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Developer creates AI integration for M-PESA payment system

A developer has created an open-source Model Context Protocol (MCP) server to enable AI agents to interact with Kenya's M-PESA payment system. This tool simplifies integration with the Daraja API, which previously required significant developer effort due to complex authentication and request formatting. The mpesa-mcp server, now available on PyPI, allows AI models like Claude, GPT-4, and Gemini to initiate payments, manage disbursements, and query balances, marking the first integration of an African financial infrastructure into the MCP ecosystem. AI

IMPACT Enables AI agents to directly interact with a major African payment system, potentially streamlining financial operations.

RANK_REASON This is a new open-source tool that integrates an existing API with AI models.

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Developer creates AI integration for M-PESA payment system

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  1. dev.to — MCP tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Gabriel Mahia ·

    How I Built an MCP Server for M-PESA — and Why It Matters for East Africa

    <p>Kenya's M-PESA processes $314 billion annually. 35 million users. And until recently, there was no way for an AI agent to interact with it natively.</p> <p>That changed when I built <strong>mpesa-mcp</strong> — a <a href="https://modelcontextprotocol.io" rel="noopener noreferr…