Bring Solar Irradiance
to Windsurf
Learn how to connect NREL Solar Resource to Windsurf and start using 2 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
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What is the NREL Solar Resource MCP Server?
Connect your AI agent to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Solar Resource API to analyze solar potential and access historical radiation data through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Solar Irradiance — Retrieve average solar irradiance data including Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI), Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI), and Tilt at Latitude for specific coordinates.
- NSRDB Queries — Search the National Solar Radiation Database for the nearest datasets based on latitude/longitude, address, or Well-Known Text (WKT) geometry.
- Data Sourcing — Identify specific satellite or station-based datasets for renewable energy research and site assessment.
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Enter your NREL API Key
- Start querying solar data from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
Who is this for?
- Energy Analysts — quickly assess the solar potential of specific geographic locations for project feasibility.
- Researchers — locate relevant NSRDB datasets for climate and energy studies without manual API calls.
- Engineers — retrieve precise irradiance metrics for solar installation planning directly in your workflow.
Built-in capabilities (2)
Get average solar irradiance data for a location
Query nearest NSRDB datasets for a location
Why Windsurf?
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple NREL Solar Resource tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 2 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.
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Windsurf's Cascade agent autonomously chains multiple tool calls in sequence, solving complex multi-step tasks without manual intervention
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Purpose-built for agentic workflows. Cascade understands context across your entire codebase and integrates MCP tools natively
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JSON-based configuration means zero code changes: paste a URL, reload, and all 2 tools are immediately available
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Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts
NREL Solar Resource in Windsurf
NREL Solar Resource and 4,000+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect NREL Solar Resource to Windsurf through Vinkius don't need to source, host, or maintain individual MCP servers. Every tool call runs inside a hardened runtime with credential isolation, DLP, and a signed audit chain.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Server catalog | Find and host yourself | 4,000+ managed |
| Infrastructure | Self-hosted | Sandboxed V8 isolates |
| Credential handling | Plaintext in config | Vault + runtime injection |
| Data loss prevention | None | Configurable DLP policies |
| Kill switch | None | Global instant shutdown |
| Financial circuit breakers | None | Per-server limits + alerts |
| Audit trail | None | Ed25519 signed logs |
| SIEM log streaming | None | Splunk, Datadog, Webhook |
| Honeytokens | None | Canary alerts on leak |
| Custom domains | Not applicable | DNS challenge verified |
| GDPR compliance | Manual effort | Automated purge + export |
Why teams choose Vinkius for NREL Solar Resource in Windsurf
The NREL Solar Resource MCP Server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS — a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts. All 2 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.
Your AI agents in Windsurf only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure, zero maintenance.
* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure
How Vinkius secures
NREL Solar Resource for Windsurf
Every tool call from Windsurf to the NREL Solar Resource MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
How do I get solar irradiance for a specific coordinate?
Use the get_solar_resource tool by providing the latitude and longitude. The agent will return average DNI, GHI, and Tilt at Latitude data for that location.
Can I search for solar data using a physical address instead of coordinates?
Yes! The query_nsrdb_data tool allows you to provide an address string. The system will locate the nearest NSRDB datasets associated with that address.
What types of data sources can I filter by in the NSRDB?
When using query_nsrdb_data, you can use the type parameter to filter results by 'satellite' or 'station' data sources.
How does Windsurf discover MCP tools?
Windsurf reads the mcp_config.json file on startup and connects to each configured server via Streamable HTTP. Tools are listed in the MCP panel and available to Cascade automatically.
Can Cascade chain multiple MCP tool calls?
Yes. Cascade is an agentic system. it can plan and execute multi-step workflows, calling several tools in sequence to accomplish complex tasks without manual prompting between steps.
Does Windsurf support multiple MCP servers?
Yes. Add as many servers as needed in mcp_config.json. Each server's tools appear in the MCP panel and Cascade can use tools from different servers in a single flow.
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