The MCP Naver Maps server connects to Naver Maps and Search APIs to provide two main functionalities:
Geocoding: Searches for address information related to an entered address. You can specify the address and language (Korean or English) for the response.
Local Search: Finds places registered with Naver's local service. You can specify the query, sorting method (random or by reviews), and the number of search results (up to 5).
Connects to Naver Maps API for geocoding services and Naver Search API for local search functionality, allowing location-based queries and conversions between addresses and coordinates.
MCP Naver Maps
The MCP connects to the Naver Maps API and Naver Search API. 네이버 지도 API와 검색 API에 (로컬) 연결하는 MCP 서버.
It currently supports the following APIs:
Prerequisites
Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed:
Python: Version 3.13 or higher
uv: You can find installation instructions here.
Naver Cloud Platform Account: You need API credentials (Client ID and Client Secret) for the Naver Maps service. You can obtain these from the Naver Cloud Platform console.
Naver Develoeprs Account: You need API credentials (Client ID and Client Secret) for the Naver Developers API. You can obtain these from the Naver Developers.
Related MCP server: Naver Search MCP Server
Configuration
Create a Create a file in the project root.
Add API Credentials: Edit the
.envfile and add your Naver Maps API credentials and Naver Developers API credentials.NAVER_MAPS_CLIENT_ID="YOUR_NAVER_MAPS_CLIENT_ID" NAVER_MAPS_CLIENT_SECRET="YOUR_NAVER_MAPS_CLIENT_SECRET" NAVER_CLIENT_API="YOUR_NAVER_CLIENT_API" NAVER_CLIENT_SECRET="YOUR_NAVER_CLIENT_SECRET"Please verify the exact environment variable names required by checking
src/mcp_naver_maps/naver_maps_client.py.
Running the MCP
Sync Dependencies: Navigate to the project root directory in your terminal and run the following command. This will create a virtual environment (if one doesn't exist) and install all dependencies specified in
pyproject.toml.uv syncRun:: You can run the MCP server using
uv.uv run src/mcp_naver_mapsFor development,
source .venv/bin/activate mcp dev src/mcp_naver_maps/server.py