EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence MCP Server for OpenAI Agents SDK 6 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
The OpenAI Agents SDK enables production-grade agent workflows in Python. Connect EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence through Vinkius and your agents gain typed, auto-discovered tools with built-in guardrails. no manual schema definitions required.
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Vinkius supports streamable HTTP and SSE.
import asyncio
from agents import Agent, Runner
from agents.mcp import MCPServerStreamableHttp
async def main():
# Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
async with MCPServerStreamableHttp(
url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
) as mcp_server:
agent = Agent(
name="EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence Assistant",
instructions=(
"You help users interact with EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence. "
"You have access to 6 tools."
),
mcp_servers=[mcp_server],
)
result = await Runner.run(
agent, "List all available tools from EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence"
)
print(result.final_output)
asyncio.run(main())
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About EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence MCP Server
Deep intelligence on U.S. coal production and the solid fuels market.
The OpenAI Agents SDK auto-discovers all 6 tools from EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence through native MCP integration. Build agents with built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns. chain multiple agents where one queries EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence, another analyzes results, and a third generates reports, all orchestrated through Vinkius.
What you can do
- Mine Production — Individual mine-level data: name, company, county, output, coal rank
- Aggregate Production — National and state totals by mine type and rank
- Market Prices — Sales prices by rank, region, and mine type
- Coal Quality — Heat content (BTU/lb), sulfur (%), ash (%) by sector
- International Trade — Exports/imports by country, rank, and customs district
- Reserves — Recoverable reserves, productive capacity, and stocks
- Nuclear Outages — Plant-level outage events for U.S. nuclear reactors
The EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence MCP Server exposes 6 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to OpenAI Agents SDK 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 EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK.
Install the SDK
Run pip install openai-agents in your Python environment
Replace the token
Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token from cloud.vinkius.com
Run the script
Save the code above and run it: python agent.py
Explore tools
The agent will automatically discover 6 tools from EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence
Why Use OpenAI Agents SDK with the EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence MCP Server
OpenAI Agents SDK provides unique advantages when paired with EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence through the Model Context Protocol.
Native MCP integration via `MCPServerSse`, pass the URL and the SDK auto-discovers all tools with full type safety
Built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns let you build production-grade agents without reinventing safety infrastructure
Lightweight and composable: chain multiple agents and MCP servers in a single pipeline with minimal boilerplate
First-party OpenAI support ensures optimal compatibility with GPT models for tool calling and structured output
EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence + OpenAI Agents SDK Use Cases
Practical scenarios where OpenAI Agents SDK combined with the EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated workflows: build agents that query EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence, process the data, and trigger follow-up actions autonomously
Multi-agent orchestration: create specialist agents. one queries EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence, another analyzes results, a third generates reports
Data enrichment pipelines: stream data through EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence tools and transform it with OpenAI models in a single async loop
Customer support bots: agents query EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence to resolve tickets, look up records, and update statuses without human intervention
EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence MCP Tools for OpenAI Agents SDK (6)
These 6 tools become available when you connect EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP:
get_coal_prices
Also includes price-by-rank breakdown for bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, and anthracite. Get coal market prices by rank, region, and mine type
get_coal_production
Get coal production by state, mine type, and rank
get_coal_quality
Get coal consumption and quality data: heat content, sulfur, ash
get_coal_reserves
Get coal reserves, productive capacity, and stocks
get_coal_trade
Get coal imports and exports by country, quantity, and price
get_mine_production
Source: EIA-7A and MSHA-7000-2. Get individual mine-level coal production data
Example Prompts for EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence in OpenAI Agents SDK
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your OpenAI Agents SDK agent to start working with EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence immediately.
"What are the largest coal mines in the U.S.?"
"What is the current price of bituminous coal?"
"Are there any nuclear plant outages right now?"
Troubleshooting EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK
Common issues when connecting EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence to OpenAI Agents SDK through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
MCPServerStreamableHttp not found
pip install --upgrade openai-agentsAgent not calling tools
EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence + OpenAI Agents SDK FAQ
Common questions about integrating EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK.
How does the OpenAI Agents SDK connect to MCP?
MCPServerSse(url=...) to create a server connection. The SDK auto-discovers all tools and makes them available to your agent with full type information.Can I use multiple MCP servers in one agent?
MCPServerSse instances to the agent constructor. The agent can use tools from all connected servers within a single run.Does the SDK support streaming responses?
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Connect EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence to OpenAI Agents SDK
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 6 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.