African Languages MCP

Provides AI assistants with access to documented African vocabulary, phrasebooks, and grammar for 24 languages, including specialized dictionary, grammar, and verb-conjugation tools for Nufi.

Endpoint and access

OAuth sign-in: the first time you connect, your client opens the vendor's own authorization prompt in a browser.

Community listingStreamable HTTPOAuth sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-11-01Published by African Languages MCP

You need:Sign in with Google Choose Sign in now and Register automatically, then Connect.

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://african-lang-mcp.azurewebsites.net/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Translate phrases into African languages using phrasebooks
Look up dictionary vocabulary and grammar rules
Conjugate Nufi verbs using attested patterns
Compose sentences using language-specific possession and tense rules

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.2.1

mcp-registry: io.github.tchamna/african-polyglot-mcp@0.2.1 Project website

Tools

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

No tool definitions available.

30-day availability

Aggregated from read-only remote checks; this is not a tool-execution or security guarantee.

Successful checks: 1 of 1 (100%)
Average latency: 422 ms
95th percentile latency: 422 ms

Maintenance history

Public check and source-refresh events. Editorial and ownership records remain private.

Nov 1, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC · probe · passed · 422 ms · metadata changed · refuses unauthenticated initialize (HTTP 401)

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

This server is operated by the named third party. Listing and endpoint checks are not an endorsement or a security audit. Review the operator's permissions, terms, and data handling before connecting. How listings are checked and corrected.

Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers the remote server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.

Claude Code configuration

claude mcp add --transport http african-languages-mcp https://african-lang-mcp.azurewebsites.net/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).

Codex configuration

codex mcp add african-languages-mcp --url https://african-lang-mcp.azurewebsites.net/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable african-languages-mcp in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "african-languages-mcp": {
      "url": "https://african-lang-mcp.azurewebsites.net/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure).

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "african-languages-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://african-lang-mcp.azurewebsites.net/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start african-languages-mcp and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "african-languages-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://african-lang-mcp.azurewebsites.net/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.

Gemini CLI configuration

gemini mcp add --transport http african-languages-mcp https://african-lang-mcp.azurewebsites.net/mcp

Claude Desktop

Merge this into claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\), then restart Claude Desktop.

Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "african-languages-mcp": {
      "url": "https://african-lang-mcp.azurewebsites.net/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.

Windsurf configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "african-languages-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://african-lang-mcp.azurewebsites.net/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Let your agent find its tools

Find servers like African Languages MCP from your agent. Add Koskamo once to search the index for endpoints, access requirements, and client setup. Public discovery needs no key.

Connect Koskamo Explore workflows

See all 4,369