gabrielmahia/sifa-mcp

MCP server for Kenya informal economy reputation scoring — chamas, boda riders, kiosk owners. 5 tools. # ⭐ sifa-mcp — Portable Reputation & Skills Passport MCP Server --- **Compatible with `claude-sonnet-5`** (released 2026-06-30) — Anthropic's most agentic Sonnet yet. Runs multi-step tool chains end-to-end without stopping short. Install: `pip install sifa-mcp` · Use with any MCP client. --- *Sifa* = reputation/praise in Swahili. Informal-sector workers build reputation with one buyer, one platform, one neighborhood at a time — and lose it the moment they switch. Nothing makes that reputation portable or agent-queryable. ## The Structural Problem In mature economies, reputation travels: Uber driver ratings, Yelp reviews, LinkedIn endorsements, contractor licence registries. A skilled plumber in Chicago can prove her track record to any homeowner in Los Angeles. In Kenya, trust is tribal and local. A qualified mason in Mombasa cannot take her reputation to Nairobi. Economic mobility is throttled by the non-portability of professional identity. **Reputation portability is a coordination technology.** Without it, hiring defaults to personal networks, which excludes the most talented people outside existing networks. ## Tools | Tool | What it does | |------|-------------| | `create_worker_profile` | Create a portable reputation profile with skills, location, experience | | `add_service_record` | Log a completed job with client details and rating | | `get_reputation_profile` | Retrieve full profile with trust score for any requester type | | `generate_reference` | Generate a formatted professional reference letter | | `list_skill_categories` | Browse all NITA-aligned skill categories | | `compare_workers` | Rank multiple workers by trust score and skill match | ## Trust Score Scored 0–100 across four signals: - **Job volume** (up to 30 pts) — number of completed jobs - **Average quality** (up to 35 pts) — client star ratings - **Verified records** (up to 20 pts) — client-OTP-confirmed completions - **Tenure** (up to 15 pts) — years of documented history …