Google Maps tools

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This tool is used to connect an agent to Google Maps using a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server.

When you first create the tool, you provide:

• Name: Tool name
• Description: Tool description
• Server: Prefilled with Google's MCP server for Google Maps.
• Authentication: See MCP tool authentication. To communicate with the Google Maps MCP server, it's recommended to create a service account, grant it the MCP Tool User (Beta) permission, and use Service Account Auth with that account. This account's access token will be used for authentication with the Google Maps MCP server.

Once you have provided that information, you can provide advanced settings:

• Asynchronous execution: When enabled, the agent will continue the session while the tool runs in the background.
• Custom headers: Provide custom HTTP headers and optionally inject session context variables.
• Custom TLS certificate authorities: Optionally upload a custom certificate.
• Service Directory: Optionally provide the name of a service directory.

When you add the MCP tool to an agent, you can select which subtools from the server the agent is allowed to invoke.