How do I install Kilimo?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Kilimo need an API key?

No required environment variable is listed on this record.

What transport does Kilimo use?

Kilimo runs locally over stdio.

When was Kilimo last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-09. Kenya farming guides: crop calendar, fertilizer, pests, market timing, varieties, input costs.

Kilimo MCP server

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The publisher's own command. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Local command

uvx kilimo-mcp==0.1.12

Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.

shClaude Code

1claude mcp add io.github.gabrielmahia-kilimo-mcp -- uvx kilimo-mcp==0.1.12

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.gabrielmahia-kilimo-mcp": {4      "command": "uvx",5      "args": [6        "kilimo-mcp==0.1.12"7      ]8    }9  }10}

claude_desktop_config.json

Local · pypiPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Local

Transport: stdio
Version: 0.1.12
Last checked

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

Questions

kilimo-mcp

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

Kenya precision agriculture via MCP — crop calendar, fertilizer, pest alerts, KALRO varieties

AI Architecture: Agricultural Domain RAG

Agricultural AI for East Africa requires domain-specific retrieval — generic models hallucinate crop varieties, soil types, and local market conditions.

Research basis:

AgriIR (Springer 2026): configurable RAG framework for agricultural knowledge retrieval — validates domain-specific retrieval over monolithic agricultural models. Key finding: low computational cost with high accuracy when knowledge base is curated.
RAG vs Fine-tuning on Agriculture (arXiv 2401.08406): RAG outperforms fine-tuning for dynamic agricultural knowledge (seasonal, location-specific, real-time market).
DPGA 2026 focus: Domain-specific DPGs in agriculture and climate are a 2026 strategic priority for Co-Develop and DPGA members.

Knowledge base pairing:

Kenya National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) data → drought → crop risk
Kenya Meteorological Department seasonal forecasts → planting calendar
East Africa agricultural historical data (1906-1925, HuggingFace: gmahia)

Coordination: Pairs with wapimaji-mcp (water), bima-mcp (insurance), soko-mcp (markets) via africa-coord-bus for full drought response cascade.

Install

pip install kilimo-mcp

What it does

6 MCP tools covering Kenya precision agriculture. 1st world equivalent: Climate Corp / Granular.

Tool	Description
`crop_calendar`	Kenya crop planting and harvesting calendar by region
`fertilizer_guide`	Fertilizer recommendations by crop and soil type
`pest_disease_alert`	Crop pest and disease identification and management
`market_timing_guide`	Best timing to sell produce based on price cycles
`kalro_varieties`	KALRO improved crop variety recommendations
`input_cost_calculator`	Kenya farm input cost calculator and comparison

Usage

# Run as standalone MCP server
kilimo-mcp

# Or add to Claude Desktop / any MCP client
# Add to your MCP config: {"command": "kilimo-mcp"}

Part of the Kenya Coordination Infrastructure Stack

This is one of the MCP servers covering the coordination infrastructure of East Africa:

Economic: mpesa · mkopo · bima · soko · sifa · remit · kra · faida
Physical: wapimaji · nishati · usafiri · ardhi
Social: afya · afya-ya-akili · elimu · kazi · haki-ya-kazi · kilimo · jumuia
Civic: nyumba · habari · mazingira · civic-agent-kit

→ The Nairobi Stack
→ Full Portfolio

Trust Integrity

All data in this server is clearly labeled DEMO where synthetic. Verify all operational data with the relevant Kenyan government authority before use.

License

Decision infrastructure for East Africa

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

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 — the MCP servers on the official MCP Registry under io.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.

Add this server

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Server facts

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Questions

How do I install Kilimo?

Does Kilimo need an API key?

What transport does Kilimo use?

When was Kilimo last checked?

Documentation

kilimo-mcp

AI Architecture: Agricultural Domain RAG

Install

What it does

Usage

Part of the Kenya Coordination Infrastructure Stack

Trust Integrity

License

Part of the East Africa Coordination Stack

IP & Collaboration

Part of the East Africa coordination stack