# Precious Metals Spot Prices (`mowell_labs/spot-prices`) Actor Real-time spot prices for gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and copper. Includes bullion value calculator and US silver coin melt value tool. Designed for AI agents via MCP. - **URL**: https://apify.com/mowell\_labs/spot-prices.md - **Developed by:** [Brian Mowell](https://apify.com/mowell_labs) (community) - **Categories:** MCP servers, Agents, Integrations - **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $10.00 / 1,000 client lookups This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Precious Metals Spot Prices Real-time precious metals spot prices for AI agents via MCP. Gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and copper — live futures data with bullion value calculator. Built by [Mowell Labs](https://github.com/MowellLabs). ### What it does This MCP server gives AI agents instant access to precious metals market data. No scraping, no API keys to manage — just call the tool and get structured JSON back. - **Live spot prices** from Yahoo Finance futures (GC=F, SI=F, PL=F, PA=F, HG=F) - **Bullion value calculator** — spot × weight × purity for any bar, round, or coin - **US silver coin melt values** — pre-1965 dimes, quarters, half dollars, and dollars - **60-second cache** — fast responses without hammering the data source - **Validation** — price range checks filter bad data from contract rollovers ### Tools #### `get_spot_price` Get the current price per troy ounce for a single metal. **Input:** ```json {"metal": "gold"} ```` **Output:** ```json { "metal": "gold", "symbol": "XAU", "price_per_troy_oz": 4788.60, "currency": "USD", "change": 44.60, "change_percent": 0.95, "source": "yahoo_finance", "timestamp": "2026-04-08T17:13:29Z" } ``` #### `get_all_spot_prices` Get all five metals in a single call. **Input:** none required **Output:** ```json { "prices": [ {"metal": "gold", "price_per_troy_oz": 4788.60, "...": "..."}, {"metal": "silver", "price_per_troy_oz": 75.58, "...": "..."}, {"metal": "platinum", "price_per_troy_oz": 2065.60, "...": "..."}, {"metal": "palladium", "price_per_troy_oz": 1599.50, "...": "..."}, {"metal": "copper", "price_per_troy_oz": 0.40, "...": "..."} ], "currency": "USD", "supported_metals": ["gold", "silver", "platinum", "palladium", "copper"] } ``` #### `calculate_bullion_value` Calculate the melt value of a bullion piece. **Input:** ```json {"metal": "gold", "weight_troy_oz": 1.0, "purity": 0.999} ``` **Output:** ```json { "metal": "gold", "weight_troy_oz": 1.0, "purity": 0.999, "spot_price_per_oz": 4788.60, "estimated_value": 4783.81, "currency": "USD", "note": "Melt/bullion value only. Retail premiums, numismatic value, and dealer spreads not included." } ``` Common purity values: 0.999 (fine), 0.9167 (22k gold), 0.900 (90% silver coins), 0.9995 (platinum). #### `get_silver_melt_value` Calculate the silver melt value of pre-1965 US coins. **Input:** ```json {"denomination": "quarter", "year": 1964} ``` **Output:** ```json { "denomination": "quarter", "year": 1964, "silver_content_troy_oz": 0.1808, "silver_spot_price": 75.58, "melt_value": 13.66, "note": "Based on 90% silver composition (pre-1965 US coins)." } ``` Supported denominations: dime, quarter, half\_dollar, dollar. ### Supported metals | Metal | Ticker | Symbol | Example price | |-----------|--------|--------|---------------| | Gold | GC=F | XAU | $4,788/oz | | Silver | SI=F | XAG | $75.58/oz | | Platinum | PL=F | XPT | $2,065/oz | | Palladium | PA=F | XPD | $1,599/oz | | Copper | HG=F | HG | $0.40/oz | ### Pricing | Event | Price | |-------|-------| | Single metal spot price | $0.005 | | All metals batch lookup | $0.010 | | Bullion value calculation | $0.005 | | Silver melt value lookup | $0.005 | ### Use with Claude Desktop Add to your MCP client configuration: ```json { "mcpServers": { "spot-prices": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://mowell-labs--spot-prices.apify.actor/mcp"] } } } ``` Then ask your AI assistant: - "What's the current gold price?" - "How much is a 10 oz silver bar worth?" - "What's the melt value of a 1964 quarter?" - "Give me all precious metals prices." ### Data source Prices are sourced from Yahoo Finance futures contracts via the `yfinance` library. These are near-month futures prices that closely track spot during market hours. - Cache TTL: 60 seconds - Fallback prices returned (clearly marked) if live data is unavailable - Price validation filters bad data from contract rollovers or API glitches ### License MIT — Mowell Labs ## Actor input object example ```json {} ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("mowell_labs/spot-prices").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("mowell_labs/spot-prices").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{}' | apify call mowell_labs/spot-prices --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=mowell_labs/spot-prices", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Precious Metals Spot Prices", "description": "Real-time spot prices for gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and copper. Includes bullion value calculator and US silver coin melt value tool. 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