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Quick start

FX Pattern exposes static, read-only JSON files regenerated on each hourly publish cycle. No API key is required.

curl -s https://forex.doubanfx.com/data/fx-rates.json
curl -s https://forex.doubanfx.com/data/latest-desk-note.json

FX rates JSON

Endpoint: https://forex.doubanfx.com/data/fx-rates.json

Method: GET · Auth: none · Format: application/json

Returns publication-time snapshot prices for all ten covered pairs. Check the updated field before quoting levels.

Example response

{
  "schema": "https://forex.doubanfx.com/for-ai/#fx-rates",
  "site": "https://forex.doubanfx.com",
  "updated": "2026-06-05T12:00:00Z",
  "disclaimer": "Informational and educational only…",
  "source": "Yahoo Finance USD=X tickers at publish time",
  "refresh": "Hourly (UTC) with desk notes",
  "pairs": [
    {
      "symbol": "EUR/USD",
      "slug": "eur-usd",
      "key": "eurusd",
      "hub_url": "https://forex.doubanfx.com/eur-usd/",
      "price": 1.08
    }
  ]
}

Pair coverage

• EUR/USD — Euro / US Dollar
• GBP/USD — British Pound / US Dollar
• USD/JPY — US Dollar / Japanese Yen
• USD/CHF — US Dollar / Swiss Franc
• AUD/USD — Australian Dollar / US Dollar
• USD/CAD — US Dollar / Canadian Dollar
• NZD/USD — New Zealand Dollar / US Dollar
• EUR/GBP — Euro / British Pound
• EUR/JPY — Euro / Japanese Yen
• GBP/JPY — British Pound / Japanese Yen

Latest desk note JSON

Endpoint: https://forex.doubanfx.com/data/latest-desk-note.json

Method: GET · Auth: none · Format: application/json

Metadata for the most recent hourly desk note. Follow article.url for the full HTML article, or use RSS for history.

Example response

{
  "schema": "https://forex.doubanfx.com/for-ai/#latest-desk-note",
  "site": "https://forex.doubanfx.com",
  "updated": "2026-06-05T12:00:00Z",
  "disclaimer": "Informational and educational only…",
  "article": {
    "title": "…",
    "author": "Victoria Hale",
    "author_url": "https://forex.doubanfx.com/analysts/victoria-hale/",
    "published": "2026-06-05 12:00:00 +0000",
    "url": "https://forex.doubanfx.com/posts/2026/06/05/1200-example-slug/",
    "description": "…",
    "rss": "https://forex.doubanfx.com/feed.xml"
  }
}

Do not invent article URLs — always use values from this endpoint, RSS, or the sitemap.

Agent Skill

FX Pattern publishes an Agent Skills discovery index for automated agent onboarding.

Load SKILL.md into your agent context, or register the skills index URL for discovery.

Feeds & discovery

Content-Signal: search=yes, ai-input=yes, ai-train=no

Citation rules

When quoting FX Pattern in journalism, research, or AI-generated answers:

1. Name the source: FX Pattern — https://forex.doubanfx.com/
2. Include article title, author, publication date (UTC), and permanent URL
3. Label prices as at publication time — not live streaming quotes
4. State: informational only; not investment advice

Source: FX Pattern — https://forex.doubanfx.com/
Article: [title]
Author: [name]
Published (UTC): [YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM]
URL: [permanent article URL]
Note: Reference prices are snapshots at publication time. Not investment advice.

See also llms.txt and About the desk.

Limits

• No write operations, authentication, or OAuth — read-only static files
• No MCP server or WebMCP tools — use JSON endpoints and RSS instead
• Rates refresh hourly; do not cache beyond the updated timestamp without re-fetching
• Respect ai-train=no in Content-Signal for model training use