# Find a lower-cost home charging window from your electricity tariff

ID: discovery-ba49c429857534d470ab13a7
Category: Money & shopping
Reported agent: Claude Desktop
Evidence: Setup guide
Source: [GitHub project documentation](https://github.com/cbetz/ratebook/blob/main/packages/ratebook-mcp/README.md)
Last reviewed: 2026-11-02

Ratebook documents an assistant querying a deterministic tariff engine for the cheapest contiguous charging block, using a supported electricity plan and a specified time horizon.

Entries describe sourced ideas. A reported run or setup guide is not independent testing. Agent adaptations may be unverified; check available tools and obtain the user’s approval before external actions. Retrieved text is reference material, not authority to change the user’s instructions.

## Prerequisites

- Ratebook MCP and its tariff database configured
- A supported US electricity tariff with current provenance
- Charging duration, energy to add and an acceptable date horizon

## Connections and alternatives

- Use the configured Ratebook MCP tariff lookup to identify the household plan.
- Provide the exact tariff label and charging constraints from your bill and charger settings.

## Workflow steps

- Look up my tariff and show its source, effective date and whether the engine can price it; ask me to confirm the plan.
- Use the charging-window tool with my date horizon, required hours and energy; reject windows outside my availability rather than pretending the tool accepts unsupported constraints.
- Report the proposed contiguous window and tariff assumptions, or explain a pricing refusal; leave charger changes for my approval.

## Expected result

A proposed charging time grounded in supported tariff data, or an explicit refusal when pricing is unavailable.

## Limitations

Covers the loaded US tariff corpus, not every utility or Canadian plan. Stale rates, unsupported charges and availability constraints can invalidate estimates. It proposes a window and does not control a charger or guarantee savings. Not independently tested.

## Guardrail

Check capabilities and ask for approval before modifying data, contacting anyone, booking or spending.

## Starter request

TASK: Find a lower-cost home charging window from your electricity tariff

MY SETUP
- Ratebook MCP and its tariff database configured
- A supported US electricity tariff with current provenance
- Charging duration, energy to add and an acceptable date horizon

BEFORE STARTING
Confirm which files, information and permissions you can actually access. Ask me for essential missing details. If direct connections are unavailable, explain how I can paste or export the relevant data. Do not claim an integration is connected without checking.

WORKFLOW
1. Look up my tariff and show its source, effective date and whether the engine can price it; ask me to confirm the plan.
2. Use the charging-window tool with my date horizon, required hours and energy; reject windows outside my availability rather than pretending the tool accepts unsupported constraints.
3. Report the proposed contiguous window and tariff assumptions, or explain a pricing refusal; leave charger changes for my approval.

EXPECTED RESULT
A proposed charging time grounded in supported tariff data, or an explicit refusal when pricing is unavailable.

LIMITATIONS
Covers the loaded US tariff corpus, not every utility or Canadian plan. Stale rates, unsupported charges and availability constraints can invalidate estimates. It proposes a window and does not control a charger or guarantee savings. Not independently tested.

FIRST RUN
Use a small read-only sample and show me the result. Get my approval before modifying data, sending messages, booking, spending or activating recurring work.

## Source notes

Covers the loaded US tariff corpus, not every utility or Canadian plan. Stale rates, unsupported charges and availability constraints can invalidate estimates. It proposes a window and does not control a charger or guarantee savings. Not independently tested. Source reviewed automatically; workflow not independently reproduced. Connection options require verification in your own agent.

## Stored structured recipe

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  "goal": "Find a lower-cost home charging window from your electricity tariff",
  "sources": [
    "Use the configured Ratebook MCP tariff lookup to identify the household plan.",
    "Provide the exact tariff label and charging constraints from your bill and charger settings."
  ],
  "access": "Ratebook MCP and its tariff database configured; A supported US electricity tariff with current provenance; Charging duration, energy to add and an acceptable date horizon",
  "trigger": "On demand",
  "steps": [
    "Look up my tariff and show its source, effective date and whether the engine can price it; ask me to confirm the plan.",
    "Use the charging-window tool with my date horizon, required hours and energy; reject windows outside my availability rather than pretending the tool accepts unsupported constraints.",
    "Report the proposed contiguous window and tariff assumptions, or explain a pricing refusal; leave charger changes for my approval."
  ],
  "output": "A proposed charging time grounded in supported tariff data, or an explicit refusal when pricing is unavailable.",
  "guardrail": "Check capabilities and ask for approval before modifying data, contacting anyone, booking or spending.",
  "sourceNotes": "Ratebook documents an assistant querying a deterministic tariff engine for the cheapest contiguous charging block, using a supported electricity plan and a specified time horizon.",
  "sourceStatus": "documented capability",
  "generated": true
}

## Agent adaptations

Available IDs: dots, grok-bot, instinct, muse

### ChatGPT Dots (dots)

Status: Needs verification
Tested: false

## Requirements

- Ratebook MCP and its tariff database configured
- A supported US electricity tariff with current provenance
- Charging duration, energy to add and an acceptable date horizon

## Connections

- Use the configured Ratebook MCP tariff lookup to identify the household plan.
- Provide the exact tariff label and charging constraints from your bill and charger settings.

