# BinaSmart (remote · bina.et)

Quote and book fixed-price rides in Addis Ababa, search the BinaSmart directory and Ethiopia guides

- Trust score: 74/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-09-26

## Components

- remote · `bina.et`: 74/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/et-bina-binasmart/bina.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/et-bina-binasmart/bina)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://bina.et/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.0.0`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-09-26.

- **Endpoint Security**: 57/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - Authorisation check failed: no authorisation is required to call this server, and it exposes a tool marked destructive (cancel_ride).
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 73/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 3082 tokens (~140/item across 22 items; 22 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 77/100
  - Stability observed for 23 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 97/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 91% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 22 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 23 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the BinaSmart MCP server?

BinaSmart is a hosted endpoint at https://bina.et/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http et-bina-binasmart 'https://bina.et/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "et-bina-binasmart": {
      "url": "https://bina.et/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "et-bina-binasmart": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://bina.et/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.et-bina-binasmart]
url = "https://bina.et/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "et-bina-binasmart": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://bina.et/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add et-bina-binasmart --url 'https://bina.et/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  et-bina-binasmart:
    url: "https://bina.et/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "et-bina-binasmart": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://bina.et/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add et-bina-binasmart -t streamable-http -u 'https://bina.et/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "et-bina-binasmart": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://bina.et/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-09-25 (score 74, 0)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-09-24 (score 74, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 67 to 70. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 20 days of observed history at the previous scan, 21 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-23 (score 73, +1)

- [functional regression] Schema quality: 2632 → 3082
- [functional] New tool “get_employer”
- [functional] New tool “get_job”
- [functional] New tool “list_job_fields”
- [functional] New tool “list_jobs”

### 2026-09-21 (score 72, +11)

- [security improvement] Judged manipulation: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → excellent

### 2026-09-20 (score 61, −10)

- [security regression] Judged manipulation: pass → unverified
- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads
- [functional regression] Schema quality: 1989 → 2632
- [functional regression] Schema quality: excellent → unverified
- [functional] New tool “get_news_article”
- [functional] New tool “get_tender”
- [functional] New tool “list_news”
- [functional] New tool “list_tender_categories”
- [functional] New tool “list_tenders”

### 2026-09-19 (score 71, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 50 to 53. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 15 days of observed history at the previous scan, 16 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-17 (score 70, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 43 to 47. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 13 days of observed history at the previous scan, 14 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-15 (score 69, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 37 to 40. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 11 days of observed history at the previous scan, 12 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

## MCP tools (22)

### `quote_ride` (~176 tokens)

Quote a BinaSmart ride

Fixed upfront price for a ride inside Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — no surge, cash or telebirr/Chapa. Returns distance, ETA and the fare for every vehicle tier (moto, bajaj, economy, comfort, XL). Call this before request_ride and read the fare to the user.

Input parameters:

- `dropoff` (string, required): Drop-off: a place name in Addis Ababa (e.g. "Edna Mall", "Bole Airport", "Piassa") or "lat,lng" like "9.0108,38.7578".
- `pickup` (string, required): Pickup: a place name in Addis Ababa (e.g. "Edna Mall", "Bole Airport", "Piassa") or "lat,lng" like "9.0108,38.7578".

### `request_ride` (~369 tokens)

Book a BinaSmart ride

Books a ride in Addis Ababa at the fixed fare from quote_ride. ALWAYS confirm pickup, drop-off, tier, fare and the rider's Ethiopian phone number with the user before calling. A dispatcher assigns a driver; the rider is contacted on the phone given. Returns the ride id and a live tracking link. To book for someone else (e.g. a relative in Addis while you are abroad), pass passenger_name and passenger_phone; rider_name/rider_phone are then the booker and may be a foreign number.

