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Google adds custom MCP server connections to Gemini Enterprise Business

September 5, 2026 at 18:00 EDT

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Google has added custom Model Context Protocol (MCP) server connections to Gemini Enterprise – Business edition, allowing team administrators to connect private data, internal tools, and MCP-compliant third-party systems to the workplace Gemini app. The product describes the capability as a way to connect private data and internal tools when standard connectors are not available.

September 2026 · Google

Custom MCP reaches Gemini Business

Gemini Enterprise – Business edition now lets team admins connect private data and internal tools through custom Model Context Protocol servers.

List price, same unit

Business vs Standard starting seat price

$21

Business
per seat / month

$30

Standard / Plus from
per seat / month

Each block = $3. Columns are 7 vs 10 blocks ($21 vs $30).

300

Max seats on Business

100

Max enabled actions (console editions)

25 GiB

Pooled index storage per seat

Pre-GA

As-is, limited support

How a team admin connects a server

Sign in at business.gemini.google

→

Add MCP Server under Connected apps

→

Enter HTTPS URL and OAuth fields

→

Enable — new links start off

What teams gain

Agents can reach private data, internal tools, and MCP-compliant third-party systems when a standard connector does not exist.

What still blocks it

The server and identity provider must be public HTTPS. Only StreamableHTTP works. The feature is Pre-GA and off until an admin enables it.

Consumer Gemini is not the same door

Spark already accepts custom MCP apps — with a personal U.S. account.

Work and school Google Accounts are excluded from Spark custom apps. Business edition is the team path: admin-managed OAuth, not an end-user Connected Apps toggle.

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