Remit MCP Server

💸 remit-mcp

Local serverstdio

What is the Remit MCP server?

💸 remit-mcp. The remit mcp server wraps that behind the Model Context Protocol, so an assistant can use it through 3 defined tools rather than through you.

What it actually does

Remittance corridor fees to East Africa often run well above the UN SDG 10.c target of 3% by 2030 — but comparing corridors requires checking each provider manually.

Its toolset

Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:

  • compare_remittance_corridors — Compare all providers for US→KE, UK→KE, CA→KE corridors
  • estimate_savings — Calculate annual savings by switching providers
  • list_corridors — List all supported corridors

Adding it to your client

Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at remit-mcp on PyPI and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.

When to reach for it

Plenty of developer tooling 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. Remit's toolset — compare_remittance_corridors, estimate_savings, list_corridors — 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.

Caveats

  • 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.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the remit mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
compare_remittance_corridorsCompare all providers for US→KE, UK→KE, CA→KE corridors
estimate_savingsCalculate annual savings by switching providers
list_corridorsList all supported corridors

How to install the Remit MCP server

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

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Example prompts to try

  • Use Remit to compare remittance corridors.
  • Use Remit to estimate savings.
  • Use Remit to list corridors.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Remit to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 3 tools (compare_remittance_corridors, estimate_savings, list_corridors) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Remit directly.