MCP server for Korea's NTIS (National Science and Technology Information Service, operated by KISTI). Search national R&D projects, public announcements, programs, and research outputs.
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|NTIS — Korea National R&D Search
An MCP server that gives AI agents access to Korea's National Science and Technology Information Service (NTIS, ntis.go.kr), operated by KISTI.
What you can ask
- "Find R&D projects on measurement standards from 2024."
- "Which Korean agencies funded scatterometry research in the last 5 years?"
- "Show me the latest public R&D announcements in semiconductor metrology."
- "List active KOLAS-related programs from KRISS and KTR."
Key features
- No API key required for base search (public NTIS endpoints).
- Categorized by funding agency (KRISS, KTR, KAERI, KIST, etc.), R&D stage, and budget range.
- Returns structured project metadata: title, agency, year, budget, status, principal investigator.
- Optional integration with metroai (measurement uncertainty MCP) for KOLAS-side compliance workflows.
Use cases
- Researchers — find competing or complementary public R&D projects before submitting a grant proposal.
- Lab directors — track funding trends in measurement / metrology / KOLAS-related domains.
- Compliance officers — cross-reference NTIS-funded projects with KOLAS accredited institutions.
Standards & data
- ntis.go.kr public search interface
- Operated by KISTI (Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information)
- Read-only (no write access)
Honesty
Live fetch is currently a stub fallback while NTIS selector verification is in progress (planned v0.7). All outputs carry an is_live flag so the client can distinguish authoritative data from stub.
Repo
https://github.com/vertical-mcp/ntis-mcp
Part of the vertical-mcp Korea-focused MCP suite (kolas-mcp, dart-mcp, ntis-mcp, grant-mcp).