Fxmacrodata

What it does

When your agent uses it

• Questions about CPI
• What data is due next
• The answer should come from the published number rather than news coverage

Example prompts

• “/fxmacrodata”

Requirements

• A credential in FXMACRODATA_API_KEY

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

1. 1Call data_catalogue for the currency to get the exact indicator slug (for example inflation, core_inflation, policy_rate, unemployment).
2. 2Use indicator_query with that slug for the latest print and history, or release_calendar for what is coming up.
3. 3Report the value with its period, release time and the publisher (for example "Bureau of Labor Statistics, via FXMacroData"), and link the…
4. 4Keep released values and forecasts apart. Released prints come from indicator_query; forecasts are a separate tool and are labelled with…

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 10bfc43. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

• Tool permissions

  Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

  From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

• Runs code

  Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

  • claude

  From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

• Network

  Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

  • mcp.fxmacrodata.com

  Also links to:

  • fxmacrodata.com

  From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

• Credentials

  Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

  • FXMACRODATA_API_KEY

  From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Fxmacrodata loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 105 tokens; SKILL.md has 501 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it

~105

When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches

~1.1k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from davepoon/buildwithclaude at commit 10bfc43, republished under its MIT licence (© davepoon). 501 words, ~1,112 tokens.

name

fxmacrodata

description

Look up official macroeconomic releases, central-bank policy rates, release calendars and FX rates for 22 currencies through the FXMacroData MCP server. Use for questions about CPI, GDP, jobs data, rate decisions, bond yields or what data is due next, when the answer should come from the published number rather than news coverage. Remote server at https://mcp.fxmacrodata.com/mcp; USD works without a key.

category

finance

claude mcp add --transport http fxmacrodata https://mcp.fxmacrodata.com/mcp

claude mcp add --transport http fxmacrodata https://mcp.fxmacrodata.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer ${FXMACRODATA_API_KEY}"

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fxmacrodata": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.fxmacrodata.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${FXMACRODATA_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

© davepoon, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in plugins/all-skills/skills/fxmacrodata of davepoon/buildwithclaude.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 10bfc43