Norges Bank

mcp-norges-bank

Norges Bank (Norway's central bank) MCP — exchange rates, interest rates, and government debt key figures via the SDMX 2.1 REST API.

Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1867+ live data sources. This is an independent, unofficial integration — not affiliated with, endorsed by, or published by the upstream provider.

Tools

Tool	Description
get_exchange_rate	Latest (or last N) Norges Bank exchange rate for a currency against the Norwegian krone (NOK). The value is how many NOK one unit of the base currency buys (e.g. USD → ~9.25 NOK). Builds the EXR series key B.{CURRENCY}.NOK.SP (business-day spot). currency is the ISO 4217 code, e.g. "USD", "EUR", "GBP", "SEK", "JPY".
get_policy_rate	Norges Bank's current key policy rate (the sight deposit rate paid on banks' reserves): the rate, the date it took effect, the previous rate, and when that one took effect, plus recent decision history. Computed from the daily policy-rate series, so it reflects the most recent rate-setting meeting. history is how many past rate changes to include (default 5, max 20).
get_series	Generic SDMX data fetch from any Norges Bank flow. key is dot-separated SDMX dimension filters; leave a position empty to wildcard it. Examples: flow_ref="EXR", key="B.USD.NOK.SP" (daily USD→NOK spot); flow_ref="IR" (all interest-rate series). For the current policy rate specifically, use get_policy_rate instead of guessing an IR key. Use list_flows to see available flow references.
list_flows	List the four Norges Bank SDMX data flows available in this pack (EXR exchange rates, IR interest rates, GOVT_KEYFIGURES, GOVT_GENERIC_RATES) with each flow's dimension order, an example series key, and usage notes.

Quick Start

Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "norges-bank": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/norges-bank/mcp"
    }
  }
}

What this endpoint actually serves

tools/list at https://gateway.pipeworx.io/norges-bank/mcp returns the tools in the table above plus the shared Pipeworx meta-tools — ask_pipeworx, discover_tools, search_within, remember/recall and the rest of the gateway-wide set. So the tool count you see is larger than this table: a single-pack endpoint currently lists roughly 30 shared tools alongside the pack's own. The connection's initialize response states its exact scope, and is the authoritative answer for a given day.

This is deliberate, not multiplexing by accident. The meta-tools are what let a scoped connection answer a question this pack does not cover — via ask_pipeworx, which routes across the whole catalog — without you adding a second MCP server. There is currently no way to mount a pack endpoint without them; if the extra schemas cost you more context than the routing is worth, connect to the full gateway once rather than to several pack endpoints.

Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway to get every pack's tools listed directly, instead of just this one's:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Both URLs reach the same gateway and the same 1867+ data sources. The only difference is which pack's tools are listed directly; ask_pipeworx reaches all of them from either one.

No MCP client? Call it over HTTP

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/norges_bank_get_exchange_rate \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"currency":"USD"}'

No account needed for the first calls. Inspect any tool: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/norges_bank_get_exchange_rate. Find one: POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_packs with {"query":"..."}.

Run it from npm

@pipeworx/mcp-norges-bank is a local stdio bridge to the Pipeworx gateway: your MCP client starts it with npx, and it forwards every call to the same https://gateway.pipeworx.io/norges-bank/mcp endpoint shown above. It needs network access; there is no offline mode.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "norges-bank": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pipeworx/mcp-norges-bank"]
    }
  }
}

Without a key it calls anonymously, capped at 50 calls a day. A free account raises that to 200 a day: get a key at https://pipeworx.io/signup and add "env": { "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<your key>" } to the server entry. The key is sent as a Bearer token, the same way a hosted connection sends it, so calls are metered and billed exactly as they are there.

It lists only this pack's tools by default. Set PIPEWORX_META_TOOLS=1 to also list ask_pipeworx and the other gateway-wide tools.

Behind an HTTPS proxy: Node's built-in fetch does not read HTTPS_PROXY by default. Newer Node releases honour it when NODE_USE_ENV_PROXY=1 is set; check your Node version's documentation.

Using with ask_pipeworx

Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English — this works on the pack endpoint above as well as on the full gateway:

ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Norges Bank data" })

The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.

More

• Docs and guides
• pipeworx.io

License

MIT