Connect to Commodities-API and bring real-time futures market intelligence to any AI agent. Access 30+ commodities across precious metals, energy, agriculture, livestock, and industrial metals.
What you can do
Precious Metals — Get current futures prices for gold, silver, platinum, and palladium (CME/NYMEX)
Energy Commodities — Track WTI crude oil, Brent crude, and natural gas prices (NYMEX/CME)
Agriculture — Monitor wheat, corn, soybean, coffee, cocoa, sugar, cotton, and more (CBOT/CME)
Livestock — Access live cattle, feeder cattle, lean hogs, and Class III milk prices (CME)
Industrial Metals — Track copper and aluminum futures (CME)
Individual Quotes — Get instant price for any specific commodity by code
Market Comparison — Compare prices across multiple commodities simultaneously
Exchange Information — Know which exchange (CME, NYMEX, CBOT) trades each commodity
How it works
Subscribe to this server
Enter your Commodities-API key (free tier with 5,000 requests/month)
Start querying commodity futures from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
Your AI becomes a commodity analyst, helping you track futures prices, understand market dynamics, and make data-driven decisions.
Who is this for?
Commodity Traders — monitor real-time futures prices for trading opportunities across metals, energy, and agriculture
Procurement Teams — track input costs (metals, energy, agricultural raw materials) to optimize purchasing timing
Researchers & Analysts — access commodity price data for market studies and publications
Farmers & Producers — monitor agricultural commodity prices for crop planning and hedging
Investment Professionals — integrate commodity price feeds into portfolio analysis and diversification
Jewelry & Manufacturing — track precious and industrial metals prices for cost management
12 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.
get_agriculture_commodities_prices
Perfect for tracking agricultural markets.
USE WHEN:
- User asks about agriculture commodity prices
- User wants to see all agricultural commodities at once
- User needs to track food commodity pricing
- User asks "show me agriculture commodity prices"
EXAMPLES:
- "What are agriculture commodity prices?" → call with no params
- "Show me wheat, corn, coffee, cocoa prices" → call with no params
- "Agriculture market today" → call with no params
Get current prices for major agriculture commodities
get_brent_crude_oil_price
Brent is the international oil benchmark used for global pricing.
USE WHEN:
- User asks about Brent oil prices
- User needs the international oil benchmark
- User wants to compare WTI vs Brent spread
- User asks "what is Brent price"
EXAMPLES:
- "What is Brent oil price?" → call with no params
- "Current Brent crude price" → call with no params
- "Brent oil benchmark today" → call with no params
Get current Brent crude oil futures price
get_coffee_price
Coffee is one of the most traded agricultural commodities globally.
USE WHEN:
- User asks about coffee prices
- User needs the soft commodity benchmark
- User wants to track agricultural pricing
- User asks "what is coffee price"
EXAMPLES:
- "What is coffee price?" → call with no params
- "Current coffee futures price" → call with no params
- "Coffee spot price today" → call with no params
Get current coffee futures price
get_copper_price
Copper is known as "Dr. Copper" for its ability to predict economic health.
USE WHEN:
- User asks about copper prices
- User needs the industrial metals benchmark
- User wants to track economic indicators
- User asks "what is copper price"
EXAMPLES:
- "What is copper price?" → call with no params
- "Current copper futures price" → call with no params
- "Copper spot price today" → call with no params
Get current copper futures price
get_crude_oil_price
WTI is the primary US oil benchmark.
USE WHEN:
- User asks about crude oil prices
- User needs the US oil benchmark
- User wants to check WTI pricing
- User asks "what is oil price"
EXAMPLES:
- "What is crude oil price?" → call with no params
- "Current WTI oil price" → call with no params
- "Crude oil futures today" → call with no params
Get current WTI crude oil futures price
get_energy_commodities_prices
Essential for tracking the energy market.
USE WHEN:
- User asks about energy commodity prices
- User wants to see all energy commodities at once
- User needs to compare oil vs gas prices
- User asks "show me energy commodity prices"
EXAMPLES:
- "What are energy commodity prices?" → call with no params
- "Show me oil and gas prices" → call with no params
- "Energy market today" → call with no params
Get current prices for crude oil, Brent crude, and natural gas
get_gold_price
Gold is the primary precious metal benchmark traded globally.
