Google Search Console Automation via Rube MCP

Query search analytics, inspect URLs, manage sitemaps, and monitor search performance using Google Search Console via Rube MCP (Composio).

Toolkit docs: composio.dev/toolkits/google_search_console

Prerequisites

• Rube MCP must be connected (RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS available)

• Active connection via RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS with toolkit google_search_console

• Verified site ownership or appropriate permissions in Google Search Console

• Always call RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS first to get current tool schemas

Setup

Get Rube MCP: Add https://rube.app/mcp as an MCP server in your client configuration. No API keys needed — just add the endpoint and it works.

• Verify Rube MCP is available by confirming RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS responds

• Call RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS with toolkit google_search_console

• If connection is not ACTIVE, follow the returned auth link to complete setup

• Confirm connection status shows ACTIVE before running any workflows

Core Workflows

1. List All Verified Sites

Use GOOGLE_SEARCH_CONSOLE_LIST_SITES to retrieve all sites the authenticated user owns or has access to.

Tool: GOOGLE_SEARCH_CONSOLE_LIST_SITES Parameters: (none required) Returns: List of site entries with siteUrl and permissionLevel

2. Query Search Analytics

Use GOOGLE_SEARCH_CONSOLE_SEARCH_ANALYTICS_QUERY to get search performance data including clicks, impressions, CTR, and position.

Tool: GOOGLE_SEARCH_CONSOLE_SEARCH_ANALYTICS_QUERY Parameters:

• site_url (required): Site URL (e.g., "https://www.example.com/" or "sc-domain:example.com")
• start_date (required): Start date in YYYY-MM-DD format
• end_date (required): End date in YYYY-MM-DD format
• dimensions: Group by ["query", "page", "country", "device", "date", "searchAppearance"]
• search_type: "web" (default), "image", "video", "news", "discover", "googleNews"
• dimension_filter_groups: Filters for dimensions (operator: equals, notEquals, contains, notContains, includingRegex, excludingRegex)
• row_limit: Max rows (1-25000, default 1000)
• start_row: Pagination offset (default 0)
• aggregation_type: "auto", "byPage", "byProperty", "byNewsShowcasePanel"
• data_state: "final" (default), "all", "hourly_all"

3. Inspect a URL

Use GOOGLE_SEARCH_CONSOLE_INSPECT_URL to check the indexing status and issues for a specific URL.

Tool: GOOGLE_SEARCH_CONSOLE_INSPECT_URL Parameters:

• inspection_url (required): Full URL to inspect (e.g., "https://www.example.com/page")
• site_url (required): Property URL (e.g., "https://www.example.com/")
• language_code: BCP-47 language (default: "en-US")

4. List Sitemaps

Use GOOGLE_SEARCH_CONSOLE_LIST_SITEMAPS to retrieve all sitemaps submitted for a site.

Tool: GOOGLE_SEARCH_CONSOLE_LIST_SITEMAPS Parameters:

• site_url (required): Site URL (e.g., "https://www.example.com/")
• sitemap_index: Specific sitemap index URL to list sitemaps from

5. Submit a Sitemap

Use GOOGLE_SEARCH_CONSOLE_SUBMIT_SITEMAP to register or resubmit a sitemap for indexing.

Tool: GOOGLE_SEARCH_CONSOLE_SUBMIT_SITEMAP Parameters:

• site_url (required): Site URL or domain property (e.g., "sc-domain:example.com")
• feedpath (required): Full sitemap URL (e.g., "https://www.example.com/sitemap.xml")

6. Get Sitemap Details

Use GOOGLE_SEARCH_CONSOLE_GET_SITEMAP to retrieve information about a specific submitted sitemap.

Tool: GOOGLE_SEARCH_CONSOLE_GET_SITEMAP Parameters:

• site_url (required): Site URL
• feedpath (required): Sitemap URL to retrieve details for

Common Patterns

• Performance monitoring: Use GOOGLE_SEARCH_CONSOLE_SEARCH_ANALYTICS_QUERY with dimensions: ["date"] over a date range to track daily search performance trends.

• Top queries report: Use GOOGLE_SEARCH_CONSOLE_SEARCH_ANALYTICS_QUERY with dimensions: ["query"] to find the most clicked search terms.

• Page-level analysis: Use dimensions: ["page"] to identify top-performing pages, then dimensions: ["query", "page"] to see which queries drive traffic to each page.

• Indexing audit: Use GOOGLE_SEARCH_CONSOLE_INSPECT_URL to check the indexing status of important pages.

• Sitemap management: Use GOOGLE_SEARCH_CONSOLE_LIST_SITEMAPS to verify submitted sitemaps, then GOOGLE_SEARCH_CONSOLE_SUBMIT_SITEMAP to submit new or updated ones.

• Country/device breakdown: Use dimensions: ["country", "device"] to understand geographic and device-type distribution of search traffic.

• Filter for specific queries: Use dimension_filter_groups with contains or includingRegex operators to focus on specific keyword groups.

Known Pitfalls

• Site URL format matters: URL-prefix properties use the full URL with protocol and trailing slash (e.g., https://www.example.com/ ). Domain properties use the sc-domain: prefix (e.g., sc-domain:example.com ). Using the wrong format will return empty results or errors.

• Date range limits: Data is typically available with a 2-3 day delay. data_state: "all" includes fresher data that may still change. hourly_all only works for dates within the last 3 days.

• Row limit pagination: The API returns top results sorted by clicks (or by date when grouping by date). For complete data, paginate using start_row with the row_limit .

• Max 25,000 rows per request: Even with pagination, each request returns at most 25,000 rows. For very large datasets, narrow your date range or add dimension filters.

• Inspection URL must match site: The inspection_url must be a page under the site_url property. Cross-property inspections will fail.

• Sitemap must be accessible: GOOGLE_SEARCH_CONSOLE_SUBMIT_SITEMAP requires the sitemap file to be publicly accessible at the specified URL and properly formatted as XML.

• Results sorted by clicks: By default, analytics results are sorted by click count descending, except when grouping by date (which sorts by date ascending).

Quick Reference

Action Tool Key Parameters

List sites GOOGLE_SEARCH_CONSOLE_LIST_SITES

(none)

Search analytics GOOGLE_SEARCH_CONSOLE_SEARCH_ANALYTICS_QUERY

site_url , start_date , end_date , dimensions

Inspect URL GOOGLE_SEARCH_CONSOLE_INSPECT_URL

inspection_url , site_url

List sitemaps GOOGLE_SEARCH_CONSOLE_LIST_SITEMAPS

site_url

Submit sitemap GOOGLE_SEARCH_CONSOLE_SUBMIT_SITEMAP

site_url , feedpath

Get sitemap info GOOGLE_SEARCH_CONSOLE_GET_SITEMAP

site_url , feedpath

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