Eia vs Octopus Energy

In-depth architectural comparison of the Eia and Octopus Energy MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Eia when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Octopus Energy when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Eia Developer Tools	Octopus Energy Developer Tools
Summary	EIA MCP — US Energy Information Administration API v2	Octopus Energy public API MCP — UK energy tariffs & products.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
Quality signal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "eia": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "eia"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "octopus-energy": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "octopus-energy"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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