BinaSmart is answering right now. Last checked 13 min ago. It exposes 22 tools.
Quote and book fixed-price rides in Addis Ababa, search the BinaSmart directory and Ethiopia guides
Uptime history
20 days of history
20 days agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
91 of 91 checks
22
Tools
read from the server
1031 ms
Response time
average over 24h
open, no key
Access
streamable-http
What changed 17
Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 4 September 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.
22 Sep
4 tools appeared
get_employer, get_job, list_job_fields and 1 more
19 Sep
5 tools appeared
get_news_article, get_tender, list_news and 2 more
12 Sep
a tool description was rewritten
search_places
8 Sep
3 tools appeared
find_pool_groups, list_pool_corridors, search_knowledge
6 Sep
a tool description was rewritten2 times that day
get_ethiopia_guide
4 Sep
a tool appeared
list_films
4 Sep
a tool description was rewritten
list_events
and 1 more, back to 4 September 2026
Nothing serious here today
Today is the operative word: we check BinaSmart every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
Connect this server
Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 13 min ago.
run in your terminal
claude mcp add binasmart --transport http https://bina.et/mcp~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"binasmart": {
"url": "https://bina.et/mcp"
}
}
}~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.binasmart]
url = "https://bina.et/mcp".cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"binasmart": {
"url": "https://bina.et/mcp"
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"binasmart": {
"url": "https://bina.et/mcp"
}
}
}Available tools 22
Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on.
If a tool disappears, we record the date.
job
get_job
The full advert for a single vacancy on BinaSmart, by its slug from list_jobs: the duties and requirements as the employer wrote them, how to apply, and the company behind it with its address when we hold one.
list_job_fields
The fields of work with open vacancies on BinaSmart right now and how many are in each, plus the cities hiring most — useful before calling list_jobs with a field or city filter.
news
get_news_article
The full text of a single BinaSmart news article by its slug from list_news.
list_news
Recent articles from BinaSmart news (bina.et/news), mostly in Amharic: technology, business, law, real estate, construction and employment in Ethiopia. Returns the headline, a short excerpt and the url — call get_news_article for the full text.
pool
find_pool_groups
Cars currently filling within about 2.5 km of a point in Addis Ababa: destination, seats left, seat price, women-only flag, and a share url (https://bina.et/pool/<id>) the rider can open to join. Driver-opened cars at stations are listed first. Requires lat/lng.
list_pool_corridors
BinaPool (ጋራ ጉዞ) is BinaSmart's shared commute in Addis Ababa: up to four riders share one Comfort car and pay per seat. Lists the corridors open right now (Megenagna → Bole, CMC → Bole, Megenagna → Kazanchis, Piassa → Kazanchis, Mexico → Kazanchis; inbound until 13:00 Addis time, outbound after) with their stops, the live seat-price ladder (1–4 riders) and cars currently filling. Riders join at https://bina.et/ride?pool=1.
tender
get_tender
The full text of a single tender notice on BinaSmart, by its slug from list_tenders: requirements, bid bond, where and when to submit, and the link to the original notice.
list_tender_categories
The categories of tender open on BinaSmart right now and how many are in each — useful before calling list_tenders with a category filter.
cancel
cancel_ride
Cancels a BinaSmart ride that has not started yet. Confirm with the user first. Needs the ride id and the rider phone used to book.
employer
get_employer
A company listed on BinaSmart: what it does, its address and location when we hold them, and every vacancy it has posted. By employer slug from list_jobs or get_job.
ethiopia
get_ethiopia_guide
BinaSmart's bilingual (Amharic + English) step-by-step guides to Ethiopian government and banking services: Fayda ID, telebirr, CBE Birr, e-Passport, eVisa, TIN, business licence, VAT/TOT, customs, driving licence, car import, Yellow Card, bank account, birth/marriage certificate, utility bills, Labor ID and LMIS registration and the COC occupational competency certificate (Overseas Employment Proclamation 1389/2025), rental agreements, tenant screening. Call with no slug to list guides; call with a slug for the full text. The guides hold the correct official names and links — prefer them over guessing.
events
list_events
Upcoming films, concerts, theatre and events on BinaSmart in Addis Ababa with venue, hall, start time, prices per tier and seats left. Seats are chosen and paid at the url returned (Chapa or at the counter); the ticket is a QR code.
