What is MCP?
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is a standard that lets AI tools connect to external data sources. Think of it as a common plug — once an AI tool supports MCP, it can connect to any MCP server with just a URL.
What is the Modo Energy MCP server?
What is the Modo Energy MCP server?
Modo Energy is the AI-native standard for energy market intelligence. The MCP server connects Modo's regulated benchmarks, bankable forecasts, market data, and expert research to Claude or any MCP-compatible AI tool. Once connected, you can pull that intelligence straight into what you're working on, without switching tabs or downloading exports.
You ask questions in plain language. The server returns investment-grade answers grounded in Modo's data across the markets we cover.
The Modo Energy MCP server URL is:
https://mcp.modoenergy.com/mcp
Before you start
You need a Modo Energy account. You can create a free account here.
You authenticate your AI tool using your existing Modo Energy credentials, the same email and password you use to sign in to the Terminal. Authentication uses OAuth 2.0. You sign in on the Modo Energy website, and your AI tool never sees your password.
Some data may depend on your subscription. If a query returns no data, check that your account has access to that market or product.
What you can access
The MCP server gives read-only access to Modo Energy data across these areas:
Revenue benchmarks - battery (BESS) revenue benchmarks by market, region, and duration (1-hour, 2-hour, 4-hour); asset-level performance lookups; and rankings of top-performing assets.
Forecasts - power price, BESS revenue, solar revenue and co-located revenue forecast methodologies.
Research and insight- access and interrogate expert-curated market updates, policy analysis and explainers.
Methodologies - browse, retrieve, and search how Modo Energy calculates its benchmarks, indices and forecasts.
Capacity and buildout - operational and pipeline battery storage capacity by market, GB solar generation output.
Educational - access educational content about global power markets and power generation technologies.
Markets covered: ERCOT, CAISO, MISO, PJM, SPP, NYISO, ISONE, Great Britain, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Poland, Australia NEM.
Data, privacy, and security
Read-only. The MCP server only retrieves and searches Modo Energy data. It never creates, edits, or deletes anything in your account.
Encrypted in transit. All data is transmitted over an encrypted connection (HTTPS).
Only what you ask for. The server only accesses the data needed to answer your request.
No personal data required. You do not need to submit any personal data to use the server, and you should not. The server is designed to answer questions about energy markets and analytics.
How your AI tool handles your queries. When you use the server through a third-party AI tool (for example, Claude), the questions you type are processed by that tool's provider, which acts as an independent data controller for your interactions with its assistant. Modo Energy controls the account and usage data we collect when you connect.
For full detail on what we collect, how we use it, and how long we keep it, see the Modo Energy Privacy Policy.
Connecting to the MCP
Connect via ChatGPT
You'll need a paid ChatGPT plan (Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, or Edu) to add custom MCP servers.
Go to chatgpt.com and sign in.
Click your profile in the bottom-left → Settings → Plugins → Add → Add MCP server.
Complete the form:
Name: Modo Energy
Type: Streamable HTTP
MCP server URL: https://mcp.modoenergy.com/mcp
Click Save.
Open MCPs, find Modo Energy, and click Authenticate. Follow the prompts to sign in to your Modo Energy account.
Once connected and available in your chat, ask ChatGPT to use Modo Energy to call the MCP. For example: "Use the Modo Energy MCP to get the latest research for ERCOT."
Connect via Claude
Modo Energy is listed in the Claude Connectors Directory.
For individual users (Free, Pro and Max plans)
In Claude, go to Settings → Connectors.
Click Browse connectors.
Search for Modo Energy and click Connect.
You’ll be redirected to Modo Energy to sign in.
Once authenticated, Modo Energy appears in the tools menu when you start a new chat.
For Team and Enterprise plans
Admins (set up across your organisation)
An organisation Owner or Primary Owner needs to add Modo Energy before members can use it.
Sign in to Claude at claude.ai as an organisation Owner.
Go to Admin Settings → Connectors.
Click Browse connectors.
Search for Modo Energy and add it.
Once added, everyone in your organisation will see Modo Energy in their connector list and can authenticate individually.
Members (authenticate)
In Claude, go to Settings → Connectors → Modo Energy.
Click Connect.
You’ll be redirected to Modo Energy to sign in.
Once authenticated, Modo Energy appears in the tools menu when you start a new chat.
Connect via Microsoft Copilot
You can create a Microsoft Copilot agent with access to the Modo Energy MCP and share it with colleagues. If a colleague has already shared an agent, skip to How to use the Modo Energy agent. You do not need to create your own.
Licenses and access
Before setup, ask your Microsoft administrator to check your licenses.
Microsoft 365 Copilot: Standard supports this setup. A paid Microsoft 365 Copilot license covers its use in Teams and Microsoft 365 Copilot. Free Copilot Chat alone does not cover this use.
Teams: Teams requires a Teams license, either separately or within Microsoft 365. The paid Copilot add-on alone does not include Teams.
GitHub Copilot: for teams that need advanced tasks completed independently. It requires funded Copilot Credits, including for tests, and is separate from a GitHub Copilot developer subscription.
For agent creators
How to create a Modo Energy agent
Go to copilotstudio.microsoft.com → Agents.
