io.github.cyanheads/eia-energy-mcp-server
Browse and query the EIA API v2 — electricity, petroleum, natural gas, coal, forecasts via MCP.The vendor's description, from its MCP Registry listing.
Every public check ran and passed. Public audit: we connect as an AI client would, list the tools and check what they say. We do not run them. How we audit
- Does it work?
- YesConnected in 368 ms.
- Sign-up?
- None neededIt answered without any account or key.
- Can it change things?
- No, read-onlyAll 6 tools say they only read.
https://eia-energy.caseyjhand.com/mcpSource code Streamable HTTP · protocol 2025-11-25 · server version 0.5.1
What we checked
Security
Passed: Connections are encrypted (HTTPS).
Passed: No hidden instructions found in tool text.
Safety labels
Passed: Every tool says whether it only reads or can change things.
Tools
Passed: 6 tools listed.
Passed: Every tool describes its inputs with a valid schema.
Protocol
Passed: The MCP handshake works (Streamable HTTP).
Passed: Protocol version 2025-11-25 (latest).
Passed: Unknown requests are refused.
Connection
Passed: The server responds.
Tools (6)
As the server describes them. The labels are the server's own: it says whether each tool only reads or can change things.
- eia_browse_routesLists child routes under a given path in the EIA dataset taxonomy. Start with no path to get the 14 top-level categories (electricity, petroleum, natural-gas, steo, aeo, ieo, seds, etc.), then drill…Read-only
- eia_describe_routeReturns metadata for a leaf route: available facets with their valid values, data column names and units, frequency options, and date range. Call this before eia_query_route to discover valid facet I…Read-only
- eia_search_routesFuzzy text search across route names, descriptions, category labels, and the names of the data columns a route publishes. Resolves natural-language queries like "electricity retail sales by state" or…Read-only
- eia_query_routeFetches data from a leaf route with optional facet filters, date range, frequency, and column selection. Use eia_describe_route first to discover valid facet IDs, facet values, column IDs, and freque…Read-only
- eia_dataframe_describeList canvas dataframes (df_<id>) materialized by eia_query_route calls that passed stage: true, with provenance, expiry, row count, and column schema. Nothing is staged until such a call runs, so an…Read-only
- eia_dataframe_queryRun a single-statement SELECT against canvas dataframes registered by eia_query_route calls that passed stage: true — a query that staged nothing leaves no table to select from. Standard DuckDB SQL —…Read-only
Audit history
- Nov 13Passed
What we sent
Every request in this audit, with the answer and how long it took. We never send credentials and never call a tool.
| Request | Answer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| initialize | HTTP 200 | 368 ms |
| initialized | HTTP 202 | 266 ms |
| tools/list | HTTP 200 | 126 ms |
| resources/list | HTTP 200 | 109 ms |
| prompts/list | HTTP 200 | 114 ms |
| unknown-method | HTTP 200 | 97 ms |
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