boj_policy_rate
Pack: boj · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/boj/mcp
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
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
months | number | no | How many recent months of history to return (default 12). |
Example call
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":{}}}'
Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"boj": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/boj/mcp"
}
}
}
See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.