# ares-mcp-server

> MCP server for Czech ARES (Administrative Registry of Economic Subjects) API v3

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/ares-mcp-server/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/vzeman/ares-mcp-server#readme
- repository: https://github.com/vzeman/ares-mcp-server/issues
- version: 0.3.2
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: api, ares, business, czech, economic-subjects, mcp, registry
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:ares-mcp-server

### Description (declared)

# ARES MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to the Czech ARES (Administrativní registr ekonomických subjektů) API - the official business registry of the Czech Republic.

## Demo

See the ARES MCP Server in action within Claude Desktop:

![ARES MCP Server Demo](docs/images/ares-mcp-demo.gif)

The demo shows:
- 🔍 Searching for companies by name (e.g., "AiMingle")
- 📋 Getting detailed company information by IČO
- ✅ Validating IČO numbers
- 🏢 Searching in specific registries
- 📊 Using advanced filters (legal form, CZ-NACE codes, etc.)

## Quick Start

1. **Install the server:**
   ```bash
   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/ares-mcp-server.git
   cd ares-mcp-server
   pip install -e .
   ```

2. **Add to Claude Desktop config:**
   ```json
   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "ares": {
         "command": "python3",
         "args": ["-m", "ares_mcp_server.server"],
         "cwd": "/path/to/ares-mcp-server"
       }
     }
   }
   ```

3. **Restart Claude Desktop and start searching Czech companies!**

## Features

- Full implementation of ARES API endpoints
- Complex search with multiple filters (IČO, name, address, legal form, CZ-NACE, etc.)
- Registry-specific searches (Public Registry, Trade Registry, Schools, etc.)
- Built-in rate limiting
- Optional authentication support
- Proper Czech naming following the API documentation

## Prerequisites

- Python 3.8 or higher
- pip (Python package manager)

## Installation

### Quick Install

```bash
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/ares-mcp-server.git
cd ares-mcp-server

# Run automated setup
./run.sh  # macOS/Linux
# or
run.bat   # Windows
```

### Manual Installation

```bash
# Create virtual environment
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Create configuration
cp .env.example .env
```

## Configuration

Configure the server using environmen…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.version-control (1, derived)
- dev.package-management (0.859, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/ares-mcp-server/ (first seen 2026-09-09T09:23:34.369Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/ares-mcp-server/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/ares-mcp-server · ARD identifier urn:air::server:ares-mcp-server