What can the MISO MCP server access?

Only datasets registered for MISO. The server URL, the sign-in token, search results and every query are all limited to that market.

Is this MISO MCP server operated by Midcontinent Independent System Operator?

No. Ask the Grid runs it independently. Every catalog record names the original publisher and links to the source, including MISO Data Exchange and Live Data.

How is MCP different from using MISO Data Exchange and Live Data directly?

The source portal stays the publication of record. The MCP server is built for an AI client: it can search Ask the Grid's catalog, read each table's schema and run read-only queries, with access limited to MISO.

MISO MCP server

The MISO server lets your AI client search and query Ask the Grid's live and historical Midcontinent data. Search, schemas, queries, sign-in and grid-asset reads all stay inside MISO.

Connection instructions Open the MISO map

Midcontinent Independent System Operator · MISO Data Exchange and Live Data

MISO resource URL

https://mcp.askthegrid.com/v1/miso

datasets

tools

MISO

scope

Streamable HTTP · protocol 2025-11-25 · all MCP servers

Connect it in about a minute

Pick your client. If you're signed in, any MISO access you've already approved shows here.

Checking your Ask the Grid session…

Connect with Claude

Add Ask the Grid as a custom connector, then authorize it with your existing account.

Claude Free (one custom connector), Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise

01Open Customize → Connectors and add a custom web connector. Team and Enterprise connectors must first be added for the organization.
02Name it “Ask the Grid MISO,” paste the resource URL below, and review the OAuth settings. Choose automatic client registration if prompted.
03Add the connector, sign in to Ask the Grid, and approve the requested scopes.
04In a conversation, open + → Connectors and enable Ask the Grid MISO.

MISO resource URL

https://mcp.askthegrid.com/v1/miso

Official Claude MCP documentation

Ask it MISO questions.

Compare MISO real-time prices across its eight trading hubs.

How does current MISO demand compare with committed and available capacity?

Which constraints and reserve zones are setting the strongest prices now?

Find wind plants near the Minnesota planning zone and summarize their capacity.

MISO market workflows

Each one opens the catalog entry for the table behind it.

Trading-hub and nodal LMPCompare live five-minute MISO prices across trading hubs, load zones, interfaces, and pricing nodes.Demand, capacity, and load forecastsPut current demand beside committed and available capacity, then extend the view with the medium-term forecast.Reserve prices and binding constraintsInspect reserve-zone prices and the transmission constraints binding in current MISO operations.Fuel mix and fuel on the marginTrack regional generation by fuel and identify MISO’s published marginal-fuel mix over time.MISO interconnection queue snapshotsSearch proposed projects by technology, requested capacity, status, and published connection details within one latest snapshot.

96 MISO datasets, query-ready

The agent reads each table's source, schema, coverage and query notes before it writes a query.

MISO Live Consolidated LMPmiso.live_lmpMISO · 1-minute snapshots; 5-minute RT and hourly market runs MISO Live System Load and Forecastmiso.live_loadMISO · 1-minute snapshots; 5-minute and hourly series MISO Live Demand, Capacity and Reserve Outlookmiso.live_capacityMISO · 1-minute snapshots MISO Live Binding Constraintsmiso.live_constraintsMISO · 1-minute snapshots MISO Live Ancillary-Service Pricesmiso.live_ancillary_servicesMISO · 1-minute snapshots MISO Live Fuel Mixmiso.live_fuel_mixMISO · 1-minute snapshots of 5-minute data MISO Fuel on the Marginmiso.generation_fuel_on_the_marginMISO · 5-minute MISO Medium-Term Load Forecastmiso.load_forecastMISO · hourly (7-day forecast)

Browse all 96 datasets+ 88 more in the catalog

Under the hood

17 typed tools. Every credential is bound to MISO.

Full tool contracts

Authentication: OAuth 2.1 with PKCE S256
Market boundary: MISO-only audience, allowlist, row caps, audited
Default scopes: mcp:catalog.read · mcp:grid.read · mcp:sql.read · mcp:assets.read
Hydration scope: mcp:assets.write — Enterprise approval required

Questions

What can the MISO MCP server access?: Only datasets registered for MISO. The server URL, the sign-in token, search results and every query are all limited to that market.
Is this MISO MCP server operated by Midcontinent Independent System Operator?: No. Ask the Grid runs it independently. Every catalog record names the original publisher and links to the source, including MISO Data Exchange and Live Data.
How is MCP different from using MISO Data Exchange and Live Data directly?: The source portal stays the publication of record. The MCP server is built for an AI client: it can search Ask the Grid's catalog, read each table's schema and run read-only queries, with access limited to MISO.