About faida-mcp
An MCP server providing guides and calculations for Kenya's investment and capital markets. Its tools cover government bonds, NSE equities, unit trusts, diaspora investing, IPOs, and financial literacy; data may be demonstrative and should be verified for operational use.
Key features
- 01Treasury bond yield and tax calculations
- 02NSE first-time investor guide
- 03Unit trust risk and return comparison
- 04Diaspora investment guide
- 05NSE IPO participation guide
- 06Kenya financial literacy
Use cases
- 01Estimate Treasury bond returns and tax
- 02Learn how to enter the NSE
- 03Compare unit trust categories
- 04Explore investment options for diaspora
MCP support
Exposes six tools on Kenyan investing and capital markets to MCP clients, including calculators and investor guides. Synthetic data is labeled DEMO, and operational details should be verified with the relevant government authority.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
Tools
6Saved tool list · updated 1w ago
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| tenor_years | integer | No | |
| principal_kes | number | Yes | |
| coupon_rate_pct | any | No |
Details
From the project READMEfaida-mcp
Install: pip install faida-mcp · Use with any MCP client.
Kenya capital markets via MCP — Treasury bonds, NSE equities, unit trusts, diaspora investment
Install
pip install faida-mcp
What it does
6 MCP tools covering Kenya investment and capital markets. 1st world equivalent: Fidelity / Schwab.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
treasury_bond_calculator | Yield, total return, tax calculation for CBK bonds |
nse_equities_guide | NSE first-time investor guide — CDS, costs, brokers |
unit_trust_comparison | Risk/return comparison: MMF, bond, equity funds |
diaspora_investment_guide | M-Akiba, REITs, NSE access for overseas investors |
nse_ipo_guide | How to participate in Kenya IPOs |
financial_literacy_kenya | 50/30/20 rule, compound interest, SACCO vs bank |
Usage
# Run as standalone MCP server
faida-mcp
# Or add to Claude Desktop / any MCP client
# Add to your MCP config: {"command": "faida-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
- Install & run:
pip install reli-cli && reli list— the MCP servers on the official MCP Registry underio.github.gabrielmahia - Evaluate any model on Swahili agent tasks: kipimo · dataset · leaderboard
- Coordinate across servers: africa-coord-bus — offline-first event bus with a built-in Kenya routing table
- Datasets: huggingface.co/gmahia · Docs hub: nairobi-stack
Model-agnostic by design: closed APIs, open-weight models, and small distilled models are all first-class citizens.
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