io.github.africa-api/africa-api-mcp

NPM · AFRICA-API-MCP · SCANNED AUG 3

MCP server for Africa API — access data on all 54 African countries through Claude

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+19 this week 65 65 Trust /100

Trust breakdown (6 categories)

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score →

Supply Chain Security86

No malware found by supply-chain analysis.Pass
Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (94 of 98), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.Partial
No install/post-install scripts declared.Pass
Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (94 of 98), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree. View diagnostics → Partial

Provenance & Transparency45

Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL. View diagnostics → Pass
Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).Pass
Actively maintained (last published 36 days ago).Pass
Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository. See how to fix → Fail

Schema Quality & AI Usability77

AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
Tool/resource definitions use about 2684 tokens (~67/item across 40 items; 40 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail

Stability & Change Management0

Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).Unverified

Tool Coverage100

100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass

Capabilities100

Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass

Unverified: 1 category

A category scored 0 because we could not verify it: a data source with nothing on this package, evidence we could not reach, or a check we could not run. We only credit what we can confirm.

Install

Add this component to your MCP client. Where a client-specific snippet is available, pick your client below and copy it straight into your config; otherwise use the connection detail shown.

npm · africa-api-mcp

Claude Codex opencode OpenClaw Hermes Other

# add to Claude Code

claude mcp add africa-api-africa-api-mcp -- npx -y africa-api-mcp

# add to Codex CLI

codex mcp add africa-api-africa-api-mcp -- npx -y africa-api-mcp

// opencode.json

{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "africa-api-africa-api-mcp": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "africa-api-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

# add to OpenClaw

openclaw mcp add africa-api-africa-api-mcp --command npx --arg -y --arg africa-api-mcp

# ~/.hermes/config.yaml

mcp_servers:
  africa-api-africa-api-mcp:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "africa-api-mcp"]

// mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "africa-api-africa-api-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "africa-api-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Changelog

Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.

2 Aug 26 +44
- Provenance: unverified → fail ▼ security
- Install scripts: unverified → pass ▲ security
- Known CVEs: unverified → partial ▲ security
- Malware scan: unverified → pass ▲ security
- Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window). security
- Schema quality: unverified → excellent ▲ functional
- License: unverified → pass ▲ functional
- Dependency health: unverified → partial ▲ functional
- Maintenance: unverified → pass ▲ functional
- MCP protocol: unverified → pass ▲ functional
- Licence: MIT functional
1 Aug 26 −7
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
31 Jul 26 −18
- Malware scan: pass → unverified ▼ security
27 Jul 26 46

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Captured 3 Aug 2026 · Analysed npm/[email protected]

Provenance none

Ecosystem: npm · Outcome: none

Dependencies 94 packages

94 packages in the resolved dependency tree · 94 deprecated · 29 stale.

The dependency tree was only partially resolved, so these counts may be incomplete.

MCP tools — 40 exposed · ~2,684 tokens

The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability.

Tool Tokens

get_cabinet ~52

Get the current cabinet for a country — ministers, deputy ministers, and key officials

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
country_code	string	yes	ISO alpha-2 code (e.g. "NG", "KE", "ZA")

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_country ~56

Get detailed information about a specific African country including coordinates, borders, currencies, and languages

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
country_code	string	yes	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (e.g. "NG", "KE", "ZA")

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_country_elections ~62

Get an election overview for a country — recent and upcoming elections with results

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
country_code	string	yes	ISO alpha-2 code (e.g. "NG", "KE", "ZA")
top_limit	integer	—	Top results per category

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_country_policies ~63

Get a policy overview for a country — recent and notable policies grouped by type

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
country_code	string	yes	ISO alpha-2 code (e.g. "NG", "KE", "ZA")
top_limit	integer	—	Top items per category

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_country_policy_timeline ~44

Get a chronological policy timeline for a country

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
country_code	string	yes	ISO alpha-2 code
top_limit	integer	—	Number of events

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_country_profile ~51

Get a curated profile for a country — key macro, demographic, and economic indicators

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
country_code	string	yes	ISO alpha-2 code (e.g. "NG", "KE", "ZA")

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_country_signals ~58

Get real-time signals for a country — macro snapshot, market data, FX rates, power status, humanitarian alerts

