How do I connect MCP Server to Claude?

Run `claude mcp add oilpriceapi-mcp-server -- npx -y oilpriceapi-mcp` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.

The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.

What can MCP Server do?

MCP Server documents 36 tools to the agent, including all, automation, core. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.

MCP Server

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MCP server with reviewed OilPriceAPI facts, keyless diagnostics, source-timestamped data, and read-only defaults

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01 / Choose your client

02 / Before you connect

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Install the runtime required by the project and make it available to your client.

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03 / Add the configuration

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claude mcp add --transport stdio 'oilpriceapi-mcp-server' -- 'npx' '-y' 'oilpriceapi-mcp'

Run in your terminal after replacing any placeholders.

04 / Check it in your client

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36 of 36 tools

Documented tools (36)

From project documentation. A server handshake does not verify each tool’s description or behavior.

all

core, market, automation

automation

core, automation

core

market

core, market

opa_compare_prices

Side-by-side comparison of 2-5 commodities with spread

opa_create_price_alert

Create a persistent alert (commodity, operator, threshold, optional webhook)

opa_create_price_subscription

Create a persistent recurring watch (codes, interval like 5m/1h/daily)

opa_delete_price_alert

Permanently delete an alert by id

opa_delete_subscription

Permanently delete a subscription by id

opa_get_alert_triggers

Recent alert trigger activity (optionally filtered by since)

opa_get_diesel_by_state

AAA retail diesel price for any US state (50 states + DC)

opa_get_drilling

Drilling snapshot: rig counts, frac spreads, 30-day permits, DUCs

opa_get_forecasts

EIA STEO energy price forecasts

opa_get_fuel_surcharge

LTL and parcel carrier fuel surcharge percentages with effective dates and source provenance

opa_get_futures

Front-month futures (Brent, WTI, gasoil, TTF, JKM, EU carbon)

opa_get_futures_curve

Full forward curve with contango/backwardation analysis

opa_get_history

Historical prices with high/low/avg/change (day/week/month/year)

opa_get_marine_fuels

Bunker fuel prices by port and fuel type (VLSFO/MGO/IFO380)

opa_get_market_brief

Multi-commodity brief: prices, 24h changes, 1m forecasts, spreads, optional narrative

opa_get_oil_inventories

EIA weekly petroleum stocks (latest/summary/byproduct)

opa_get_opec_production

OPEC country-level production data

opa_get_price

Current spot price for a single commodity

opa_get_product_facts

Reviewed product, offer, freshness, auth, integration, entitlement, and data-rights contract

opa_get_rig_counts

Baker Hughes US rig count with week-over-week change

opa_get_spread

Refining/trading spreads (crack, basis, margin)

opa_get_storage

Cushing and SPR oil storage/inventory levels

opa_get_subscription_events

Poll for new watch events since a cursor (since); returns snapshots + deltas

opa_get_well_activity

Recent permit counts/top operators/trends with explicit state-health warnings

opa_get_well_permits

US well drilling permits (latest/bystate/byoperator)

opa_get_well_production

US well production — beta coverage (summary/states/state/well/topproducers/cycletime/cohorts)

opa_list_commodities

Account-visible commodity catalog returned by the live API

opa_list_price_alerts

List all alerts on the account

opa_list_subscriptions

List all subscriptions on the account

opa_lookup_well

API-number lookup with promoted lifecycle and exact monthly production when available

opa_market_overview

Account-visible current prices returned by the API, grouped by category

opa_search_well_permits

State-scoped permit search by county/operator/date with measured freshness gate

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Questions about MCP Server

How do I connect MCP Server to Claude?: Run `claude mcp add oilpriceapi-mcp-server -- npx -y oilpriceapi-mcp` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.
Is MCP Server free?: The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.
What can MCP Server do?: MCP Server documents 36 tools to the agent, including all, automation, core. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.