`big_mac_index`

Pack: big-mac-index · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/big_mac_index for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

The Economist Big Mac index for a country: the local Big Mac price, the dollar exchange rate, the dollar price, and the

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`country`	string	no	Country name as The Economist spells it (“Switzerland”, “Britain”, “Euro area”), ISO3 code (“CHE”) or currency code (“CHF”). Omit for all countries.
`date`	string	no	Index release: YYYY, YYYY-MM, YYYY-MM-DD or “latest” (default). Resolves to the latest release on or before it.
`history`	boolean	no	With a country: return every release since 2000 instead of one (oldest first). Ignores date.
`limit`	number	no	Max rows (default 60, max 200).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "country": "Switzerland"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/big-mac-index/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"big_mac_index","arguments":{"country":"Switzerland"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('big_mac_index', {
  "country": "Switzerland"
});

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

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

Connect to just the big-mac-index pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "big-mac-index": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/big-mac-index/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

big_mac_index