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SearchProbe is a local command-line tool with an optional stdio MCP server. Search Console API data moves directly between your computer and Google.
Last updated 2026-09-14
What SearchProbe is
SearchProbe is the gsc command-line program. It runs on your own computer and can also serve structured tools to one local MCP client session over stdin and stdout. In either mode it calls the Google Search Console API directly over HTTPS. There is no hosted SearchProbe server in the data path, no hosted account, and no database.
Google account access
When you run gsc auth login, you sign in with Google in your own browser and grant a single scope: https://www.googleapis.com/auth/webmasters.readonly. This scope allows reading Search Console data for properties your Google account can already access. It does not allow changing anything in Search Console.
This access lets SearchProbe return, at your request:
- the Search Console properties your account can access;
- Search Analytics performance data, including query and page metrics;
- submitted sitemap information; and
- URL Inspection information about Google’s indexed version of a URL.
SearchProbe uses this data only to provide the local CLI command or MCP tool invocation you initiated.
Google returns an access token and a refresh token to the program on your computer. They are stored in macOS Keychain or Linux Secret Service, or in an explicitly selected plaintext file under your user configuration directory with user-only permissions. They are never printed, logged, or sent anywhere other than Google’s own OAuth and API endpoints.
You can revoke access at any time with gsc auth logout, which asks Google to revoke the grant and removes the managed client and tokens, or from your Google account permissions page.
Search Console data
Search Console data that gsc retrieves is returned to your terminal, local MCP client, or other invoking program. Search Console API requests go directly from your local SearchProbe installation to Google; they are not proxied through or stored on SearchProbe-operated servers. SearchProbe does not retain Search Console API data server-side. If you pass output to a file or another tool, that copy and any further handling are under your control.
Sharing, sale, and advertising
SearchProbe does not share Google user data with third parties. Google user data is not sold, used for advertising, or used for ad targeting.
Telemetry
The local program does not collect usage analytics, crash reports, or telemetry. Its OAuth and Search Console API traffic goes directly to Google.
Google OAuth client and quotas
You provide your own Google Cloud Desktop OAuth client through --client-file. SearchProbe imports it once, so the download can be deleted after verified persistence. OAuth and Search Console API traffic goes directly between your device and Google.
SearchProbe’s use and transfer of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
This website
searchprobe.com is a static site hosted by Vercel. It sets no cookies, runs no analytics, and embeds no third-party scripts. Fonts are served from the same origin as the page. Vercel may process ordinary request information such as an IP address and requested page to serve and protect the website. Website hosting does not receive Search Console API payloads, which never pass through this site.
Security
SearchProbe limits access to the read-only scope, uses PKCE S256 and a random state value during sign-in, stores OAuth credentials locally in the OS store or an explicitly selected permissions-restricted file, and does not store Search Console data on a SearchProbe server. No system can be guaranteed completely secure; keep your device and local credential files protected.
Changes
Changes to this policy are published on this page with an updated date. The CLI is MIT licensed, and its source repository is public on GitHub and includes the CLI source and documentation.
Contact
SearchProbe is operated by Morgan Crozier. For privacy or support questions, email morgan@morgancrozier.com.
Independent product
SearchProbe is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google. Google product names are used only to describe compatibility and the services accessed.