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hormuz-strait

by himself653.4k

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The skill file stays in the publisher's repository.

Paste the copied command in a terminal. It installs this SKILL.md into that agent.

npx skills add himself65/finance-skills --skill hormuz-strait -a cursor -y

Download skill plugins/data-providers/skills/hormuz-strait/SKILL.md on GitHub

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How do I install hormuz-strait?: Download plugins/data-providers/skills/hormuz-strait/SKILL.md from the publisher, or copy the path and open the repository. PlugMCP lists the skill and does not host the file.
Where does hormuz-strait live?: The publisher keeps it at https://github.com/himself65/finance-skills.
Which agents can use hormuz-strait?: Claude, Cursor, and Codex can read a SKILL.md you add from the publisher's repository.

name: hormuz-strait description: > Check the live status of the Strait of Hormuz from the Hormuz Strait Monitor dashboard: open, restricted, or closed status, tanker transits vs normal, stranded vessels, Brent price impact, war-risk insurance levels, cargo throughput, tanker freight rates, diplomatic developments, and global trade impact. Use this skill whenever the user asks about the Strait of Hormuz or the Persian Gulf in the context of oil, shipping, or geopolitical risk — whether Hormuz is open, chokepoint or transit disruption, Gulf tanker traffic, war-risk premiums, Middle East shipping routes, or energy supply-chain risk.

Hormuz Strait Monitor Skill

Fetches real-time status of the Strait of Hormuz from the Hormuz Strait Monitor dashboard API. Covers shipping transits, oil prices, stranded vessels, insurance risk, diplomatic status, global trade impact, and crisis timeline.

It fetches public dashboard data — no authentication required.

curl -s https://hormuzstraitmonitor.com/api/dashboard

User Request	Data Section	Key Fields
General status / "is Hormuz open?"	`straitStatus`	`status`, `since`, `description`
Ship traffic / transit count	`shipCount`	`currentTransits`, `last24h`, `normalDaily`, `percentOfNormal`
Oil price impact	`oilPrice`	`brentPrice`, `change24h`, `changePercent24h`, `sparkline`
Stranded / stuck vessels	`strandedVessels`	`total`, `tankers`, `bulk`, `other`, `changeToday`
Insurance / war risk	`insurance`	`level`, `warRiskPercent`, `normalPercent`, `multiplier`
Cargo throughput	`throughput`	`todayDWT`, `averageDWT`, `percentOfNormal`, `last7Days`
Diplomatic situation	`diplomacy`	`status`, `headline`, `parties`, `summary`
Global trade impact	`globalTradeImpact`	`percentOfWorldOilAtRisk`, `estimatedDailyCostBillions`, `affectedRegions`, `lngImpact`, `alternativeRoutes`, `supplyChainImpact`
Crisis timeline / events	`crisisTimeline`	`events[]` with `date`, `type`, `title`, `description`
Tanker freight rates / VLCC rates	`tankerRates`	`currentRate`, `preCrisisRate`, `changePercent`, `route`, `vesselType`, `trend`, `unit`
Latest news	`news`	`title`, `source`, `url`, `publishedAt`, `description`

Insurance Level	Interpretation
`NORMAL`	No elevated risk — shipping operating normally
`ELEVATED`	Some disruption concerns — monitor closely
`HIGH`	Significant risk — active disruption or credible threat
`CRITICAL`	Severe disruption — major impact on global oil supply
`EXTREME`	Effective closure — war risk premiums at multi-decade highs, most commercial traffic halted

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Hormuz Strait Monitor Skill

Step 1: Fetch Dashboard Data

Step 2: Identify What the User Needs

Step 3: Present the Data

General status briefing (default)

Formatting guidelines

Risk assessment

Step 4: Respond to the User

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