How to Use the EIA Petroleum — Oil Market Intelligence MCP in Claude Code

Q: How do I install EIA Petroleum — Oil Market Intelligence in Claude Code?

Run claude mcp add --transport http eia-petroleum -- in your terminal. This configures the server in your /.claude.json file.

Q: Can I pipe output from EIA Petroleum — Oil Market Intelligence to other CLI tools using Claude Code?

Yes. Claude Code can execute getpetroleumprices and format the output as JSON so you can pipe it directly into jq or awk.

Pipe live oil market data directly into your terminal scripts and automated CI/CD pipelines with Claude Code.

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Pipe oil market metrics directly into terminal scripts

Run Claude Code to fetch the latest weekly status report via `get_petroleum_summary` and pipe the JSON output directly into your command-line utilities. This MCP Server lets you query energy data without leaving the shell or writing custom curl commands. You can easily filter regional inventories by combining `get_petroleum_stocks` with grep. Your agent handles the raw terminal execution, letting you inspect SPR levels on the fly.

Build headless cron jobs using this MCP Server

Set up a cron job that triggers Claude Code to check daily price fluctuations via `get_petroleum_prices`. The CLI agent can evaluate the spread between WTI and Brent and append the results to a local log file. It can also monitor domestic output trends using `get_crude_production` to alert your team of production drops. You get clean, automated terminal reporting without maintaining a complex backend.

Script complex trade balance checks in Claude Code

Use Claude Code to run automated checks on import-export ratios. The agent queries `get_petroleum_trade` and `get_crude_imports` to calculate net energy trade balances directly from your terminal. It correlates these trade flows with refinery inputs fetched from `get_refinery_operations`. This terminal-first approach is built for SREs and developers who need fast, scriptable access to energy metrics.

Setup guide

Set up EIA Petroleum — Oil Market Intelligence 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 eia-petroleum-oil-market-intelligence-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest EIA Petroleum — Oil Market Intelligence transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available EIA Petroleum — Oil Market Intelligence tools.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http eia-petroleum-oil-market-intelligence-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 EIA Petroleum — Oil Market Intelligence 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": {
    "eia-petroleum-oil-market-intelligence-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about EIA Petroleum — Oil Market Intelligence MCP in Claude Code

Run `claude mcp add --transport http eia-petroleum -- ` in your terminal. This configures the server in your `~/.claude.json` file.

Yes. Claude Code can execute `get_petroleum_prices` and format the output as JSON so you can pipe it directly into jq or awk.

Absolutely. You can run the CLI agent in non-interactive mode within your shell scripts to query `get_petroleum_summary` and check weekly supply balances.

It supports both standard stdio and HTTP/SSE transports, allowing you to connect Claude Code to locally hosted or remote Vinkius endpoints.

All credentials and configuration parameters are stored locally in your `~/.claude.json` file. No oil market query parameters or API tokens are sent to external third parties.

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