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- exchange-rates
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- JSON with rate, converted amount, and source. Present cleanly with unit rate and total.
Exchange Rates (XE.com)
Fetch live mid-market exchange rates from XE.com via headless browser.
Usage
node ~/clawd/skills/exchange-rates/scripts/xe-rate.mjs <FROM> <TO> [AMOUNT]Examples:
node ~/clawd/skills/exchange-rates/scripts/xe-rate.mjs USD INR # 1 USD → INR
node ~/clawd/skills/exchange-rates/scripts/xe-rate.mjs EUR USD 500 # 500 EUR → USD
node ~/clawd/skills/exchange-rates/scripts/xe-rate.mjs THB INR 1000 # 1000 THB → INROutput: JSON with amount, from, to, rate, converted, source, timestamp
Response Format
Present results cleanly:
- Show the converted amount prominently
- Include the unit rate (1 FROM = X TO)
- Mention source is XE.com mid-market rate
- For amounts > 1, show both unit rate and total conversion
Notes
- Uses Playwright + Browserless (CDP) to scrape XE.com
- Falls back to exchangerate-api.com if XE fails
- Currency codes: standard 3-letter ISO 4217 (USD, INR, EUR, GBP, THB, JPY, etc.)
- Rates are mid-market (not buy/sell spreads)
- Script takes ~4-5 seconds per lookup (browser overhead)