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Goldapi MCP Server

Retrieve real-time spot prices and calculate precious metal values via GoldAPI.

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Overview

Goldapi MCP Server allows AI agents to interface directly with GoldAPI.io, providing access to real-time and historical price data for precious metals such as gold, silver, platinum, and palladium. It translates natural language queries into specific price lookups across multiple currencies and provides automated bullion and jewelry value calculations based on weight, unit, and purity. The server requires a valid GoldAPI.io API key provided as an environment variable to function. It is designed to work with any standard MCP-compliant client, supporting various units including grams, kilograms, and troy ounces, alongside custom purity inputs.

Our verdict

This server carries a high-risk rating of 27/100, primarily due to it being a community-maintained project rather than an official vendor release. With no editorially reviewed security protocols, unverified authentication methods, and a single contributor base, users should exercise caution before implementing it in production environments. It is better suited for experimental local workflows than sensitive financial analysis.

Supports historical price retrieval for gold, silver, and other metals
Calculates metal value based on weight, unit, and purity
Limited supply-chain footprint with only three direct dependencies

High security risk due to lack of editorial review
Community-maintained project with no official vendor status
Authentication and read-only mode security remain unverified

Setup

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "goldapi-mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@goldapi/mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows), then restart Claude Desktop. Some servers require API keys or tokens as environment variables — check the project's README and add an "env" object if needed.

No read-only mode — running this grants full read/write access.
No built-in authentication — anyone with access to this config can invoke every tool it exposes.

Tools

Tool	Description	Risk
get_metal_price	Get latest precious metal spot price.	low
get_historical_metal_price	Retrieve historical metal price.	low
calculate_metal_value	Calculate value of metal using weight and purity.	low
get_supported_metals	Returns a list of supported metals.	low
get_supported_currencies	Returns all supported currencies.	low