Getting Started

Getting Started

Prerequisites

1. Google Cloud Project with the Google Play Developer API enabled
2. Service Account with access to your Play Console
3. Python 3.11+ or uvx installed

Installation

Using uvx (Recommended)

uvx play-store-mcp

No installation needed — uvx downloads and runs it directly.

Using pip

pip install play-store-mcp
play-store-mcp

From Source

git clone https://github.com/lusky3/play-store-mcp.git
cd play-store-mcp
pip install -e .
play-store-mcp

Google Cloud Setup

1. Create a Service Account

1. Go to Google Cloud Console
2. Create or select a project
3. Enable the Google Play Developer API
4. Navigate to IAM & Admin → Service Accounts
5. Create a new service account
6. Download the JSON key file

2. Grant Play Console Access

1. Go to Google Play Console
2. Navigate to Users and permissions
3. Click Invite new users
4. Enter the service account email (found in the JSON key file)
5. Grant permissions based on what you need:

Permission	Required For
Release apps to testing tracks	Internal, alpha, beta deployments
Release apps to production	Production releases
Reply to reviews	Review management
View app information and download bulk reports	Vitals, app details

3. Set Credentials

export GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=/path/to/service-account.json

Add this to your shell profile (.bashrc, .zshrc, etc.) to persist it.

Verify Setup

Once configured with an MCP client, try a simple tool call:

validate_package_name("com.example.myapp")

If credentials are working, try:

get_app_details("com.your.actual.app")