How to Use the Appliance Energy Calculator MCP in AutoGen

Q: How do I add the Appliance Energy Calculator to an AutoGen group chat?

Install the extension with pip install -U "autogen-extmcp" and register the tools. Then, pass the tool list directly to your AssistantAgent instances.

Let your AutoGen agents debate and optimize home utility costs using the Appliance Energy Calculator MCP.

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Let agents debate daily power waste

The `calculate_daily_consumption` tool calculates the energy consumption of an appliance in one day, giving your agents a shared baseline for debate. A budget agent and an environmental agent can use this precise kilowatt-hour figure to argue over household habits. This tool provides the raw numbers that trigger agent discussions. Your agents can negotiate whether to run heavy machinery during off-peak hours based on these daily consumption metrics.

Resolve utility budget conflicts with this MCP Server

The `calculate_monthly_expenses` tool calculates the monthly electricity cost for a given energy usage, helping your agents reach consensus on household expenses. Your financial agent can challenge the lifestyle agent by showing the exact monthly price tag of keeping the AC running all day. This tool removes the guesswork from agent deliberations. They use the calculated monthly costs to converge on a realistic household budget that actually works.

Evaluate long-term appliance efficiency

The `get_appliance_impact_summary` tool gives you a complete energy and cost summary for an appliance, providing a full overview of operational overhead. Your agents analyze this summary to decide whether to recommend buying a more efficient model. Using this MCP, one agent can flag high upfront costs while another highlights the long-term utility savings. They debate until they find the optimal payback period.

Setup guide

Set up Appliance Energy Calculator MCP in AutoGen

Prerequisites

Python 3.10+ installed
autogen-ext[mcp] package
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Install AutoGen with MCP
Run pip install "autogen-ext[mcp]" autogen-agentchat. The MCP extension includes mcp_server_tools for stateless tool access.
2

Fetch tools from the MCP
Call mcp_server_tools(SseServerParams(url=...)) with your Vinkius endpoint. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Run your agent
Pass the tools to AssistantAgent and call agent.run(). The agent invokes Appliance Energy Calculator tools and returns structured results.

agent.py

from autogen_ext.tools.mcp import SseServerParams, mcp_server_tools
from autogen_agentchat.agents import AssistantAgent
from autogen_ext.models.openai import OpenAIChatCompletionClient

server_params = SseServerParams(
    url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
)

tools = await mcp_server_tools(server_params)

agent = AssistantAgent(
    name="Appliance Energy Calculator_assistant",
    model_client=OpenAIChatCompletionClient(model="gpt-4o"),
    tools=tools,
)

result = await agent.run("List recent Appliance Energy Calculator data")
print(result.messages[-1].content)

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Prerequisites

Python 3.10+ installed
autogen-ext[mcp] + autogen-agentchat
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Install dependencies
Same packages as above. McpWorkbench is ideal when your agent needs stateful sessions across multiple tool calls.
2

Use McpWorkbench as context manager
Wrap your agent in async with McpWorkbench(...) to maintain shared state and resources. The workbench manages the full MCP session lifecycle.
3

Run with workbench
Pass workbench=workbench to your agent. State is preserved across multiple tool calls within the same session.

agent.py

from autogen_ext.tools.mcp import McpWorkbench, SseServerParams
from autogen_agentchat.agents import AssistantAgent
from autogen_ext.models.openai import OpenAIChatCompletionClient

server_params = SseServerParams(
    url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
)

async with McpWorkbench(server_params) as workbench:
    agent = AssistantAgent(
        name="Appliance Energy Calculator_assistant",
        model_client=OpenAIChatCompletionClient(model="gpt-4o"),
        workbench=workbench,
    )

    result = await agent.run("List recent Appliance Energy Calculator data")
    print(result.messages[-1].content)

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Common questions about Appliance Energy Calculator MCP in AutoGen

Install the extension with pip install -U "autogen-ext[mcp]" and register the tools. Then, pass the tool list directly to your AssistantAgent instances.

Yes. Multiple agents can call the tools during a conversation to back up their arguments with hard cost calculations.

The adapter automatically converts the tool schemas into a format that your agents can easily read and discuss during their debate.

Yes. Your agents can use the calculations to draft automated recommendations for reducing your monthly utility bill.

This MCP handles all inputs locally, meaning your appliance wattages and estimated run hours are processed securely and are never shared with third-party tracking services.

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