Central Bank Rates (AllRatesToday) vs Frankfurter

In-depth architectural comparison of the Central Bank Rates (AllRatesToday) and Frankfurter MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

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Choose Central Bank Rates (AllRatesToday) when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore Central Bank Rates (AllRatesToday) Details

Choose Frankfurter when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	C Central Bank Rates (AllRatesToday) Developer Tools	Frankfurter Developer Tools
Summary	Official central-bank & tax-authority exchange rates from 60+ institutions (ECB, Fed, BOJ, HMRC).	Blended exchange rates from 50+ institutions via Frankfurter. Tools: get_rates, convert.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "central-bank-rates-allratestoday": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@allratestoday/central-bank-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "frankfurter": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "frankfurter"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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