io.github.gabrielmahia/kazi-mcp
MCP server for jobs and employment coordination in East Africa (kazi = work)
kazi-mcp
MCP server for Kenya labor market coordination — job matching, wage benchmarks, skills gap analysis, informal sector registration, contract templates, and Kenya Employment Act rights. Part of the East Africa coordination infrastructure suite.
kazi (Kiswahili) = work, job, task
Tools (6)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
job_match | Match worker skills to available job categories |
wage_benchmark | Monthly wage ranges (entry/mid/senior) by job and county |
skills_gap_analysis | Gap analysis + training pathways for target roles |
informal_sector_registry | Register/lookup jua kali and informal workers |
contract_template | Employment Act 2007-aligned contract templates |
labor_rights_query | Kenya Employment Act rights by topic |
All data is DEMO (synthetic estimates).
Installation
pip install kazi-mcp
Usage
kazi-mcp
Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"kazi-mcp": {
"command": "kazi-mcp"
}
}
}
Coordination Infrastructure Suite
| Tool | Domain |
|---|---|
| mpesa-mcp | Payments |
| bima-mcp | Insurance |
| mkopo-mcp | Credit |
| soko-mcp | Markets |
| sifa-mcp | Reputation |
| kazi-mcp | Labor |
| wapimaji-mcp | Water/Drought |
License — MIT
Not legal advice. All data is synthetic demonstration data only.
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 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.
Installation
Source-derived launch command. Check the maintainer’s required arguments and credentials before running:
uvx kazi-mcpSet up in your AI client
Merge this template into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Keep existing servers. Add any arguments, credentials, and permissions required by the maintainer; this template has not been install-tested.
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-gabrielmahia-kazi-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"kazi-mcp"
]
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect. Confirm the server appears connected in the client’s tool list, then try a read-only example from its documentation.
Claude Desktop setup referencePackage
kazi-mcppypiCompatible MCP Clients
io.github.gabrielmahia/kazi-mcp works with any MCP-compatible client. Copy the config snippet from the Configuration section above and add it to the file shown for your client, then restart the application.
- Claude Desktop
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonRestart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect. - Cursor
~/.cursor/mcp.jsonRestart Cursor for changes to take effect. - VS Code
.vscode/mcp.jsonReload VS Code window for changes to take effect. - Windsurf
~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.jsonRestart Windsurf for changes to take effect. - Claude Code
.mcp.jsonSave at the project root, then start Claude Code in that project and review the MCP server approval prompt. Keep real credentials out of shared files.