Korea MCP Server

MCP server for Korean weather forecasts using KMA API

Local serverstdioPython

What is the Korea MCP server?

Korea MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on Korea directly instead of describing what you should do. MCP server for Korean weather forecasts using KMA API.

What you get

공공데이터포털의 기상청 초단기예보 API를 활용하여 대한민국의 실시간 날씨 정보를 제공하는 Model Context Protocol(MCP) 서버입니다.

Setting it up

The server ships on PyPI as korea-weather-mcp, so your MCP client can launch it on demand — there is no separate build step. Add the server block to your client's configuration, restart it, and the tools register themselves.

Configuration and credentials

You will need one environment variable: PUBLIC_DATA_API_SECRET. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

Before you rely on it

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the korea mcp server does with a few real requests.

Choosing this one

This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up.

This entry was verified against Korea's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

How to install the Korea MCP server

#### 로컬 개발 환경
```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "weather": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "weather.py 가 위치한 디렉토리의 절대경로 입력",
        "run",
        "weather.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PUBLIC_DATA_API_SECRET": "발급받은_API_키를_여기에_입력"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
PUBLIC_DATA_API_SECRETCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Frequently asked questions

It connects Korea to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Korea directly.