bankofcanada.fx.rates

SERVERApibase SOURCEapibase-mcp-client

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 40 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-whiteknightonhorse-apibase/bankofcanada.fx.rates.md

WHAT IT DOES

What bankofcanada.fx.rates does on Apibase

AI agents call bankofcanada.fx.rates to retrieve information from Apibase without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`recent`	integer	—	Number of most-recent observations to return (default 1 = latest rate only). Ignored when start_date or end_date is provided.
`end_date`	string	—	End date for historical range in YYYY-MM-DD format (e.g. "2026-06-22"). Use with start_date to get a specific date range.
`currencies`	array	—	ISO 4217 currency codes to fetch CAD rates for (e.g. ["USD","EUR","GBP","JPY"]). Omit to get all 10 default major currencies: USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, AUD, CHF, MXN,
`start_date`	string	—	Start date for historical range in YYYY-MM-DD format (e.g. "2026-01-01"). Use with end_date to get a specific date range.

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why bankofcanada.fx.rates is rated Low

Retrieves historical and current exchange rate data with no side effects or financial transactions.

From the tool's definition Get Canadian dollar exchange rates, returns daily average reciprocal rates

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs bankofcanada.fx.rates safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Apibase, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For bankofcanada.fx.rates, this is the rule to start with:

bankofcanada.fx.rates Allowed

bankofcanada.fx.rates is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "bankofcanada.fx.rates": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Apibase, apply this rule, and every bankofcanada.fx.rates call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about bankofcanada.fx.rates

What does the bankofcanada.fx.rates tool do? +

Get Canadian dollar (CAD) exchange rates against major world currencies from the Bank of Canada Valet API. Returns daily average reciprocal rates: 1 CAD expressed in foreign currency units (e.g. FXCADUSD = 0.7061 means 1 CAD = 0.7061 USD). Default currencies: USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, AUD, CHF, MXN, SEK, NOK, HKD. Specify custom ISO 4217 codes via the currencies parameter. Fetch the latest rate (recent=1, default), N most-recent observations, or a date range (start_date + end_date). Data published on each Bank of Canada business day. Source: Bank of Canada, www.bankofcanada.ca — open data, attribution required. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

What parameters does bankofcanada.fx.rates accept? +

bankofcanada.fx.rates accepts 4 parameters: recent, end_date, currencies, start_date. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on bankofcanada.fx.rates? +

Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for bankofcanada.fx.rates: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Apibase. Nothing to install.

What risk level is bankofcanada.fx.rates? +

bankofcanada.fx.rates is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit bankofcanada.fx.rates? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the bankofcanada.fx.rates rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.

How do I block bankofcanada.fx.rates completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for bankofcanada.fx.rates. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.

What MCP server provides bankofcanada.fx.rates? +

bankofcanada.fx.rates is provided by the Apibase MCP server (apibase-mcp-client). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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