Google Trends MCP — Claude Code MCP server: trends and growth
Gives your agent live trend data: keyword history, growth over 7 days to 5 years, and what is ranking right now.
claude mcp add --transport http google-trends-mcp https://google-trends.api.trendsmcp.ai/mcpWhat Google Trends MCP does
Google Trends MCP is a hosted server at https://api.trendsmcp.ai/mcp. It exposes three tools. get_time_series returns history for one keyword on one source. get_growth reports percent change across windows from 7 days up to 5 years. get_top_trends answers what is ranking on a platform at the moment, and it takes no keyword. Values are normalized to 0–100 where the pipeline supports it.
Sources include Google, TikTok, YouTube, Amazon, Reddit and more than 30 others, all behind a single connection and a single key. The key is free from the project site, and the same Bearer key covers REST calls to POST https://api.trendsmcp.ai/api. A stdio adapter ships in the repo for local hosts: it lists tools without a key, while paid calls need TRENDSMCP_API_KEY and draw down the same quota.
In Claude the setup is one claude mcp add line; Cursor and Windsurf take the key inside a JSON config. Windsurf expects serverUrl rather than Cursor's url plus transport, so a config copied between the two will not work as-is. Claude.ai goes a different route: its connector at https://www.trendsmcp.ai/mcp authenticates over OAuth, and a Bearer key does not belong in that config.
What it helps with
- compare demand growth in search and on a marketplace
- check what is ranking on a platform this week
- measure percent change in interest over six months
- pull keyword history from one source
- feed trend data to an agent without running your own scraper
Example prompts for the agent
- Using TrendsMCP, compare 6-month growth for running shoes on Google and Amazon.
- What's trending on Reddit right now? Use TrendsMCP.
- Pull the Google history for the keyword "meal kit" over the last 90 days.
How to install Google Trends MCP
Platform CLI: remote server
claude mcp add --transport http google-trends-mcp https://google-trends.api.trendsmcp.ai/mcpPlatform CLI: remote server
codex mcp add google-trends-mcp --url https://google-trends.api.trendsmcp.ai/mcpConfig file
{
"mcpServers": {
"google-trends-mcp": {
"url": "https://google-trends.api.trendsmcp.ai/mcp"
}
}
}Config file
{
"servers": {
"google-trends-mcp": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://google-trends.api.trendsmcp.ai/mcp"
}
}
}Platform CLI: remote server
gemini mcp add -t http google-trends-mcp https://google-trends.api.trendsmcp.ai/mcpStep by step, with commands for each platform: How to add an MCP server to Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Gemini CLI and more
Questions about Google Trends MCP
How do I install Google Trends MCP in Claude Code?
Run claude mcp add --transport http google-trends-mcp https://google-trends.api.trendsmcp.ai/mcp. The server then shows up in your Claude MCP list.
What does Google Trends MCP do?
It hands the agent three tools: keyword history, percent growth over windows from 7 days to 5 years, and the current top ranking on a platform. Data comes from Google, TikTok, YouTube, Amazon, Reddit and other sources.
Do I need an API key?
Yes, and it is free from the project site. The same key serves REST calls, while the stdio adapter reads it from TRENDSMCP_API_KEY.
