# currency-mcp

> A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for currency conversion using the Frankfurter API

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/currency-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/vanloc1808/currency-mcp#readme
- repository: https://github.com/vanloc1808/currency-mcp#readme
- version: 0.3.0
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: ai-tools, currency, exchange-rate, mcp, model-context-protocol
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:currency-mcp

### Description (declared)

# Currency MCP Server

A [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) server that provides currency conversion capabilities using the reliable [Frankfurter API](https://api.frankfurter.app/).

## Features

- **Real-time Exchange Rates**: Get current exchange rates for 31+ supported currencies
- **Historical Data**: Convert currencies using historical rates from specific dates
- **MCP Integration**: Seamlessly integrates with MCP-compatible AI tools and clients
- **No API Keys Required**: Free and reliable service with no authentication needed
- **Async Support**: Built with modern async Python for optimal performance
- **Input Validation**: Robust validation for currency codes, amounts, and dates

## Installation

### From PyPI
```bash
pip install currency-mcp
```

### From Source
```bash
git clone https://github.com/vanloc1808/currency-mcp.git
cd currency-mcp
uv sync
```

## Usage

### As a Standalone MCP Server

```bash
# Run the server directly
python currency_mcp_server.py

# Or use the installed package
currency-mcp
```

### In AI Tools and Editors

#### Claude (Anthropic)
1. **Install the package**:
   ```bash
   pip install currency-mcp
   ```

2. **Configure Claude** to use the MCP server:
   - In Claude's settings, add an MCP server configuration
   - **Name**: Currency Converter
   - **Command**: `python -m currency_mcp_server`
   - **Transport**: stdio

3. **Example questions to ask Claude**:
   - "Convert 500 USD to Japanese Yen"
   - "What was the exchange rate between EUR and GBP on March 15, 2024?"
   - "How much is 1000 CAD worth in Australian dollars?"
   - "Show me all the currencies you can convert between"
   - "What's the current rate for USD to Swiss Franc?"
   - "Convert 250 EUR to USD using today's rate"

#### Cursor
1. **Install the package**:
   ```bash
   pip install currency-mcp
   ```

2. **Configure Cursor** to use the MCP server:
   - Open Cursor settings
   - Navigate to AI settings
   - Add a new MCP server with:…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- finance.markets (1, derived)
- documents.conversion (0.836, derived)
- dev.package-management (0.768, derived)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/currency-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T13:21:04.988Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/currency-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/currency-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:currency-mcp