Overview
Pass any valid 11-character IFSC code to fetch registered branch information. The lookup checks weekly updated banking records to return the institution name, branch address, contact details, city, district, and state. Paid plans also return MICR, SWIFT codes, and payment rail flags including IMPS, RTGS, NEFT, and UPI.
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The tool
Once your client is connected to the VerveKit server, this appears in its tool list as IFSCCodeLookupSkill. It is read-only and open-world — it fetches and never mutates anything on your side — so most clients call it without asking you to confirm.
{
"name": "IFSCCodeLookupSkill",
"arguments": {
"ifsc": "SBIN0005943"
}
}You do not name the tool yourself; the model picks it. Asking about SBIN0005943 in the terms this skill covers is enough for it to reach for IFSCCodeLookupSkill on its own — naming it explicitly also works, and is the way to force the call.
Connecting
One server URL covers every skill in the catalog, including this one. Authorization is OAuth: the client opens a browser once, and there is no key to paste into a config file.
{
"mcpServers": {
"vervekit": {
"url": "https://api.vervekit.com/v1/mcp"
}
}
}https://api.vervekit.com/v1/mcpPer-client setup — Claude, Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT — is on the MCP setup page.
Arguments
These are the properties on the tool's inputSchema, so a well-behaved client validates them before the call is made. Premium arguments are accepted on every plan but only take effect on plans that include them.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
ifscRequired | string | The IFSC code to get information about |
What the model gets back
The result carries a structuredContent object matching the tool's declared outputSchema, so a client reads fields without parsing prose. status is "ok" and error is null on success; a null field means the value was not available for that input, not that the call failed.
{
"status": "ok",
"error": null,
"data": {
"bank": "State Bank of India",
"ifsc": "SBIN0005943",
"branch": "KASTURBA GANDHI MARG,NEW DELHI",
"address": "23, HIMALAYA HOUSE KASTURBA GANDHI MARG NEW DELHI ,PIN - 110001",
"contact": "",
"city": "NEW DELHI",
"district": "NEW DELHI",
"state": "DELHI",
"imps": true,
"rtgs": true,
"neft": true,
"upi": true,
"micr": "110002062",
"swift": ""
}
}
Response fields
Paths are relative to data. Premium fields are absent rather than zeroed on plans that do not include them, so check for presence instead of comparing to 0.
| Field | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
bank | string | State Bank of India | Name of the bank institution |
ifsc | string | SBIN0005943 | IFSC code of the branch |
branch | string | KASTURBA GANDHI MARG,NEW DELHI | Branch name and address location |
address | string | 23, HIMALAYA HOUSE KASTURBA GANDHI MARG NEW DELHI ,PIN - 110001 | Street address of the branch |
contact | string | | Contact information for the branch |
city | string | NEW DELHI | City where the branch is located |
district | string | NEW DELHI | District of the branch location |
state | string | DELHI | State where the branch is located |
impsPremium | boolean | true | Whether IMPS transactions are supported |
rtgsPremium | boolean | true | Whether RTGS transactions are supported |
neftPremium | boolean | true | Whether NEFT transactions are supported |
upiPremium | boolean | true | Whether UPI transactions are supported |
micrPremium | string | 110002062 | MICR code for the branch |
swiftPremium | string | | SWIFT code for international transactions |
Failure modes
Errors come back as tool errors carrying a sentence the model can act on, not a bare status code. Error handling covers the full list.
| Status | What it means |
|---|---|
400 / 422 | The arguments did not validate. The message names the offending one. |
401 | The OAuth session is invalid or expired — reconnect the server. |
403 | Blocked by a key restriction or an IP allow-list. Never a bad identity. |
404 | This skill is not part of VerveKit. Check the catalog. |
429 | Out of credits, or a brief rate limit. The message tells them apart. |
A call costs 10 credits each time the tool actually runs; a model that reasons about the tool without calling it costs nothing.
Use cases
- Vendor Payout Verification
- When onboarding Indian vendors, accounts payable teams confirm the bank name and branch location against supplied payout details before issuing wire transfers.
- Checkout Routing
- Fintech checkout forms auto-populate branch, city, and state values as soon as a customer enters their IFSC code.
- Payroll Account Auditing
- Audit employee direct deposit submissions by validating branch addresses and districts to reduce payout rejections from incorrect bank routing codes.
- Merchant Settlement Setup
- Payment gateways check branch credentials during merchant onboarding to verify account legitimacy before enabling settlement processing.
Other ways to use IFSC Code Lookup Skill
Set up IFSC Code Lookup Skill on VerveKit, or reach the same source a different way. Your VerveKit account and credits work on all of them — one key, one balance.
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