AEMO Australian Energy MCP Server for LlamaIndex 12 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
LlamaIndex specializes in data-aware AI agents that connect LLMs to structured and unstructured sources. Add AEMO Australian Energy as an MCP tool provider through Vinkius and your agents can query, analyze, and act on live data alongside your existing indexes.
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import asyncio
from llama_index.tools.mcp import BasicMCPClient, McpToolSpec
from llama_index.core.agent.workflow import FunctionAgent
from llama_index.llms.openai import OpenAI
async def main():
# Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
mcp_client = BasicMCPClient("https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp")
mcp_tool_spec = McpToolSpec(client=mcp_client)
tools = await mcp_tool_spec.to_tool_list_async()
agent = FunctionAgent(
tools=tools,
llm=OpenAI(model="gpt-4o"),
system_prompt=(
"You are an assistant with access to AEMO Australian Energy. "
"You have 12 tools available."
),
)
response = await agent.run(
"What tools are available in AEMO Australian Energy?"
)
print(response)
asyncio.run(main())
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About AEMO Australian Energy MCP Server
Connect to OpenElectricity API (powered by AEMO data) and bring real-time Australian energy market intelligence to any AI agent. Monitor the National Electricity Market (NEM) and Wholesale Electricity Market (WEM), track renewable energy transition, and analyze power generation across all Australian states.
LlamaIndex agents combine AEMO Australian Energy tool responses with indexed documents for comprehensive, grounded answers. Connect 12 tools through Vinkius and query live data alongside vector stores and SQL databases in a single turn. ideal for hybrid search, data enrichment, and analytical workflows.
What you can do
- Spot Prices — Retrieve real-time and historical wholesale electricity prices (RRP) by Australian region (NSW, VIC, QLD, SA, TAS)
- Power Generation — Access total network generation and breakdown by fuel technology (solar, wind, coal, gas, hydro, battery)
- Energy Demand — Monitor electricity demand across the NEM with 5-minute, hourly, daily, or monthly granularity
- Facility Data — Get generation output from specific power stations, solar farms, wind farms, and battery installations
- Renewable Proportion — Track what percentage of Australia's electricity comes from renewable sources in real-time
- Regional Analysis — Compare power generation and demand across Australian states and territories
- Emissions Tracking — Query pollution data including NOx, SO2, CO, PM10, PM2.5 from the National Pollutant Inventory
- Market Updates — Fetch commentary and updates about price spikes, outages, and notable market events
- Facility Registry — List all energy generation facilities with their fuel type, status, and capacity
- Available Metrics — Explore the full range of queryable metrics in the API
- User Account — Check your API plan, rate limits, and usage statistics
- Plans & Pricing — View available subscription tiers and features
The AEMO Australian Energy MCP Server exposes 12 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to LlamaIndex in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.
How to Connect AEMO Australian Energy to LlamaIndex via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the AEMO Australian Energy MCP Server with LlamaIndex.
Install dependencies
Run pip install llama-index-tools-mcp llama-index-llms-openai
Replace the token
Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token
Run the agent
Save to agent.py and run: python agent.py
Explore tools
The agent discovers 12 tools from AEMO Australian Energy
Why Use LlamaIndex with the AEMO Australian Energy MCP Server
LlamaIndex provides unique advantages when paired with AEMO Australian Energy through the Model Context Protocol.
Data-first architecture: LlamaIndex agents combine AEMO Australian Energy tool responses with indexed documents for comprehensive, grounded answers
Query pipeline framework lets you chain AEMO Australian Energy tool calls with transformations, filters, and re-rankers in a typed pipeline
Multi-source reasoning: agents can query AEMO Australian Energy, a vector store, and a SQL database in a single turn and synthesize results
Observability integrations show exactly what AEMO Australian Energy tools were called, what data was returned, and how it influenced the final answer
AEMO Australian Energy + LlamaIndex Use Cases
Practical scenarios where LlamaIndex combined with the AEMO Australian Energy MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Hybrid search: combine AEMO Australian Energy real-time data with embedded document indexes for answers that are both current and comprehensive
Data enrichment: query AEMO Australian Energy to augment indexed data with live information before generating user-facing responses
Knowledge base agents: build agents that maintain and update knowledge bases by periodically querying AEMO Australian Energy for fresh data
Analytical workflows: chain AEMO Australian Energy queries with LlamaIndex's data connectors to build multi-source analytical reports
AEMO Australian Energy MCP Tools for LlamaIndex (12)
These 12 tools become available when you connect AEMO Australian Energy to LlamaIndex via MCP:
get_facility_data
g. "ER01" for Eraring, "BNGSF1" for Bungala Solar). Shows actual output over time. Get generation data for a specific energy facility
get_market_data
Supports interval and date range filtering. Get market data including spot prices and demand by region
get_market_updates
Get market updates and social posts from OpenElectricity
get_network_by_fueltech
Useful for understanding the energy mix and renewable vs fossil fuel split. Get network data grouped by fuel technology type
get_network_by_region
Get network data grouped by Australian region/state
get_network_data
Supports interval aggregation (5m, 1h, 1d, 7d, 1M, 1y) and date range filtering. Get time series network data for power, energy, demand and generation
get_plans
Get available API plans and pricing tiers
get_pollution_data
5, VOC) reported to the National Pollutant Inventory by energy facilities. Filter by facility, pollutant, or category. Get pollution and emissions data from NPI (National Pollutant Inventory)
get_renewable_proportion
Essential for tracking Australia's energy transition progress. Get renewable energy proportion data
get_user_profile
Get current user profile and API account details
list_facilities
Filter by fuel technology, status, network, or facility code. List energy facilities and generation units
list_metrics
List all available metrics in the OpenElectricity API
Example Prompts for AEMO Australian Energy in LlamaIndex
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your LlamaIndex agent to start working with AEMO Australian Energy immediately.
"What is the current electricity spot price across all Australian states?"
"Show me the energy mix breakdown for the NEM right now — what percentage comes from solar, wind, coal, and gas?"
"What is the renewable energy percentage in Australia today compared to this time last year?"
Troubleshooting AEMO Australian Energy MCP Server with LlamaIndex
Common issues when connecting AEMO Australian Energy to LlamaIndex through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
BasicMCPClient not found
pip install llama-index-tools-mcpAEMO Australian Energy + LlamaIndex FAQ
Common questions about integrating AEMO Australian Energy MCP Server with LlamaIndex.
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Connect AEMO Australian Energy to LlamaIndex
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 12 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.