Input parameters:

- `dropoff` (string, required): Drop-off: a place name in Addis Ababa (e.g. "Edna Mall", "Bole Airport", "Piassa") or "lat,lng" like "9.0108,38.7578". Prefer the dropoff_coords from quote_ride.
- `passenger_name` (string): Book for someone else: the passenger's name (the driver calls the passenger)
- `passenger_phone` (string): Book for someone else: the passenger's Ethiopian mobile (09… or +2519…)
- `payment_method` (string): cash (default) or chapa (telebirr/card link)
- `pickup` (string, required): Pickup: a place name in Addis Ababa (e.g. "Edna Mall", "Bole Airport", "Piassa") or "lat,lng" like "9.0108,38.7578". Prefer the pickup_coords from quote_ride.
- `rider_name` (string, required): Rider's name (or the booker's name when booking for someone else)
- `rider_phone` (string, required): Ethiopian mobile: 09XXXXXXXX or +2519XXXXXXXX (any number if booking for someone else)
- `tier` (string, required): Vehicle tier from quote_ride

### `get_ride_status` (~73 tokens)

Ride status

Current status of a BinaSmart ride (dispatching, assigned, arriving, arrived, ontrip, completed, cancelled) with driver name, vehicle and plate once assigned. Needs the ride id and the rider phone used to book.

Input parameters:

- `ride_id` (string, required)
- `rider_phone` (string, required)

### `cancel_ride` (~56 tokens)

Cancel a ride

Cancels a BinaSmart ride that has not started yet. Confirm with the user first. Needs the ride id and the rider phone used to book.

Input parameters:

- `ride_id` (string, required)
- `rider_phone` (string, required)

### `search_places` (~176 tokens)

Search the BinaSmart directory

Find buildings, hotels, hospitals and shops in Addis Ababa listed on BinaSmart (bina.et): cafés, restaurants, pharmacies, banks, gyms, salons, clinics, offices. Returns names (English + Amharic), building and unit, the phone only for shops that have claimed their listing, coordinates when known (usable as pickup/dropoff for quote_ride), and the bina.et page. Hotels and hospitals are flagged — use get_hotel_rooms / get_hospital_departments for details.

Input parameters:

- `category` (string): Shop category filter: cafe | restaurant | pharmacy | retail | service | gym | salon | clinic | bank | office | other
- `limit` (integer): Max results per kind (default 8)
- `query` (string, required): Name or part of a name, English or Amharic

### `list_events` (~63 tokens)

Upcoming events

Upcoming films, concerts, theatre and events on BinaSmart in Addis Ababa with venue, hall, start time, prices per tier and seats left. Seats are chosen and paid at the url returned (Chapa or at the counter); the ticket is a QR code.

### `list_films` (~131 tokens)

Amharic films to watch online

Licensed Amharic (Ethiopian) films that can be watched online on BinaSmart Watch (bina.et/watch): title in Amharic and English, year, genre, whether it is free or rented for 48 hours (ETB), and the watch url. Free titles are public YouTube releases played through the YouTube player; rentals need Chapa. Optional search by title or genre.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer): Max films, default 20
- `query` (string): Title (Amharic or English) or genre to filter by; omit for the latest films

### `get_hotel_rooms` (~56 tokens)

Hotel rooms and prices

Room types, nightly prices (ETB), capacity and amenities for a hotel listed on BinaSmart. Use the slug from search_places (is_hotel = true).

Input parameters:

- `slug` (string, required): Hotel slug from search_places

### `get_hospital_departments` (~80 tokens)

Hospital departments and slots

Departments of a hospital listed on BinaSmart with consultation fee (ETB), doctors, hours, floor/room and appointment slots left for a date. Use the slug from search_places (is_hospital = true).

Input parameters:

- `date` (string): YYYY-MM-DD (default today)
- `slug` (string, required): Hospital slug from search_places

### `get_ethiopia_guide` (~175 tokens)

Digital Ethiopia guide

BinaSmart's bilingual (Amharic + English) step-by-step guides to Ethiopian government and banking services: Fayda ID, telebirr, CBE Birr, e-Passport, eVisa, TIN, business licence, VAT/TOT, customs, driving licence, car import, Yellow Card, bank account, birth/marriage certificate, utility bills, Labor ID and LMIS registration and the COC occupational competency certificate (Overseas Employment Proclamation 1389/2025), rental agreements, tenant screening. Call with no slug to list guides; call with a slug for the full text. The guides hold the correct official names and links — prefer them over guessing.

