Available tools
10 tools| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
getLatestPrices | Get all latest commodity prices. Returns Brent, WTI, OPEC, natural gas, diesel, gasoline, heating oil, etc. |
getPrice | Get the latest price for a single commodity by code (e.g. BRENT_CRUDE_USD, WTI_USD, NATURAL_GAS_USD). |
getPastDay | Get price history for the past day. Optionally filter to a single commodity by code. |
getPastWeek | Get price history for the past week. Optionally filter to a single commodity by code. |
getPastMonth | Get price history for the past month. Optionally filter to a single commodity by code. |
getPastYear | Get price history for the past year. Optionally filter to a single commodity by code. |
listCommodities | List all available commodity codes. Useful for discovering what can be queried. |
getOilPrices | Get latest crude oil prices: WTI, Brent, and OPEC basket. |
getGasPrices | Get latest gas & refined product prices: natural gas, RBOB gasoline, diesel, heating oil. |
getNGLPrices | Get latest NGL-related prices. Returns any NGL / propane / butane / ethane commodities available. |
Setup
A few steps to connect your AI agents to OilPriceAPI.
- 1
Get an Access Key
Register at https://oilpriceapi.com and generate your access key for full access.
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Connect on PatchOps
Navigate to /mcp, find OilPriceAPI, and enter your access key. Without one, some calls may return limited demo data.
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Start Querying
Use getLatestPrices for all commodities, or getOilPrices / getGasPrices for grouped results.
Connect to your AI assistant
Pick the tool your team uses for the exact setup steps.
- 1
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.
- 4
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 OilPriceAPI connector is ready to use in Claude.