Prospector Energy MCP Server

MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that gives AI agents access to the Prospector Labs Energy Data API — 47,000+ interconnection queue projects, 5.4M distributed generation installations, 6,593 developer profiles, tax credit calculations, and ITC deal sourcing.

Tools Available (34 tools)

Projects & Search

Deals & Investment

Tax Credits

Developers

Market Data

Grid Infrastructure

Distributed Generation

What's New in v0.3.1

• DG Investability tools — get_investable_dg_projects and get_dg_investable_summary for searching 55K+ pre-screened distributed generation projects scored for small ITC investor fit
• 34 total tools (was 32 in v0.3.0)
• Milestone tools from v0.3.0: get_milestone_summary, construction stage/study phase/IA status filters on search_projects and get_investable_projects

Setup

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "prospector-energy": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["prospector-energy-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Or if installed locally:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "prospector-energy": {
      "command": "/path/to/venv/bin/python",
      "args": ["-m", "prospector_energy"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

Add to your Claude Code settings or .mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "prospector-energy": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["prospector-energy-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to Cursor's MCP settings (Settings > MCP Servers):

{
  "prospector-energy": {
    "command": "uvx",
    "args": ["prospector-energy-mcp"]
  }
}

Direct Install

# From GitHub
pip install git+https://github.com/OwenCoonahan/prospector-energy-mcp.git

# From PyPI
pip install prospector-energy-mcp

# Or with uv
uvx prospector-energy-mcp

# Run directly
prospector-energy-mcp

Configuration

Example Queries

Once connected, ask your AI agent:

• "How many solar projects are in the ERCOT queue?"
• "Calculate tax credits for a 2MW solar project in West Virginia"
• "Find investable ITC deals in New Jersey with credit rates above 50%"
• "Tell me about developer NextEra Energy's track record"
• "What's the average LMP in PJM this week?"
• "Find battery storage projects over 100MW in California"

Development

# Clone and install in dev mode
cd mcp-server
python3.12 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -e .

# Run with stdio transport (default)
python -m prospector_energy

# Run with SSE transport
python -m prospector_energy --sse

# Test with MCP inspector
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector python -m prospector_energy