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