What is honest-vies-mcp?
honest-vies-mcp is a MCP server by bartosz-kuc that validates EU VAT numbers against the European Commission's VIES API, locally with no API key or third-party middleman. `check_vat` returns validity, name and address where available, and a. It is listed under Finance & commerce and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | bartosz-kuc |
| Repository | bartosz-kuc/honest-vies-mcp |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Finance & commerce |
| Security | Low risk (80/100) |
| Rank | #3,994 of 4,418 MCP servers; #513 in Finance & commerce |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-09-26 |
| Runs | Cloud service |
| Language | Python |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is honest-vies-mcp safe to install?
honest-vies-mcp scores 80/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service. It passed 3 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Sends your data to a cloud service | Review |
| Needs an API key or account login | Note |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install honest-vies-mcp?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/bartosz-kuc/honest-vies-mcp
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add honest-vies-mcp -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http honest-vies-mcp <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs honest-vies-mcp for you:
Add the "honest-vies-mcp" MCP server from https://github.com/bartosz-kuc/honest-vies-mcp to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.