---
title: ToolRouter — Agent Use Case Guide
description: Step-by-step guide for completing a task with a specific AI agent using ToolRouter.
url: https://toolrouter.com/tools/public-holidays/use-cases/check-bank-holidays/claude
---
# How to Check Bank Holidays with Claude

Claude verifies bank holidays with the precision financial operations demand, checking both sender and receiver countries and calculating actual settlement dates accounting for weekends and consecutive holidays. It asks about your payment corridors to deliver precise timing assessments for your cross-border payment scenarios.

## Setup

claude mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp

## Steps

1. Connect ToolRouter: claude mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
2. Ask Claude: "Is 2026-05-25 a bank holiday in the UK? Check using public-holidays"
3. Claude confirms whether the date is a holiday
4. Ask: "Get all UK bank holidays for 2026 so I can plan payment schedules"
5. Use the results to set accurate settlement expectations

## Example Prompt

```
I need to wire funds to the UK on May 25, 2026. Is that a bank holiday? If so, when is the next business day? Also check the US calendar.
```

## Tips

- Always check both the sending and receiving country for bank holidays
- Ask Claude to calculate the actual settlement date accounting for holidays and weekends
- Pull the full year calendar at the start of each year for your finance team