Select the arrow next to New agent → Standard. Enter a name. Select Create, then check that Powered by shows Standard.
Go to Settings → Generative AI. If Generative orchestration is off, switch it on. This setting lets the agent select Modo Energy tools to answer questions.
Go to Tools. Select Add tool → Create new → Model Context Protocol.
Enter these values:
Name: Modo Energy MCP. If this name already exists, use another name with fewer than 30 characters.
Description: Modo Energy market data and research
Authentication: OAuth 2.0
Discovery: Dynamic discovery
Select Create. Select Connection → Create new connection. Sign in to Modo Energy. Select Add and configure.
Ask a Modo Energy question to test the agent. Select Publish.
How to share your agent with colleagues
Go to Channels → Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams. Select Make agent available in Microsoft 365 Copilot → Add channel.
Go to Availability options → Manage sharing. Enter your colleagues’ work email addresses. Select Consumer access → Share.
Go to make.powerapps.com and select the same environment as your agent. Go to More → Discover all → Custom connectors, and find the connector used by your agent.
Select its three-dot menu → Invite another user. Add the same colleagues with Can view access. Select Save.
Return to Copilot Studio. Select Copy link. Send the link to your colleagues.
Share only the connector definition. Each colleague signs in with their own Modo Energy account.
How to share your agent with the whole organization (optional)
In Manage sharing, select Everyone in organization → End user access → Share.
Select Show to everyone in my org → Submit to org catalog.
Ask a Teams administrator to publish the agent in admin.teams.microsoft.com → Teams apps → Manage apps, and to set Available to to Everyone.
In the custom connector’s Share tab, select Share with org → Save. Check that the organization has Can view access.
Send colleagues the link from Show to everyone in my org.
Approval makes the agent available in your organization’s app catalogue. It does not install the agent for each colleague.
How to allow group chats (optional)
Go to Channels → Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams → Edit details. Select Use this agent for group and meeting chats. Select Save, then publish the agent again.
Follow the organization-wide sharing steps above. Submit the updated app to the catalogue again, and ask the administrator to approve that version.
For colleagues
How to use the Modo Energy agent
Teams: open the link from your colleague with your work Microsoft account. Open Teams, or select Use the web app instead. Select Add. To find the agent later, search for its name in Teams Apps and select Open.
Microsoft 365 Copilot: open Microsoft 365 Copilot with your work account. Go to Agents → All agents (or Agent Store). Find the agent and select Add, or Open if it is already installed. To find it later, go to Agents → Your agents.
Ask a question, for example “Find two recent Modo Energy research articles about GB batteries, with links.”
If a connection message appears,
Open the connection manager from the message and select Connect.
Choose your existing Modo Energy connection or create one with your own Modo Energy account.
Select Submit, then return to the chat and select Retry. Teams and Copilot can each ask you to connect.
How to use the Modo Energy agent in a Teams group chat
The agent creator must first allow group chats (see above). The agent can access the chat history. Everyone in the chat can see its replies.
Open a group chat with at least three people.
Paste the approved catalogue link into the chat. Select Add to this chat. If the agent is already in the chat, skip this step.
Type @ followed by the agent’s name. For an agent called Modo Energy Data, type @Modo Energy Data. Select the agent from the suggestions. Enter your question. Typing only @ might not show the agent.
Other MCP clients
For Cursor or any other MCP-compatible tool, point your client at the Modo Energy MCP server URL above. Setup steps vary by tool, but every MCP client accepts the same URL.
If you need help connecting, contact your Modo Energy account manager.
Troubleshooting
The sign-in window doesn't appear. Your browser is likely blocking the pop-up. Allow pop-ups for your AI tool and try connecting again.
I'm stuck in a sign-in loop, or authentication fails. Sign in to the Modo Energy Terminal directly first to confirm your credentials work. Then return to your AI tool and reconnect. If it still fails, disconnect the connector and add it again.
The connector doesn't appear in my tools menu. In Claude, start a new chat. Connectors appear in the tools menu of a new conversation, not retroactively in older ones. In ChatGPT, remember you must toggle Modo Energy on per conversation under Developer mode.
Ko returns no data for my question. Two common causes. First, include a specific time period (a month, quarter, or date range) for benchmark and revenue questions. Second, the data may sit outside your subscription. Check that your account has access to that market or product.
My organisation can't see the connector. An admin needs to add it once at the organisation level (see "For admins" above). Individual users then authenticate themselves.
Copilot agent missing. Ask the person who shared the agent to check your access.
Cannot add the Copilot agent to a group chat. Use the approved catalogue link. An older preview link will not work. Ask the administrator to check that the latest app version is approved.
Copilot agent missing from @mentions. Type @ followed by the agent’s name. Select it from the suggestions.
Teams asks for a paid subscription. Ask your administrator to assign a Teams-inclusive licence. Then sign out and sign in again.
“Failed to load connector information” in Copilot. Ask the agent creator to share the custom connector with Can view access. Refresh and connect again.
Blank reply from the Copilot agent. Refresh the page. Complete any connection steps. Try your question again.
Credits error in Copilot. Ask the agent creator to check Powered by. Ask your Microsoft administrator to check your licence and credits.
Still stuck? Contact your Modo Energy account manager, or reach us through the chat widget in the Terminal.