FRED Economic Data
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GDP, unemployment, CPI, interest rates, and 800K+ economic time series from the Federal Reserve
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Tool Definition Quality
Average 4.3/5 across 5 of 5 tools scored.
Each tool has a clearly distinct purpose with no overlap: get_category_series browses series by category, get_release_dates tracks publication dates, get_series_info provides metadata, get_series_observations retrieves data points, and search_series finds series by keyword. The descriptions reinforce these unique roles, eliminating any ambiguity.
All tools follow a consistent verb_noun pattern with 'get_' or 'search_' prefixes and descriptive nouns (e.g., get_category_series, search_series). The naming is uniform and predictable, making it easy for agents to understand the action and target resource.
With 5 tools, this server is well-scoped for accessing FRED economic data. It covers essential operations like searching, retrieving metadata, and fetching observations, without being overly sparse or bloated. Each tool serves a clear purpose in the data exploration workflow.
The tool set provides strong coverage for browsing and retrieving economic data, including search, metadata, and observations. However, it lacks direct update or manipulation tools (e.g., for user favorites or annotations), which are minor gaps but not critical for the core domain of data access.
Available Tools
5 toolsget_category_seriesInspect
Get all FRED series within a specific category.
FRED organizes data into a hierarchy of categories. Use this to browse
available series within a topic area. Common category IDs:
- 32991: Money, Banking, & Finance
- 10: Population, Employment, & Labor Markets
- 32992: National Accounts (GDP)
- 1: Production & Business Activity
- 32455: Prices (CPI, PPI)
- 97: Housing
Args:
category_id: FRED category identifier (integer).
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| category_id | Yes |
Output Schema
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| result | Yes |
get_release_datesInspect
Get release dates for a specific FRED data release.
Returns the dates when a particular data release was published. Useful
for tracking when economic indicators are updated. Common release IDs:
- 10: Consumer Price Index
- 46: Producer Price Index
- 50: Employment Situation (jobs report)
- 53: Gross Domestic Product
- 17: Federal Reserve H.15 (interest rates)
- 21: Federal Reserve H.6 (money stock)
Args:
release_id: FRED release identifier (integer).
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| release_id | Yes |
Output Schema
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| result | Yes |
get_series_infoInspect
Get metadata and details for a specific FRED series.
Returns comprehensive information about a series including its title,
frequency, units, seasonal adjustment, source, and date range. Use this
to understand what a series measures before pulling observations.
Args:
series_id: FRED series identifier (e.g. 'UNRATE', 'GDP', 'CPIAUCSL').
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| series_id | Yes |
Output Schema
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| result | Yes |
get_series_observationsInspect
Get time series observations (data points) for a FRED series.
Returns the actual data values for an economic indicator over time.
Use search_series first to find the series_id, or use well-known IDs
like UNRATE, GDP, CPIAUCSL, FEDFUNDS, MORTGAGE30US.
For state unemployment, use state abbreviation + 'UR' (e.g. WAUR for
Washington, CAUR for California).
Results are sorted most-recent-first. For long series (e.g. daily data
since 1954), use start_date/end_date to narrow the window or increase
the limit up to 10000.
Args:
series_id: FRED series identifier (e.g. 'UNRATE', 'GDP', 'CPIAUCSL').
start_date: Optional start date in YYYY-MM-DD format (e.g. '2020-01-01').
end_date: Optional end date in YYYY-MM-DD format (e.g. '2024-12-31').
limit: Maximum observations to return (default 1000, max 10000).
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | No | ||
| end_date | No | ||
| series_id | Yes | ||
| start_date | No |
Output Schema
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| result | Yes |
search_seriesInspect
Search for FRED economic data series by keyword.
Use this to find series IDs for economic indicators. For example,
search 'unemployment rate' to find UNRATE, or 'gross domestic product'
to find GDP. Returns series metadata including ID, title, frequency,
units, and date range.
Common series: UNRATE (unemployment), GDP (gross domestic product),
CPIAUCSL (consumer price index), FEDFUNDS (federal funds rate),
MORTGAGE30US (30-year mortgage rate), MEHOINUSA672N (median household income).
Args:
search_text: Keywords to search for (e.g. 'unemployment rate', 'GDP', 'inflation').
limit: Maximum number of results to return (default 10, max 1000).
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | No | ||
| search_text | Yes |
Output Schema
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| result | Yes |
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