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MCP server for Central Bank of Nigeria data access and regulatory information

CBN MCP Server 🏦

CBN MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for accessing Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) data and circulars. Connect this server to Cursor, Claude Desktop, or any MCP-compatible application to access CBN regulatory information directly in your AI conversations. 🚀

Built with mcp_server_dart - A developer-friendly MCP framework for Dart with annotations and code generation that I created. 💪

Features ✨

MCP Tools 🛠️

Circulars Tools 📋

  • getAllCirculars: Fetch all CBN circulars with optional filtering by date range and category 📋
  • getCircularById: Get a specific CBN circular by its ID 🔍
  • searchCirculars: Search CBN circulars by title or description keywords 🔎
  • fetchCircularPdf: Download and read PDF content of CBN circulars 📄
  • fetchCircularPdfById: Download PDF content by circular ID 📥
  • getCircularPdfUrl: Get the direct download URL for a CBN circular PDF by its ID 🔗
  • getCircularsForLLMAnalysis: Get recent CBN circulars with PDF URLs formatted for LLM analysis 🤖

Exchange Rates Tools 💱

  • getAllExchangeRates: Fetch all CBN exchange rates with optional filtering by date range and currency 💱
  • getExchangeRateById: Get a specific CBN exchange rate by its ID 🔍

Financial Data Tools 📊

  • getAllFinancialData: Fetch all CBN financial data with optional filtering by date range and financial metrics 📊
  • getFinancialDataById: Get a specific CBN financial data by its ID 🔍

MCP Resources 📚

  • cbnApiStatus: Current status and health of the CBN API connection 💚
  • serverInfo: Information about this CBN MCP server ℹ️
  • availableCircularPdfs: List of available circular PDFs with their URIs 📄
  • randomFact: A random fact about the CBN 🎲

MCP Prompts 💬

  • circularSummary: Generate a summary prompt for CBN circulars analysis 📊
  • regulatoryAnalysis: Generate prompts for regulatory compliance analysis of CBN circulars ⚖️

Quick Start 🚀

Option 1: Download Pre-built Binary (Easiest) ⚡

  1. Go to Releases 📦
  2. Download the cbn_mcp executable ⬇️
  3. Make it executable: chmod +x cbn_mcp 🔧
  4. Use path: /path/to/cbn_mcp 📁

Option 2: Run with Dart (If you have Dart installed) 🎯

  1. Clone this repository: git clone https://github.com/chiziaruhoma/cbn_mcp.git 📂
  2. Navigate to directory: cd cbn_mcp 📍
  3. Install dependencies: dart pub get 📦
  4. Use command: dart run bin/main.dart ▶️

Option 3: Build from Source 🔨

  1. Follow Option 2 steps 1-3 ⬆️
  2. Build executable: dart compile exe bin/main.dart -o cbn_mcp 🏗️
  3. Use path: /path/to/cbn_mcp 📁

Integration with AI Applications 🤖

Cursor IDE 💻

  1. Open Cursor settings (Cmd/Ctrl + ,) ⚙️

  2. Go to "Features" → "Model Context Protocol" 🔧

  3. Add a new MCP server with one of these configurations: 📝

    Using pre-built binary: ⚡

    {
  "name": "cbn-mcp",
  "command": "/path/to/cbn_mcp"
}

    Using Dart (if you have Dart installed): 🎯

    {
  "name": "cbn-mcp",
  "command": "dart",
  "args": ["run", "bin/main.dart"],
  "cwd": "/path/to/cbn_mcp"
}

  4. Restart Cursor 🔄

  5. Now you can ask questions like: "What are the latest CBN circulars?" or "Find CBN regulations about forex trading" 💬

Claude Desktop 🖥️

  1. Open Claude Desktop settings ⚙️

  2. Navigate to the MCP servers configuration 🔧

  3. Add the CBN MCP server with one of these configurations: 📝

    Using pre-built binary: ⚡

    {
  "mcpServers": {
    "cbn-mcp": {
      "command": "/path/to/cbn_mcp"
    }
  }
}

    Using Dart (if you have Dart installed): 🎯

    {
  "mcpServers": {
    "cbn-mcp": {
      "command": "dart",
      "args": ["run", "bin/main.dart"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/cbn_mcp"
    }
  }
}

  4. Restart Claude Desktop 🔄

  5. The CBN tools will be available in your conversations 🎉

Other MCP-Compatible Applications 🌐

For any application that supports MCP: 🔌

  1. Add the server configuration pointing to the cbn_mcp executable 📝
  2. The server will expose CBN data access tools to your AI assistant 🤖

Usage Examples 💡

Once integrated, you can ask your AI assistant: 🗣️

Circulars Examples 📋

  • "What are the latest CBN circulars from this month?" 📅
  • "Find all CBN regulations related to cryptocurrency" 💰
  • "Get me the details of CBN circular BSD/DIR/GEN/LAB/11/020" 🔍
  • "Summarize the key points from recent CBN monetary policy circulars" 📊
  • "What are the compliance requirements for banks based on recent CBN circulars?" ⚖️

Exchange Rates Examples 💱

  • "What is the current USD/NGN exchange rate?" 💵
  • "Show me the exchange rates for the past week" 📈
  • "Get the official CBN rate for EUR to NGN" 💶

Financial Data Examples 📊

  • "What are the current CBN monetary policy parameters?" 🏛️
  • "Show me the repo rates for the last month" 📊
  • "What is the current cash reserve ratio?" 💰
  • "Get the opening balance data for this quarter" 📅

Development 👨‍💻

Prerequisites 📋

  • Dart SDK ^3.9.2
  • Git

Setup 🛠️

  1. Clone the repository:

    git clone https://github.com/chiziaruhoma/cbn_mcp.git
cd cbn_mcp

  2. Install dependencies:

    dart pub get

  3. Generate mappable classes (if needed):

    dart run build_runner build

Running the Server ▶️

# Run directly with Dart
dart run bin/main.dart

# Or build and run executable
dart compile exe bin/main.dart -o cbn_mcp
./cbn_mcp

Testing 🧪

dart test

Building for Distribution 📦

# Build executable
dart compile exe bin/main.dart -o cbn_mcp

# The executable can be distributed and run on any compatible system

Project Structure 📁

lib/
├── cbn.dart              # Main MCP server class
├── cbn.mcp.dart          # Generated MCP annotations
├── core/
│   ├── api/
│   │   └── api_client.dart    # HTTP client for CBN API
│   └── utils/
│       └── logger.dart        # Logging utilities
├── models/               # Data models with mappable annotations
│   ├── circular.dart     # Circular data models
│   ├── financials.dart   # Financial data models
│   ├── rates.dart        # Exchange rates models
│   ├── random.dart       # Random fact models
│   └── models.dart       # Base model classes
└── services/             # Business logic services
    ├── circulars.dart    # Circulars API service
    ├── financials.dart   # Financial data service
    ├── rates.dart        # Exchange rates service
    ├── prompt.dart       # MCP prompt service
    ├── status.dart       # Status and info service
    └── services.dart     # Base service classes

Contributing 🤝

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
  3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
  4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
  5. Open a Pull Request

API Documentation 📖

This project integrates with the Central Bank of Nigeria's public API. For more information about the available endpoints, visit the CBN Developer Portal.

License 📄

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments 🙏

  • Central Bank of Nigeria for providing the public API
  • The MCP community for the protocol specification
  • mcp_server_dart for the Dart MCP framework

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