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mcp/iogithubafrica-apiafrica-api-mcp/install/claude-code

install io.github.africa-api/africa-api-mcp on Claude Code

Requires the runtime declared in the upstream repo — check the README before running. Claude Code persists MCP servers via its CLI — no config file to edit, just run the command below once. Paste the config below, then follow the reload step to register io.github.africa-api/africa-api-mcp.

run this in your terminal

cli: Run the command below in your terminal — Claude Code persists it for you.

claude mcp add africa-api --env AFRICA_API_KEY=your-api-key-here -- npx -y africa-api-mcp

then: No reload needed — the next session picks up the new server.

other clients

Claude Desktop →Cursor →Windsurf →VS Code (Copilot) →

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