Ethos MindsSubmitted July 26, 2026

RISHI - AI Assistant for Bharat (MCP SERVERS)

An MCP app on the Model Context Protocol built by Ethos Minds at the Amrita University Coimbatore NitroStack × MCP To The Moon hackathon and deployed on NitroStack.

About this project

AI-Powered Rural Digital Assistance Platform Our project is an AI-powered digital assistant that helps rural and economically disadvantaged communities access essential services through a single multilingual platform. It provides guidance on financial assistance, government schemes, weather and soil analysis, free educational resources, government job opportunities, scam detection, and communication services like email and WhatsApp. The platform uses a hybrid AI architecture with a lightweight offline local AI model and cloud AI to ensure reliable assistance even in areas with poor or no internet connectivity. By combining voice support, multilingual interaction, and real-time public resources, the system aims to bridge the digital divide and improve accessibility for underserved communities across India.

Team Ethos Minds

  • Vimaladhithan VelayyaLead

  • SANJAY B

  • samiksha balamurugan

  • Kanishkaa Karumaiannan Ramesh

Frequently asked questions

What does RISHI - AI Assistant for Bharat (MCP SERVERS) do?
AI-Powered Rural Digital Assistance Platform Our project is an AI-powered digital assistant that helps rural and economically disadvantaged communities access essential services through a single multilingual platform. It provides guidance on financial assistance, government schemes, weather and soil analysis, free educational resources, government job opportunities, scam detection, and communication services like email and WhatsApp. The platform uses a hybrid AI architecture with a lightweight offline local AI model and cloud AI to ensure reliable assistance even in areas with poor or no internet connectivity. By combining voice support, multilingual interaction, and real-time public resources, the system aims to bridge the digital divide and improve accessibility for underserved communities across India.
Who built RISHI - AI Assistant for Bharat (MCP SERVERS)?
RISHI - AI Assistant for Bharat (MCP SERVERS) was built by team Ethos Minds at the Amrita University Coimbatore NitroStack × MCP To The Moon hackathon.
What is an MCP app and how is it built?
An MCP app is an application built on the Model Context Protocol — an open standard that lets AI agents connect to tools, data, and APIs. This project exposes MCP tools and resources that agentic AI systems can call. It was built and deployed on NitroStack, the full-stack platform for shipping MCP apps and servers.