ENECHANGE Adds MCP Tool Invocation Functionality to Its In-House Developed Open Source Slack Bot “Collmbo” / Accelerating Operational Efficiency Through the Use of Diverse External AI Tools
ENECHANGE Ltd. (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Tomoya Maruoka) announces the addition of a new external tool integration feature using MCP to “Collmbo,” the AI chatbot utilized in the company’s business chat tool, Slack.
MCP is like a “common language” that allows AI and various external services and tools to connect under the same rules. With the recent feature additions, in addition to simple conversations and inquiry responses by AI, it has become possible to automatically call and cooperate with various external tools. This enables the realization of more advanced operational efficiencies, such as web page summarization and document searches.
Background
ENECHANGE actively promotes the use of AI among all employees. In 2023, we introduced GPT-4 and established guidelines for using ChatGPT for all employees. We also developed a Slack-integrated chatbot with logging and filtering functions to ensure employees can use AI with confidence, as part of our efforts towards business reform. Through these initiatives, we are creating an environment that maximizes the convenience of AI in daily operations.
In recent years, the evolution of AI technology and the rapidly growing need for integration with external services have brought attention to MCP, a standard protocol for smoothly connecting AI with various external services and tools. Within the company, there has been an increasing demand for the ability to reference external sites and to further utilize AI in diverse tasks. Based on this, we have added an external tool calling function to “Collmbo” using MCP. With compatibility to MCP, AI can now support a wider range of tasks such as web page summarization and document search.
ENECHANGE allows engineers to release the tools they develop in their daily tasks as open source, actively contributing to society beyond their own company.
About “Collmbo”
“Collmbo” is an AI chatbot that can be easily used on Slack. It allows users to intuitively leverage AI capabilities in their routine work even without programming knowledge. We will continue to strive for further contributions to business efficiency and the expansion of AI use both internally and externally.
≪Key Points of This Update≫
- Added functionality to enable integration with external tools via MCP
- Support for Streamable HTTP transport allows access to multiple MCP servers and expands the range of possible use cases
≪Features≫
- Utilizes LiteLLM to enable interaction with over 100 large language models (LLMs), including OpenAI
- Open source and freely available, allowing anyone to implement and extend it
- Promotes internal business automation and AI utilization, contributing to improved operational efficiency
- Developed by Iwamoto, an employee of ENECHANGE
ENECHANGE Ltd.
ENECHANGE is an energy technology company that promotes a carbon-free society through digital innovation, with the mission of Changing Energy For A Better World.
Founded in 2015 and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers in 2020 (now known as the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market, Securities Code: 4169), the company offers solutions across the entire energy retail value chain — including procurement, demand and supply management, retail and sales, and customer support — to meet the evolving needs of consumers and energy retailers in light of the “4Ds” of energy: Deregulation, Decentralization, Decarbonization and Digitalization.
Note : This document has been translated from the Japanese original for reference purposes only. In the event of any discrepancy between this translated document and the Japanese original, the original shall prevail.