finance

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.

github stars

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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