hormuz-strait

name

hormuz-strait

description

Check the current status of the Strait of Hormuz — shipping transit data, oil price impact, stranded vessels, insurance risk levels, diplomatic developments, and global trade impact. Use this skill whenever the user asks about the Strait of Hormuz, Hormuz chokepoint, Persian Gulf shipping risk, oil transit disruption, war risk premium in the Gulf, Middle East shipping routes, tanker traffic through Hormuz, oil supply chain risk, or geopolitical risk affecting energy markets. Triggers include: "Hormuz status", "Strait of Hormuz", "is Hormuz open", "shipping through the Gulf", "oil chokepoint", "Persian Gulf tanker traffic", "war risk premium", "Hormuz crisis", "energy supply chain risk", "oil transit disruption", "Middle East shipping", any mention of Hormuz or Persian Gulf in context of oil, shipping, or geopolitical 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.

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:

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).