AEMO Australian Energy MCP Server for VS Code Copilot 12 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
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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.
GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings AEMO Australian Energy data directly into your VS Code workflow. With a project-scoped config, the entire team shares access to 12 tools. Copilot queries live data, generates typed code, and writes tests from actual API responses, all without leaving the editor.
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 VS Code Copilot 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 VS Code Copilot via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the AEMO Australian Energy MCP Server with VS Code Copilot.
Create MCP config
Create a .vscode/mcp.json file in your project root
Add the server config
Paste the JSON configuration above
Enable Agent mode
Open GitHub Copilot Chat and switch to Agent mode using the dropdown
Start using AEMO Australian Energy
Ask Copilot: "Using AEMO Australian Energy, help me...". 12 tools available
Why Use VS Code Copilot with the AEMO Australian Energy MCP Server
GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio Code provides unique advantages when paired with AEMO Australian Energy through the Model Context Protocol.
VS Code is used by over 70% of developers. adding MCP tools to Copilot means your team can leverage external data without leaving their primary editor
Project-scoped MCP configs (`.vscode/mcp.json`) let you commit server configurations to your repository, ensuring the entire team shares the same tool access
Copilot's Agent mode integrates MCP tools seamlessly with file editing, terminal commands, and workspace search in a single agentic loop
GitHub's enterprise compliance and audit features extend to MCP tool usage, providing visibility into how AI interacts with external services
AEMO Australian Energy + VS Code Copilot Use Cases
Practical scenarios where VS Code Copilot combined with the AEMO Australian Energy MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Live API integration: Copilot can query an MCP server, inspect the response schema, and generate typed API client code in the same step
DevSecOps workflows: security teams can give developers access to domain intelligence tools directly in their editor for real-time vulnerability assessment during code review
Data pipeline development: Copilot fetches sample data via MCP and generates transformation scripts, validators, and test fixtures from actual API responses
Documentation generation: Copilot queries available tools and auto-generates README sections, API reference docs, and usage examples
AEMO Australian Energy MCP Tools for VS Code Copilot (12)
These 12 tools become available when you connect AEMO Australian Energy to VS Code Copilot 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 VS Code Copilot
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your VS Code Copilot 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 VS Code Copilot
Common issues when connecting AEMO Australian Energy to VS Code Copilot through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
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AEMO Australian Energy + VS Code Copilot FAQ
Common questions about integrating AEMO Australian Energy MCP Server with VS Code Copilot.
Which VS Code version supports MCP?
How do I switch to Agent mode?
Can I restrict which MCP tools Copilot can access?
Does MCP work in VS Code Remote or Codespaces?
.vscode/mcp.json work in Remote SSH, WSL, and GitHub Codespaces environments. The MCP connection is established from the remote host, so ensure the server URL is accessible from that environment.Connect AEMO Australian Energy with your favorite client
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