MCP Korea Tourism Api MCP Server

Unlock the wonders of South Korean tourism directly within your AI assistant! This project provides a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server powered by

Local serverstdioPython

What is the MCP Korea Tourism Api MCP server?

MCP Korea Tourism Api becomes available to MCP clients through the mcp korea tourism api mcp server. Unlock the wonders of South Korean tourism directly within your AI assistant! This project provides a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server powered by the official Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) API. Equip your AI with the ability to discover vibrant festivals, serene temples, delicious.

What MCP Korea Tourism Api does

Unlock the wonders of South Korean tourism directly within your AI assistant! This project provides a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server powered by the official Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) API. Equip your AI with the ability to discover vibrant festivals, serene temples, delicious restaurants, comfortable accommodations, and much more across Korea.

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call this tool directly:

Installing the mcp korea tourism api mcp server

The server is distributed via npm as @smithery/cli, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.

Configuration

Before the server will start you need to supply 7 environment variables: KOREA_TOURISM_API_KEY, MCP_TRANSPORT, MCP_HOST, MCP_PORT, MCP_LOG_LEVEL, YOUR_KTO_API_KEY, LOCAL_PATH. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Where it fits

Developer-tool servers are usually the first ones people connect, because they turn "help me with this code" into an assistant that can actually read the repo and act on it. MCP Korea Tourism Api sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — Releases — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other developer tools servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • It will not start until its required credentials are present, so set those before wondering why the tools never appear.
  • Maintained by harimkang, written in Python.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the mcp korea tourism api mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
Releases** [https://github.com/harimkang/mcp-korea-tourism-api/releases](https://github.com/harimkang/mcp-korea-tourism-api/releases)

How to install the MCP Korea Tourism Api MCP server

OR Use uv [local directory]

    ```json
    {
      "mcpServers": {
        "korea-tourism": {
          "command": "uv",
          "args": [
            "--directory",
            "{LOCAL_PATH}/mcp-korea-tourism-api",
            "run",
            "-m",
            "mcp_tourism.server"
          ],
          "env": {
            "KOREA_TOURISM_API_KEY": "YOUR_KTO_API_KEY"
          }
        }
      }
    }

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
KOREA_TOURISM_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
MCP_TRANSPORTConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
MCP_HOSTEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Optional
MCP_PORTConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
MCP_LOG_LEVELConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
YOUR_KTO_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
LOCAL_PATHFilesystem location the server is allowed to use.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use MCP Korea Tourism Api to Releases.

Frequently asked questions

It connects MCP Korea Tourism Api to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 1 tool (Releases) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with MCP Korea Tourism Api directly.