By Steef-Jan Wiggers
Publication Date: 2025-12-18 10:15:00
Google Cloud has announced fully managed remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, enhancing its existing API infrastructure to support MCP and providing a unified layer across all Google and Google Cloud services.
With the support for MCP servers, developers can point their AI agents or standard MCP clients, such as the Gemini CLI, to a globally consistent, enterprise-ready endpoint for Google and Google Cloud services. Initially, the company will incrementally roll out MCP support across all its services, starting with Google Maps, BigQuery, Google Compute Engine (GCE), and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
The new support is seen as a strong endorsement for MCP (USB-C for AI) and a significant step toward wide-scale adoption beyond technically savvy users. However, the move has prompted discussion in a Reddit thread about whether “cloud MCP is solving a problem that running trusted MCPs already solves, and better,” especially regarding the potential benefits of…