fred-macro-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOG_LEVEL | No | Log verbosity. | WARNING |
| FRED_API_KEY | Yes | 32-char FRED API key (required). Never logged. | |
| FRED_CACHE_BYPASS | No | Force fresh reads while still writing. | false |
| FRED_CACHE_BACKEND | No | memory (zero-dep) or clickhouse (opt-in extra). | memory |
| FRED_CACHE_ENABLED | No | Opt-in read-through cache. | false |
| FRED_CLICKHOUSE_URL | No | DSN used only when backend is clickhouse. | |
| FRED_RATE_LIMIT_PER_MIN | No | Client throttle (≤ FRED's 120/min ceiling). | 120 |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| 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 |
|---|---|
| get_seriesB | Return the observation series for a FRED economic data series.
|
| search_seriesA | Search the FRED catalog for series matching query keywords. Returns the most popular matches with their frequency, units, and
observation range so an agent can pick the right |
| get_series_latestA | Return the single most-recent observation for a FRED series. Cheaper than |
| get_release_calendarA | Return upcoming FRED data releases in the next days days. Useful for macro overlay: knowing when the next CPI / GDP / jobs print lands lets an agent flag event risk on the calendar. |
| health_checkA | Local health probe. Never calls FRED. |
| get_server_infoA | Local server metadata. Never calls FRED. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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