ERCOT

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ERCOT market and grid data for Texas power workflows.

What is ERCOT?

ERCOT integration for querying Public Data API reports and market operations datasets through PatchOps MCP. Requires an API Explorer account with subscription key plus your portal username and password.

Available Tools

listReports
List available ERCOT public reports with optional filtering.
getReportById
Get metadata for a specific ERCOT report by EMIL ID.
queryMarketData
Query data rows from an ERCOT report with filtering.

Requirements

API Explorer account
Register at apiexplorer.ercot.com.
Subscription key
Subscribe to the Public API product to get a primary key.
Username & password
Your ERCOT API Explorer login credentials.

Quick Setup Guide

Follow these steps to connect your AI agents to this connector

Create an account at apiexplorer.ercot.com and subscribe to the Public API product.

Enter your username, password, and subscription key in the ERCOT setup modal.

Copy the MCP URL from /mcp into Claude, ChatGPT, or another MCP client.

Use ercot.listReports() or ercot.queryMarketData({ reportId: 'np3-907-ex' }).

Connect to Your AI Assistant

Choose your AI assistant below for specific setup instructions

Follow these steps to connect ERCOT to Claude:

Step 1: Open Claude Settings

Launch Claude → Click the profile button (bottom left) → Navigate to Settings

Step 2: Access Connectors

Scroll down to the Connectors tab → Navigate to the bottom → Click “Add Custom Connector”

Step 3: Name Your Connector

Enter any name you'd like for this connector

Step 4: Get the Connector URL

Step 5: Add the Connector

Paste the URL in the “Remote MCP Server URL” text box → Click Add

Step 6: Start Using

Your connector is now ready to use in Claude

Follow these steps to connect ERCOT to ChatGPT:

Step 1: Enable Developer Mode

Go to Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Enable Developer mode

Step 2: Create New Connector

Go back to Connectors page → Click “Create” (top right)

Step 3: Name Your Connector

Enter any name you'd like for this connector (descriptions are optional)

Step 4: Get the Connector URL

Step 5: Add the URL

Paste the URL in the “MCP Server URL” text box

Step 6: Set Authentication

Click the authentication dropdown → Select “No authentication” (PatchOps handles authentication internally)

Step 7: Create the Connector

Click “I understand and want to continue” checkbox → Press Create

Step 8: Using the Connector

Start a new chat → Click the + button (left of text box) → Open dropdown → Hover over three dots labeled “More” → Select your connector

Instructions for connecting ERCOT to GitHub Copilot:

Coming Soon

Detailed setup instructions for GitHub Copilot will be added here.

For other MCP-compatible platforms:

Step 1: Get the Connector URL

Step 2: Add to Configuration

Add this configuration to your MCP settings file. Replace the URL with your specific connector URL from the /mcp page:

"ERCOT-MCP": {
  "url": "https://patchops.ai/api/mcp/...",
  "type": "http"
}

Example Configuration

Here’s an example using PatchOps MCP:

"PatchOps-MCP": {
  "url": "https://patchops.ai/api/mcp/...",
  "type": "http"
}