Korea Data Suite MCP Server

Clean, developer-friendly REST APIs for Korean public data. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with data go kr, fastapi and holidays and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-21 · ★ 2 · #170 OF 278 MAINTAINED API INTEGRATION · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Korea Data Suite

before you install - you'll need

KDS_API_KEY

Environment variables documented in the project's README - it lists which are required and which have defaults.

Claude Code

claude mcp add choiyounggi-korea-data-suite -- uvx korea-data-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "choiyounggi-korea-data-suite": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "korea-data-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

pypi package korea-data-mcp - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry namespace io.github.choiyounggi is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · Who maintains Korea Data Suite

Korea Data Suite is maintained by choiyounggi. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jul 2026.

04 · Facts

repository: github.com/choiyounggi/korea-data-suite
category: API integration - ranked #170 of 278 actively-maintained API integration servers as of 2026-09-18.
registry: io.github.choiyounggi/korea-data-mcp (active, first published 2026-07-27)
packages: pypi:korea-data-mcp

05 · Korea Data Suite FAQ

What is Korea Data Suite?

Clean, developer-friendly REST APIs for Korean public data. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is Korea Data Suite still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-08-21. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Korea Data Suite?

Run `uvx korea-data-mcp`. The README documents one environment variable (KDS_API_KEY) to set first. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Korea Data Suite run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via uvx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

06 · Alternatives to Korea Data Suite

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