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About afya-ya-akili-mcp

afya-ya-akili-mcp is an MCP server for people and organizations seeking mental health information in Kenya. It groups practitioner-finding, crisis contacts, legal rights, workplace guidance, and self-help resources, with synthetic data clearly marked DEMO.

Key features

  1. 01Find practitioners by county
  2. 02Browse Kenyan crisis contacts
  3. 03Review Mental Health Act rights
  4. 04Explore workplace wellness guidance
  5. 05Locate self-help resources

Use cases

  1. 01Find a practitioner in a county
  2. 02Check Kenya crisis-line contacts
  3. 03Review mental health rights
  4. 04Explore workplace support options

MCP support

It exposes five mental health resource tools to MCP clients, including provider search, crisis-line directory, rights guidance, workplace wellness, and self-help resources.

Configuration

Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.

mcp.json · Universal config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gabrielmahia-afya-ya-akili": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "afya-ya-akili-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Run commanduvx afya-ya-akili-mcp

Local servers need a runtime on your machine (e.g. Node.js 18+). Config file locations differ by client; see your client’s docs.

Packages
pypiafya-ya-akili-mcp0.1.10

Tools

5

Saved tool list · updated 5d ago

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
countyanyNo
provider_typeanyNo

Details

From the project README

afya-ya-akili-mcp

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Install: pip install afya-ya-akili-mcp · Use with any MCP client.

Kenya mental health via MCP — therapist finder, crisis lines, rights, workplace wellness

PyPI License Layer

Install

pip install afya-ya-akili-mcp

What it does

5 MCP tools covering Kenya mental health resources. 1st world equivalent: BetterHelp / Mind UK.

ToolDescription
mental_health_provider_finderLicensed mental health practitioners by county
crisis_line_directoryKenya emergency and crisis lines compiled from public listings (2026-10-07): Befrienders Kenya +254 722 178 177 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm), Kenya Red Cross 1199, 999/112; each entry says how many listings confirm it
mental_health_rightsRights under Kenya Mental Health Act 2022
workplace_wellness_guideEAP programs, occupational stress, OSHA
self_help_resourcesOnline resources, support groups, self-care

Usage

# Run as standalone MCP server
afya-ya-akili-mcp

# Or add to Claude Desktop / any MCP client
# Add to your MCP config: {"command": "afya-ya-akili-mcp"}

Part of the Kenya Coordination Infrastructure Stack

This is one of the MCP servers covering the coordination infrastructure of East Africa:

Economic: mpesa · mkopo · bima · soko · sifa · remit · kra · faida
Physical: wapimaji · nishati · usafiri · ardhi
Social: afya · afya-ya-akili · elimu · kazi · haki-ya-kazi · kilimo · jumuia
Civic: nyumba · habari · mazingira · civic-agent-kit

→ The Nairobi Stack
→ Full Portfolio

Trust Integrity

All data in this server is clearly labeled DEMO where synthetic. Verify all operational data with the relevant Kenyan government authority before use.

License

MIT © Gabriel Mahia | AI-KungFU | [email protected]

Decision infrastructure for East Africa

Part of the East Africa Coordination Stack

This MCP server is part of the Kenya coordination infrastructure. Connect it to africa-coord-bus — the coordination event bus that routes signals between domains automatically.

pip install africa-coord-bus

All servers: pypi.org/user/gmahia Live demo: coord-cascade-demo

IP & Collaboration

MIT licensed. Feedback via GitHub Issues only — pull requests are not accepted. Demo data is labeled DEMO and is not suitable for operational decisions. Full policy: docs/architecture/IP_POLICY.md. Security reports: see SECURITY.md.

Part of the East Africa coordination stack

Model-agnostic by design: closed APIs, open-weight models, and small distilled models are all first-class citizens.

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