Data Collection

zaref.dev

Provides South African reference data series and public holidays through API endpoints.

x402 supported1 endpoint3 known toolsFirst detected July 13, 2026Last detected August 19, 2026

ENDPOINT 1

https://zaref.dev/mcp

No auth detected

MCP server metadata

Name: zaref
Version: 0.3.1

Capabilities

tools.listChanged

Known tools 3

list_series

List all South African reference-data series available on zaref.dev (fuel prices, interest rates, tax tables, toll fees, municipal tariffs, wages, grants and more) with freshness metadata, pricing and endpoint URLs.

Inferred read-only

get_public_holidays

Get the official South African public holidays for the current calendar year, including proclaimed one-off holidays and Sunday-to-Monday observances.

Inferred read-only

get_series_info

Get metadata for one zaref series: what it contains, the official source URL, effective date, freshness status, and how to retrieve the full data (paid endpoints cost $0.005 USDC per call via the x402 protocol).

Inferred read-only

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Client installation

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.zaref]
url = "https://zaref.dev/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zaref": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://zaref.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: zaref
Remote MCP URL: https://zaref.dev/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zaref": {
      "url": "https://zaref.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "zaref": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://zaref.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "zaref",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://zaref.dev/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

TRUST AND VERIFICATION EVIDENCE

Trust Data Available

BuiltWith Trust API v2 evidence for zaref.dev was fetched 2026-08-03T01:46:33.038Z and is being refreshed.

Trust status Neutral

zaref.dev is assessed as Neutral: No suspicious signals found, but no strong positive signal either

Indexed

Evidence is source-attributed and does not guarantee that a third-party server is safe. Risk labels are conservative metadata heuristics.