Naver Search MCP Server

Naver Search MCP Server

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What is the Naver Search MCP MCP server?

Naver Search MCP MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on Naver Search MCP directly instead of describing what you should do. Naver Search MCP Server.

What you get

MCP server for Naver Search API and DataLab API integration, enabling comprehensive search across various Naver services and data trend analysis.

What the assistant can call

Once Naver Search MCP is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • search_webkr — Search Naver web documents
  • search_news — Search Naver news
  • search_blog — Search Naver blogs
  • search_cafearticle — Search Naver cafe articles
  • search_image — Search Naver images
  • search_kin — Search Naver KnowledgeiN
  • search_encyc — Search Naver encyclopedia
  • search_local — Search Naver local places
  • datalab_search — Analyze search term trends
  • datalab_shopping_category — Analyze shopping category trends
  • datalab_shopping_by_device — Analyze shopping trends by device
  • datalab_shopping_by_gender — Analyze shopping trends by gender

Configuration and credentials

You will need 4 environment variables: NAVER_CLIENT_ID, NAVER_CLIENT_SECRET, NCP_APIGW_API_KEY_ID, NCP_APIGW_API_KEY. 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.

  • A credential pair for one platform — NAVER API HUB or Naver Developers (see Getting API Keys) - Node.js 18 or higher - NPM 8 or higher

Setting it up

Being a remote server, there is no local install. You register the endpoint with your client, authorise it once, and the tools appear.

Choosing this one

Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Naver Search MCP's toolset — search_webkr, search_news, search_blog and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by isnow890; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Before you rely on it

  • Your data travels to the provider's service, so the usual questions apply about what you send and what they retain.
  • With 14 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch Naver Search MCP.
  • 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 naver search mcp mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
search_webkrSearch Naver web documents
search_newsSearch Naver news
search_blogSearch Naver blogs
search_cafearticleSearch Naver cafe articles
search_imageSearch Naver images
search_kinSearch Naver KnowledgeiN
search_encycSearch Naver encyclopedia
search_localSearch Naver local places
datalab_searchAnalyze search term trends
datalab_shopping_categoryAnalyze shopping category trends
datalab_shopping_by_deviceAnalyze shopping trends by device
datalab_shopping_by_genderAnalyze shopping trends by gender
datalab_shopping_by_ageAnalyze shopping trends by age group
datalab_shopping_keywordsAnalyze shopping keyword trends

How to install the Naver Search MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "naver-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@isnow890/naver-search-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "NAVER_CLIENT_ID": "your_client_id",
        "NAVER_CLIENT_SECRET": "your_client_secret"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

  • A credential pair for one platform — NAVER API HUB or Naver Developers (see Getting API Keys) - Node.js 18 or higher - NPM 8 or higher
VariableDescriptionRequired
NAVER_CLIENT_IDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
NAVER_CLIENT_SECRETCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
NCP_APIGW_API_KEY_IDCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
NCP_APIGW_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Naver Search MCP to search webkr.
  • Use Naver Search MCP to search news.
  • Use Naver Search MCP to search blog.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Naver Search MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 14 tools (search_webkr, search_news, search_blog, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Naver Search MCP directly.