Google Maps

# Google Maps 🗺️

Google Maps integration powered by the Routes API.

## Requirements

- `GOOGLE_API_KEY` environment variable - Enable in Google Cloud Console: Routes API, Places API, Geocoding API

## Configuration

| Env Variable | Default | Description | |--------------|---------|-------------| | `GOOGLE_API_KEY` | - | Required. Your Google Maps API key | | `GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY` | - | Alternative to `GOOGLE_API_KEY` (fallback) | | `GOOGLE_MAPS_LANG` | `en` | Response language (en, he, ja, etc.) |

Set in OpenClaw config: ```json { "env": { "GOOGLE_API_KEY": "AIza...", "GOOGLE_MAPS_LANG": "en" } } ```

## Script Location

```bash python3 skills/google-maps/lib/map_helper.py <action> [options] ```

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## Actions

### distance - Calculate travel time

```bash python3 lib/map_helper.py distance "origin" "destination" [options] ```

**Options:** | Option | Values | Description | |--------|--------|-------------| | `--mode` | driving, walking, bicycling, transit | Travel mode (default: driving) | | `--depart` | now, +30m, +1h, 14:00, 2026-02-07 08:00 | Departure time | | `--arrive` | 14:00 | Arrival time (transit only) | | `--traffic` | best_guess, pessimistic, optimistic | Traffic model | | `--avoid` | tolls, highways, ferries | Comma-separated |

**Examples:** ```bash python3 lib/map_helper.py distance "New York" "Boston" python3 lib/map_helper.py distance "Los Angeles" "San Francisco" --depart="+1h" python3 lib/map_helper.py distance "Chicago" "Detroit" --depart="08:00" --traffic=pessimistic python3 lib/map_helper.py distance "London" "Manchester" --mode=transit --arrive="09:00" python3 lib/map_helper.py distance "Paris" "Lyon" --avoid=tolls,highways ```

**Response:** ```json { "distance": "215.2 mi", "distance_meters": 346300, "duration": "3 hrs 45 mins", "duration_seconds": 13500, "static_duration": "3 hrs 30 mins", "duration_in_traffic": "3 hrs 45 mins" } ```

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### directions - Turn-by-turn route

```bash python3 lib/map_helper.py directions "origin" "destination" [options] ```

**Additional options (beyond distance):** | Option | Description | |--------|-------------| | `--alternatives` | Return multiple routes | | `--waypoints` | Intermediate stops (pipe-separated) | | `--optimize` | Optimize waypoint order (TSP) |

**Examples:** ```bash python3 lib/map_helper.py directions "New York" "Washington DC" python3 lib/map_helper.py directions "San Francisco" "Los Angeles" --alternatives python3 lib/map_helper.py directions "Miami" "Orlando" --waypoints="Fort Lauderdale|West Palm Beach" --optimize ```

**Response includes:** summary, labels, duration, static_duration, warnings, steps[], optimized_waypoint_order

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### matrix - Distance matrix

Calculate distances between multiple origins and destinations:

```bash python3 lib/map_helper.py matrix "orig1|orig2" "dest1|dest2" ```

**Example:** ```bash python3 lib/map_helper.py matrix "New York|Boston" "Philadelphia|Washington DC" ```

**Response:** ```json { "origins": ["New York", "Boston"], "destinations": ["Philadelphia", "Washington DC"], "results": [ {"origin_index": 0, "destination_index": 0, "distance": "97 mi", "duration": "1 hr 45 mins"}, {"origin_index": 0, "destination_index": 1, "distance": "225 mi", "duration": "4 hrs 10 mins"} ] } ```

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### geocode - Address to coordinates

```bash python3 lib/map_helper.py geocode "1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA" python3 lib/map_helper.py geocode "10 Downing Street, London" ```

### reverse - Coordinates to address

```bash python3 lib/map_helper.py reverse 40.7128 -74.0060 # New York City python3 lib/map_helper.py reverse 51.5074 -0.1278 # London ```

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### search - Find places

```bash python3 lib/map_helper.py search "coffee near Times Square" python3 lib/map_helper.py search "pharmacy in San Francisco" --open ```

### details - Place information

```bash python3 lib/map_helper.py details "<place_id>" ```

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## Traffic Models

| Model | Use Case | |-------|----------| | `best_guess` | Default balanced estimate | | `pessimistic` | Important meetings (worst-case) | | `optimistic` | Best-case scenario |

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## Regional Notes

Some features may not be available in all countries:

| Feature | Availability | |---------|--------------| | `--fuel-efficient` | US, EU, select countries | | `--shorter` | Limited availability | | `--mode=two_wheeler` | Asia, select countries |

Check [Google Maps coverage](https://developers.google.com/maps/coverage) for details.

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## Multilingual Support

Works with addresses in any language:

```bash # Hebrew python3 lib/map_helper.py distance "תל אביב" "ירושלים" python3 lib/map_helper.py geocode "דיזנגוף 50, תל אביב"

# Japanese python3 lib/map_helper.py distance "東京" "大阪"

# Arabic python3 lib/map_helper.py distance "دبي" "أبو ظبي" ```

**Language configuration:**

1. Set default via env: `GOOGLE_MAPS_LANG=he` (persists) 2. Override per-request: `--lang=ja`

```bash # Set Hebrew as default in OpenClaw config GOOGLE_MAPS_LANG=he

# Override for specific request python3 lib/map_helper.py distance "Tokyo" "Osaka" --lang=ja ```

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## Help

```bash python3 lib/map_helper.py help ```