`system_demand`

Pack: elexon · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/system_demand for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Great Britain half-hourly electricity system demand outturn in MW (Elexon BMRS ITSDO dataset) over a required ISO-datetime window; returns one row per settlement period with settlementDate, settlementPeriod, and demand fields.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`from`	string	yes	Start, ISO datetime, e.g. “2024-06-01T00:00Z”.
`to`	string	yes	End, ISO datetime, e.g. “2024-06-01T01:00Z”.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "from": "2024-06-01T00:00Z",
  "to": "2024-06-01T01:00Z"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/elexon/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"system_demand","arguments":{"from":"2024-06-01T00:00Z","to":"2024-06-01T01:00Z"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('system_demand', {
  "from": "2024-06-01T00:00Z",
  "to": "2024-06-01T01:00Z"
});

More examples

{
  "from": "2024-06-15T06:00Z",
  "to": "2024-06-15T12:00Z"
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the elexon pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elexon": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/elexon/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

system_demand