Solcast for AI agents
Agents read Solcast at once. Changes and sends are held for a person's approval by default.
About Solcast
Solar resource assessment and forecasting data for irradiance and PV power, globally.
What an agent can do in Solcast
Every Solcast action is classed by the platform as a read, a change or a send. Reads run at once. Changes and sends are held for a person by default.
Runs at once (reads)
Looks things up in Solcast without asking first. 3 actions.
- Get Historic Radiation And WeatherTool to get historical irradiance and weather estimated actuals for a requested location. Use when you need historical solar radiation and weather data from 2007-01-01 to 7 days ago, for up to 31 days
- Get PV Power ResourceTool to retrieve a specific PV power resource by its unique identifier. Use when you need to fetch complete resource configuration including capacity, orientation, tracking, and derating parameters.
- Get Resources PV Power SitesTool to list PV power resources available to authenticated user. Use when you need to retrieve the list of PV power sites with optional filtering by entitlement level.
Held for approval by default (changes and sends)
Held for a person's approval by default. The approval is recorded and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo. 3 actions.
- Patch PV Power ResourceTool to partially update an existing PV power resource's technical specifications. Use when you need to modify specific resource configuration fields without replacing the entire resource.
- Create PV Power ResourceTool to create a new PV power resource for Advanced PV Power forecasting. Use when you need to add a new solar installation site with comprehensive technical specifications including capacity, orienta
- Update PV Power ResourceTool to update an existing PV power resource with comprehensive technical specifications for solar installation site modeling. Use when you need to modify resource configuration including capacity, or
Changes wait in Needs you
Changes and sends in Solcast are held for a person's approval by default. The approval is recorded, and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo.
Solcast questions
Can an agent change data in Solcast on its own?
Not by default. Changes and sends in Solcast are held for a person's approval. The approval is recorded, and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo.
What can an agent read in Solcast?
This connector lists 3 read actions. Reads run at once, without waiting for approval.
How does Solcast connect?
It connects with API key. Connectors are built and maintained by third-party developers; availability is confirmed during scoping.