Price Data MCP vs GridHub Electricity Market Data

In-depth architectural comparison of the Price Data MCP and GridHub Electricity Market Data 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 Price Data MCP 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 GridHub Electricity Market Data 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).

Explore GridHub Electricity Market Data Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Price Data MCP Developer Tools	GridHub Electricity Market Data Developer Tools
Summary	Live market prices and candles for AI agents (200+ coins). Data only, no trading advice.	Live and historical electricity prices, demand, generation mix and carbon intensity for 25 grids.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools

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": {
    "price-data-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "price-data-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gridhub-electricity-market-data-2": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "github:jalcodev/gridhub-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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