currencylayer MCP by usefulapi is answering right now. Last checked 4 min ago. It exposes 5 tools. Last commit 1 Nov 2026.
Read and calculate currency exchange rates with your paid currencylayer account.
Uptime history
15 hours of history
15 hours agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
56 of 56 checks
5
Tools
read from the server
234 ms
Response time
average over 24h
1
Stars
last commit 1 Nov 2026
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Connect this server
Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 4 min ago.
run in your terminal
claude mcp add currencylayer --transport http https://currencylayer.usefulapi.io/mcpSettings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address
https://currencylayer.usefulapi.io/mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.currencylayer]
url = "https://currencylayer.usefulapi.io/mcp".cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"currencylayer": {
"url": "https://currencylayer.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"currencylayer": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://currencylayer.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}Available tools 5
Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on.
If a tool disappears, we record the date.
currencylayer
currencylayer_convert_currency
SPENDS 1 request of your currencylayer monthly quota per call (also when it fails after authentication; it is never retried). Convert an amount from one currency to another with real-time rates, or with the rates of a past date. Returns the result and the quote used. Needs the Basic plan or higher. GET /convert.
currencylayer_get_historical_rates
SPENDS 1 request of your currencylayer monthly quota per call (also when it fails after authentication; it is never retried). Exchange rates for one past date (data back to 1999 for most currencies; a currency added later has no data before its start date and the whole request then fails). Quotes are keyed by pair, e.g. USDEUR. Use 'currencies' to limit the reply. GET /historical.
currencylayer_get_live_rates
SPENDS 1 request of your currencylayer monthly quota per call (also when it fails after authentication; it is never retried). Real-time exchange rates for up to 174 world currencies and precious metals relative to a source currency (default USD). Quotes are keyed by pair, e.g. USDEUR = 0.918 means 1 USD = 0.918 EUR. The free plan refreshes daily, higher plans hourly down to every 60 seconds. Use 'currencies' to limit the reply. GET /live.
currencylayer_get_rate_changes
SPENDS 1 request of your currencylayer monthly quota per call (also when it fails after authentication; it is never retried). How exchange rates changed between two dates: per currency pair the start_rate, end_rate, absolute change and change_pct. Pass both dates or none (none = yesterday's end-of-day rate against the latest rate). Forex markets are closed on weekends, so a weekend change can be zero. Needs the Enterprise+ plan or higher. GET /change.
currencylayer_get_timeframe_rates
SPENDS 1 request of your currencylayer monthly quota per call (also when it fails after authentication; it is never retried). Daily exchange rates for every date from start_date to end_date (at most 365 days apart), one entry per date. Needs the Enterprise plan or higher. The reply must stay small: days x currencies may not exceed 2000 (without 'currencies' that is 174 per day), checked before the request is sent. GET /timeframe.
Endpoints
| URL | Transport | State | Latency | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://currencylayer.usefulapi.io/mcp | streamable-http | answering | 305 ms | 4 min ago |
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currencylayer MCP by usefulapi — questions
Answers built from our own checks of this server.
What can currencylayer MCP by usefulapi do?
It exposes 5 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: currencylayer_convert_currency, currencylayer_get_historical_rates, currencylayer_get_live_rates, currencylayer_get_rate_changes, currencylayer_get_timeframe_rates. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README.
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Is currencylayer MCP by usefulapi working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 56 of 56 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 234 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect currencylayer MCP by usefulapi?
Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.
Does currencylayer MCP by usefulapi need an API key?
No. currencylayer MCP by usefulapi completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 5 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
How fast is currencylayer MCP by usefulapi?
It answers our handshake in 234 ms on average, which is faster than 60% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.
Is currencylayer MCP by usefulapi open source?
The code is open source: it is published under the MIT licence, written in JavaScript, 1 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue. The licence covers the code in the repository, not the hosted service at currencylayer.usefulapi.io, which runs on its operator's own terms.