PI API FAQs

Question 1

What is the PI API MCP Server?

Accepted Answer

The PI API MCP Server provides a standardized Model Context Protocol (MCP) interface for interacting with the PI Dashboard API. It allows AI assistants like Claude to securely access and manage dashboard resources.

Question 2

What kind of tools does the PI API offer?

Accepted Answer

The PI API provides tools for connection management (check-connection, set-api-url), authentication (authenticate, keep-session-alive), and managing categories and charts (list, get, create, update, delete, export).

Question 3

How do I install the PI API?

Accepted Answer

You can install the PI API using Docker (recommended) or via Smithery. Docker provides a containerized environment, while Smithery offers automated installation for Claude Desktop.

Question 4

What are the key features of the PI API?

Accepted Answer

Key features include secure management of PI Dashboard resources, authentication and connection management tools, support for filtering and analyzing categories and charts, Claude AI integration examples, and multiple installation methods like Docker and Smithery.

Question 5

How can I use the PI API with Claude AI?

Accepted Answer

The PI API offers integration examples for Claude AI, including prompts for setting the API URL, authentication, listing categories and charts, and analyzing data. These examples are designed to get you started quickly with AI-powered dashboard interaction.

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