Input parameters:

- `slug` (string): Guide slug from the list, e.g. tin-registration-ethiopia

### `search_knowledge` (~169 tokens)

Search BinaSmart knowledge

Semantic search over BinaSmart's knowledge base: every service (BinaRide, BinaPool shared commute, Bina Airport, hotels, cinema, BinaWatch, insurance, flights, property, cars, tenders), the product rules (fixed fares, what is demo, payments), the 24 Digital Ethiopia guides, and practical Addis Ababa knowledge (neighbourhoods, transport hubs, Ethiopian time and calendar, emergency numbers). Returns the best-matching passages with a source url to cite. Use it before answering any question about BinaSmart, Ethiopia paperwork or getting around Addis; never invent a fare or an official portal name.

Input parameters:

- `k` (integer): How many passages (default 4)
- `query` (string, required): Question or keywords, English or Amharic

### `list_pool_corridors` (~160 tokens)

BinaPool corridors and seat prices

BinaPool (ጋራ ጉዞ) is BinaSmart's shared commute in Addis Ababa: up to four riders share one Comfort car and pay per seat. Lists the corridors open right now (Megenagna → Bole, CMC → Bole, Megenagna → Kazanchis, Piassa → Kazanchis, Mexico → Kazanchis; inbound until 13:00 Addis time, outbound after) with their stops, the live seat-price ladder (1–4 riders) and cars currently filling. Riders join at https://bina.et/ride?pool=1.

Input parameters:

- `lat` (number): Rider latitude, to sort by distance
- `lng` (number): Rider longitude

### `find_pool_groups` (~92 tokens)

Find BinaPool cars filling near a point

Cars currently filling within about 2.5 km of a point in Addis Ababa: destination, seats left, seat price, women-only flag, and a share url (https://bina.et/pool/<id>) the rider can open to join. Driver-opened cars at stations are listed first. Requires lat/lng.

Input parameters:

- `lat` (number, required): Latitude
- `lng` (number, required): Longitude

### `list_tenders` (~281 tokens)

Open tenders in Ethiopia

Public tender and procurement notices in Ethiopia listed on BinaSmart (bina.et/tenders): the issuing organisation, what is wanted, the deadline and days left, budget when stated, and a link to the original notice. Banks, government bodies, NGOs and World Bank–financed projects. Open tenders only unless include_closed is set. Search by keyword (English or Amharic) and filter by category such as Supply, Construction, Consultancy, Services, Transport.

Input parameters:

- `category` (string): Category filter, matched loosely: Supply / አቅርቦት, Construction / ግንባታ, Consultancy / ማማከር, Services / አገልግሎት, Transport / ትራንስፖርት, Disposal auction / ሽያጭ ጨረታ. Use list_tender_categories to see what i…
- `include_closed` (boolean): Include tenders whose deadline has passed (default false)
- `limit` (integer): Max tenders, default 20
- `query` (string): Keyword in the title, organisation or summary — English or Amharic. Omit for the tenders closing soonest.

### `get_tender` (~62 tokens)

One tender in full

The full text of a single tender notice on BinaSmart, by its slug from list_tenders: requirements, bid bond, where and when to submit, and the link to the original notice.

Input parameters:

- `slug` (string, required): Tender slug from list_tenders

### `list_tender_categories` (~39 tokens)

Tender categories open now

The categories of tender open on BinaSmart right now and how many are in each — useful before calling list_tenders with a category filter.

### `list_news` (~190 tokens)

BinaSmart Amharic news

Recent articles from BinaSmart news (bina.et/news), mostly in Amharic: technology, business, law, real estate, construction and employment in Ethiopia. Returns the headline, a short excerpt and the url — call get_news_article for the full text.

