How do I find my SolarAnywhere API Key?

Log in to your [**SolarAnywhere account**](https://api.solaranywhere.com/account), and you will find your API Key in your dashboard or profile settings. Copy and paste it below.

What irradiance parameters are provided?

The API provides Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI), Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI), and Diffuse Horizontal Irradiance (DHI) metadata.

Can the agent show historical typical year data?

Yes. The `get_typical_solar_year` tool retrieves TMY data for any coordinate pair to assist in long-term performance auditing.

SolarAnywhere API MCP Server for Google ADK 4 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: SolarAnywhere API
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Author: Vinkius

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Google Agent Development Kit (ADK) is Google's framework for building production AI agents. Add SolarAnywhere API as an MCP tool provider through Vinkius and your ADK agents can call every tool with full schema introspection.

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python

from google.adk.agents import Agent
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool import McpToolset
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_session_manager import (
    StreamableHTTPConnectionParams,
)

# Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
mcp_tools = McpToolset(
    connection_params=StreamableHTTPConnectionParams(
        url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp",
    )
)

agent = Agent(
    model="gemini-2.5-pro",
    name="solaranywhere_api_agent",
    instruction=(
        "You help users interact with SolarAnywhere API "
        "using 4 available tools."
    ),
    tools=[mcp_tools],
)

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About SolarAnywhere API MCP Server

Empower your AI agent to orchestrate your entire solar energy research and site auditing workflow with SolarAnywhere, the authoritative source for high-resolution solar irradiance data. By connecting the SolarAnywhere API to your agent, you transform complex meteorological searches into a natural conversation. Your agent can instantly retrieve real-time irradiance levels, audit typical meteorological year (TMY) data, and query specific site metadata without you ever touching a technical portal. Whether you are conducting renewable energy research or managing regional solar fleet constraints, your agent acts as a real-time solar consultant, ensuring your data is always verified and precise.

Google ADK natively supports SolarAnywhere API as an MCP tool provider. declare Vinkius Edge URL and the framework handles discovery, validation, and execution automatically. Combine 4 tools with Gemini's long-context reasoning for complex multi-tool workflows, with production-ready session management and evaluation built in.

What you can do

Irradiance Auditing — Retrieve real-time Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) and Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) data for any coordinate pair instantly.
Site Oversight — Audit all registered solar sites in your catalog to maintain a clear view of regional distribution and scale.
Weather Discovery — Query Typical Meteorological Year (TMY) data to understand long-term solar potential for your energy projects.
Atmospheric Intelligence — Retrieve temperature and irradiance metadata to assist in deep-dive solar performance classification.
Operational Monitoring — Check API status to ensure your solar research workflow is always operational.

The SolarAnywhere API MCP Server exposes 4 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Google ADK 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 SolarAnywhere API to Google ADK via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the SolarAnywhere API MCP Server with Google ADK.

Install Google ADK

Run pip install google-adk

Replace the token

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token

Create the agent

Save the code above and integrate into your ADK workflow

Explore tools

The agent will discover 4 tools from SolarAnywhere API via MCP

Why Use Google ADK with the SolarAnywhere API MCP Server

Google ADK provides unique advantages when paired with SolarAnywhere API through the Model Context Protocol.

Google ADK natively supports MCP tool servers. declare a tool provider and the framework handles discovery, validation, and execution

Built on Gemini models, ADK provides long-context reasoning ideal for complex multi-tool workflows with SolarAnywhere API

Production-ready features like session management, evaluation, and deployment come built-in. not bolted on

Seamless integration with Google Cloud services means you can combine SolarAnywhere API tools with BigQuery, Vertex AI, and Cloud Functions

SolarAnywhere API + Google ADK Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Google ADK combined with the SolarAnywhere API MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Enterprise data agents: ADK agents query SolarAnywhere API and cross-reference results with internal databases for comprehensive analysis

Multi-modal workflows: combine SolarAnywhere API tool responses with Gemini's vision and language capabilities in a single agent

Automated compliance checks: schedule ADK agents to query SolarAnywhere API regularly and flag policy violations or configuration drift

Internal tool platforms: build self-service agent platforms where teams connect their own MCP servers including SolarAnywhere API

SolarAnywhere API MCP Tools for Google ADK (4)

These 4 tools become available when you connect SolarAnywhere API to Google ADK via MCP:

check_api_status

Check if the SolarAnywhere service is operational

get_solar_irradiance

Get real-time solar irradiance data for a specific location

get_typical_solar_year

Get Typical Meteorological Year (TMY) solar data for a location

list_solar_sites

List all solar sites registered in your SolarAnywhere account

Example Prompts for SolarAnywhere API in Google ADK

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Google ADK agent to start working with SolarAnywhere API immediately.

"Get solar irradiance for latitude 34.0522 and longitude -118.2437 using SolarAnywhere."

"Show Typical Meteorological Year data for 'Napa Valley'."

"List all registered solar sites in my account."

Troubleshooting SolarAnywhere API MCP Server with Google ADK

Common issues when connecting SolarAnywhere API to Google ADK through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

McpToolset not found

Update: pip install --upgrade google-adk

SolarAnywhere API + Google ADK FAQ

Common questions about integrating SolarAnywhere API MCP Server with Google ADK.

How does Google ADK connect to MCP servers?

Import the MCP toolset class and pass the server URL. ADK discovers and registers all tools automatically, making them available to your agent's tool-use loop.

Can ADK agents use multiple MCP servers?

Yes. Declare multiple MCP tool providers in your agent configuration. ADK merges all tool schemas and the agent can call tools from any server in a single turn.

Which Gemini models work best with MCP tools?

Gemini 2.0 Flash and Pro models both support function calling required for MCP tools. Flash is recommended for latency-sensitive use cases, Pro for complex reasoning.