How to Use the Appliance Energy Calculator MCP in Claude Code

Q: How do I add the Appliance Energy Calculator to Claude Code?

Run the command claude mcp add --transport http appliance-energy-calculator -- in your terminal. Use claude mcp list to verify the connection.

Pipe appliance power metrics and utility cost calculations directly into your terminal with Claude Code.

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Run daily energy calculations with this MCP Server

Use `calculate_daily_consumption` inside your terminal to output raw kilowatt-hour metrics directly to your shell. SREs can pipe this data into custom monitoring scripts or database seeding tools. This headless execution makes it easy to automate home lab energy tracking. You can run quick terminal queries with this MCP Server without opening a browser or launching a heavy IDE.

Script monthly operating cost estimates

The CLI tool runs `calculate_monthly_expenses` to convert energy usage metrics into standard financial projections. You can feed this tool raw data from smart plugs to generate monthly budget reports via cron jobs. It eliminates manual spreadsheet calculations by outputting clean numeric values. You can easily redirect these cost estimates to terminal dashboards or alert systems.

Query complete appliance impact reports

Execute `get_appliance_impact_summary` to retrieve a complete profile of a device's power draw and financial weight. This single command outputs structured data that details both operational efficiency and long-term costs. This is ideal for quickly auditing office hardware or server room cooling units. You get immediate answers directly in your terminal session without any graphical interface overhead.

Setup guide

Set up Appliance Energy Calculator 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 appliance-energy-calculator-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest Appliance Energy Calculator transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available Appliance Energy Calculator tools.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http appliance-energy-calculator-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 Appliance Energy Calculator 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": {
    "appliance-energy-calculator-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Appliance Energy Calculator MCP in Claude Code

Run the command `claude mcp add --transport http appliance-energy-calculator -- ` in your terminal. Use `claude mcp list` to verify the connection.

Yes. You can run Claude Code in non-interactive mode to execute calculations via this MCP and output the results directly to text files or terminal streams.

Yes. You can pass appliance wattages and runtime parameters from your local system logs directly into this MCP to calculate real-time energy draw.

Yes. Since the connection runs via standard HTTP or stdio transports, you can configure this MCP inside any containerized environment or CI/CD pipeline.

All calculation parameters, including device wattages and local utility rates, are processed transiently in your terminal session. No local hardware configurations or energy profiles are ever uploaded or saved.

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