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KiMCP

MCP server that exposes Korean APIs (Naver, Kakao, TMAP) as tools for LLM applications and agent workflows.

Python 3.10+ MCP Python SDK uv HTTPX Korean Open APIs
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KiMCP is an MCP server that hands an LLM a set of Korean web and map APIs as tools — so an assistant can actually search Naver, look up a place on KakaoMap, or get transit directions instead of guessing.

Tools it exposes

  • Naver — blog, news, cafe, 지식iN, local, image, and shopping search
  • Daum — blog and cafe search
  • Maps & routing — KakaoMap place search, car directions (Kakao), and public-transit directions (TMAP)

Degrade-by-key design

You set only the API keys you have. Each tool checks for its provider’s key at startup, and if it’s missing the tool simply isn’t registered — so a Naver-only setup exposes the Naver tools and quietly drops the rest instead of erroring. Built on the MCP Python SDK with uv for setup and a one-line mcp install into Claude Desktop.