nishati-mcp

Why This Exists

Getting connected to power in Kenya — or deciding between grid and off-grid solar — depends on tariff bands, connection procedures and subsidy programmes that are difficult to compare side by side. Energy access decisions are long-lived and expensive to reverse, so the comparison matters more than the brochure.

Install

Terminal

pip install nishati-mcp

Tools (5)

kplc_connection_guide —
_{args: county, connection_type}
tariff_calculator —
_{args: monthly_units_kwh, customer_type}
solar_options_guide —
_{args: budget_kes, use_case}
energy_subsidy_programs —
_{args: county}
energy_rights_query —
_{args: topic}

Example

server.ts

from nishati_mcp.server import tariff_calculator

result = tariff_calculator(units_kwh=150)
# band breakdown, levies, estimated bill

Claude Desktop Integration

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nishati-mcp": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "nishati_mcp.server"]
    }
  }
}

Data & Disclaimers

Tariffs are set by EPRA and revised periodically. Treat calculations as indicative and confirm current rates with KPLC or epra.go.ke before relying on them.

Every tool response carries a source field. Responses labelled DEMO are illustrative reference data, not a live feed — verify against the authority named in the response before acting on it.

Part of the East Africa Coordination Stack

This MCP server is one of 32 tools in the Kenya coordination infrastructure. Connect it to africa-coord-bus — the coordination event bus that routes signals between domains automatically.

Terminal

pip install africa-coord-bus

All 32 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 — 33 MCP servers on the official MCP Registry under io.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.