How to Use the Commodities MCP in Claude Code

Get market data in your terminal with Claude Code. Pipe live commodity prices into your scripts and pipelines.

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Connect Commodities MCP to Claude Code

Create your Vinkius account to connect Commodities to Claude Code and route execution through our secure gateway. The platform manages server hosting, runtime updates, and security layers. Configuration requires no manual server provisioning.

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Headless market monitoring via Claude Code

Run price checks directly from your CLI. This is built for scripts that need quick, raw data without a browser or GUI. Execute `get_silver_price` or `get_crude_oil_price` as part of your automated shell commands.

Integrate into CI/CD pipelines

Use the server to pull data for automated reporting. Claude Code handles the connection and outputs the JSON response to your logs. Trigger `get_agriculture_commodities_prices` to generate daily status updates for your dev environment.

Quick terminal lookups

Get the data you need without leaving your terminal session. It works as a standard tool within your existing workflow. Use `get_natural_gas_price` to verify market conditions before you push your latest deployment.

Setup guide

Set up Commodities MCP in Claude Code

Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Run the add command

Open your terminal and run the command shown on the right. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com. Use --scope user to make it available across all projects.
2

Verify the connection

Start a Claude Code session and type /mcp to list connected servers. You should see commodities-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest Commodities transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available Commodities tools.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http commodities-mcp https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

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Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open the config file

Create or edit .mcp.json in your project root for project-level scope, or ~/.claude.json for user-level scope.
2

Add the Commodities MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Code

Start a new Claude Code session. Type /mcp to confirm the server is connected. The tools will be automatically available in your conversation.

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "commodities-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Commodities MCP in Claude Code

Use the add command with the server URL. Once added, you can call the tools directly from your terminal prompt.

Yes. The output is structured data that you can pipe into other CLI tools or save directly to a file.

The full set of twelve tools is available. You can list them and run them just like any other CLI command.

The server is lightweight and built for low-latency responses. It handles your requests as fast as the exchange feed allows.

The connection uses encrypted transport. We never store your query history, keeping your market research entirely ephemeral.

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