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Africa Data Bank

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Trusted African data, provenance, citations, and catalog search for AI agents.

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Install

Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).

OCI package docker.io/jmatrixjnr/afridb-mcp-server:1.0.1
Claude Code 
claude mcp add africa-data-bank -e 'AFRICADB_API_TOKEN=<your africadb_api_token>' -e 'AFRICADB_API_URL=https://api.africadb.com' -- docker run -i --rm docker.io/jmatrixjnr/afridb-mcp-server:1.0.1
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "africa-data-bank": {
            "command": "docker",
            "args": [
                "run",
                "-i",
                "--rm",
                "docker.io/jmatrixjnr/afridb-mcp-server:1.0.1"
            ],
            "env": {
                "AFRICADB_API_TOKEN": "<your africadb_api_token>",
                "AFRICADB_API_URL": "https://api.africadb.com"
            }
        }
    }
}

Environment variables

  • AFRICADB_API_TOKEN required secret API key from a registered AfricaDB account. Free use is limited; paid plans raise quotas.
  • AFRICADB_API_URL AfricaDB API base URL. Override only for a trusted self-hosted gateway.

Frequently asked questions

What is Africa Data Bank?

Trusted African data, provenance, citations, and catalog search for AI agents.

How do I install Africa Data Bank?

It runs on your machine. In Claude Code: claude mcp add africa-data-bank -e 'AFRICADB_API_TOKEN=<your africadb_api_token>' -e 'AFRICADB_API_URL=https://api.africadb.com' -- docker run -i --rm docker.io/jmatrixjnr/afridb-mcp-server:1.0.1. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does Africa Data Bank need an API key?

Yes. It expects AFRICADB_API_TOKEN, which you set in its configuration.

Is Africa Data Bank open source?

Its code is public on GitHub, but the repository does not declare a standard license.

Who maintains Africa Data Bank?

It is published by Africa-Data-Bank. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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