Bank of England MCP Server & Skill

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SKILL.md

Domain knowledge for Bank of England — workflow patterns, data models, and gotchas for your AI agent.

Bank of England Statistical Database

The Bank of England publishes daily exchange rates, interest rates, and monetary statistics through its Statistical Interactive Database (SIAD). No authentication required.

Key Series Codes

Exchange Rates (Spot rates, GBP per unit of foreign currency unless noted)

XUDLUSS — US Dollar / GBP
XUDLERD — Euro / GBP
XUDLJYD — Japanese Yen / GBP
XUDLGBD — GBP / Euro (inverted)
XUDLCDD — Canadian Dollar / GBP
XUDLAUD — Australian Dollar / GBP
XUDLCHF — Swiss Franc / GBP
XUDLNKD — Norwegian Krone / GBP
XUDLSKD — Swedish Krona / GBP
XUDLDKD — Danish Krone / GBP
XUDLHKD — Hong Kong Dollar / GBP
XUDLSGD — Singapore Dollar / GBP
XUDLBK73 — Chinese Yuan / GBP
XUDLBK47 — Indian Rupee / GBP
XUDLBK78 — South Korean Won / GBP
XUDLBK97 — South African Rand / GBP
XUDLBK25 — Israeli Shekel / GBP
XUDLTWD — New Taiwan Dollar / GBP
XUDLBK93 — Turkish Lira / GBP
XUDLBK89 — Brazilian Real / GBP

Interest Rates

IUDBEDR — Bank Rate (official Bank Rate)
IUMABEDR — Bank Rate (monthly average)

Date Format

Dates use DD/Mon/YYYY format (e.g. "01/Jan/2025")
Weekends and bank holidays have no data points (weekday data only)

Gotchas

Multiple series can be requested in one call (comma-separated)
Response is CSV format, parsed into JSON by the tools
Some series have gaps on public holidays
Latest data is typically T+1 (yesterday's rates available today)

Tools in this Server (2)

Boe Exchange Rates

Retrieve daily GBP exchange rates from the Bank of England. Supports major currencies: USD, EUR, JPY, CHF, CAD, AUD, NOK, SEK, DKK, HKD, SGD, CNY, INR...

Boe Interest Rate

Retrieve the Bank of England official Bank Rate (interest rate) history. Returns daily or monthly average values. The Bank Rate is set by the Monetary...

Integration Details

Authentication

No auth required

Official Website

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Bank of England MCP server?

Bank of England Statistical Interactive Database. Retrieve daily exchange rates (GBP vs major currencies), Bank Rate (interest rate) history, and other statistical series from the BoE's public database. No authentication required. It provides 2 tools that AI agents can use through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

How do I connect Bank of England to my AI agent?

Add the MCPBundles server URL to your MCP client configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, etc.). The URL format is: https://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/bank-of-england. Authentication is handled automatically.

How many tools does Bank of England provide?

Bank of England provides 2 tools that can be called by AI agents, along with a SKILL.md that gives your AI agent domain knowledge about when and how to use them.

What authentication does Bank of England require?

Bank of England uses open data APIs — no authentication required.

Setup Instructions

Connect Bank of England to any MCP client in minutes

https://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/bank-of-england

What is MCP?

Model Context Protocol lets AI tools call external capabilities securely through a single URL. This bundle groups tools behind an MCP endpoint that many clients can use.