convert_currency
Quick currency conversion using live rates (supports 166 fiat currencies)
LABSCO SUMMARY
Rates and transfer costs, answered without a key.
The rate is the easy part; what it adds is the comparison — Wise against a bank against crypto for the same transfer — so the answer is what it costs, not just what it converts to.
What it is
A Node server over public financial data: ECB and Wise for currency rates, CoinGecko for crypto prices, DeFi Llama for yields, Open Exchange Rates for the long tail of currencies. It runs from npx and needs no credentials of any kind.
What you get
- get_fx_rate returns a real-time rate for a pair from ECB, with Wise's rate alongside for comparison
- convert_currency does a quick conversion across 166 fiat currencies
- estimate_total_cost compares the total cost of sending money by Wise, bank transfer or crypto
- get_rate_history returns historical rates for a pair, up to 90 days
- get_crypto_quote returns a swap estimate for a token pair, priced off CoinGecko spot
- get_stablecoin_yields returns top DeFi yields for USDC, USDT, DAI and EURC
- get_market_overview returns one snapshot: ECB interest rate, crypto fear and greed, ETH gas and top FX rates
- list_supported_pairs says which fiat currencies and tokens it covers
Requirements
npx fx-mcp, or claude mcp add fx-mcp -- npx fx-mcp. No account and no key: every source it reads — ECB, Wise's comparison API, CoinGecko, DeFi Llama, Open Exchange Rates and the Fear & Greed index — is public and free.
Setup effort
One command — npx -y fx-mcp
USE CASES
01
Getting today's rate for a pair
The ECB rate with Wise's alongside it, or a straight conversion across 166 currencies.
02
Choosing how to send money abroad
Wise, bank transfer and crypto compared on total cost for the amount you are actually sending.
03
Checking whether today's rate is unusual
Up to 90 days of history for the pair, which is enough to tell a move from noise.
04
Finding yield on stablecoins
Top DeFi yields for USDC, USDT, DAI and EURC in one call.
05
Pricing a token swap
A swap estimate off CoinGecko spot, against the list of pairs it supports.
06
Taking a market snapshot
ECB rate, fear and greed, ETH gas and top FX rates in a single answer.
8 tools
Counted once with only startup setup. Other versions, modes or optional credentials may expose a different list.
estimate_total_cost
Compare total cost of sending money via Wise, bank transfer, or crypto
get_crypto_quote
Get a crypto swap quote for token pairs (uses CoinGecko spot prices)
get_fx_rate
Get real-time FX rate from ECB and Wise for a currency pair
get_market_overview
Get a financial market snapshot: ECB interest rate, crypto fear/greed, ETH gas, top FX rates
get_rate_history
Get historical FX rates for a currency pair (up to 90 days)
get_stablecoin_yields
Get top DeFi yields for stablecoins (USDC, USDT, DAI, EURC) from DeFi Llama
list_supported_pairs
List all supported fiat currencies and crypto tokens
BEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
8 tools when we connected.
Requires
npx on PATH
CONTEXT COST
Light Standing cost
Rated by the size of the 8 tool definitions that ride along on every turn, not by how many there are
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Add the block to your client, or run the command directly.
Server setup
Configuration file
JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"fx-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"fx-mcp"
]
}
}
}npx
TERMINAL
npx -y fx-mcp
