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Currency Conversion

by wesbos

Convert currencies in real time with live rates for euro to dollar, usd to inr, and more. Ideal for business, finance, a

Provides real-time currency conversion capabilities by fetching current exchange rates from currency APIs, enabling financial calculations, international business analysis, and travel planning workflows.

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Remote — zero setupReal-time exchange rate data

best for

  • / International business financial analysis
  • / Travel expense planning and budgeting
  • / Financial applications requiring currency data
  • / E-commerce platforms with multi-currency support

capabilities

  • / Convert amounts between currencies
  • / Get latest exchange rates
  • / List all available currencies
  • / Retrieve historical exchange rates by date

what it does

Provides real-time currency conversion and exchange rate data using the Frankfurter API. Converts between currencies and retrieves current or historical exchange rates.

about

Currency Conversion is a community-built MCP server published by wesbos that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Convert currencies in real time with live rates for euro to dollar, usd to inr, and more. Ideal for business, finance, a It is categorized under finance. This server exposes 4 tools that AI clients can invoke during conversations and coding sessions.

how to install

You can install Currency Conversion in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server supports remote connections over HTTP, so no local installation is required.

license

MIT

Currency Conversion is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.

readme

MCP Currency Converter Server

An MCP server that provides real-time currency conversion and exchange rate data using the Frankfurter API.

Using

URL base is https://currency-mcp.wesbos.com

There are two endpoints - /mcp for streamable HTTP and /sse for legacy HTTP+SSE.

Right now many clients do not offer support for streamable http, so you can use it with a proxy:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "currency-conversion": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-remote", "https://currency-mcp.wesbos.com/sse"]
    }
  },
}

Available Tools

convert_currency

Convert an amount from one currency to another.

Parameters:

  • from (string): Source currency code (3 letters, e.g., "USD", "EUR")
  • to (string): Target currency code (3 letters, e.g., "USD", "EUR")
  • amount (number): Amount to convert (positive number)

Example: Convert 100 USD to EUR

{
  "from": "USD",
  "to": "EUR",
  "amount": 100
}

get_latest_rates

Fetch the latest exchange rates.

Parameters:

  • base (string, optional): Base currency code (defaults to EUR)
  • symbols (string, optional): Comma-separated currency codes to limit results

Example: Get USD rates for specific currencies

{
  "base": "USD",
  "symbols": "EUR,GBP,JPY"
}

get_currencies

List all available currencies with their full names.

Parameters: None

get_historical_rates

Get historical exchange rates for a specific date.

Parameters:

  • date (string): Date in YYYY-MM-DD format
  • base (string, optional): Base currency code (defaults to EUR)
  • symbols (string, optional): Comma-separated currency codes to limit results

Example: Get historical EUR rates for January 1, 2024

{
  "date": "2024-01-01",
  "base": "EUR",
  "symbols": "USD,GBP"
}

Data Source

Exchange rate data is provided by the Frankfurter API

FAQ

What is the Currency Conversion MCP server?
Currency Conversion is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server profile on explainx.ai. MCP lets AI hosts (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor) call tools and resources through a standard interface; this page summarizes categories, install hints, and community ratings.
How do MCP servers relate to agent skills?
Skills are reusable instruction packages (often SKILL.md); MCP servers expose live capabilities. Teams frequently combine both—skills for workflows, MCP for APIs and data. See explainx.ai/skills and explainx.ai/mcp-servers for parallel directories.
How are reviews shown for Currency Conversion?
This profile displays 71 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.5 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.

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4.571 reviews
  • Shikha Mishra· Dec 24, 2024

    Currency Conversion is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.

  • Zara Abebe· Dec 20, 2024

    Currency Conversion has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.

  • Ishan Singh· Dec 16, 2024

    Currency Conversion is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.

  • Jin Thompson· Dec 16, 2024

    Useful MCP listing: Currency Conversion is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.

  • Kofi Kapoor· Dec 16, 2024

    Strong directory entry: Currency Conversion surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.

  • Amina White· Dec 12, 2024

    We wired Currency Conversion into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.

  • Yash Thakker· Nov 15, 2024

    Strong directory entry: Currency Conversion surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.

  • Alexander Taylor· Nov 15, 2024

    We evaluated Currency Conversion against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.

  • Zara Choi· Nov 11, 2024

    According to our notes, Currency Conversion benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.

  • Min Perez· Nov 7, 2024

    I recommend Currency Conversion for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.

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