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Seoulstart

By seoulstart.com Verified namespace

Jobs for foreigners in Korea and median rent, jeonse and home prices from MOLIT data.

Website
Connect to Seoulstart
Checks passed
13 / 22

1 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
473 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
7

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Outdated check

Last connection measurement is over 24 hours old. Current availability is unknown.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
400
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
312

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 473 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-06-18, serverInfo.name seoulstart.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 7 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-06-18. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 473 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 473 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Pass
    Parameters documented

    21 of 21 parameters have a description (100%). The bar is 80%.

  • Pass
    Safety hints

    Every tool sets readOnlyHint or destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Pass
    Website matches publisher

    The website host matches the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Fail
    Source repo linked

    No repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-11-02T14:58:04.246468Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

Start using Seoulstart

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http seoulstart https://seoulstart.com/api/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 7

housing_compare

Median monthly rent, jeonse deposit and apartment sale price side by side for two areas of South Korea, from reported contracts (MOLIT). Fits choosing between two districts or cities.

Discovered
housing_median

Median monthly rent and deposit, jeonse deposit, or apartment sale price in an area of South Korea, from reported contracts (MOLIT). Fits questions about what rent costs in a Seoul district or Korean city, how big a jeonse deposit is, or what apartments sell for. Returns the median, the number of contracts and the month.

Discovered
housing_report

The nationwide and Seoul summary of reported housing contracts (MOLIT): median monthly rent, jeonse deposit and apartment sale price by home type, how much renewed leases rose, and the jeonse-to-sale ratio. A quick overview of the Korean rental market.

Discovered
housing_trend

Month by month median apartment rent, deposit and jeonse deposit in an area of South Korea for each of the most recent months (up to 12), from reported contracts (MOLIT). Fits questions about whether rent is rising or falling in an area.

Discovered
jobs_overview

Counts of the open jobs on Seoulstart Jobs: how many jobs in South Korea for foreigners, remote, global and AI training jobs, with the Korea jobs split by role family, likely visa route, Korean level needed and posting language. Fits questions about how many English-speaking jobs there are in Korea, or which visa routes and roles are common. Returns counts and the date of the newest listing, no job names.

Discovered
search_jobs

Search open jobs for foreigners on Seoulstart: jobs in South Korea that hire people on foreign visas, remote jobs, global jobs and AI training work. Returns the number of matches and a link to the list on Seoulstart. Free sample jobs come back in full: title, company, location, posting date, a link to the job page and, for Korea jobs, Seoulstart's read of the Korean level needed and the likely visa route. Every other match is locked and carries only the role type, the city and the posting language; titles, companies, pay and apply links are for Seoulstart members. Fits questions about jobs in Korea, English-speaking jobs in Seoul, visa sponsorship in Korea, D-10 or E-7 jobs, and AI training work.

Discovered
visa_sponsoring_companies

Employers in South Korea with open jobs on Seoulstart that mention visa sponsorship or are professional roles that usually hire on the E-7 visa, ranked by how many of their postings mention sponsorship, then by how many are likely E-7 roles, then by open jobs. This is the public list from seoulstart.com/jobs/visa-sponsorship-companies. A mention is a strong sign, not a promise of sponsorship for a given role.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected473 ms7

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