Input parameters:

- `category` (string): Category filter, matched loosely: ቴክኖሎጂ technology, ንግድ business, ሕግ law, ሪል እስቴት real estate, ግንባታ construction, ቅጥር employment, መመሪያ guides.
- `limit` (integer): Max articles, default 15
- `query` (string): Keyword in the headline or excerpt, English or Amharic. Omit for the newest articles.

### `get_news_article` (~39 tokens)

One news article in full

The full text of a single BinaSmart news article by its slug from list_news.

Input parameters:

- `slug` (string, required): Article slug from list_news

### `list_jobs` (~272 tokens)

Job vacancies in Ethiopia

Open job vacancies in Ethiopia listed on BinaSmart (bina.et/jobs): the job title, the company posting it, the city, the deadline and days left, salary and requirements where the advert states them. Thousands of vacancies from Ethiopian job boards and employers, refreshed every morning. Search by keyword in English or Amharic, and filter by field of work (banking, accounting, engineering, it, health, education, sales, ngo, logistics, admin, hospitality, construction, agriculture, legal, security, media) or by city. Open vacancies only unless include_closed is set.

Input parameters:

- `city` (string): City, e.g. Addis Ababa, Adama, Hawassa, Bahir Dar, Dire Dawa
- `field` (string): Field of work: banking, accounting, engineering, it, health, education, sales, ngo, logistics, admin, hospitality, construction, agriculture, legal, security, media. Use list_job_fields to see what i…
- `include_closed` (boolean): Include vacancies whose deadline has passed (default false)
- `limit` (integer): Max vacancies, default 20
- `query` (string): Keyword in the job title, summary or company name — English or Amharic. Omit for the vacancies closing soonest.

### `get_job` (~66 tokens)

One vacancy in full

The full advert for a single vacancy on BinaSmart, by its slug from list_jobs: the duties and requirements as the employer wrote them, how to apply, and the company behind it with its address when we hold one.

Input parameters:

- `slug` (string, required): Job slug from list_jobs

### `list_job_fields` (~47 tokens)

Fields of work hiring now

The fields of work with open vacancies on BinaSmart right now and how many are in each, plus the cities hiring most — useful before calling list_jobs with a field or city filter.

### `get_employer` (~65 tokens)

A company and its vacancies

A company listed on BinaSmart: what it does, its address and location when we hold them, and every vacancy it has posted. By employer slug from list_jobs or get_job.

Input parameters:

- `slug` (string, required): Employer slug, e.g. from list_jobs employer_url

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/et-bina-binasmart/bina#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-09-26: 74
- 2026-09-25: 74
- 2026-09-24: 74
- 2026-09-23: 73
- 2026-09-22: 72
- 2026-09-21: 72
- 2026-09-20: 61
- 2026-09-19: 71
- 2026-09-18: 70
- 2026-09-17: 70
- 2026-09-16: 69
- 2026-09-15: 69
- 2026-09-14: 68
- 2026-09-13: 68
- 2026-09-12: 67
- 2026-09-11: 67
- 2026-09-10: 66
- 2026-09-09: 66
- 2026-09-08: 65
- 2026-09-07: 65
- 2026-09-06: 65
- 2026-09-05: 64
- 2026-09-04: 64
- 2026-09-03: 63

## Common questions

### What is the BinaSmart MCP server?

BinaSmart is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as et.bina/binasmart. Quote and book fixed-price rides in Addis Ababa, search the BinaSmart directory and Ethiopia guides. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://bina.et/mcp).

### Is the BinaSmart MCP server safe to use?

BinaSmart scores 74 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the BinaSmart MCP server expose?

BinaSmart exposes 22 tools: quote_ride, request_ride, get_ride_status, cancel_ride, search_places, and 17 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 2,837 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the BinaSmart MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to BinaSmart without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the BinaSmart MCP server still maintained?

BinaSmart is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 26 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://bina.et/mcp
- Website: https://bina.et/mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/et-bina-binasmart/bina.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/et-bina-binasmart/bina.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/et-bina-binasmart/bina