FRED API MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRED_API_KEY | Yes | Your FRED API key from https://fred.stlouisfed.org/docs/api/api_key.html |
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| search_economic_dataA | Search for economic data series in FRED database. Args: search_text: Text to search for in series titles and descriptions limit: Maximum number of results to return (default: 10) |
| get_economic_seriesB | Get data for a specific economic data series. Args: series_id: FRED series ID (e.g., 'GDP', 'UNRATE', 'CPIAUCSL') start_date: Start date in YYYY-MM-DD format (optional) end_date: End date in YYYY-MM-DD format (optional) limit: Maximum number of observations to return |
| get_series_infoC | Get detailed information about an economic data series. Args: series_id: FRED series ID |
| get_categoriesA | Get FRED data categories. Args: category_id: Category ID (optional, returns root categories if not specified) |
| get_releasesB | Get all FRED data releases or information about a specific release. Args: release_id: Specific release ID to get detailed information (optional) limit: Maximum number of releases to return (default: 100) |
| get_release_seriesA | Get all series for a specific FRED release. Args: release_id: Release ID to get series for limit: Maximum number of series to return (default: 100) |
| get_release_datesB | Get release dates for a specific FRED release. Args: release_id: Release ID to get dates for limit: Maximum number of dates to return (default: 100) start_date: Start date for release dates in YYYY-MM-DD format (optional) end_date: End date for release dates in YYYY-MM-DD format (optional) |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| popular_series | List of popular economic data series |
| popular_releases | List of popular economic data releases |
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