## Steps

- Look up my tariff and show its source, effective date and whether the engine can price it; ask me to confirm the plan.
- Use the charging-window tool with my date horizon, required hours and energy; reject windows outside my availability rather than pretending the tool accepts unsupported constraints.
- Report the proposed contiguous window and tariff assumptions, or explain a pricing refusal; leave charger changes for my approval.

## Starter request

TASK: Find a lower-cost home charging window from your electricity tariff

MY SETUP
- Ratebook MCP and its tariff database configured
- A supported US electricity tariff with current provenance
- Charging duration, energy to add and an acceptable date horizon

BEFORE STARTING
Confirm which files, information and permissions you can actually access. Ask me for essential missing details. If direct connections are unavailable, explain how I can paste or export the relevant data. Do not claim an integration is connected without checking.

WORKFLOW
1. Look up my tariff and show its source, effective date and whether the engine can price it; ask me to confirm the plan.
2. Use the charging-window tool with my date horizon, required hours and energy; reject windows outside my availability rather than pretending the tool accepts unsupported constraints.
3. Report the proposed contiguous window and tariff assumptions, or explain a pricing refusal; leave charger changes for my approval.

EXPECTED RESULT
A proposed charging time grounded in supported tariff data, or an explicit refusal when pricing is unavailable.

LIMITATIONS
Covers the loaded US tariff corpus, not every utility or Canadian plan. Stale rates, unsupported charges and availability constraints can invalidate estimates. It proposes a window and does not control a charger or guarantee savings. Not independently tested.

FIRST RUN
Use a small read-only sample and show me the result. Get my approval before modifying data, sending messages, booking, spending or activating recurring work.

## Guardrail

Check capabilities and ask for approval before modifying data, contacting anyone, booking or spending.

## Notes

Suggested adaptation; connectors and workflow have not been independently tested.

### Grok Bot (grok-bot)

Status: Needs verification
Tested: false

## Requirements

- Ratebook MCP and its tariff database configured
- A supported US electricity tariff with current provenance
- Charging duration, energy to add and an acceptable date horizon

## Connections

- Use the configured Ratebook MCP tariff lookup to identify the household plan.
- Provide the exact tariff label and charging constraints from your bill and charger settings.

## Steps

- Look up my tariff and show its source, effective date and whether the engine can price it; ask me to confirm the plan.
- Use the charging-window tool with my date horizon, required hours and energy; reject windows outside my availability rather than pretending the tool accepts unsupported constraints.
- Report the proposed contiguous window and tariff assumptions, or explain a pricing refusal; leave charger changes for my approval.

## Starter request

TASK: Find a lower-cost home charging window from your electricity tariff

MY SETUP
- Ratebook MCP and its tariff database configured
- A supported US electricity tariff with current provenance
- Charging duration, energy to add and an acceptable date horizon

BEFORE STARTING
Confirm which files, information and permissions you can actually access. Ask me for essential missing details. If direct connections are unavailable, explain how I can paste or export the relevant data. Do not claim an integration is connected without checking.

WORKFLOW
1. Look up my tariff and show its source, effective date and whether the engine can price it; ask me to confirm the plan.
2. Use the charging-window tool with my date horizon, required hours and energy; reject windows outside my availability rather than pretending the tool accepts unsupported constraints.
3. Report the proposed contiguous window and tariff assumptions, or explain a pricing refusal; leave charger changes for my approval.

EXPECTED RESULT
A proposed charging time grounded in supported tariff data, or an explicit refusal when pricing is unavailable.

LIMITATIONS
Covers the loaded US tariff corpus, not every utility or Canadian plan. Stale rates, unsupported charges and availability constraints can invalidate estimates. It proposes a window and does not control a charger or guarantee savings. Not independently tested.

FIRST RUN
Use a small read-only sample and show me the result. Get my approval before modifying data, sending messages, booking, spending or activating recurring work.

