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 Microsoft Copilot
Add Modo Energy's MCP to a Copilot Studio agent to bring Modo Energy's research and data into your Microsoft AI workflows.
Go to copilotstudio.microsoft.com.
Create a new agent, or pick an existing one you'd like to add Modo Energy's MCP to.
Add a tool → Create new → MCP.
Complete the form:
Server name: Modo Energy
Server description: Modo Energy's MCP gives you access to our latest data and research
Server URL: https://mcp.modoenergy.com/mcp
Authentication: OAuth 2.0
Dynamic discovery: enabled
Create a connection. You may need to allow pop-ups so the Modo Energy sign-in window can appear.
Test and publish your agent.
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 → Apps and Connectors → Advanced settings.
Toggle Developer Mode on.
Go back to Settings → Apps and Connectors and click Create (or New connector).
Complete the form:
Name: Modo Energy
Description: Modo Energy's MCP gives you access to our latest data and research
MCP server URL: https://mcp.modoenergy.com/mcp
Authentication: OAuth
Click Create. You'll be redirected to Modo Energy to sign in.
To use Modo Energy MCP in a chat, click the + icon in the message bar → Developer mode → toggle Modo Energy on for that conversation.
You'll need to enable Modo Energy MCP per conversation — it doesn't stay on by default.
Connect via Claude
The simplest setup, recommended for most users.
For admins (set up across your organisation)
Sign in to Claude at claude.ai as an organisation admin.
Go to Organisation Settings → Connectors.
Click Add → Custom → Web.
Complete the form:
Name: Modo Energy
Remote MCP Server URL:
https://mcp.modoenergy.com/mcp
Save.
Once added, everyone in your organisation will see Modo Energy in their connector list and can authenticate individually.
For individual users (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 Claude Code
Claude Code is Anthropic's command-line tool. For users comfortable in a terminal.
Add Modo Energy to your current project:
claude mcp add modo-energy --transport http https://mcp.modoenergy.com/mcp
Make Modo Energy available across all your projects:
claude mcp add modo-energy --transport http https://mcp.modoenergy.com/mcp -s user
Then authenticate:
Open a fresh Claude Code session.
Type
/mcp.Scroll to Modo Energy.
Authenticate via the Modo Energy website.
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.
Still stuck? Contact your Modo Energy account manager, or reach us through the chat widget in the Terminal.