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 | |
TDQS
Scored across 6 tools
Each tool has a clearly distinct purpose: release calendar, series data retrieval (full or latest), search, and server info/health. No overlapping functionality.
All tools use consistent snake_case with a verb_noun pattern (get_*, search_*, health_check). The pattern is predictable and easy to understand.
6 tools is well-scoped for a FRED macro data server. It covers essential operations without being too many or too few.
Covers search, retrieval (full and latest), release calendar, and server metadata. Minor gap: no bulk data retrieval for multiple series in one call, but the core workflow is complete.