Elimu MCP Server

elimu-mcp

Local serverstdio

What is the Elimu MCP server?

elimu-mcp. That is what the elimu mcp server brings to an AI assistant: the same capability, reachable through the Model Context Protocol rather than a separate app or dashboard.

The short version

MCP server for Kenya education system — school registry, KCSE/KCPE results lookup, HELB loans, TVET programs, and literacy resources. 5 tools.

Getting it running

elimu-mcp on PyPI is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 1 tool. What each one is for:

Things to watch

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

How it compares

This sits in the AI and media services group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Elimu's toolset — Datasets — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by gabrielmahia; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
Datasets** [huggingface.co/gmahia](https://huggingface.co/gmahia) · **Docs hub:** [nairobi-stack](https://github.com/gabrielmahia/nairobi-stack)

How to install the Elimu MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elimu": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["elimu-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Example prompts to try

  • Use Elimu to Datasets.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Elimu to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 1 tool (Datasets) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Elimu directly.