Use Claude to Talk to Your Google Search Results via CData Connect AI
Claude is a family of advanced large language models (LLMs) built by Anthropic, an AI research company founded in 2021. These models power the Claude conversational assistant and developer tools.
CData Connect AI offers a dedicated cloud-to-cloud interface for connecting to Google Search results. The CData Connect AI Remote MCP Server enables secure communication between Claude and Google Search. This allows you to ask questions and take actions on your Google Search results using Claude, all without the need for data replication to a natively supported database. With its inherent optimized data processing capabilities, CData Connect AI efficiently channels all supported SQL operations, including filters and JOINs, directly to Google Search. This leverages server-side processing to swiftly deliver the requested Google Search results.
Step 1: Configure Google Search Connectivity for Claude
Connectivity to Google Search from Claude is made possible through CData Connect AI Remote MCP. To interact with Google Search results from Claude, we start by creating and configuring a Google Search connection in CData Connect AI.
- Log into Connect AI, click Sources, and then click Add Connection
- Select "Google Search" from the Add Connection panel
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Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Google Search.
To search with a Google custom search engine, you need to set the CustomSearchId and ApiKey connection properties.
To obtain the CustomSearchId property, sign into Google Custom Search Engine and create a new search engine.
To obtain the ApiKey property, you must enable the Custom Search API in the Google API Console.
- Click Save & Test
Step 2: Connect Claude to CData Connect AI
Follow these steps to add a CData Connect AI connector in Claude:
- Sign in to Claude.ai or create a new account.
- Expand the left navigation menu.
- In the bottom-left corner, click your user name and select Settings from the menu. The Settings screen appears.
- In the Settings screen, click Connectors.
- Click the button to Browse Connectors.
- Search for "CData Connect AI" and click the listing.
- Click "Connect" and sign into your Connect AI account.
- After connecting, Claude opens a new chat.
Step 3: Explore Live Google Search Results with Claude
- You can now start exploring your data with natural language prompts. Claude outlines the steps it uses to retrieve data from the source in CData Connect AI. Refer to CData's prompt library for prompt ideas.
NOTE: Claude's setup process is subject to change. Refer to Claude's documentation for the latest setup information.
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