API Tools

vantane.com

Provides EU VAT number validation via single and batch API endpoints.

1 endpoint2 known toolsFirst detected July 25, 2026Last detected July 25, 2026

ENDPOINT 1

https://vantane.com/mcp

No auth detected

MCP server metadata

Name: vies-smoother
Version: 1.28.1

Capabilities

experimentalpromptsresourcestools

Server instructions

SLA'd EU VAT number validation on top of the free-but-flaky VIES service. Returns status: valid | invalid | unavailable_upstream. Never guesses -- unavailable_upstream means we honestly could not get an answer. Claim a free key first: POST https://vantane.com/keys/claim, then pass it as the X-API-Key header on every MCP request.

Known tools 2

validate_vat

Validate a single EU VAT number.

Inferred read-only

validate_vat_batch

Validate up to 50 EU VAT numbers in one call.

Inferred read-only

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Client installation

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.vies-smoother]
url = "https://vantane.com/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vies-smoother": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://vantane.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: vies-smoother
Remote MCP URL: https://vantane.com/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vies-smoother": {
      "url": "https://vantane.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "vies-smoother": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://vantane.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "vies-smoother",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://vantane.com/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

TRUST AND VERIFICATION EVIDENCE

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