Read projects, designs, pricing and financings; update projects and notes in Aurora Solar. For solar sales and design teams that plan systems and proposals in Aurora Solar. Hosted by usefulapi — connect from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or any MCP client.
Team and Enterprise: an Owner adds the connector for the organization first.
Run this command, then run /mcp in Claude Code to log in:
Add to Cursor or add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"aurora-solar": {
"url": "https://aurora-solar.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"aurora-solar": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://aurora-solar.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}No Add custom MCP server option? It depends on your account or workspace settings: see OpenAI's guide.
Run these commands. The second one opens the login page:
Other MCP clients (Windsurf, Cline, Zed and more): add the URL as a remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP). The client then opens the login page in your browser. Do not add an Authorization header: see Before you connect.
Read the tenant to see the valid statuses. List the newest projects and open one to read the customer, the address and the owner.
aurora_get_tenant aurora_list_projects aurora_get_project
List the designs of a project. Read the system summary and the pricing of a design, with the price per watt, adders and incentives.
aurora_list_designs aurora_get_design_summary aurora_get_design_pricing
List the financing options of a design: cash, loan, lease or PPA. Read the web proposal link and check if it expired.
aurora_list_financings aurora_get_web_proposal
List the design requests, filtered by status, newest first. Ask the assistant to list the open ones with their projects.
aurora_list_design_requests aurora_get_project
Read the estimated year-1 bill of a project without solar. Read the bill of a design with solar. Ask the assistant to show the difference.
aurora_get_project_bill_summary aurora_get_design_bill_summary aurora_get_consumption_profile
Read the current note of a project first. Then change the status after the customer signs, and replace the note with the new text.
Changes data · aurora_get_project_note aurora_update_project aurora_update_project_note
The login page asks for your Aurora API key and Aurora tenant id.
An Admin creates the key in Aurora → Settings → API Tokens. A restricted key is the safest choice: allow only the actions you need. The tenant id is shown on the same page. Your key is used only to call the Aurora API on your behalf and to derive a private account id.
Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your Aurora API key and Aurora tenant id. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.
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| Tool | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
aurora_get_tenant | read | Get the tenant Get metadata about your Aurora tenant: name, status, address, currency, units and the list of project statuses. Good first call. GET /tenants/{tenant_id}. |
aurora_list_users | read | List users List users of the tenant. Optional filters by email, external provider id or partner id. GET /tenants/{tenant_id}/users. |
aurora_list_teams | read | List teams List teams of the tenant, sorted by name (Grow and Scale plans only). GET /tenants/{tenant_id}/teams. |
aurora_list_projects | read | List projects List projects, newest first: id, name, created_at, property_address and tags. GET /tenants/{tenant_id}/projects. |
aurora_get_project | read | Get a project Get one project by id: customer details, address, status, owner and team. GET /tenants/{tenant_id}/projects/{id}. |
aurora_get_project_note | read | Get the project note Get the free-text note of a project. GET /tenants/{tenant_id}/projects/{project_id}/project_note. |
aurora_get_consumption_profile | read | Get the consumption profile Get the energy consumption profile of a project: utility, rate, monthly energy and bills. GET /tenants/{tenant_id}/projects/{id}/consumption_profile. |
aurora_get_project_bill_summary | read | Get the project bill summary Get the estimated year-1 utility bill summary of a project before solar. GET /tenants/{tenant_id}/projects/{id}/bill_summary. |
aurora_list_agreements | read | List agreements List the sales agreements of a project, newest first. GET /tenants/{tenant_id}/projects/{project_id}/agreements. |
aurora_get_ahj | read | Get an AHJ Get an Authority Having Jurisdiction (permit office) with its general and structural requirements. GET /tenants/{tenant_id}/ahjs/{id}. |
aurora_list_designs | read | List designs of a project List the designs of one project. GET /tenants/{tenant_id}/projects/{id}/designs. |
aurora_get_design | read | Get a design Get one design: name, project, milestone, imagery and lidar source. GET /tenants/{tenant_id}/designs/{id}. |
aurora_get_design_summary | read | Get a design summary Get the design summary: system sizes, bill of materials, arrays, inverters, batteries and energy production. GET /tenants/{tenant_id}/designs/{id}/summary. |
aurora_get_roof_summary | read | Get a roof summary Get the summary of all roofs of a design. GET /tenants/{tenant_id}/designs/{design_id}/roof_summary. |
aurora_get_design_pricing | read | Get design pricing Get the pricing of a design: method, price per watt, adders, incentives and breakdown. GET /tenants/{tenant_id}/designs/{id}/pricing. |
aurora_get_design_bill_summary | read | Get the design bill summary Get the estimated year-1 utility bill summary of a design with solar. GET /tenants/{tenant_id}/designs/{id}/bill_summary. |
aurora_list_financings | read | List financings List the financing options of a design (cash, loan, lease, PPA). GET /tenants/{tenant_id}/designs/{design_id}/financings. |
aurora_list_design_assets | read | List design assets List the files of a design (screenshots, DXF, racking documents) with download links. GET /tenants/{tenant_id}/designs/{design_id}/assets. |
aurora_get_web_proposal | read | Get the web proposal link Get the customer-facing Web Proposal URL of a design and whether it expired. GET /tenants/{tenant_id}/designs/{design_id}/web_proposal. |
aurora_list_orders | read | List orders List leads (orders) of the tenant, newest first. GET /tenants/{tenant_id}/orders. |
aurora_get_order | read | Get an order Get one order: customer contact, address, phase, seller and notes. GET /tenants/{tenant_id}/orders/{id}. |
