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VIES VAT Validator MCP

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VIES VAT Validator MCP 🇪🇺

VIES VAT Validator MCP validates EU VAT numbers through the official free VIES SOAP API, wrapped with a local format pre-check + free TTL cache and bilingual (中文 / English) error codes. A "regulatory must-have" compliance tool for cross-border e-commerce and trade sellers.

🌐 English · 简体中文 · 繁體中文

It lives at

Link

MCP endpoint

https://neeenja--vies-vat-validator-mcp.apify.actor/mcp

Apify Store

https://apify.com/neeenja/vies-vat-validator-mcp

Source

https://github.com/PanStories/vies-vat-validator-mcp


English

Why this exists

  • Regulatory must-have — EU B2B transactions require verifying the counterparty's VAT number (reverse charge / compliance proof).

  • VIES is slow and flaky — the official SOAP endpoint rate-limits and goes down often, so a cache + graceful degradation are mandatory.

  • Zero cold-start cost — a free official data source wrapped with a thin layer + bilingual, explainable output, sold per-event.

Related MCP server: goodvat

What you get

Capability

Notes

Pricing

validate_vat

free local format check, then optional live VIES verification; structured + bilingual errors

$0.0005 / event

check_vat_format

pure local regex format check — no network, free

free

list_supported_countries

supported countries (bilingual)

free

get_error_codes

full bilingual error-code table

free

resources

vat://error-codes / vat://supported-countries / vat://spec

free

prompts

vat_compliance_guide / explain_vat_result

free

Covers EU 27 + GB + XI (Northern Ireland).

Quick start (local)

npm install
npm run build
npm start            # stdio transport, connects to any MCP client
npm test             # vitest, all green
npm run verify       # generate verify-report.html with real payloads

Connect with an MCP client (stdio)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vat-validator": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/abs/path/vies-vat-validator-mcp/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Connect over HTTP (remote / Apify)

Point your MCP client at the Streamable HTTP endpoint:

https://neeenja--vies-vat-validator-mcp.apify.actor/mcp

with the header Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_TOKEN>.

Example calls

Format pre-check (free)

{ "name": "check_vat_format", "arguments": { "vat": "FR123456789" } }

→ { "formatValid": true, "normalized": "FR123456789", "pattern": "^([A-Z]{2})?\\d{9}$" }

Live verification (paid event)

{ "name": "validate_vat", "arguments": { "vat": "FR123456789", "useCache": true, "live": true } }

→ { "valid": true, "formatValid": true, "viesValid": true, "source": "vies", "name": "...", "address": "..." }

Error codes (excerpt)

Code

中文

EN

VAT_FORMAT_INVALID

格式不符

format mismatch

VAT_VIES_INVALID

VIES 判定无效

VIES says invalid

VIES_MS_UNAVAILABLE

成员国系统不可用

member state down

VIES_TIMEOUT

超时

timeout

NETWORK_ERROR

网络错误

network error

Full table via get_error_codes or vat://error-codes.

Deploy (Apify Pay-Per-Event)

npm run apify:login      # complete KYC yourself first (one-time)
npm run apify:validate   # validate actor.json
npm run apify:push       # publish to Apify Store

Pricing lives in .actor/actor.json → pricingEvents: format / error / country queries are free; only mcp-validate-vat is billed.

Design red lines

  • No express / soap / fast-xml-parser: the SOAP envelope is hand-built and the response parsed with namespace-agnostic regex.

  • Never crash: VIES faults / network errors map to bilingual error codes.

  • Free layer (format check + cache) guarantees zero cold-start cost.

See SPEC.md for the full contract.


简体中文

为什么做这个

  • 监管刚需 —— 欧盟 B2B 交易要求核验对方 VAT 税号(逆向征收 / 合规凭证)。

  • VIES 又慢又抖 —— 官方 SOAP 接口频繁限流、偶发停机,缓存 + 优雅降级是必选项。

  • 零冷启动成本 —— 免费官方数据源,叠加一层封装 + 可解释的双语输出,按事件计费。

你能拿到什么

能力

说明

计费

validate_vat

先做免费本地格式校验,再按需调用欧盟官方 VIES 接口核验真实性;结构化 + 双语错误

$0.0005 / 次

check_vat_format

纯本地正则格式校验,零网络、零成本

免费

list_supported_countries

返回支持国家(中/英双语)

免费

get_error_codes

返回完整中英双语错误码表

免费

resources

vat://error-codes / vat://supported-countries / vat://spec

免费

prompts

vat_compliance_guide / explain_vat_result

免费

覆盖 EU 27 + GB + XI(北爱尔兰)。

快速开始(本地)

npm install
npm run build
npm start            # stdio 传输,接任意 MCP 客户端
npm test             # vitest 全绿
npm run verify       # 生成真实 payload 验证报告 verify-report.html

与 MCP 客户端对接(stdio)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vat-validator": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/abs/path/vies-vat-validator-mcp/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

通过 HTTP 对接(远程 / Apify)

