Frequently Asked Questions about the Korean School Meal MCP Server

Q: What is an MCP Server? A: MCP stands for Model Context Protocol. An MCP server acts as a bridge, allowing AI models to access and interact with external data sources. It standardizes how applications provide context to LLMs.

Q: What data does the Korean School Meal MCP Server provide? A: This server provides access to Korean school meal information, including menus, nutritional content, ingredients, and origins, sourced from the NEIS Open API.

Q: How do I access the data from the server? A: You need to integrate the server with an AI agent or application that supports the MCP protocol. The UBOS platform provides tools to easily connect to MCP servers.

Q: What are the parameters for the get-meal-info tool? A: The get-meal-info tool requires atptCode (education office code), schulCode (school code), and an optional date parameter in YYYYMMDD format.

Q: What is the UBOS platform? A: UBOS is a full-stack AI Agent Development Platform focused on bringing AI Agent to every business department. Our platform helps you orchestrate AI Agents, connect them with your enterprise data, build custom AI Agents with your LLM model and Multi-Agent Systems.

Q: What is the benefit of using this MCP server with UBOS? A: UBOS simplifies the process of integrating the MCP server into your AI agent projects, providing tools for agent orchestration, data connectivity, and LLM integration.

Q: How do I install the Korean School Meal MCP Server? A: Installation instructions are provided in the server’s documentation on the UBOS Asset Marketplace. Typically, it involves setting environment variables and running a few commands.

Q: Is the data updated in real-time? A: The data’s update frequency depends on the NEIS Open API. Refer to the API documentation for specific details on data freshness.

Q: What are the environment variables needed to run this server? A: The primary environment variable is TRANSPORT, which should be set to ‘ws’ for WebSocket transport (used by Smithery) or defaults to STDIO if not specified.

Q: What license is the Korean School Meal MCP Server released under? A: The server is released under the MIT License.

Q: Can I contribute to the project? A: Yes, issues and pull requests are welcome on the project’s repository.