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io.github.gabrielmahia/afya-mcp

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Kenya health system guides: SHA/SHIF coverage, facility templates, maternal care, CHWs. Demo data.

Source code Documentation

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).

PYPI package afya-mcp
Claude Code 
claude mcp add afya-mcp -- uvx afya-mcp==0.1.10
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "afya-mcp": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "afya-mcp==0.1.10"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Documentation

From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.

Contents
  1. afya-mcp
  2. Part of the East Africa Coordination Stack
  3. AI Architecture: Health Domain RAG
  4. IP & Collaboration
  5. Part of the East Africa coordination stack

afya-mcp

Install: pip install afya-mcp · Use with any MCP client.

MCP server for Kenya health system navigation — SHA/SHIF coverage, facility finder, maternal health, CHW support, and essential medicines. 6 tools.

Part of the East Africa Coordination Stack

This MCP server is part of the Kenya coordination infrastructure. It connects to africa-coord-bus — the coordination event bus that routes signals between domains automatically.

When this server detects a threshold condition, the bus notifies:

  • bima-mcp — parametric insurance evaluation
  • kilimo-mcp — agricultural advisory
  • afya-mcp — health surveillance activation
  • county-mcp — county office alert
pip install africa-coord-bus

All servers: pypi.org/user/gmahia

AI Architecture: Health Domain RAG

Medical AI requires grounding — ungrounded responses in health contexts cause real harm. Use this server as a RAG entry point, not a standalone health oracle.

Research basis:

  • RAG Best Practices for Medical Domain (2026): RAG outperforms chain-of-thought on complex medical reasoning and is more interpretable — critical in clinical contexts.
  • AfricaNLP 2025/2026: Only 4 African languages (incl. Swahili) have consistent NLP support. Healthcare is identified as the highest-priority domain needing accurate, grounded AI — and the one with the most critical data gaps.
  • Multilingual NLP for African Healthcare (AfricaNLP 2025): Bias and translation errors persist specifically in African health AI contexts.

Appropriate use: ✅ Health facility navigation, SHA/SHIF coverage lookup, community health worker support
✅ Health information grounded in verified Kenya health system data
✅ Triage to appropriate care level
❌ Diagnosis, prescription, or clinical decision-making (human-in-the-loop required)

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

Model-agnostic by design: closed APIs, open-weight models, and small distilled models are all first-class citizens.

Frequently asked questions

What is io.github.gabrielmahia/afya-mcp?

Kenya health system guides: SHA/SHIF coverage, facility templates, maternal care, CHWs. Demo data.

How do I install io.github.gabrielmahia/afya-mcp?

It runs on your machine. In Claude Code: claude mcp add afya-mcp -- uvx afya-mcp==0.1.10. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does io.github.gabrielmahia/afya-mcp need an API key?

Its registry entry lists no required key or secret. Some features may still need an account with the service it connects to.

Is io.github.gabrielmahia/afya-mcp open source?

Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.

Who maintains io.github.gabrielmahia/afya-mcp?

It is published by gabrielmahia. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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