aurora_list_design_requests | read | List design requests List design requests, newest first, optionally by status. GET /tenants/{tenant_id}/design_requests. |
aurora_list_modules | read | List solar modules List the solar modules enabled for the tenant. GET /tenants/{tenant_id}/components/modules. |
aurora_list_inverters | read | List inverters List the inverters enabled for the tenant. GET /tenants/{tenant_id}/components/inverters. |
aurora_list_proposal_templates | read | List proposal templates List proposal templates, optionally only enabled or default ones. GET /tenants/{tenant_id}/proposal_templates. |
aurora_list_webhooks | read | List webhooks List the webhooks of the tenant. GET /tenants/{tenant_id}/webhooks. |
aurora_update_project | write | Update a project WRITE: change fields of an existing project (name, status, customer contact, mailing address). Only the fields you pass change. Use aurora_get_tenant to see valid statuses. PUT /tenants/{tenant_id}/projects/{id}. |
aurora_update_project_note | write | Update the project note WRITE: replace the content of a project's note with the given text (the old text is overwritten; read it first with aurora_get_project_note). PUT /tenants/{tenant_id}/projects/{project_id}/project_note. |
aurora_usage_status | Usage status (free-tier meter) Report the caller's current usage: the plan, calls used this month, the limit of the plan (the free monthly cap or the Pro fair use limit), remaining, and whether the limit is reached. Read-only; does not count against the meter. | |
aurora_request_feature | Request a missing feature Tell usefulapi that the user needs something the Aurora Solar tools cannot do yet (a missing tool, field or filter). Call it only when the user asks for something none of the tools can do, and tell the user that you send the request. Do not call it for errors or for normal requests. Do not include personal data, credentials or customer records. Stored with the product name and the client type (for example Claude or Cursor), without the user's account. At most 5 requests per day. Does not count against the meter. | |
aurora_upgrade | Upgrade to Pro (unlimited*) Get Pro: unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 10,000 a month) on Aurora Solar (the free tier caps monthly usage). Plans: "monthly" — $9/month; "yearly" — $90/year (2 months free). Cancel any time: Pro then runs to the end of the paid period, so it also suits a one-time job. *A fair use limit applies. For heavy use (near Pro's limit): "plus" or "plus_yearly" — Pro+, $39/month or $390/year, unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 100,000 a month); an existing Pro subscription changes to Pro+ in place (needs confirm: true; the price difference for the rest of the period is charged at once). Otherwise returns a short link to open in your browser (it opens Stripe Checkout); after payment the account upgrades automatically. Does not count against the meter. | |
aurora_cancel_subscription | Cancel the Pro subscription Cancel the caller's Aurora Solar Pro subscription at the end of the paid period (no refund for the current period; Pro continues until then, then the free tier applies). Requires confirm: true. Run aurora_upgrade later to undo the cancel before the period ends. Does not count against the meter. |
| Plan | Price | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 50 tool calls / month |
| Proper user | $9/mo · $90/yr | Unlimited* |
*Pro fair use limit: 10,000 tool calls a month on this server. For more, write to [email protected].
Pro covers this Aurora Solar server only. Subscribe with aurora_upgrade (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). Cancel any time with aurora_cancel_subscription: Pro continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and running aurora_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].
List the newest projects and their status. Compare the design of a project with its price. Check the financing options for a design. Find the design requests that wait for an answer. Compare utility bills before and after solar. Update the status and note of a project. See what you can do for the details.
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Aurora Solar. The server calls the Aurora Solar API with your own Aurora Solar access, so it sees only the data that your account can see.
Yes. In Claude, add this server's URL as a custom connector. In ChatGPT, add it as a custom MCP server in Plugins. Then log in once. Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code and Codex work too. See the setup steps.
The login page asks for your Aurora API key and Aurora tenant id. See Before you connect for where to find them.
No. Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your Aurora API key and Aurora tenant id. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.
The login stores them encrypted in the authorization grant of your connection. The server uses them to call the Aurora Solar API for you and to derive a private account id for usage metering. usefulapi does not show them on any page or in any reply. To stop all access, remove the connector and change or delete these credentials in Aurora Solar.
Yes, if you approve it. 2 of the 28 Aurora Solar tools can create or change data. The other 26 are marked read-only. Most MCP clients ask you to approve a tool call before it runs.
The Free plan gives 50 tool calls / month. Pro costs $9/mo or $90/yr, with unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 10,000 tool calls a month), for this Aurora Solar server only. Cancel any time: Pro then runs to the end of the paid period. Run aurora_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run aurora_upgrade: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. To cancel, run aurora_cancel_subscription. Pro continues to the end of the paid period.
Tell the AI what you wanted to do. It can send the request with aurora_request_feature. We store the text with the server name, the type of AI client and the tool you tried, not with your account, and read every request when we plan new tools. You can send up to 5 requests per day.
Any client that supports remote MCP servers (Streamable HTTP) with OAuth login: Claude (web and desktop), Claude Code, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and others.
This is a Model Context Protocol endpoint — meant to be connected from an AI client, not opened in a browser. An invalid_token response at the URL is the auth gate working as designed; clients authenticate automatically.
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