Naver Search

Naver Search is an MCP server that integrates Naver Search and DataLab APIs with compatible AI tools. It connects directly to South Korea's primary search ecosystem, allowing researchers, analysts, and developers to retrieve localized information and consumer insights. By linking your AI client to Naver, the server enables comprehensive web, news, blog, image, encyclopedia, and local place queries. It also includes category resolution tools and DataLab analytics to evaluate search term trends, shopping category metrics, and demographic breakdowns across age, gender, and device types. Users can track Korean market behaviors and retrieve regional documentation directly inside workflow assistants. The server supports authentication via NAVER API HUB on the NAVER Cloud Platform as well as legacy Naver Developers credentials, ensuring continuity as Naver migrates its external developer endpoints. It also offers compatibility with agent wrappers, allowing local agents and automation setups to perform market research across South Korean digital media channels.

Category: Data & Analytics

Tags: datalab, korea, naver, search, trends

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How to install and configure Naver Search

To install and configure Naver Search with Claude Desktop: 1. Obtain API credentials from NAVER API HUB (NCP_APIGW_API_KEY_ID and NCP_APIGW_API_KEY) or the legacy Naver Developers Center (NAVER_CLIENT_ID and NAVER_CLIENT_SECRET). 2. Open your Claude Desktop configuration file (claude_desktop_config.json). 3. Add the server entry under mcpServers using npx: json { "mcpServers": { "naver-search": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@isnow890/naver-search-mcp"], "env": { "NAVER_CLIENT_ID": "your_client_id", "NAVER_CLIENT_SECRET": "your_client_secret" } } } } If using NAVER API HUB credentials, replace the environment variables with NCP_APIGW_API_KEY_ID and NCP_APIGW_API_KEY. 4. Restart Claude Desktop to apply the configuration.

What you can do with Naver Search

• Query Korean news articles, blogs, cafe posts, and web documents to gather regional context and coverage. - Analyze relative search term interest and search volume trends over specific date ranges using DataLab. - Evaluate e-commerce consumer behavior by breaking down shopping trends across device types, gender, and age brackets. - Look up specific Korean local business listings, addresses, and encyclopedia entries directly within an AI conversation. - Convert natural-language shopping descriptions into standardized Naver shopping category numbers using the category search tool.

Key facts

• https://github.com/isnow890/naver-search-mcp
• Data & Analytics, Web Search & Research
• datalab, korea, naver, search, trends

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How do I install Naver Search?

You can run the server via npx using the package @isnow890/naver-search-mcp. Add the server configuration to your Claude Desktop config file along with your Naver API credentials, or install it as an OpenClaw skill using the ClawHub command.

What can Naver Search do?

The server queries Korean web documents, news, blogs, images, local business data, and encyclopedia entries. It also runs analytical queries through Naver DataLab to track search volume trends and shopping trends filtered by category, device, gender, and age.

Which MCP clients work with Naver Search?

Naver Search works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, and OpenClaw via ClawHub. It can also be accessed without personal API keys through Kakao PlayMCP or built locally for other custom Model Context Protocol clients.

Which API credentials should I use for Naver Search?

New users should obtain credentials from the NAVER API HUB on NAVER Cloud Platform using the NCP API Gateway key ID and secret. Existing Naver Developers Center credentials remain supported until their deprecation date in June 2027.