Seoul Essentials

Locate public facilities across Seoul including pharmacies, restrooms, WiFi hotspots, and tourist information centers.

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What it can do

  • Find Places: Search for public facilities in Seoul (restrooms, pharmacies, WiFi hotspots, AED locations, tourist info centers). Args: type: Type of facility — "toilet", "pharmacy", "wifi", "aed", or "
  • Get Place Detail: Get full details of a specific place or subway station in Seoul by its ID. Args: id: The unique place ID (e.g., "toilet_00001", "pharmacy_001", "wifi_00001", "aed_00001", "tourist_in
  • Find Nearby: Find public facilities near GPS coordinates in Seoul, sorted by distance. Args: lat: Latitude of the search center point (Seoul range: ~37.4 to ~37.7). lng: Longitude of the search center

What data it sees

Do you need an account

No: the server works without sign-in

Locate public facilities across Seoul including pharmacies, restrooms, WiFi hotspots, and tourist information centers. Identify nearby services using geographic coordinates or specific district filters to find help quickly. Access subway timetables to navigate the city's transit network with ease.

How to connect

How to connect Seoul Essentials to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://seoul-essentials--do-droid.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 Seoul Essentials to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://seoul-essentials--do-droid.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 Seoul Essentials to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://seoul-essentials--do-droid.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 (4)

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

find_placesSearch for public facilities in Seoul (restrooms, pharmacies, WiFi hotspots, AED locations, tourist info centers). Args: type: Type of facility — "toilet", "pharmacy", "wifi", "aed", or "tourist_info". district: Seoul district name in English or Korean (e.g., "gangnam", "jongno", "강남구", "종로구"). filters: Service-specific filters as key-value pairs. Examples: {"english": true} for pharmacies with English support, {"is_24h": true} for 24-hour restrooms, {"indoor": true} for indoor WiFi. limit: Maximum number of results to return (1-50, default 10). Returns: A list of matching places with location, services, and hours information.
get_place_detailGet full details of a specific place or subway station in Seoul by its ID. Args: id: The unique place ID (e.g., "toilet_00001", "pharmacy_001", "wifi_00001", "aed_00001", "tourist_info_01"). Returns: Complete place information including location, services, hours, and accessibility, or an error message if not found.
find_nearbyFind public facilities near GPS coordinates in Seoul, sorted by distance. Args: lat: Latitude of the search center point (Seoul range: ~37.4 to ~37.7). lng: Longitude of the search center point (Seoul range: ~126.7 to ~127.2). radius_m: Search radius in meters (100-5000, default 500). type: Optional filter by facility type — "toilet", "pharmacy", "wifi", "aed", or "tourist_info". limit: Maximum number of results to return (1-20, default 5). Returns: A list of nearby places sorted by distance, with distance_m field indicating meters from the search point.
get_subway_timetableGet Seoul subway timetable for a specific station. Args: station: Station name in Korean or English (e.g., "강남" or "Gangnam", "서울역" or "Seoul Station"). line: Line number (e.g., "1", "2", "3"). If omitted for transfer stations, returns all lines. day_type: Schedule type — "weekday", "saturday", or "holiday" (default: "weekday"). direction: Train direction — "up" (toward city center) or "down" (away from center). If omitted, returns both. Returns: Timetable data with departure times, destinations, and transfer line info, or an error message if station not found.