` is a string with 's' suffix (e.g., `"4557s"`); parse before displaying. | | `GOOGLE_MAPS_LOOKUP_AERIAL_VIDEO` | Lookup Aerial Video | Tool to look up an aerial view video by address or video ID. Returns video metadata including state and URIs for playback. Use when you need to retrieve a previously rendered aerial video or check the status of a video render request. Note that receiving a video is a billable event. | | `GOOGLE_MAPS_MAPS_EMBED_API` | Embed Google Map | Tool to generate an embeddable Google Map URL and HTML iframe code. Use when you need to display a map (place, view, directions, street view, search) on a webpage without JavaScript. Note: This API only works with API keys (no OAuth2 support). It generates embed URLs and does not make direct API calls. Generated embed URLs are publicly accessible; avoid passing sensitive or internal location queries. | | `GOOGLE_MAPS_NEARBY_SEARCH` | Nearby search | Searches for places (e.g., restaurants, parks) within a specified circular area, with options to filter by place types and customize the returned fields and number of results. | | `GOOGLE_MAPS_PLACE_PHOTO` | Get Place Photo | Retrieves high quality photographic content from the Google Maps Places database. Use when you need to download a place photo using a photo_reference obtained from Place Details, Nearby Search, or Text Search requests. Images are scaled proportionally to fit within specified dimensions. | | `GOOGLE_MAPS_RENDER_AERIAL_VIDEO` | Render Aerial Video | Starts rendering an aerial view video for a US postal address. Returns a video ID that can be used with lookupVideo to retrieve the video once rendering completes. Rendering typically takes up to a few hours. | | `GOOGLE_MAPS_TEXT_SEARCH` | Text Search | Searches for places on Google Maps using a textual query (e.g., "restaurants in London", "Eiffel Tower"). Results may include CLOSED_PERMANENTLY or TEMPORARILY_CLOSED places — filter by businessStatus=OPERATIONAL. Include city/region and business type in textQuery to avoid empty or irrelevant results. Deduplicate using id or formattedAddress, not name alone. Throttle to ~1 req/s; OVER_QUERY_LIMIT (HTTP 429) requires exponential backoff. | | `GOOGLE_MAPS_TILES_CREATE_SESSION` | Create Tiles Session | Tool to create a session token required for accessing 2D Tiles and Street View imagery. Use when you need to initialize tile-based map rendering or street view display. The session token is valid for approximately two weeks and must be included in all subsequent tile requests. Each call consumes quota — cache and reuse the returned token across all tile requests within its validity window rather than creating a new session per request. | ## Supported Triggers None listed. ## Creating MCP Server - Stand-alone vs Composio SDK Once connected, your Grok bot can access the Google Maps MCP server through Composio to run the actions you authorize, using plain language in the chat. ## Complete Code None listed. ## Conclusion ### Way Forward Now that Google Maps is connected, extend your setup by connecting the other apps you already use every day, so your Grok bot can run true cross-app workflows end to end. - Connect Calendar to turn threads into scheduled meetings automatically. - Connect Slack or Teams to post summaries, approvals, and alerts where your team works. - Connect Notion, Linear, Jira, or Asana to convert requests into tickets, tasks, and docs. - Connect Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive to fetch, file, and share attachments without manual steps. Start with one workflow you do repeatedly, then keep adding apps as you find new handoffs. With everything behind a single connection, your bot can coordinate multiple tools safely and reliably in one conversation. ## How to build Google Maps MCP Agent with another framework - [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/claude-code) - [Cursor](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/cursor) - [ChatGPT](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/chatgpt) - [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/claude-cowork) - [Antigravity](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/antigravity) - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Muse](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/muse) - [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/codex) - [Grok Build](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/grok-build) - [VS Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/vscode) - [OpenCode](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/opencode) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/openclaw) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/hermes-agent) - [Atomic Agent](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/atomic-agent) - [Pi](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/pi-agent) - [DeepSeek Harness](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/deepseek) - [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/google-adk) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/llama-index) - [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/crew-ai) - [Pydantic AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/pydantic-ai) - [AutoGen](https://composio.dev/toolkits/google_maps/framework/autogen) ## Related Toolkits - [Excel](https://composio.dev/toolkits/excel) - Microsoft Excel is a robust spreadsheet application for organizing, analyzing, and visualizing data. 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Instantly enrich your applications with up-to-date insights on 20M+ businesses. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Google Maps MCP? With a standalone Google Maps MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Google Maps tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Google Maps and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint. ### Can I use Tool Router MCP with Grok Bot? Yes, you can. Grok Bot fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Google Maps tools. ### Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Google Maps while using Tool Router? Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Google Maps scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do. ### How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router? All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Google Maps data and credentials are handled as safely as possible. --- [See all toolkits](https://composio.dev/toolkits) · [Composio docs](https://docs.composio.dev/llms.txt)