Daum Search

Search the Daum index across web, video, image, blog, book, and cafe verticals.

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What it can do

  • Search Web: General web search over the Daum index. Returns title, URL, content snippet, and last-modified datetime.
  • Search Videos: Search videos across Daum's indexed sources (YouTube, Naver TV, Kakao TV, etc.). Returns title, play time, thumbnail, author, and source URL.
  • Search Images: Image search. Returns thumbnail URL, full-resolution URL, source page, and width/height.

What data it sees

Do you need an account

No: the server works without sign-in

Search the Daum index across web, video, image, blog, book, and cafe verticals. Pairs with Naver Search for broader Korean-web coverage; Daum's video and cafe surfaces are especially distinct.

How to connect

How to connect Daum Search to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://daum-search--kakao.run.tools

  1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
  2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
  3. Click Add custom connector.
  4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
  5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

Authorization

After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

How to connect Daum Search to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://daum-search--kakao.run.tools

  1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
  2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
  3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
  4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
  5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
  6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

Authorization

On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

How to connect Daum Search to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://daum-search--kakao.run.tools

Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

Manually:

  1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
  2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
  3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

Authorization

If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

Server tool list (6)

Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

search_webGeneral web search over the Daum index. Returns title, URL, content snippet, and last-modified datetime.
search_videosSearch videos across Daum's indexed sources (YouTube, Naver TV, Kakao TV, etc.). Returns title, play time, thumbnail, author, and source URL.
search_imagesImage search. Returns thumbnail URL, full-resolution URL, source page, and width/height.
search_blogsBlog post search. Returns title, post URL, content snippet, blog name, and post datetime.
search_booksBook search by title, author, publisher, ISBN. Returns title, authors, publisher, price, ISBN, status (in-print etc.), and thumbnail.
search_cafeSearch posts across public Daum Cafe communities. Returns post title, URL, content snippet, cafe name, and post datetime.