About
U.S. Energy Information Administration API integration for electricity, natural gas, coal, petroleum, energy outlooks, plus plant-level generator capacity, monthly generation, retirement schedules, and fuel mix.
Setup
A few steps to connect your AI agents to EIA.
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Create Your Account
Sign up for PatchOps to access our MCP server management platform.
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Get EIA Access Key
Register for a free access key at https://www.eia.gov/opendata/ - it only takes a minute and is completely free.
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Add EIA Credentials
Navigate to the Dashboard and add your EIA access key to establish the connection.
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Configure Your AI Agent
Add the EIA MCP server URL to your AI agent's configuration file.
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Start Querying
Begin asking your AI agent questions about U.S. energy statistics, market trends, and forecasts. Use the EIA MCP connector's structured methods for both standard queries and more advanced workflows.
Connect to your AI assistant
Pick the tool your team uses for the exact setup steps.
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Open Claude settings
Launch Claude, click the profile button (bottom left), and go to Settings.
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Access connectors
Open the Connectors tab, scroll to the bottom, and click “Add custom connector”.
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Name your connector
Enter any name you’d like for this connector.
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Get the connector URL
Log in to PatchOps, open the /mcp page, and copy the connector URL you want to use.
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Add the connector
Paste the URL into the “Remote MCP server URL” box and click Add.
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Start using
Your EIA connector is ready to use in Claude.