Nishati MCP Server

nishati-mcp

Local serverstdio

What is the Nishati MCP server?

Most AI and media services work still happens through a UI a human drives. Nishati MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. nishati-mcp.

The short version

MCP server for Kenya energy access — KPLC connections, tariffs, off-grid solar options, rural electrification programs. 5 tools.

The tools it exposes

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

Getting it running

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

How it compares

Plenty of AI and media services servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Nishati'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.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

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.

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 Nishati MCP server

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

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Example prompts to try

  • Use Nishati to Datasets.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Nishati 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 Nishati directly.