oilpriceapi-mcp

v2.3.0

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The energy commodity MCP server. Real-time oil, gas, and commodity prices for Claude, Cursor, and any MCP client.

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OilPriceAPI MCP Server

The energy commodity MCP server. Real-time oil, gas, and commodity prices for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, and any MCP-compatible client.

Features

21 Tools — 17 read tools (spot prices, history, futures, marine fuels, rig counts, diesel by state, storage, OPEC production, forecasts, EIA oil inventories, well permits, refining spreads) plus 4 authenticated price-alert tools (create/list/delete persistent alerts + trigger activity)
5 Resources — subscribable price snapshots for Brent, WTI, Natural Gas, Diesel, and all commodities
6 Prompts — pre-built analyst templates (daily briefing, spread analysis, gas markets, commodity report, diesel costs, supply analysis)
Natural language — ask for "brent oil" or "natural gas", not codes
70+ commodities — oil, gas, coal, refined products, metals, forex, bunker fuels, state diesel
Smart errors — unrecognized commodities get suggestions, not silent fallbacks

Quick Start

npx oilpriceapi-mcp

Installation

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "oilpriceapi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "oilpriceapi-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "OILPRICEAPI_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

Add to your project's .mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "oilpriceapi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "oilpriceapi-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "OILPRICEAPI_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json in your project root:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "oilpriceapi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "oilpriceapi-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "OILPRICEAPI_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code + Cline

Add to .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "oilpriceapi": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "oilpriceapi-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "OILPRICEAPI_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "oilpriceapi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "oilpriceapi-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "OILPRICEAPI_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Global Install

npm install -g oilpriceapi-mcp

Environment Variables

| Variable | Required | Description | | ---------------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | OILPRICEAPI_KEY | Yes | API key from oilpriceapi.com/signup. Free tier: 200 requests/month. | | OILPRICEAPI_BASE_URL | No | Override API base URL (for staging/testing). Default: https://api.oilpriceapi.com |

Tools

All tools are prefixed with opa_ to avoid name collisions when multiple MCP servers are loaded.

| Tool | Description | | ------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | opa_get_price | Current spot price for a single commodity | | opa_market_overview | All commodity prices in one call, grouped by category | | opa_compare_prices | Side-by-side comparison of 2-5 commodities with spread | | opa_list_commodities | Full commodity catalog (fetched live from API) | | opa_get_history | Historical prices with high/low/avg/change (day/week/month/year) | | opa_get_futures | Front-month futures (Brent BZ, WTI CL, ICE Gasoil, TTF, JKM, EUA) | | opa_get_futures_curve | Full forward curve with contango/backwardation analysis | | opa_get_marine_fuels | Bunker fuel prices by port and fuel type (VLSFO/MGO/IFO380) | | opa_get_rig_counts | Baker Hughes US rig count with week-over-week change | | opa_get_drilling | Drilling intelligence: wells, permits, completions by region | | opa_get_diesel_by_state | AAA retail diesel price for any US state (50 states + DC) | | opa_get_storage | Cushing and SPR oil storage/inventory levels | | opa_get_opec_production | OPEC country-level production data | | opa_get_forecasts | EIA STEO energy price forecasts | | opa_get_oil_inventories | EIA weekly petroleum stocks (latest/summary/by_product) | | opa_get_well_permits | US well drilling permits (latest/by_state/by_operator) | | opa_get_spread | Refining/trading spreads (crack, basis, margin) |

Price Alert Tools (authenticated)

These tools create and manage persistent price alerts tied to your OilPriceAPI account, so they require an API key (OILPRICEAPI_KEY). The alert engine continuously watches live prices and notifies you (by email, plus webhook if you provide one) when a condition is met.

| Tool | Description | | ------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | opa_create_price_alert | Create a persistent alert (commodity, operator, threshold, optional webhook) | | opa_list_price_alerts | List all alerts on the account | | opa_delete_price_alert | Permanently delete an alert by id | | opa_get_alert_triggers | Recent alert trigger activity (optionally filtered by since) |

Market Brief & Subscription Tools (authenticated)

The market brief gives a multi-commodity snapshot in one call. Subscriptions ("watches") are persistent, recurring snapshots tied to your account — the API records an event every interval, and the agent polls for new events via a per-user cursor (events are polled, not pushed — there is no always-on connection). These require an API key (OILPRICEAPI_KEY). A subscription differs from an alert: a watch always emits an event each interval (a running log), whereas an alert fires only on a threshold crossing. Per-tier limits apply (free: 1 watch, 3 codes, 1h minimum interval); the API returns the exact limit if exceeded.

| Tool | Description | | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | opa_get_market_brief | Multi-commodity brief: prices, 24h changes, 1m forecasts, spreads, optional narrative | | opa_create_price_subscription | Create a persistent recurring watch (codes, interval like 5m/1h/daily) | | opa_list_subscriptions | List all subscriptions on the account | | opa_delete_subscription | Permanently delete a subscription by id | | opa_get_subscription_events | Poll for new watch events since a cursor (since); returns snapshots + deltas |

Example Questions

"What's the current Brent oil price?"
"Compare Brent and WTI crude"
"Show me oil prices for the past month"
"What's diesel cost in California vs Texas?"
"Give me a market overview of refined products"
"What's the Brent futures curve look like?"
"How many oil rigs are active in the US?"
"What are OPEC production levels?"
"What are bunker fuel prices in Singapore?"
"Show me Cushing storage levels"
"What were the latest EIA crude oil inventories?"
"How many well permits were issued in Texas?"
"What's the current 3-2-1 crack spread?"
"Show me the ICE Gasoil futures curve"

Resources

Subscribable price data (JSON):

| Resource | URI | Description | | ----------- | --------------------- | -------------------------------- | | Brent Crude | price://brent | Global benchmark crude oil price | | WTI Crude | price://wti | US benchmark crude oil price | | Natural Gas | price://natural-gas | US Henry Hub natural gas price | | Diesel | price://diesel | US national average diesel price | | All Prices | price://all | All tracked commodity prices |

Prompts

Pre-built analyst templates:

| Prompt | Description | | ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | | daily-briefing | Energy market daily briefing with key prices and movers | | brent-wti-spread | Analyze the Brent-WTI crude oil spread | | gas-market-analysis | Compare US vs European natural gas markets | | commodity-report | Detailed report on a specific commodity (parameterized) | | diesel-cost-analysis | Compare diesel prices across US states for fleet planning | | supply-analysis | Analyze supply using OPEC production, rig counts, storage |

Natural Language Support

| You say | We understand | | --------------------------- | --------------- | | "brent oil", "brent crude" | BRENT_CRUDE_USD | | "wti", "us oil" | WTI_USD | | "natural gas", "henry hub" | NATURAL_GAS_USD | | "european gas", "ttf" | DUTCH_TTF_EUR | | "diesel" | DIESEL_USD | | "gold" | GOLD_USD | | "jet fuel", "aviation fuel" | JET_FUEL_USD | | "carbon", "carbon credits" | EU_CARBON_EUR |

Development

npm install
npm run build
npm test
OILPRICEAPI_KEY=your-key node build/index.js

Breaking Changes in v2.0.0

All tool names now use opa_ prefix (e.g., get_commodity_price -> opa_get_price)
Unrecognized commodity names now return an error with suggestions instead of silently defaulting to Brent
list_commodities now fetches live from the API (falls back to static list if unavailable)

License

MIT

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