Exchange Rate API vs Currency & Exchange Rate MCP
Exchange Rate API is an MCP server published by Exchange-RateAPI. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). Currency & Exchange Rate MCP is an MCP server published by FoundryNet. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Exchange Rate API |  Currency & Exchange Rate MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.0.2 Downloads/month (npm): 160 Downloads/week (npm): 26 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Exchange Rate API | Currency & Exchange Rate MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@exchangerateapi/mcp-server) | Remote server (currency-intel-mcp-production.up.railway.app/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/exchange-rateapi/mcp-server | github.com/foundrynet/currency-intel-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Not responding since 2026-10-14 |
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What each says it does
Exchange Rate API
Real-time & historical exchange rates for 160+ currencies, mid-market (Reuters/Refinitiv).
Currency & Exchange Rate MCP
Currency conversion + exchange rates: free convert/rates, paid historical & trend analytics.
How to run each
Exchange Rate API As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "EXCHANGE_RATE_API_KEY=<YOUR_EXCHANGE_RATE_API_KEY>" --transport stdio exchange-rate-api -- npx -y @exchangerateapi/mcp-serverRequires: EXCHANGE_RATE_API_KEY (secret)
Currency & Exchange Rate MCP As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http currency-intel-mcp https://currency-intel-mcp-production.up.railway.app/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Currency & Exchange Rate MCP has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Currency & Exchange Rate MCP publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Exchange Rate API · What it can do: Currency & Exchange Rate MCP · Compare two other plugins
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