Use currencyapi with AI agents (MCP)
currencyapi ships a hosted Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. AI agents and assistants — Claude, Cursor, VS Code and any other MCP-capable client — can call the API as native tools, no SDK or glue code required.
https://api.currencyapi.com/mcp
Connect in seconds
Using Claude Code:
claude mcp add --transport http currencyapi https://api.currencyapi.com/mcp --header "apikey: YOUR_API_KEY"
Or add it to any MCP client configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"currencyapi": {
"url": "https://api.currencyapi.com/mcp",
"headers": { "apikey": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
}
}
}
Listing the available tools works without authentication. To execute tools, sign up for a free API key and send it as the apikey header.
Available tools
| Tool | Endpoint | Description |
|---|---|---|
getLatest | GET /v3/latest | Latest exchange rates |
getHistorical | GET /v3/historical | Historical exchange rates |
getConvert | GET /v3/convert | Convert a value between currencies |
getRange | GET /v3/range | Historical exchange rates for a time range |
getCurrencies | GET /v3/currencies | List supported currencies |
getCountries | GET /v3/countries | List countries |
getStatus | GET /v3/status | Account quota status |
Tool calls are metered like regular API requests and return the same machine-readable errors, so your agent always knows how to proceed. Full details in the MCP documentation.