What is an MCP server?

A live data connector for Claude. Once connected, Claude can pull real FinSkilz — EIA Energy Data data directly into any conversation — no copy-paste, no spreadsheet exports, no switching tabs.

Connect in 3 steps
  1. Get a free API key — create one here
  2. Copy the install config below into your claude_desktop_config.json
  3. Restart Claude Desktop — the tools appear automatically
Full setup guide (5 min) →
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FinSkilz — EIA Energy Data

✓ By FinSkilz
by ClaudeFinanceLab

U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) MCP server wrapping the EIA Open Data API v2 (api.eia.gov). Requires free EIA API key (register at https://www.eia.gov/opendata/register.php — set as EIA_API_KEY env var). 6 tools: get_crude_oil_prices (WTI and Brent spot prices, monthly), get_natural_gas_prices (Henry Hub natural gas spot price), get_us_crude_production (US crude oil field production in thousand bbl/day), get_crude_inventories (US weekly crude oil ending stocks), get_electricity_prices (US retail electricity prices by state and sector), get_energy_snapshot (combined snapshot: oil prices + gas prices + inventories). Essential for commodities desks, energy credit analysis, and inflation modeling.

📈 Market Data 🔓 No authentication needed sse Commercial
100/100
Public Eval Score
Last tested Sep 1, 2026
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Install Config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "claudefinlab-eia": {
      "url": "https://claudefinancelab.com/eia/sse"
    }
  }
}

Full setup walkthrough: Getting Started Guide →

Eval Results — Public Suite (11/11 passed)
✓ tools/list responds Connectivity 86ms
✓ Latency < 5 s Connectivity 49ms
✓ At least 1 tool exposed discovery
✓ Tools have name/description/schema discovery
✓ inputSchema is valid JSON Schema discovery
✓ First tool callable execution 31ms
✓ Response has content execution
✓ Tool call latency < 15 s execution 35ms
✓ Multiple tools callable execution
✓ Bad args return error, not crash resilience
✓ Unknown tool handled gracefully resilience
Tested Sep 1, 2026 · About our eval methodology →
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