把你的 MCP 客户端指向 Streamable HTTP 端点:

https://neeenja--vies-vat-validator-mcp.apify.actor/mcp

并带上请求头 Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_TOKEN>。

调用示例

格式预校验(免费)

{ "name": "check_vat_format", "arguments": { "vat": "FR123456789" } }

→ { "formatValid": true, "normalized": "FR123456789", "pattern": "^([A-Z]{2})?\\d{9}$" }

实查(付费事件)

{ "name": "validate_vat", "arguments": { "vat": "FR123456789", "useCache": true, "live": true } }

→ { "valid": true, "formatValid": true, "viesValid": true, "source": "vies", "name": "...", "address": "..." }

错误码(节选)

代码

中文

EN

VAT_FORMAT_INVALID

格式不符

format mismatch

VAT_VIES_INVALID

VIES 判定无效

VIES says invalid

VIES_MS_UNAVAILABLE

成员国系统不可用

member state down

VIES_TIMEOUT

超时

timeout

NETWORK_ERROR

网络错误

network error

完整表见 get_error_codes 或 vat://error-codes。

部署(Apify Pay-Per-Event)

npm run apify:login      # 本人先完成 KYC(一次性)
npm run apify:validate   # 校验 actor.json
npm run apify:push       # 上架

计费见 .actor/actor.json 的 pricingEvents:格式 / 错误 / 国家查询免费,仅 mcp-validate-vat 计费。

设计红线

  • 不引入 express / soap / fast-xml-parser:SOAP 信封手写、响应用命名空间无关的正则提取。

  • 永不崩溃:VIES 故障 / 网络错误全部映射为双语错误码。

  • 免费层(格式校验 + 缓存)保证冷启动零成本。

完整契约见 SPEC.md。


繁體中文

為什麼做這個

  • 監管剛需 —— 歐盟 B2B 交易要求核驗對方 VAT 稅號(逆向徵收 / 合規憑證)。

  • VIES 又慢又抖 —— 官方 SOAP 介面頻繁限流、偶發停機,快取 + 優雅降級是必選項。

  • 零冷啟動成本 —— 免費官方資料源,疊加一層封裝 + 可解釋的雙語輸出,按事件計費。

你能拿到什麼

能力

說明

計費

validate_vat

先做免費本地格式校驗,再依需求呼叫歐盟官方 VIES 介面核驗真實性;結構化 + 雙語錯誤

$0.0005 / 次

check_vat_format

純本地正則格式校驗,零網路、零成本

免費

list_supported_countries

回傳支援國家(中/英雙語)

免費

get_error_codes

回傳完整中英雙語錯誤碼表

免費

resources

vat://error-codes / vat://supported-countries / vat://spec

免費

prompts

vat_compliance_guide / explain_vat_result

免費

涵蓋 EU 27 + GB + XI(北愛爾蘭)。

快速開始(本地)

npm install
npm run build
npm start            # stdio 傳輸,接任意 MCP 用戶端
npm test             # vitest 全綠
npm run verify       # 產生真實 payload 驗證報告 verify-report.html

與 MCP 用戶端對接(stdio)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vat-validator": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/abs/path/vies-vat-validator-mcp/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

透過 HTTP 對接(遠端 / Apify)

將你的 MCP 用戶端指向 Streamable HTTP 端點:

https://neeenja--vies-vat-validator-mcp.apify.actor/mcp

並帶上請求標頭 Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_TOKEN>。

呼叫範例

格式預校驗(免費)

{ "name": "check_vat_format", "arguments": { "vat": "FR123456789" } }

→ { "formatValid": true, "normalized": "FR123456789", "pattern": "^([A-Z]{2})?\\d{9}$" }

實查(付費事件)

{ "name": "validate_vat", "arguments": { "vat": "FR123456789", "useCache": true, "live": true } }

→ { "valid": true, "formatValid": true, "viesValid": true, "source": "vies", "name": "...", "address": "..." }

錯誤碼(節選)

代碼

中文

EN

VAT_FORMAT_INVALID

格式不符

format mismatch

VAT_VIES_INVALID

VIES 判定無效

VIES says invalid

VIES_MS_UNAVAILABLE

成員國系統不可用

member state down

VIES_TIMEOUT

逾時

timeout

NETWORK_ERROR

網路錯誤

network error

完整表見 get_error_codes 或 vat://error-codes。

部署(Apify Pay-Per-Event)

npm run apify:login      # 本人先完成 KYC(一次性)
npm run apify:validate   # 校驗 actor.json
npm run apify:push       # 上架

計費見 .actor/actor.json 的 pricingEvents:格式 / 錯誤 / 國家查詢免費,僅 mcp-validate-vat 計費。

設計紅線

  • 不引入 express / soap / fast-xml-parser:SOAP 信封手寫、回應用命名空間無關的正則提取。

  • 永不崩潰:VIES 故障 / 網路錯誤全部映射為雙語錯誤碼。

  • 免費層(格式校驗 + 快取)保證冷啟動零成本。

完整契約見 SPEC.md。


License

MIT — see LICENSE.

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