gabrielmahia/soko-mcp

MCP server for East Africa commodity prices — regional comparison, trend analysis, sell/hold signals. 5 tools. # 📊 soko-mcp — Kenya Commodity Price Intelligence 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 soko-mcp` · Use with any MCP client. --- A farmer deciding whether to sell or hold needs current prices across multiple markets simultaneously. That comparison exists nowhere as a single queryable source. *Soko* = market in Swahili. A farmer in Nakuru doesn't know that maize prices in Nairobi are 40% higher that week. Traders know. Farmers don't. This information asymmetry is one of the most costly structural disadvantages facing smallholder farmers. soko-mcp closes it. ## The Structural Problem In mature commodity markets, price discovery is instantaneous — futures markets, satellite price tickers, and SMS alerts exist for every major exchange. A grain elevator in Iowa checks live CME prices before making any offer. In Kenya, most smallholder farmers receive the price the trader offers, with no independent benchmark to compare against. The result: systematic underpricing at harvest, systematic overpricing at planting. **Information asymmetry is a tax on the poor.** ## Tools | Tool | What it does | |------|-------------| | `commodity_price_query` | Current price for commodity at a specific market | | `regional_price_comparison` | Compare prices across all major Kenya markets | | `price_trend_analysis` | 6-month history + 3-month forecast with seasonal model | | `sell_hold_decision` | Optimal sell/hold timing given storage costs and price trend | | `market_overview` | Multi-commodity price snapshot for a market | ## Quick Start ```bash pip install soko-mcp # coming soon to PyPI soko-mcp # starts on stdio ``` ## Example Queries for Claude ``` "What is the current Nairobi maize price?" "Should I sell my 50 bags of beans now or wait 2 months?" "Compare potato prices across all Keny …