Norges Bank Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that gives AI agents direct access to Norges Bank's open data API. Exchange rates, policy rate, government securities, money market data, bank liquidity, and the Regional Network survey.

Built by Gervi Labs as part of an effort to create MCP servers for Norwegian public data sources.

What it does

This server exposes tools for querying data from Norway's central bank, including:

• Exchange rates for 40+ currencies against NOK (daily, monthly, annual)
• Policy rate (styringsrenten), overnight lending rate, and reserve rate
• Nowa (Norwegian overnight weighted average rate)
• Government securities: prices, yields, zero-coupon curves
• Government debt key figures and primary/secondary market data
• Bank liquidity forecasts and statistics
• Money market aggregates
• Regional Network enterprise survey data
• Financial indicators

All data comes from Norges Bank's public SDMX REST API at https://data.norges-bank.no/api/. No authentication required. Data is freely available under open license.

Quick start

Local

pip install -r requirements.txt
python server.py

The server runs on port 8007 using streamable HTTP transport.

Docker

docker build -t norges-bank-mcp .
docker run -p 8007:8007 norges-bank-mcp

Or with docker-compose:

docker compose up

Available tools

Tool	Description
nb_get_api_status	Verify API connectivity
nb_list_dataflows	List all available datasets
nb_get_dataflow_structure	Get dimensions and valid codes for a dataset
nb_get_data	Fetch data with SDMX key filter
nb_get_exchange_rate	Quick exchange rate lookup (accepts common names)
nb_get_policy_rate	Current and historical policy rate

Recommended workflow

1. Discover: nb_list_dataflows() to see all available datasets
2. Explore: nb_get_dataflow_structure('EXR') to understand dimensions and valid codes
3. Query: nb_get_data('EXR', 'B.USD.NOK.SP', '2024-01-01', '2026-03-30') to fetch data

Key format

The SDMX key is a dot-separated string of dimension values. Empty positions act as wildcards. Use + for multiple values in one position.

Key	Meaning
B.USD.NOK.SP	Daily USD/NOK spot rate
B.USD+EUR+GBP.NOK.SP	Daily USD, EUR, and GBP vs NOK
B..NOK.SP	All currencies vs NOK, daily
M.USD.NOK.SP	Monthly USD/NOK
A.USD.NOK.SP	Annual USD/NOK

Frequency codes: B (business daily), M (monthly), A (annual).

Available dataflows

ID	Name	Description
EXR	Exchange rates	40+ currencies against NOK
IR	Policy rate	Key rate, overnight lending, reserve rate
SHORT_RATES	Short rates	Nowa rate
SEC	Government securities	Prices and yields at market close
GOVT_GENERIC_RATES	Generic interest rates	Government bond yield curve
GOVT_ZEROCOUPON	Zero coupon yields	Nelson-Siegel-Svensson model
GOVT_KEYFIGURES	Key indicators	Government debt overview
GOVT_PRIMARY_MARKET	Primary market	Government securities auctions
GOVT_SECONDARY_MARKET	Secondary market	Turnover by region/investor
GOVT_IRS	Interest rate swaps	Government debt swaps
MONEY_MARKET	Money market	Aggregated reporting data
LIQUIDITY_FORECAST	Liquidity forecast	Bank system liquidity outlook
LIQUIDITY_STATISTICS	Liquidity statistics	Bank system liquidity data
REGNET	Regional Network	Enterprise and organisation survey
FINANCIAL_INDICATORS	Financial indicators	Calculated by Norges Bank
FAUCTION	F-auctions	Announcements and results
SETTLEMENT_STATISTICS	Settlement	Settlement system data
ANN_KPRA	Policy rate announcements	Rate decision announcements
ANN_FX_SPU	FX announcements	Transactions on behalf of SPU

Exchange rate convenience

The nb_get_exchange_rate tool accepts common currency names in addition to ISO codes:

• "dollar" or "USD"
• "euro" or "EUR"
• "pound" or "sterling" or "GBP"
• "yen" or "JPY"
• "swedish" or "SEK"
• "danish" or "DKK"
• "swiss" or "franc" or "CHF"
• "yuan" or "renminbi" or "CNY"
• "TWI" for trade-weighted index
• "I44" for import-weighted index
• ... and 30+ more aliases

Related projects

Part of a growing ecosystem of MCP servers for Norwegian public data:

• SSB MCP (Statistics Norway): tools.try.no/ssb-mcp
• FHI MCP (Public Health Institute): github.com/inooLabs/fhi-mcp

Data source

All data comes from the public Norges Bank SDMX REST API. No authentication required.

• API base: https://data.norges-bank.no/api/
• Query builder: app.norges-bank.no/query
• Documentation: norges-bank.no/en/topics/Statistics/open-data

License

MIT