Currency Conversion MCP Server

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

Local serverstdio

What is the Currency Conversion MCP MCP server?

Currency conversion mcp mcp server lets Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients work with Currency Conversion MCP directly. An MCP server that provides real-time currency conversion and exchange rate data using the Frankfurter API.

What Currency Conversion MCP does

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

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 4 tools directly:

  • convert_currency — The convert_currency tool exposed by this server
  • get_latest_rates — The get_latest_rates tool exposed by this server
  • get_currencies — The get_currencies tool exposed by this server
  • get_historical_rates — The get_historical_rates tool exposed by this server

Installing the currency conversion mcp mcp server

Setup follows the standard MCP pattern: clone or install the server, then register it in your client's configuration file and restart the client. The configuration snippets on this page cover Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor.

Where it fits

Developer-tool servers are usually the first ones people connect, because they turn "help me with this code" into an assistant that can actually read the repo and act on it. Currency Conversion MCP sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — convert_currency, get_latest_rates, get_currencies among others — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other developer tools servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • Maintained by wesbos.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the currency conversion mcp mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
convert_currencyThe convert_currency tool exposed by this server.
get_latest_ratesThe get_latest_rates tool exposed by this server.
get_currenciesThe get_currencies tool exposed by this server.
get_historical_ratesThe get_historical_rates tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Currency Conversion MCP MCP server

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

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Example prompts to try

  • Use Currency Conversion MCP to convert currency.
  • Use Currency Conversion MCP to get latest rates.
  • Use Currency Conversion MCP to get currencies.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Currency Conversion MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 4 tools (convert_currency, get_latest_rates, get_currencies, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Currency Conversion MCP directly.