Market Pricing Service

Market Pricing Service

Real-time and historical commodity prices, freight rates, and basis data.

MCP Tools

market_pricing/get_spot_price

{
  "input": {
    "commodity": "string",
    "benchmark": "string | null",
    "currency": "string (default USD)"
  },
  "output": {
    "price": "number",
    "unit": "string",
    "benchmark": "string",
    "timestamp": "datetime",
    "source": "string"
  },
  "rate_limit": {
    "free": "20/day (15-min delayed)",
    "paid": "unlimited (real-time)"
  }
}

market_pricing/get_forward_curve

{
  "input": {
    "commodity": "string",
    "exchange": "string",
    "months_out": "integer (default 12)"
  },
  "output": {
    "curve": [
      {
        "month": "string",
        "price": "number",
        "open_interest": "integer"
      }
    ]
  },
  "rate_limit": {
    "free": "5/day",
    "paid": "unlimited"
  }
}

market_pricing/get_freight_rates

{
  "input": {
    "route": "string | null",
    "load_port": "string",
    "discharge_port": "string",
    "vessel_size": "string | null"
  },
  "output": {
    "rate_usd_mt": "number",
    "rate_type": "spot | time_charter",
    "timestamp": "datetime"
  },
  "rate_limit": {
    "free": "10/day",
    "paid": "unlimited"
  }
}

market_pricing/get_historical_basis

{
  "input": {
    "commodity": "string",
    "physical_location": "string",
    "futures_benchmark": "string",
    "period_months": "integer"
  },
  "output": {
    "avg_basis": "number",
    "std_dev": "number",
    "min": "number",
    "max": "number",
    "data_points": "integer"
  },
  "rate_limit": {
    "free": "5/day",
    "paid": "unlimited"
  }
}

Potential Providers

• S&P Global Platts
• Argus Media
• ICE
• CME
• Baltic Exchange (freight)