boj_policy_rate

Pack: boj · 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/boj_policy_rate for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

The Bank of Japan’s current policy interest rate for JAPAN (the BOJ short-term policy rate / Monetary Policy-Related Interest Rate, % per annum). Returns the latest value, its month, and recent monthly history. Use this for any ‘Bank of Japan interest rate’ / ‘BOJ rate’ / ‘Japan policy rate’ question. Sourced from IMF IFS (keyless). As of mid-2026 the rate is 0.5% (BOJ exited negative rates in 2024 and hiked to 0.5% in Jan 2025).

Parameters

Example call

Arguments

{
  "months": 12
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/boj/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"boj_policy_rate","arguments":{"months":12}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('boj_policy_rate', {
  "months": 12
});

More examples

{
  "months": 24
}

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"
    }
  }
}

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.