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Openei Urdb

io.github.pipeworx-io/openei-urdb

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

OpenEI Utility Rate Database (URDB) MCP

Working at last checkOfficial: pipeworx.io's GitHub account (pipeworx-io)About 27,412 tokens per request once connected45 tools

https://gateway.pipeworx.io/openei-urdb/mcp

At a glance

Type: MCP server
Publisher: pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)
Status: Working at last check
Tools: 45
Token cost: About 27,412 tokens per request
Sets up in: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok
Last checked: 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http openei-urdb https://gateway.pipeworx.io/openei-urdb/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.openei-urdb]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/openei-urdb/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"openei-urdb":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/openei-urdb/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"openei-urdb":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/openei-urdb/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"openei-urdb":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/openei-urdb/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add openei-urdb https://gateway.pipeworx.io/openei-urdb/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"openei-urdb","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/openei-urdb/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"openei-urdb","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/openei-urdb/mcp"}

urdb_rate_detail ~228 tokens
Get the FULL structure of one US electricity tariff by its URDB label — every energy-charge tier and time-of-use period, the 12x24 month-by-hour period schedules for weekdays and weekends, demand charges, flat demand by month, minimum monthly charge, voltage category and service type. This is what y
urdb_search_rates ~568 tokens
AUTHORITATIVE for US electricity tariffs: search the NREL Utility Rate Database for electricity rate schedules by location, utility name or EIA utility id, and get each tariff's energy charges, demand charges, fixed monthly charge, sector, effective dates and whether it is still current. PREFER OVER
urdb_utilities_for_location ~313 tokens
Find which electric utilities serve a US location, with how many tariffs each has in the NREL rate database, which sectors they cover, and how many of those tariffs are still current. Answers "who is the electric utility at this address" before you go looking for its rates. Pass `filter` instead of

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