octopus-mcp

An open-source Model Context Protocol server for Octopus Energy customers in the UK. It lets Claude and other AI assistants read smart meter usage, costs, tariffs and bills, find the cheapest Agile half-hours, and manage Intelligent Octopus EV charging and Saving Sessions via a small Docker container.

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You need:Octopus API key

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What you can do with it

Check smart meter usage and costs
Find cheapest Agile prices for appliances
Manage Intelligent Octopus EV charging
Join Saving Sessions

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.3.1

mcp-registry: io.github.mattoddie/octopus-mcp@0.3.1 Source repository Project website

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC

Packages and installation

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ghcr.io/mattoddie/octopus-mcp:0.3.1

oci

ghcr.io/mattoddie/octopus-mcp:0.3.1 package definition

{
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "ghcr.io/mattoddie/octopus-mcp:0.3.1",
  "registryType": "oci",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "MCP_TRANSPORT",
      "value": "stdio",
      "description": "The image serves HTTP by default; this runs it over stdio."
    },
    {
      "name": "OCTOPUS_API_KEY",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "Your Octopus API key, from Personal details → API access in your Octopus account. It starts sk_live_."
    },
    {
      "name": "OCTOPUS_ACCOUNT",
      "description": "Your account number, like A-1234ABCD. Optional when the key can see only one account."
    },
    {
      "name": "OCTOPUS_ALLOW_WRITES",
      "format": "boolean",
      "default": "false",
      "description": "true lets the assistant change Intelligent Octopus charging and join Saving Sessions. false is read-only."
    },
    {
      "name": "OCTOPUS_TOOLSETS",
      "description": "Comma-separated toolsets to expose: account, consumption, tariffs, intelligent, octoplus, raw. Empty means all."
    },
    {
      "name": "OCTOPUS_AUDIT_LOG",
      "description": "stderr, or a file path, to record every change the assistant makes as a JSON line. A file needs a volume."
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "octopus-mcp-0-3-1": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "MCP_TRANSPORT=<YOUR_MCP_TRANSPORT>",
        "-e",
        "OCTOPUS_API_KEY=<YOUR_OCTOPUS_API_KEY>",
        "-e",
        "OCTOPUS_ACCOUNT=<YOUR_OCTOPUS_ACCOUNT>",
        "-e",
        "OCTOPUS_ALLOW_WRITES=<YOUR_OCTOPUS_ALLOW_WRITES>",
        "-e",
        "OCTOPUS_TOOLSETS=<YOUR_OCTOPUS_TOOLSETS>",
        "-e",
        "OCTOPUS_AUDIT_LOG=<YOUR_OCTOPUS_AUDIT_LOG>",
        "ghcr.io/mattoddie/octopus-mcp:0.3.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_TRANSPORT": "<YOUR_MCP_TRANSPORT>",
        "OCTOPUS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_OCTOPUS_API_KEY>",
        "OCTOPUS_ACCOUNT": "<YOUR_OCTOPUS_ACCOUNT>",
        "OCTOPUS_ALLOW_WRITES": "<YOUR_OCTOPUS_ALLOW_WRITES>",
        "OCTOPUS_TOOLSETS": "<YOUR_OCTOPUS_TOOLSETS>",
        "OCTOPUS_AUDIT_LOG": "<YOUR_OCTOPUS_AUDIT_LOG>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "octopus-mcp-0-3-1": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "MCP_TRANSPORT=<YOUR_MCP_TRANSPORT>",
        "-e",
        "OCTOPUS_API_KEY=<YOUR_OCTOPUS_API_KEY>",
        "-e",
        "OCTOPUS_ACCOUNT=<YOUR_OCTOPUS_ACCOUNT>",
        "-e",
        "OCTOPUS_ALLOW_WRITES=<YOUR_OCTOPUS_ALLOW_WRITES>",
        "-e",
        "OCTOPUS_TOOLSETS=<YOUR_OCTOPUS_TOOLSETS>",
        "-e",
        "OCTOPUS_AUDIT_LOG=<YOUR_OCTOPUS_AUDIT_LOG>",
        "ghcr.io/mattoddie/octopus-mcp:0.3.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_TRANSPORT": "<YOUR_MCP_TRANSPORT>",
        "OCTOPUS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_OCTOPUS_API_KEY>",
        "OCTOPUS_ACCOUNT": "<YOUR_OCTOPUS_ACCOUNT>",
        "OCTOPUS_ALLOW_WRITES": "<YOUR_OCTOPUS_ALLOW_WRITES>",
        "OCTOPUS_TOOLSETS": "<YOUR_OCTOPUS_TOOLSETS>",
        "OCTOPUS_AUDIT_LOG": "<YOUR_OCTOPUS_AUDIT_LOG>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "octopus-mcp-0-3-1": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "MCP_TRANSPORT=<YOUR_MCP_TRANSPORT>",
        "-e",
        "OCTOPUS_API_KEY=<YOUR_OCTOPUS_API_KEY>",
        "-e",
        "OCTOPUS_ACCOUNT=<YOUR_OCTOPUS_ACCOUNT>",
        "-e",
        "OCTOPUS_ALLOW_WRITES=<YOUR_OCTOPUS_ALLOW_WRITES>",
        "-e",
        "OCTOPUS_TOOLSETS=<YOUR_OCTOPUS_TOOLSETS>",
        "-e",
        "OCTOPUS_AUDIT_LOG=<YOUR_OCTOPUS_AUDIT_LOG>",
        "ghcr.io/mattoddie/octopus-mcp:0.3.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_TRANSPORT": "<YOUR_MCP_TRANSPORT>",
        "OCTOPUS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_OCTOPUS_API_KEY>",
        "OCTOPUS_ACCOUNT": "<YOUR_OCTOPUS_ACCOUNT>",
        "OCTOPUS_ALLOW_WRITES": "<YOUR_OCTOPUS_ALLOW_WRITES>",
        "OCTOPUS_TOOLSETS": "<YOUR_OCTOPUS_TOOLSETS>",
        "OCTOPUS_AUDIT_LOG": "<YOUR_OCTOPUS_AUDIT_LOG>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "octopus-mcp-0-3-1": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "MCP_TRANSPORT=<YOUR_MCP_TRANSPORT>",
        "-e",
        "OCTOPUS_API_KEY=<YOUR_OCTOPUS_API_KEY>",
        "-e",
        "OCTOPUS_ACCOUNT=<YOUR_OCTOPUS_ACCOUNT>",
        "-e",
        "OCTOPUS_ALLOW_WRITES=<YOUR_OCTOPUS_ALLOW_WRITES>",
        "-e",
        "OCTOPUS_TOOLSETS=<YOUR_OCTOPUS_TOOLSETS>",
        "-e",
        "OCTOPUS_AUDIT_LOG=<YOUR_OCTOPUS_AUDIT_LOG>",
        "ghcr.io/mattoddie/octopus-mcp:0.3.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_TRANSPORT": "<YOUR_MCP_TRANSPORT>",
        "OCTOPUS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_OCTOPUS_API_KEY>",
        "OCTOPUS_ACCOUNT": "<YOUR_OCTOPUS_ACCOUNT>",
        "OCTOPUS_ALLOW_WRITES": "<YOUR_OCTOPUS_ALLOW_WRITES>",
        "OCTOPUS_TOOLSETS": "<YOUR_OCTOPUS_TOOLSETS>",
        "OCTOPUS_AUDIT_LOG": "<YOUR_OCTOPUS_AUDIT_LOG>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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