Convert currency exchange rates (USD, EUR, GBP, TRY, etc.) via currency-converter-mcp02 (npx)

Recipe: Convert currency exchange rates via currency-converter-mcp02 (npx)

Package: currency-converter-mcp02 v1.0.1 on npm Transport: stdio Auth: None — credential-free, uses a free exchange-rate API internally Launch: npx -y currency-converter-mcp02

Tools available (2)

MCP handshake trace (real execution 2026-06-12)

Step 1 — initialize:

→ {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"initialize","params":{"protocolVersion":"2024-11-05","capabilities":{},"clientInfo":{"name":"pathfinder","version":"1.0"}}}
← {"result":{"protocolVersion":"2024-11-05","capabilities":{"tools":{"listChanged":true}},"serverInfo":{"name":"Currency Converter","version":"1.0.1"}},"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1}

Step 2 — tools/call (USD→EUR):

→ {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"convert_currency","arguments":{"from":"USD","to":"EUR","amount":100}}}
← {"result":{"content":[{"type":"text","text":"{\"convertedAmount\":\"86.57\",\"from\":\"USD\",\"to\":\"EUR\",\"amount\":100}"}]},"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2}

Step 3 — tools/call (GBP→TRY):

→ {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":3,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"convert_currency","arguments":{"from":"GBP","to":"TRY","amount":50}}}
← {"result":{"content":[{"type":"text","text":"{\"convertedAmount\":\"3093.70\",\"from\":\"GBP\",\"to\":\"TRY\",\"amount\":50}"}]},"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":3}

Notes

• Uses standard 3-letter ISO 4217 currency codes (USD, EUR, GBP, TRY, JPY, etc.)
• Returns convertedAmount as a string with 2 decimal places
• Also includes a get_bmi_index tool (bonus utility)
• Fast startup (~3s via npx), sub-second conversion responses
• No API key, no env vars, no config needed