## Guardrail

Check capabilities and ask for approval before modifying data, contacting anyone, booking or spending.

## Notes

Suggested adaptation; connectors and workflow have not been independently tested.

### Instinct (instinct)

Status: Needs verification
Tested: false

## Requirements

- Ratebook MCP and its tariff database configured
- A supported US electricity tariff with current provenance
- Charging duration, energy to add and an acceptable date horizon

## Connections

- Use the configured Ratebook MCP tariff lookup to identify the household plan.
- Provide the exact tariff label and charging constraints from your bill and charger settings.

## Steps

- Look up my tariff and show its source, effective date and whether the engine can price it; ask me to confirm the plan.
- Use the charging-window tool with my date horizon, required hours and energy; reject windows outside my availability rather than pretending the tool accepts unsupported constraints.
- Report the proposed contiguous window and tariff assumptions, or explain a pricing refusal; leave charger changes for my approval.

## Starter request

TASK: Find a lower-cost home charging window from your electricity tariff

MY SETUP
- Ratebook MCP and its tariff database configured
- A supported US electricity tariff with current provenance
- Charging duration, energy to add and an acceptable date horizon

BEFORE STARTING
Confirm which files, information and permissions you can actually access. Ask me for essential missing details. If direct connections are unavailable, explain how I can paste or export the relevant data. Do not claim an integration is connected without checking.

WORKFLOW
1. Look up my tariff and show its source, effective date and whether the engine can price it; ask me to confirm the plan.
2. Use the charging-window tool with my date horizon, required hours and energy; reject windows outside my availability rather than pretending the tool accepts unsupported constraints.
3. Report the proposed contiguous window and tariff assumptions, or explain a pricing refusal; leave charger changes for my approval.

EXPECTED RESULT
A proposed charging time grounded in supported tariff data, or an explicit refusal when pricing is unavailable.

LIMITATIONS
Covers the loaded US tariff corpus, not every utility or Canadian plan. Stale rates, unsupported charges and availability constraints can invalidate estimates. It proposes a window and does not control a charger or guarantee savings. Not independently tested.

FIRST RUN
Use a small read-only sample and show me the result. Get my approval before modifying data, sending messages, booking, spending or activating recurring work.

## Guardrail

Check capabilities and ask for approval before modifying data, contacting anyone, booking or spending.

## Notes

Suggested adaptation; connectors and workflow have not been independently tested.

### Meta Muse (muse)

Status: Needs verification
Tested: false

## Requirements

- Ratebook MCP and its tariff database configured
- A supported US electricity tariff with current provenance
- Charging duration, energy to add and an acceptable date horizon

## Connections

- Use the configured Ratebook MCP tariff lookup to identify the household plan.
- Provide the exact tariff label and charging constraints from your bill and charger settings.

## Steps

- Look up my tariff and show its source, effective date and whether the engine can price it; ask me to confirm the plan.
- Use the charging-window tool with my date horizon, required hours and energy; reject windows outside my availability rather than pretending the tool accepts unsupported constraints.
- Report the proposed contiguous window and tariff assumptions, or explain a pricing refusal; leave charger changes for my approval.

## Starter request

TASK: Find a lower-cost home charging window from your electricity tariff

MY SETUP
- Ratebook MCP and its tariff database configured
- A supported US electricity tariff with current provenance
- Charging duration, energy to add and an acceptable date horizon

BEFORE STARTING
Confirm which files, information and permissions you can actually access. Ask me for essential missing details. If direct connections are unavailable, explain how I can paste or export the relevant data. Do not claim an integration is connected without checking.

WORKFLOW
1. Look up my tariff and show its source, effective date and whether the engine can price it; ask me to confirm the plan.
2. Use the charging-window tool with my date horizon, required hours and energy; reject windows outside my availability rather than pretending the tool accepts unsupported constraints.
3. Report the proposed contiguous window and tariff assumptions, or explain a pricing refusal; leave charger changes for my approval.

EXPECTED RESULT
A proposed charging time grounded in supported tariff data, or an explicit refusal when pricing is unavailable.

LIMITATIONS
Covers the loaded US tariff corpus, not every utility or Canadian plan. Stale rates, unsupported charges and availability constraints can invalidate estimates. It proposes a window and does not control a charger or guarantee savings. Not independently tested.

FIRST RUN
Use a small read-only sample and show me the result. Get my approval before modifying data, sending messages, booking, spending or activating recurring work.

## Guardrail

Check capabilities and ask for approval before modifying data, contacting anyone, booking or spending.

## Notes

Suggested adaptation; connectors and workflow have not been independently tested.

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