USE WHEN:
- User asks specifically about gold price
- User needs the gold benchmark price
- User wants to check precious metals pricing
- User asks "what is gold price"
EXAMPLES:
- "What is gold price?" → call with no params
- "Current gold futures price" → call with no params
- "Gold spot price today" → call with no params
Get current gold futures price
list_all_commodities
USE WHEN:
- User wants to explore what commodities are available
- User needs to find commodity codes for querying prices
- User is exploring the API capabilities for the first time
- User asks what commodities are supported
CATEGORIES:
- Precious Metals: gold, silver, platinum, palladium (CME/NYMEX)
- Energy: crude_oil, brent_crude_oil, natural_gas (NYMEX/CME)
- Agriculture: wheat, corn, soybean, coffee, cocoa, sugar (CBOT/CME)
- Livestock: live_cattle, feeder_cattle, lean_hogs (CME)
- Industrial Metals: copper, aluminum (CME)
EXAMPLES:
- "What commodities are available?" → call with no params
- "Show me all commodity codes" → call with no params
- "List all commodity exchanges" → call with no params
List all 30+ available commodities with their codes and exchanges
get_natural_gas_price
Natural gas is a key energy commodity for heating and electricity generation.
USE WHEN:
- User asks about natural gas prices
- User needs the natural gas benchmark
- User wants to check energy pricing
- User asks "what is natural gas price"
EXAMPLES:
- "What is natural gas price?" → call with no params
- "Current natural gas futures" → call with no params
- "Natural gas spot price today" → call with no params
Get current natural gas futures price
get_precious_metals_prices
Perfect for tracking the precious metals market comprehensively.
USE WHEN:
- User asks about precious metals prices
- User wants to see all precious metals at once
- User needs to compare gold, silver, platinum, palladium
- User asks "show me precious metals prices"
EXAMPLES:
- "What are precious metals prices?" → call with no params
- "Show me gold, silver, platinum, palladium" → call with no params
- "Precious metals market today" → call with no params
Get current prices for gold, silver, platinum, and palladium
get_silver_price
Silver is the second most traded precious metal after gold.
USE WHEN:
- User asks specifically about silver price
- User needs the silver benchmark price
- User wants to compare gold vs silver ratio
- User asks "what is silver price"
EXAMPLES:
- "What is silver price?" → call with no params
- "Current silver futures price" → call with no params
- "Silver spot price today" → call with no params
Get current silver futures price
get_wheat_price
Wheat is a key agricultural commodity for global food security.
USE WHEN:
- User asks about wheat prices
- User needs the grain benchmark
- User wants to track agricultural commodities
- User asks "what is wheat price"
EXAMPLES:
- "What is wheat price?" → call with no params
- "Current wheat futures price" → call with no params
- "Wheat spot price today" → call with no params
Get current wheat futures price
See how to talk to your AI agent using Commodities.
What is the current price of gold?
Fetching gold futures price... Current gold is trading at $2,685.40 USD per troy ounce on CME. The price was last updated 3 minutes ago. Gold has been holding steady near all-time highs as investors seek safe-haven assets.
Show me energy commodity prices — oil and natural gas.
Retrieving energy futures prices... WTI Crude Oil: $78.45/bbl (NYMEX), Brent Crude: $82.30/bbl (CME), Natural Gas: $2.85/MMBtu (NYMEX). The WTI-Brent spread is $3.85. Energy markets are balanced with moderate demand and steady supply.
What are the current agriculture commodity prices for wheat, coffee, and cocoa?
Fetching agriculture futures... Wheat: $6.15/bushel (CBOT), Coffee: $1.85/lb (CME), Cocoa: $3,250/ton (CME). Cocoa prices have been elevated due to supply constraints from West Africa. Wheat and coffee are trading in normal ranges.
The API offers 30+ commodities across 5 categories: Precious Metals (gold, silver, platinum, palladium on CME/NYMEX), Energy (WTI crude, Brent crude, natural gas on NYMEX/CME), Agriculture (wheat, corn, soybean, coffee, cocoa, sugar, cotton on CBOT/CME), Livestock (live cattle, feeder cattle, lean hogs, Class III milk on CME), and Industrial Metals (copper, aluminum on CME). Use the `list_all_commodities` tool to see the complete catalog.
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The API provides near real-time futures prices that are updated periodically throughout trading hours. Prices reflect the latest available futures contract data from CME, NYMEX, and CBOT exchanges. During market hours, updates are frequent. Outside trading hours, prices reflect the last traded values. Each price response includes an `updated_at` timestamp showing when the data was last refreshed.
Yes! Use the specialized tools `get_precious_metals_prices`, `get_energy_commodities_prices`, or `get_agriculture_commodities_prices` to fetch multiple related commodities in a single call. You can also call individual commodity tools like `get_gold_price`, `get_crude_oil_price`, etc. for specific quotes. Each tool is designed to give you the most relevant prices for that market segment.