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
country_code	string	yes	ISO alpha-2 code (e.g. "NG", "KE", "ZA")

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_election ~34

Get detailed information about a specific election

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
election_wikidata_id	string	yes	Wikidata ID of the election

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_election_results ~51

Get results for a specific election — candidates, parties, and vote counts

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
election_wikidata_id	string	yes	Wikidata ID of the election
limit	integer	—	Max results

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_exchange ~41

Get details about a specific stock exchange

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
exchange_code	string	yes	Exchange code (e.g. "NGX", "JSE", "BRVM")

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_fx_rate_history ~98

Get historical FX rate data for a currency pair

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
base_currency	string	yes	Base currency (e.g. "USD")
end_date	string	—	End date (YYYY-MM-DD)
limit	integer	—	Max data points
quote_currency	string	yes	Quote currency (e.g. "NGN", "KES", "ZAR")
start_date	string	—	Start date (YYYY-MM-DD)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_fx_rates ~80

Get current FX rates for African currencies against a base currency

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
base_currency	string	—	Base currency (3-letter code)
country_code	string	—	Filter by country
limit	integer	—	Max results
quote_currencies	string	—	Comma-separated quote currencies (e.g. "NGN,KES,ZAR")

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_government_overview ~54

Get a government overview — current head of state, head of government, and cabinet summary

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
country_code	string	yes	ISO alpha-2 code (e.g. "NG", "KE", "ZA")

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_indicator ~55

Get detailed metadata about a specific indicator including description, unit, source, and available years

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
metric_key	string	yes	Indicator key (e.g. "gdp_current_usd", "population_total", "life_expectancy")

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_indicator_rankings ~90

Rank African countries by a specific indicator for a given year — great for comparisons

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
limit	integer	—	Number of results
metric_key	string	yes	Indicator key (e.g. "gdp_current_usd", "population_total")
order	string	—	Sort order
source	string	—	Source code filter
year	integer	yes	Year to rank by

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_leader ~50

Get detailed information about a specific leader including biography, terms, and political party

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
leader_wikidata_id	string	yes	Wikidata ID of the leader (e.g. "Q7939")

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_platform_info ~17

Get Africa API platform version and status

Input Output Examples

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_policy ~38

Get detailed information about a specific policy, law, or regulation

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
policy_wikidata_id	string	yes	Wikidata ID of the policy

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_policy_events ~44

Get all lifecycle events for a specific policy

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
limit	integer	—	Max results
policy_wikidata_id	string	yes	Wikidata ID of the policy

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_source ~37

Get details about a specific data source — description, URL, coverage, and update frequency

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
source_code	string	yes	Source code identifier

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_ticker ~53

Get details about a specific listed security

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
exchange_code	string	yes	Exchange code (e.g. "NGX")
symbol	string	yes	Ticker symbol (e.g. "DANGCEM")

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_ticker_history ~82

Get price history (OHLC + volume) for a listed security

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
end_date	string	—	End date (YYYY-MM-DD)
exchange_code	string	yes	Exchange code
limit	integer	—	Max data points
start_date	string	—	Start date (YYYY-MM-DD)
symbol	string	yes	Ticker symbol

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_trade_flows ~110

Query bilateral trade flows between countries — exports and imports with values

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
end_year	integer	—	End year
flow_type	string	—	Flow type
limit	integer	—	Max results
partner_country_code	string	—	Partner country code
product_code	string	—	HS product code
reporter_country_code	string	—	Reporting country (ISO alpha-2)
start_year	integer	—	Start year
year	integer	—	Exact year

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_trade_overview ~86

Get a trade overview — total exports/imports, top partners, top products, and trends

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
country_code	string	yes	ISO alpha-2 code (e.g. "NG", "KE", "ZA")
end_year	integer	—	End year
start_year	integer	—	Start year
top_limit	integer	—	Top items per category

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_trade_partners ~79

Get top trading partners for a country

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
end_year	integer	—	End year
flow_type	string	—	Flow type
limit	integer	—	Max results
reporter_country_code	string	yes	Reporting country (required)
start_year	integer	—	Start year
year	integer	—	Exact year

