# Hormuz Strait

Check the live status of the Strait of Hormuz from the Hormuz Strait Monitor dashboard...

- Repository: https://github.com/himself65/finance-skills (3487 stars)
- Category: Engineering
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-10-25
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add himself65/finance-skills --skill hormuz-strait -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add himself65/finance-skills --skill hormuz-strait -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add himself65/finance-skills --skill hormuz-strait -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add himself65/finance-skills --skill hormuz-strait -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add himself65/finance-skills`

## 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.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Hormuz Strait Monitor Skill

Fetches real-time status of the Strait of Hormuz from the [Hormuz Strait Monitor](https://hormuzstraitmonitor.com) dashboard API. Covers shipping transits, oil prices, stranded vessels, insurance risk, diplomatic status, global trade impact, and crisis timeline.

**This skill is read-only.** It fetches public dashboard data, no authentication required.

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## Step 1: Fetch Dashboard Data

Use `curl` to fetch the dashboard API:

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

Parse the JSON response. The API returns `{ "success": true, "data": { ... }, "timestamp": "..." }`.

If `success` is `false` or the request fails, inform the user the monitor is temporarily unavailable and suggest checking https://hormuzstraitmonitor.com directly.

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## Step 2: Identify What the User Needs

Match the user's request to the relevant data sections. If the user asks for a general status update, present all sections. If they ask about something specific, focus on the relevant section(s).

The rest: https://github.com/himself65/finance-skills/blob/HEAD/plugins/data-providers/skills/hormuz-strait/SKILL.md