How do I install the Exchange Rates skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add modbender/exchange-rates in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

Is Exchange Rates safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Independent scanners report: SkillSpector: PASS, Skill Scanner: PASS. Capability flags: executes scripts, makes network calls. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Exchange Rates?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Exchange Rates free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Exchange Rates?

modbender (@modbender) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Exchange Rates by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Exchange Rates
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: modbender

Exchange Rates

Fetch live exchange rates between any currency pairs from XE.com. Use when: user asks about currency conversion, exchange rates, forex rates, or converting amounts between currencies (e.g., "USD to INR", "100 EUR in GBP", "what's the dollar rate", "how much is 500 euros"). Don't use when: user asks about stock prices, crypto prices, or financial markets — those are web searches, not currency conversions. Output: JSON with rate, converted amount, and source. Present cleanly with unit rate and total.

modbender Updated Sep 9, 2026 12 repo stars

File contents

Exchange Rates (XE.com)

Fetch live mid-market exchange rates from XE.com via headless browser.

Usage

node ~/clawd/skills/exchange-rates/scripts/xe-rate.mjs <FROM> <TO> [AMOUNT]

Examples:

node ~/clawd/skills/exchange-rates/scripts/xe-rate.mjs USD INR        # 1 USD → INR
node ~/clawd/skills/exchange-rates/scripts/xe-rate.mjs EUR USD 500    # 500 EUR → USD
node ~/clawd/skills/exchange-rates/scripts/xe-rate.mjs THB INR 1000   # 1000 THB → INR

Output: JSON with amount, from, to, rate, converted, source, timestamp

Response Format

Present results cleanly:

Show the converted amount prominently
Include the unit rate (1 FROM = X TO)
Mention source is XE.com mid-market rate
For amounts > 1, show both unit rate and total conversion

Notes

Uses Playwright + Browserless (CDP) to scrape XE.com
Falls back to exchangerate-api.com if XE fails
Currency codes: standard 3-letter ISO 4217 (USD, INR, EUR, GBP, THB, JPY, etc.)
Rates are mid-market (not buy/sell spreads)
Script takes ~4-5 seconds per lookup (browser overhead)

Frequently asked questions