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_trade_products ~84

Get top traded products for a country — what it exports and imports

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
end_year	integer	—	End year
flow_type	string	—	Flow type
limit	integer	—	Max results
reporter_country_code	string	yes	Reporting country (required)
start_year	integer	—	Start year
year	integer	—	Exact year

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_upcoming_elections ~29

Get upcoming elections across Africa sorted by date

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
limit	integer	—	Max results

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

list_cabinet_members ~70

Search cabinet members across African governments

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
country_code	string	—	Filter by country
current_only	boolean	—	Only current members
limit	integer	—	Max results
q	string	—	Search by name
role_category	string	—	Filter by role

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

list_countries ~81

List all 54 African countries with key facts (capital, region, area, currencies, languages)

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
page	integer	—	Page number for pagination
per_page	integer	—	Items per page
region	string	—	Filter by region (e.g. "Eastern Africa", "Western Africa")
sort	string	—	Sort field

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

list_elections ~85

List elections across Africa — filter by country, scope, status, and year range

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
country_code	string	—	Filter by country
election_scope	string	—	Election scope
end_year	integer	—	To year
limit	integer	—	Max results
start_year	integer	—	From year
status	string	—	Election status

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

list_exchanges ~47

List African stock exchanges — NGX, JSE, BRVM, Casablanca, etc.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
country_code	string	—	Filter by country
limit	integer	—	Max results

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

list_geographies ~80

List geographical entities — continents, regions, subregions, and countries in a hierarchy

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
country_code	string	—	Filter by country code
limit	integer	—	Max results
parent_key	string	—	Filter by parent geography key
q	string	—	Search query
type	string	—	Filter by geography type

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

list_government_terms ~111

List leadership terms — who governed which country and when

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
country_code	string	—	Filter by country
current_only	boolean	—	Only current terms
end_date_to	string	—	Filter terms to date (YYYY-MM-DD)
leader_wikidata_id	string	—	Filter by leader
limit	integer	—	Max results
role_type	string	—	Role type filter
start_date_from	string	—	Filter terms from date (YYYY-MM-DD)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

list_indicators ~86

List all available data indicators (127+) across categories like GDP, population, health, education, agriculture, energy, climate

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
category	string	—	Filter by category (e.g. "economy", "health", "education")
has_data	boolean	—	If true, only return indicators that have observations
source	string	—	Filter by data source code

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

list_policies ~91

Search government policies, laws, and regulations across Africa

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
country_code	string	—	Filter by country
document_type	string	—	Document type
end_year	integer	—	To year
limit	integer	—	Max results
q	string	—	Search by title or content
start_year	integer	—	From year
status	string	—	Policy status

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

list_policy_events ~76

List policy lifecycle events — when policies were announced, adopted, amended, repealed

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
country_code	string	—	Filter by country
end_year	integer	—	To year
event_type	string	—	Event type
limit	integer	—	Max results
start_year	integer	—	From year

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

list_sources ~26

List all data sources — World Bank, UN agencies, central banks, exchanges, etc.

Input Output Examples

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

list_tickers ~82

Search listed securities (equities) across African exchanges

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
country_code	string	—	Filter by country
exchange_code	string	—	Filter by exchange (e.g. "NGX")
instrument_type	string	—	Filter by instrument type
limit	integer	—	Max results
q	string	—	Search by name or symbol

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

query_data ~184

Query time-series observations for any combination of countries and indicators

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
category	string	—	Filter by indicator category
country_code	string	—	Single ISO alpha-2 code (e.g. "NG")
country_codes	string	—	Comma-separated codes (e.g. "NG,KE,ZA")
end_year	integer	—	End of year range
latest	boolean	—	Only return most recent observation per country+indicator
limit	integer	—	Max results
metric_key	string	—	Single indicator key (e.g. "gdp_current_usd")
metric_keys	string	—	Comma-separated indicator keys
source	string	—	Filter by source code
start_year	integer	—	Start of year range
year	integer	—	Exact year (cannot combine with start_year/end_year)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

search_leaders ~67

Search African heads of state and government — current and historical

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
country_code	string	—	Filter by country (ISO alpha-2)
current_only	boolean	—	Only current leaders
limit	integer	—	Max results
q	string	—	Search by name

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

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Scoring key

80+ high trust
60–79 medium
below 60 low

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