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FinancialMCP serverFirst audited Nov 13, 2026

currencylayer MCP by usefulapi

Read and calculate currency exchange rates with your paid currencylayer account.The vendor's description, from its MCP Registry listing.

Passed public checksAudited Nov 13, 2026

Every public check ran and passed. Public audit: we connect as an AI client would, list the tools and check what they say. We do not run them. How we audit

Does it work?
YesConnected in 186 ms.
Sign-up?
None neededIt answered without any account or key.
Can it change things?
YesSome tools say they can change things. Your AI client should ask you first.
Endpointhttps://currencylayer.usefulapi.io/mcp

Source code Website Streamable HTTP · protocol 2025-11-25 · server version 1.10.1

What we checked, the evidence, and the tools it offers.

What we checked

Security

  • Passed: Connections are encrypted (HTTPS).

  • Passed: No hidden instructions found in tool text.

Safety labels

  • Note: 5 tools are labelled as able to change things.

    Expected for tools that send, write or buy. Your AI client should ask before calling them.

    • currencylayer_get_live_rates
    • currencylayer_get_historical_rates
    • currencylayer_convert_currency
    • currencylayer_get_timeframe_rates
    • currencylayer_get_rate_changes
  • Passed: Every tool says whether it only reads or can change things.

Tools

  • Passed: 5 tools listed.

  • Passed: Every tool describes its inputs with a valid schema.

Protocol

  • Passed: The MCP handshake works (Streamable HTTP).

  • Passed: Protocol version 2025-11-25 (latest).

  • Passed: Unknown requests are refused.

Connection

  • Passed: The server responds.

Tools (5)

As the server describes them. The labels are the server's own: it says whether each tool only reads or can change things.

  • currencylayer_get_live_ratesSPENDS 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 meta…Can change things
  • currencylayer_get_historical_ratesSPENDS 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;…Can change things
  • currencylayer_convert_currencySPENDS 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 w…Can change things
  • currencylayer_get_timeframe_ratesSPENDS 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…Can change things
  • currencylayer_get_rate_changesSPENDS 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…Can change things

Audit history

  1. Nov 13Passed

What we sent

Every request in this audit, with the answer and how long it took. We never send credentials and never call a tool.

RequestAnswerTime
initializeHTTP 200186 ms
initializedHTTP 202101 ms
tools/listHTTP 200154 ms
prompts/listHTTP 20027 ms
unknown-methodHTTP 40138 ms

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