films
list_films
Licensed Amharic (Ethiopian) films that can be watched online on BinaSmart Watch (bina.et/watch): title in Amharic and English, year, genre, whether it is free or rented for 48 hours (ETB), and the watch url. Free titles are public YouTube releases played through the YouTube player; rentals need Chapa. Optional search by title or genre.
hospital
get_hospital_departments
Departments of a hospital listed on BinaSmart with consultation fee (ETB), doctors, hours, floor/room and appointment slots left for a date. Use the slug from search_places (is_hospital = true).
hotel
get_hotel_rooms
Room types, nightly prices (ETB), capacity and amenities for a hotel listed on BinaSmart. Use the slug from search_places (is_hotel = true).
jobs
list_jobs
Open job vacancies in Ethiopia listed on BinaSmart (bina.et/jobs): the job title, the company posting it, the city, the deadline and days left, salary and requirements where the advert states them. Thousands of vacancies from Ethiopian job boards and employers, refreshed every morning. Search by keyword in English or Amharic, and filter by field of work (banking, accounting, engineering, it, health, education, sales, ngo, logistics, admin, hospitality, construction, agriculture, legal, security, media) or by city. Open vacancies only unless include_closed is set.
knowledge
search_knowledge
Semantic search over BinaSmart's knowledge base: every service (BinaRide, BinaPool shared commute, Bina Airport, hotels, cinema, BinaWatch, insurance, flights, property, cars, tenders), the product rules (fixed fares, what is demo, payments), the 24 Digital Ethiopia guides, and practical Addis Ababa knowledge (neighbourhoods, transport hubs, Ethiopian time and calendar, emergency numbers). Returns the best-matching passages with a source url to cite. Use it before answering any question about BinaSmart, Ethiopia paperwork or getting around Addis; never invent a fare or an official portal name.
places
search_places
Find buildings, hotels, hospitals and shops in Addis Ababa listed on BinaSmart (bina.et): cafés, restaurants, pharmacies, banks, gyms, salons, clinics, offices. Returns names (English + Amharic), building and unit, the phone only for shops that have claimed their listing, coordinates when known (usable as pickup/dropoff for quote_ride), and the bina.et page. Hotels and hospitals are flagged — use get_hotel_rooms / get_hospital_departments for details.
quote
quote_ride
Fixed upfront price for a ride inside Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — no surge, cash or telebirr/Chapa. Returns distance, ETA and the fare for every vehicle tier (moto, bajaj, economy, comfort, XL). Call this before request_ride and read the fare to the user.
request
request_ride
Books a ride in Addis Ababa at the fixed fare from quote_ride. ALWAYS confirm pickup, drop-off, tier, fare and the rider's Ethiopian phone number with the user before calling. A dispatcher assigns a driver; the rider is contacted on the phone given. Returns the ride id and a live tracking link. To book for someone else (e.g. a relative in Addis while you are abroad), pass passenger_name and passenger_phone; rider_name/rider_phone are then the booker and may be a foreign number.
ride
get_ride_status
Current status of a BinaSmart ride (dispatching, assigned, arriving, arrived, ontrip, completed, cancelled) with driver name, vehicle and plate once assigned. Needs the ride id and the rider phone used to book.
tenders
list_tenders
Public tender and procurement notices in Ethiopia listed on BinaSmart (bina.et/tenders): the issuing organisation, what is wanted, the deadline and days left, budget when stated, and a link to the original notice. Banks, government bodies, NGOs and World Bank–financed projects. Open tenders only unless include_closed is set. Search by keyword (English or Amharic) and filter by category such as Supply, Construction, Consultancy, Services, Transport.
Endpoints
| URL | Transport | State | Latency | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://bina.et/mcp | streamable-http | answering | 1920 ms | 13 min ago |
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BinaSmart — questions
Answers built from our own checks of this server.
What can BinaSmart do?
It exposes 22 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: cancel_ride, find_pool_groups, get_employer, get_ethiopia_guide, get_hospital_departments, get_hotel_rooms and 16 more. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README.
How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →
What is BinaSmart mostly used for?
Its tools cluster around news, pool and tender. That is what this server is built to work with — the grouping comes from the actual tool names, not from a category we assigned.
Is BinaSmart working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 91 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 1031 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect BinaSmart?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.
Does BinaSmart need an API key?
No. BinaSmart completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 22 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
How fast is BinaSmart?
It answers our handshake in 1031 ms on average, which is faster than 10% of all working MCP servers we measure. That is on the slow side — worth knowing if the tool sits inside an interactive loop. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.