# google-maps

An agent skill for Google Maps: find places, pull details, reviews and photos, get directions, and turn addresses into coordinates.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 71
- Author: imoonkey
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/imoonkey/openweb/tree/HEAD/src/sites/google-maps/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-06-27
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/imoonkey-google-maps

## What it does

The `google-maps` skill hands your agent a set of Google Maps operations. `searchPlaces` takes a query and returns a `placeId` along with the name, address and rating. That identifier then feeds `getPlaceDetails`, `getPlaceReviews`, `getPlacePhotos`, `getPlaceHours` and `getPlaceAbout`, which cover opening hours, website, phone, reviews, description and category.

Directions are split by travel mode: `getDirections` for driving, `getTransitDirections` for public transit, and separate operations for walking and cycling. Geocoding goes both ways through `geocode` and `reverseGeocode`. For area lookups there is `nearbySearch` by category and location, and `getAutocompleteSuggestions` handles type-ahead. Extraction runs through adapters that read internal APIs and the SPA DOM.

Every call goes through the CLI, for example `openweb google-maps exec searchPlaces '{"query": "..."}'`. Arguments arrive as a single JSON string, so quotes inside values need escaping. The `openweb` binary has to be on your machine first, otherwise nothing runs.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add imoonkey/openweb --skill google-maps -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/google-maps/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/google-maps/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add imoonkey/openweb --skill google-maps -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/google-maps/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add imoonkey/openweb --skill google-maps -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/google-maps/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install imoonkey/openweb google-maps
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/google-maps/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add imoonkey/openweb --skill google-maps -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/imoonkey/openweb --path src/sites/google-maps
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/google-maps/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add imoonkey/openweb --skill google-maps -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/imoonkey/openweb/tree/HEAD/src/sites/google-maps/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find coffee shops in a neighbourhood and compare their ratings
- collect reviews for a venue with author names
- pull the weekly opening schedule for a place
- plan a public transit route between two addresses
- convert a street address into coordinates

## Example prompts
- Search coffee shops in San Francisco with `searchPlaces` and list the ratings
- Take the `placeId` from that search and fetch the reviews and opening hours
- Get walking directions from Union Square to Golden Gate Park

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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# Google Maps

## Overview

Google Maps — location search, place details, directions, and geocoding. Adapter-based extraction from internal APIs and SPA DOM.

## Workflows

### Find a place and get details

1. `searchPlaces(query)` → `placeId`, name, address, rating
2. `getPlaceDetails(placeId)` → name, address, rating, hours, website, phone, reviews
3. `getPlaceReviews(placeId)` → reviews with author, rating, relative time
4. `getPlacePhotos(placeId)` → photo URLs with dimensions
5. `getPlaceHours(placeId)` → weekly operating schedule
6. `getPlaceAbout(placeId)` → description, category, attributes

Steps 2–6 all use `placeId` from step 1.

### Search nearby and compare

1. `nearbySearch(category, location)` → `placeId`, name, address, rating
2. `getPlaceDetails(placeId)` per result → compare ratings, hours, prices

### Get directions between locations

- `getDirections(origin, destination)` → driving routes with distance, duration
- `getTransitDirections(origin, destination)` → public transit routes
- `getWalkingDirections(origin, destination)` → walking routes
- `getBicyclingDirections(origin, destination)` → cycling routes

All are entry points — pick the travel mode needed.

### Geocoding

- `geocode(address)` → `lat`, `lng`, `placeId` from address string
- `reverseGeocode(lat, lng)` → address, place name from coordinates

## Operations

| Operation | Intent | Key Input | Key Output | Notes |
|-----------|--------|-----------|------------|-------|
| searchPlaces | search places by query | query | placeId, name, address, rating, lat/lng | entry point, SPA nav |
| getPlaceDetails | full place details | placeId ← searchPlaces | name, rating, hours, website, phone, reviews | preview API |
| getPlaceReviews | detailed reviews | placeId ← searchPlaces | reviews[].text, authorName, rating, relativeTime | preview API |
| getPlacePhotos | photo URLs | placeId ← searchPlaces | photos[].url, width, height | preview API |
| getPlaceHours | operating schedule | placeId ← searchPlaces | status, schedule[].day, hours | preview API |
| getPlaceAbout | description + attributes | placeId ← searchPlaces | description, category, rating, website, phone | preview API |
| getDirections | driving directions | origin, destination | routes[].name, distanceText, durationText | entry point, SPA nav |
| getTransitDirections | transit directions | origin, destination | routes[].name, durationText | entry point, SPA nav |
| getWalkingDirections | walking directions | origin, destination | routes[].name, distanceText, durationText | entry point, SPA nav |
| getBicyclingDirections | cycling directions | origin, destination | routes[].name, distanceText, durationText | entry point, SPA nav |
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